Rivercrest Hotel Can the Ban

 

03/13/07

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Can the Ban!

 As you may or may not know, the Smoking Ban is hurting us and other rural hotels significantly.  The Province has already cut VLT grant money to the Municipality of West St Paul.  Regretfully, our staff’s hours have been reduced and will likely continue to be reduced.  Basically, the smoking ban is pulling health care money directly from the system.  Healthcare is already cash strapped and is going to worsen, not improve.  The law is not preventing people from smoking, it is keeping them at home… smoking. 

The Rivercrest Hotel is joining other rural hotels in fighting back.   We are asking everyone to phone, email or write a letter to your local MLA, the Minister of Healthy Living, the Premier and anyone else you think may help. We are not asking to have the ban revoked, just a compromise.  Smoking rooms, and Ventilation systems are just 2 options to push for.  Don’t just call or write once, tell them often what you see, or feel. 

The government needs to hear from you!  This ban happened because no one spoke up before.  Because we were sitting back, the Government heard from everyone that ‘wanted’ the ban.  Therefore they perceived that “everyone” wanted the total ban.  Not True! 

Please express your concerns, observations and opinions.  If you would like more information please visit www.smokeouthypocrisy.com 

Here are some contacts:

Premier Gary Doer  . 945-3714 fax 949-1484 email premier@leg.gov.mb.ca

Stuart Murray PC Leader 945-3593 fax 945-1299 email stuartmurray@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Jon Gerrard Lib Leader 945-5194 fax 948-3220 email jgerrard@leg.gov.mb.ca

Theresa Oswald Min of Healthy Living 945-1373 email minhliv@leg.gov.mb.ca

Greg Dewar NDP Selkirk 945-0143 fax 948-2005 email gdewar@leg.gov.mb.ca

Dave Chomiak NDP Kildonan 945-5356 email minest@leg.gov.mb.ca  also the Minister of the Gaming Control Act 

Rosann Wowchuk Deputy Premier/Minister of Rural Initiatives 945-3722 or minagr@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Tim Sale Minister of Health 945-3731 minhlt@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Scott Smith Minister of the Liquor Control Act  945-3788  minia@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Nancy Allan Minister of Labour  945-4079  minlab@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Peter Bjornson NDP Gimli/Minister of Education Citizenship & Youth 945-3720 minedu@leg.gov.mb.ca 

Christine Melnick  Minister for Persons with Disabilities 945-4173  minfam@leg.gov.mb.ca

 A complete list is available at www.smokeouthypocrisy.com or www.gov.mb.ca