Oula Hamadi owns hookah bar Kayan Shisha Cafe in Burnaby but she's not sure for how much longer. Hamadi said if a proposed bylaw forbidding the smoking of any substances inside businesses passes, it would snuff out 11 Burnaby hookah bars like hers. In a report, City of Burnaby staff note that while the province regulates indoor smoking of tobacco and vaping products, a "gap" exists for non-tobacco substances. Oula Hamadi sits in her hookah bar, Kayan Shisha Cafe. Berro said she and other investors spent $2 million to meet the city's requirements for a hookah lounge which opened in August 2019.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2020 13:52 UTC