The Huron Expositor, 1989-12-06, Page 9.6A — THE -HURON -EXPOSITOR, .DECEMBER .6, 1989
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Smoking restektionscome into effect
Effective •January 1, 1990, Ontario will
become the first province -in Canada to
restrict smoking in the workplace.
Bill 194, or the Smoking to the
Workplace Act, received third and final
reading in the Legislature -on July X16, but
little has been 'heard -of The legislation,
despitelthe fact it comes into effect in lei
than one month.
Firstintroduced on November 30, 1988,
-the legislation will prohibit smoking in
enclosed Ontario workplaces .under provin-
cial jurisdiction, except in smoking areas
specifically designated by employers.
Designated areas in which smoking is per-
mitted will not be allowed to exceed :25 -per
cent of the total space of the •workplace,
and must be clearly marked. Consultation
with joint health and safety committees in
the workplace will be required before an
area can be designated for smoking.
Several key amendments were incor-
porated into the bill by the Legislative
Assembly following public hearings last
April. Those amendments include: a new
definition of what constitutes a designated
smoking area to ensure that the area is
stationary; an obligation on employers to
make every reasonable effort to accom-
modate non -stroking employees who ask to
work in a place separate from a
designated smoking area; and a provision
which prohibits an employer from taking
reprisal against an employee who has lodg-
ed a complaint under the Act
The legislation will cover all workplaces
within provincial jurisdiction, encompass -
mg approximately 3.9 million workers at
233,000 workplaces - more than 90 per cent
of the province's workforce
These include retail, commercial,
manufacturing and mining operations.
hospitals, social service agencies and
educational institutions.
Residential workplace areas, such as
hostels and detention centres, will be ex -
eluded from the legislation, as will vehicles
and areas in which 'the public is -served,
such as the public areas of restaurants.
"tinder this legislation, work areas in
which smoking-isipermitted will be the ex-
ception rather than the rule," said Labour
Minister tregory Sorbars.
PURPOSE OF ACT
The purpose of this legislation is to pro-
vide a basic standard and a framework
upon which individual workplaces can work
out a smoking policy which meets the
needs of the persons employed there. Many
workplaces have already completely bann-
ed smoking, and the government expects
that many more will decide to follow suit
and go beyond this basic minimum
standard.
The regulation of smoking in public
places remains a matter for municipal
regulation. The Bill will not require an
Record deer
employer to restrict smoking In those
areas of a workplace for Which the prune
purpose is to serve the public The
employer may, however, choose to do so
This Bill, will also not require an
employer to restrict smoking in those
areas of such facilities where the public is
served, although some municipalities have
already regulated in areas sucrh as
restaurants and those regulations continue
to apply.
HOW ENFORCED
It will primarily be the employer's.
responsibility to ensure that the obligations
of the Bill are met within the workplace
However, the Bill does provide employees
and employers with the right to seek pro-
vincial enforcement of the Bill's
requirements.
Any complaint can be registered with the
Occupational Health and Safety Division of
the Ministry of Labour. Ministry inspectors
may investigate the complains. Where an
employer has not complied with the obliga-
tions under the Bill, the inspector can issue
an order requiring the employer to do so
Failure to comply with the inspector's
orders can result in prosecution with s
maximum fine of $25,000.
Any person (employee] who does not
comply with the smoking restriction provi-
sions of the Bill may also be prosecuted
The maximum penalty for them is a fine
of $500.
harvest reported
The Wingham District Office of the
Ministry of Natural Resources reports that
close to 450 deer were harvested during the
recent Huron County hunt, an increase of
about 10 per cent over last year.
According to District Biologist Mike
Maltese. "Recent mild winters have com-
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DARLENE (DALE) COUGHTREY of
Stratfogd.,.and„formerly of Seaforth, receiv-
ed heriiegiste urse's J ipioma. at Con-
estoga College, Doon Campus, on Saturday,
November 18, 1989. Her daughter SHELLY
COUGHTRE1' ria':, recently graduated
from the nivel School of Hairdressing,
and is presently employed at First Choice
Haircutters, Ontario Street, Stratford.
bined with the ministry's management t
result in a Huron County deer population
which is the highest in history". He adds
that the record harvest this year will en-
sure a healthy and productive herd well in-
to the future.
A record number of 1637 hunters receiv-
ed deer tags for the controlled hunt in the
Wingham District, up 11 percent from last •
year. A total of 332 deer were brought to
MNR check station at Wingham, Bullet
and Zurich where the animals were weigh-
ed, aged, and sampled for a variety of
biological indices.
The largest buck brought in weighed 25:
lbs. dressed weight, (335 lbs, live weight),
and was four-andhone-half years old. Of 191
deer weighed, only 12 weighed over 200 lbs.
(dressed weight ). Fawns and yearlings
made up 62 percent of the total harvest
Only six animals were over four -and -one-
half years old. •
MNR staff have radio -collared and ear -
tagged .24 deer in Huron County Between •
1985-1987 as part of a province -wide study
None of the collared deer were harvested
by hunters this year.
Of the 15 mor'talities.among the collared
deer to date, nine deaths have been at-
tributed to hunters, two each were killed
by dogs and vehicles, and one was killed
by .a poacher.
Wingham Conservation Officers only
received 3 trespass complaints during the
hunt and laid 2 charges. More hunters are
Ogg:Owiagefio, realize, that,hg-y n have .a
quality ,hunt :by respecting the game laws
and obtaining permission frons landowners.
However, officers have received complaints
regarding illegal night hunting activities
and they would appreciate hearing any
other information from concerned citizens
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