| Smoke b an sides fume at hearings By JENNIFER LANG -SMOKING SHOULD be allowed in pro- _perly ventilated bars and pubs, Coast Inn ‘of the West manager Doug Barrett told a ‘ public hearing in Prince George Friday, It’s a compromise Barrett thinks will § ‘strike a balance between providing a safe work environment and a bar scene that’s cacceptable to both smoking and non- ¢smoking customers, : Barrett was one of a contingent of q. «northern hospitality industry representa- | «tives speaking against the Workers’ Com- | pensation Board of B,C.’s proposed all-out ;smoking ban at two days of hearings in ‘Prince George. & < But presenters — who ranged from an @. «an occupational health nurse whose ci- a =... garette-smoking sister died of lung cancer ito a Williams Lake pub owner who's con- svinced he would be out of business had “the ban continued — remained polarized «in their submissions to the board, sug- pesting there’s no middle ground in the debate. { Dan Armstrong, of the Prevention and vAwareness Coalition on Tobacco «(PACT), said there are no healthy alter- snatives to a smoking ban, because there «is no complete protection from second- “hand smoke. : Armstrong said eight to nine percent of “workers are employed in the hospitality industry. “That means about 3,500 people in our local communities being routinely subjected to a toxic environment. It’s time to extend worker protection to hospi- tality employees just like all other em- ployment sectors.” The WCB’s workplace smoking ban at bars, restaurants, pubs, prisons, and bingo halls was overturned by a Supreme Court ruling in March because the hospitality industry had not been adequately consul- ted before the ban went into effect Jan. 1. The industry wants the WCB to con- sider ventilation systems as a way to keep air clean for workers and patrons, an option Barrett is also is pulling for. The impact of the smoking ban on his business was “monstrous, absolutely “monstrous,” Barrett said, adding the hotel is still trying to woo back lost smoking and non-smoking patrons, Two months after the ban was over- turned, the hotel's lounge remains closed three days a weck because of the result- ing drop in business. In addition, Barrett said the hotel spent between $8,000 and $9,000 meeting the WCB’s smoking ban restrictions. 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