ZAKIS 4% PHARMACY Mihton's Independent Pharmacy à & *10% Seetos Discount *Ag Dnig Pas Accopted Wtto Dnig Infonmaticn AvdIB About Vour Ho~Wi 70 Main St. E. 875-244 A Metroland Commumty Newspaper eWeekend I Vol. 143 No. 12 Fridav. Arril 26, 2002 36 Pages ~V487 Laurier Ave. 878-2881nd Ar 4d 4 $1 .00 (GST mncluded) Smoking banned in ail public places except bingo hall, Mohawk Raceway Dy RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion Smnokers will have to take it outside as of May 3 1. In a 5-4 vote Monday, Milton counicil approved a bylaw hanning smoking in workplaces and public areas with the exception of Bingo Country, the gaming floor of Mohawk Siots and pnivate clubs. 'ýWe, as elected officiais, have an obligation to proteet the health and weil being of the people we repre- sent. By passing this bylaw, we will be doing what's right for our citi- See related stories on pages 13 and 22 zens," said Councillor Rick Maîhoeuf, who chaireti the Smoking Bylaw Review Committee (SBRC), which recommended the approved ban. 'Seventy-five per cent of the popu- lation doesn't smoke. These people have the right to go out and be in public places without having to expose themacîves or their children to thc hazards and dangers of second- hand smoke." I the case of Mohawk Raceway, smoking will be banned from every area except hall of the gaming floor and half of the bleachers. Bingo Country has agreed to instal a designated smoking room by January 2004, following an as-of-yet unscheduled move. Private clubs will be allowed to permit smoking as long as thc club isn't open 10 the public aith Uitime. Facilities deemed 10 be in contra- diction with the bylaw could face a $5,000 fine. Exemptions were granted to Bingo Country and Mohawk Siots based on information they provided to the review committee surroundmng profit losses ini areas where smoking bans have been enacted. Accordmng to information gathered by Bingo Country, profits from their bingo operation in Kitchener dropped from $1,11 2,202 to $558,5886 after the ban was institut- ed in 1999. esee NOT EVERVONE page 13 fish Sevon-yoar-old Galon Harris takes a close-up look at the prized minnow h. scoopod front the Mili Pond. Anglors acros the province are set to cast thoir linos tomorrow as trout sesson opens. GRAHAM Comment ......6-7 NS Report .......S A&E ........... 10 Sports ......1 -B3 Dateline ....... B7 Classified .2 B-l 1 UEMlaAd 0 bw.u..MIvW e*IMwmb.WO lahVmBUtkVh Vol 143 No. 12 Fridav. AD 126, 2002