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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
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BURNABY ACTORS TAKE ON THE FRINGE SEE PG. 11
BACK TO SCHOOL.
Daycare worker Vivek Lal, leads Second Street Community School Grade 1 students Nikki, right, and Aiden, left, to their classrooms on the first day of school Tuesday. Students across the district began the new academic year by reporting to school for about an hour on the first day. Burnaby RCMP is reminding local drivers to slow down near schools and playgrounds and remember the posted speed limit in school zones is 30 km/h between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The traffic section will conduct back-to-school speed enforcement over four days starting Thursday. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
New e-cigarette regulations kick in
E-cigarettes are now treated the same as regular cigarettes – no smoking in schools or in vehicles with kids By Cayley Dobie
cdobie@burnabynow.com
E-cigarette and vapour vendors have new laws to contend with after provincial regulations controlling the sale, promotion and use of e-cigarettes kicked in last week. The new changes mean anti-smoking laws now cover vapour products, as well.
The intention of the amendment is to “stop the growing use of e-cigarettes by young people in British Columbia,” noted a press release from the province. Under the new regulations, e-cigarette products are treated the same as other tobacco products that include nicotine. Smoking e-cigarettes, like regular cigarettes is now banned on
private and public school grounds; in indoor spaces and workplaces; and in vehicles with kids. Vapour vendors are now required by law to ensure they sell only to adults 19 years old and up; retail displays are prohibited if visible to youth; and advertising can’t be displayed in areas where youth or kids may see it, noted the release.
But some of these regulations are too strict, according to Kyle Wiles, manager at The Ohm Depot in North Burnaby. “I kind of understand having to block out our windows, but I feel like people think we’re closed now. I’ve had a lot of people say, ‘Oh hey I thought you were closed down,’ even though we have a neon sign and a
sandwich board.” Wiles said without the storefront displays, which are banned under the new regulations, his shop looks like it does when it’s closed after 7 p.m. He’s also worried that because the shop’s curtains aren’t flush against the window, as required under the new regulations, he could face a fine down the road.
“The guy who used to own this store put in some antique, handmade metal welded bars – it looks artsy – and that’s obviously something we would want there. We don’t want to put the drapes in front of that and hide it all,” he said, adding that since starting at The Ohm Depot three years ago, Continued on page 8
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