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Area bar patrons ignoring antiâ€"smoking bylaw Some Waterloo restaurant and bar owners can expect to receive their first written warnings over the next week for not cooperating with the new regronwide antiâ€"smoking bylaw Though he would not give specific names, Brian Hatton, director of environmental health and lifestyle resources for the Region of Waterâ€" loo, said that while no fines have been laid since Chronicle ©1999 Voive Cars of Canada Lid Andrea Bailey Chronicle Staff 485 King St. North Waterloo, ON 885â€"5090 Visit our website at www bâ€"kmotors.com Bâ€"K VONM&O "Volvo for Ife" is a tradeâ€"mark of Votvo Cars of Canada Lid Always remember to wear yout seat belt "I have aspirations for both the the rule took effect Jan. 1, a few local establishâ€" ments have received verbal warnings. And if those warnings are not taken seniously, he added, written blasts are forthcoming "Things are going better than expected," Hatâ€" ion explained. "We‘ve found that a lot of people (business owners and customers) are actually conforming â€" it A common example of an attempt to skir the But there are still some trying to get around If a megaâ€"city is the decided way to go, there won‘t be a race for mayor (Continued on page 4) law, he said, have been business owners who replace the now illegal ashtrays with flower pots and candy dishes Coincidentally, he said, some customers have now taken these centerpieces as green lights in which to butt out their cigarettes "Regardless of what the objects are, they are still ashtrays," Hatton explained. "According to Websters Dicnonary, any material that receives ashes is considered an ashtray. "If you have a pop bottle on the table, and its being used as an ashtray, you‘re not following the bylaw." Local establishment owners have the opinion that its easy for Region officials to dictate these penalties because they are not the ones being negatively affected by the change "If they think they are doing something good here for the businesses of Waterloo, they‘re not," stated Sonia Adlys, who has coâ€"owned the Huether Hotel on King Street with her husband (Continued on page 2)