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Re: W.C.B No Smoking

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From: Duane Gillies
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:00
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I can't understand why you and your cohorts have not launched a class action
suit against the WCB. In the US it stopped the EPA and OSHA(the US
equivalent of WCB) in their tracks.
Smoker <nosmokefreebc@home.com> wrote in message
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> Whether one is a smoker or not, all have the right to voice an opinion.
> My situation is that of opposing this law.  I own a small restaurant in
> the Fraser Valley and this law will be the finish of my business.  We
> have no paid employees just family members with a share of the
> business.  In six months although our weekends are very busy we are
> trying to expand and capture the weekday business.  Everyone told us it
> would take a year at least to turn a profit and we were prepared for
> that, until now  We are in a horrible position, regular customers are
> walking out the door, many of the ones that stay are arguinng and
> debating with the non smokers regardinng this issue, and here is a
> thought when people head out the door to  go smoke do I just rely on the
>
> honour system or should I ask every customer to leave a deposit or keys
> to ensure the bill gets paid let's see here loose money or potentially
> insult a group of people whom already are insulted.  Tough choice eh!
> This is great for business!  We founded this business with all our
> savings.  If we were a more established business we could wait out six
> months and see how it goes but we are not and things are already tight.
> How convienient that this occurs at a time when WCB is able to use the
> excuse that January is always slow due to peoples lack of funds after
> Christmas.  Enough is enough.  We have started a web page to rally those
>
> of us opposed to this new law.  There seems to be no organized
> opposition to this law,  we are not being heard.  Let's change that.  We
>
> are compiling messages and email to send to our Premier Dan Miller to
> say lets's find other options!  Let's join together to protect all that
> are negatively affected by this law at
> www.members.home.net/nosmokefreebc I look forward to hearing from others
>
> like myself with ideas, information or just an opinion.
>
> Non Smoker
>
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From: "Duane Gillies" <dgillies@direct.ca>
Subject: Re: W.C.B No Smoking
Date: 2000/02/20
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