The following appeared on the CBC BC website today:
Internet cafes draw complaints in Coquitlam
POSTED: Jul 11 2005 08:33 AM PDT
A Coquitlam city councillor wants to ban all internet cafés in the city because of complaints about drugs and alcohol.
Mae Reid said people are also complaining about fighting in the cafés.
She wants the city's planning department to investigate the situation and report back to council within a month.
Reid said she suspects most of the cafés are doing more than just serving drinks and providing internet service.
"They also have music. They operate late, late, late into the night," she said.
"There were too many by-law infractions. And when it comes to the drugs and the weapons, it's time to shut them down."
The manager of one of the internet cafés disagrees.
Angela Chase of the Eight Ball Café said that while there have been a few problems, most of the internet cafés operate peacefully.
"I honestly don't think necessarily it's proven that it's a fact," she said. "I've never had a problem in my establishment."
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Quick! Let's ban some books while we're at it!
Cheers!
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