Ottawa establishment fined $76,250 for hookah use

Ottawa bylaw officers have laid 32 charges against a single establishment for violations of the bylaw banning the use of water pipes in public places and workplaces.
Fines against the business, which the department didn’t identify, total $76,250.
The City of Ottawa’s “Water Pipes in Public Places and Work Places” bylaw, which prohibits the use of water pipes, better known as hookahs, in enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, and outdoor restaurant and bar patios, ca