A band was playing Friday Oct. 10, one day after the ban went into effect, and the no-smoking signs were posted. “[Customers] walked in and walked out,” Radice remembered. “Everyone left and went into town and the remaining six non-smokers left because they were bored.”

“The first weekend the band played for me and Steve,” said bar manager Chrissy Seltzer of Poolesville. “It was horrible.”

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The president of Inuvik’s Curling Club predicts it will lose $40,000 by the end of the year, and says the town’s smoking by-law is to blame. Don Craik told town council Monday night that members are no longer spending money in the club’s bar, putting the club’s future in jeopardy.

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Since the state’s smoking ban took affect in July, there hasn’t been a lot of laughs at Viva Debris Comedy and Magic Club. Business is down, way down.

“We have lost about 30% of our business which includes 30% of our staff,” said owner Joe Delion.

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Since the state’s smoking ban took affect in July, there hasn’t been a lot of laughs at Viva Debris Comedy and Magic Club. Business is down, way down.

“We have lost about 30% of our business which includes 30% of our staff,” said owner Joe Delion.

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