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New bylaw softens
restaurant stance

WHERE ELSE but on the North Shore can you go from WEST VANCOUVER'’S softened approach to
cold snow to coo! breezes in less than half an hour? On the dealing with smoke is approaching an end.

first nice weekend of the year, hundreds took to local ski
slopes — such as Cypress Park — and a like aumber hit the

Final reading for the
municipality's new Smoking
Bylaw, which wall only re-
quire restaurant owncrs to
post signs and not set aside as
much as half of their premises
for non-smokers, 1s expected
to receive final reading in two
weeks

‘*People entering a
restaurant in West Van will
be able to make an informed
decision as to whether they
want to eat there or not,’ z aa :
says Ald. Dave Finlay of the ALD. DAVE FINLAY
bylaw requirements that .. leads smoking fight
restaurants prominently post
a sign indicating if they have som, t's at a restaurant."
a non-smoking areca. Ald) Alex Brokenshire said
Under the original bytaw “A food restaurant owner
proposal, restaurants would will find it casy to match the
have been forced to set aside —s guidelines in the bylaw
about half of their Noor The new Iegislanon also
space for non-smoking arcas drops the maximum = fine
and provide physical barners  vtolators of the legislation
and separate am ventilation face from a proposed $2,000

for smoking and non to $500
smoking arcas “We're after a suasive cl
The bylaw backs away fect,’ Finlay said "We feel
from making such restin His time non smokers had
lions mandatory in favor of then rights listened to lt taas
guidelines for  omintmum been shown. through a large
standards amount of information. thar
Whether the standards are side-strcam polfunon ts more
followed is up to the harmful than actually smok
restaurant owners mpg the cigarette J) hope others
Mtoothere ss any place oa munscipalities will follow

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