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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Mar 2006, p. 1

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David said that other public places like malls and hospitals have come up with ways to break up the logjam in front of their entrances. She‘s seen the red linee shas Al.i__~.. were outsideâ€"but there was this big plume of smoke," said David. " That arca is covered (with an overhang) where the smokers were all huddled. "I called the city the next day about the message that was sending." id ul F 8 "My son had soccer while this big hockey tournament was going on, and 1 couldn‘t tell you how many smokers there Ihere is no smoking allowed inside any cityâ€"run facilities. and by May 31 the Province of Ontario is also enacting legisâ€" lation that will make smoking illegal in any enclosed space. That forces smokers to congregate around entrances and exits, which can become quite « ongested if big tournaâ€" ments of other events are going on inside the massive recreation complexes. David said it was particularhy bad when she recently dropped her son Jamie. off for a soccer game at RIM Park‘s indoor fieldhouse while a hockey tournaâ€" ment was filling up the other side of the building. "They were just puffing away while right above them it says Manulife Healthy Living Centre." said David. "I just couldnt believe it." Centre, lighting up cigarettes 1 and other members of the p encouraged to go inside to healthy lifestvies. She is calling on the city to designate smoking areas to help clear the air. Cheryl David, a mother of two, said she‘s got nothing personal against smokâ€" ers, but is upset with the message :t sends when she and her kids have to go through clouds of secondâ€"hand smoke to get inside the recreation facility. She said it‘s ironic that smokers are standing under a sign that reads Manulife Financial Sportsplex and Healthyv Livine Park seen the red lines that designate Waterloo mother says she‘s tired of having to fight through a haze of smoke to get her children into RIM reation complexes. it was particularhy bad ‘ntly dropped her son noking allowed inside ties. and by May 31 the 0 is also enacting legisâ€" ake smoking illegal in mc that smokers are in that reads Manulife x and Healthy Living cigarettes while kids public are 0 practise nlatnting Audnnaiat Sirint 4 . | BlakeMamnofwaeflootnedh‘sbestnottonmmhishnkgged'naulovw\ l’ whilesleddmgSatudayataM near Columbia Lake Serving your community since 1856 Fee, Fide, flee! of Pirimered 663 Victoria St. N. 744â€"5811 move your mind HZLU women wir third straight hookey title INSIDE 15

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