Flicker of hope for pipe smoking in Toronto

(Toronto Star) When you think of pipe smokers, images arise of Hugh Hefner or Sherlock Holmes, or urbane college professors and upper-crust Englishmen who wear ascots and play chess.
The image carries tones of sophistication and intelligence, if not downright eccentricity. It’s now a symbol of a bygone era, something your grandfather did.
In a bid to ward off extinction, a loose-knit group of pipe smokers in Toronto formed the Downtown Toronto Pipe Club in 2006, but it’s gone underground to avoid running afoul of Ontario smoking legislation. Continued

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