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Butt out or step back 

Local shops and restaurants are skeptical about having to shut down indoor smoking rooms and tuck away all tobacco products in accordance with B.C.'s new smoking regulations, which came into effect yesterday.

Trevor MacKay, manager of Cheers Bar and Grill in Abbotsford, said he does not think the ban is a bad idea, but is disappointed with the closure of Cheers' almost new smoking room.

"We spent nearly a quarter million dollars three years ago to build a brand new addition to the restaurant for smokers. It is totally sealed off with top of the line ventilation and now we have to close it," said MacKay.

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