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Shisha lounge advocates will need to prove that vapours won’t waft out of a physically-separated area and cause secondhand smoke exposure to employees before council would consider reinstating them in Edmonton.
On Wednesday, council’s community and public services committee voted against crafting bylaw amendments to allow shisha lounges to again operate in the city. These businesses, which allowed for the smoking of herbal products through water pipes, were ordered closed by the city last July after being given a one-year period to wind down operations. Smoking shisha is a cultural practice in many Arab, African and South Asian communities.