Capilano Courier October 31st, 1991
Page 4 capiJano Courier Thursday, October 31, 1991.

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by Andy Savory

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At a meeting of the

Health and Safety Committee on Monday October 28th
chaired by Conchita
Furstenwald, a motion was passed to send a recommendation to the Dean that the member. Mr. Savory on campus and lower the
cigarette vending machines brought up several points fire hazard.
be removed from campus. against the vending machines: These were:
4.) the sale of cigarettesisnotaservice,rather
Health and ·safety
1.) low revenue to col- a disservice to smokers and
legefrom machines (4.1%) non-smokers alike. 5.) The
vendingmachines are con2.)makingchangewas trary to the spirit of the
a problem for the cafete- smoking policy at Cap. to
thepointofbeinghypocritiA review of the ciga- rias.
cal.
rette vending machines
The motion was ar3.) The removal of
situation was instigated by
Andy Savory, a courier staff cigarette sales would possi- gued against by Chris
bly help the litter problem LaRock the Student Soci-

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ety rep on the Health and
Safety committee. Chris change machines or have
spoke well on behalf of the the vending machines take
nearly 30% of students on loonies as well as quarters.
campus who do smoke, say- Chris also said he was sure
ing that although the rev- that the litter problem
enuereceivedfromtbeciga- would exist as long as peorettevendingmachineswas pie did.
small($ 934.oo last year)it
Themotionwasmade
went towards the student byRobTurner,Deanofstuservices emergency loan dent services, and was secfunds which need every onded by Ian Robertson.
penny. He felt that the Themotionwaspassedbya
change problem could be margin of 4 to 1 with aballeviated by installing · stentions.

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