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Guide and Toronto’s No Smoking By-law GOIT Guide and the No Smoking By-law One of
the most innovative features of GOIT Dating Guide is that establishments are
rated as to their “smokiness.” To see how we rate smokiness, please see our ratings FAQ. In light of this new by-law, explained below, we decided that our current ratings would remain the same until January 2002, i.e. six months after the law’s implementation. Since that time, we have begun a comprehensive review of the establishments affected by this by-law and our rating system. Toronto’s new No Smoking By-law The city of Toronto enacted in June 2001 “Municipal Code, Chapter 709”. The purpose of this by-law is to further limit the effects of “second-hand smoke” by banning smoking in privately-owned indoor establishments. Smoking has been banned in public buildings and institutions for some time already. Phases of Enforcement Realizing
that a full-fledged ban on smoking would be too hard to implement and
enforce, the law is being phased-in over a three year period. Effective June
1, 2001, smoking is no
longer allowed in restaurants, dinner theatres
(Class “A” public
places), bowling alleys and bingo halls (Class “B” public places) unless it is done in a designated smoking room that is fully
enclosed and separately ventilated. However, bars, [lounges,] casinos and billiard halls would be permitted to have
unenclosed smoking until 2004.
These are considered Class “E” public places and are defined in the by-law as public places that are licensed
under the Liquor
License Act and where
no patron under the age of 19 years is admitted to the premises at any time.
To read more about this new by-law, see the City of Toronto’s website. To contact GOIT Dating Guide, email us at goitkeeper@goitguide.com |
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