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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday. August 24,1994 Durham Regional Police Report] Hospital Hopes to Raise $24,000 for Gastroscope Tuesday, Aug. 23 A representative of Allin Cable Reels Ltd. reported a large fire in the area of the scrap reel pile at 2:50 a.m. It was decided the fire was probably started when the reels were being dismantled by using cutting torches. No value for the reels was Road Repairs From Page One In Courtice, the surface of Law- son Rd. will be reconstructed. "The residents will also get regional services," services," Councillor Drcslinski noted. Councillor Drcslinski also said since the tenders have already been called for these two regional projects, projects, it is expected that work will start as soon as possible. The Clarington projects arc just a small part of the infrastructure program program in Durham. Some of the other work to be funded through the infrastructure program includes: •$6.3 million to expand the Durham Durham Regional Police headquarters in Oshawa •$1.8 million for projects in Uxbridge, Uxbridge, •$7.7 million for trunk sewers in Ajax,and *$5.7 million for watermain improvements improvements in Clarington, Oshawa and Whitby. • It is expected that these projects will create 512 jobs. given. Clarington Fire Department attended the scene. Monday, Aug. 22 A resident on Old Scugog Road, Bowmanvillc, reported his bicycle was stolen. A Liberty Street, Bowmanvillc, resident reported lost credit and bank cards while in transit. A representative of the Northumberland Northumberland and Clarington school board reported that four skylights at Courtice Secondary School had been broken over the weekend. A Chalk River resident reported that while staying with relatives in Courtice, two tires on her vehicle had been slashed. A representative of the Ice Cream Store located at 1 King Street, West, Bowmanvillc, reported the theft of the sign from outside the store. A Taunton Road, Bowmanvillc, resident handed in a .22 calibre Cooey Rifle and a box of ammunition. ammunition. An 11-year-old was apprehended shoplifting at the Met Mart located at 243 King St. E, Bowmanvillc. The child was turned over to parents and cautioned. A Courtice resident reported that his landlord took his couch, love- seat, television set, dining room set and chairs. Sunday, Aug. 21 A Concession Road 3, Newcastle, Newcastle, resident reported that an un known suspect stole his vehicle from the driveway. The vehicle was later recovered on the 115/35 highway. highway. It was not damaged. A Ncwcasde resident reported that an unknown male attempted to enter the residence through a kitchen kitchen window. During the attempt, the resident' woke up and the culprit fled. A Courtice Road resident reported reported his $800 bicycle was stolen from a friend's backyard. The bike had not been locked and was left unattended. unattended. A portable cellular phone was found at Mosport Park. Unknown persons broke into the Bowmanvillc Restaurant, located at 231 King St., E„ Bowmanvillc. Culprits Culprits took money and liquor. Saturday, Aug. 20 A Newcastle resident reported his home had been entered while he was out for half an hour. A Bowmanvillc girl reported that, while at the Bowmanvillc Mall with some friends, they were approached approached by a group of males who made sexual remarks to them. A representative of the Jeffery Superette, located at 83 Liberty St. South, Bowmanvillc, reported that a black male used, a counterfeit $20 bill to pay for some items. An employee with the 7-11 store located at 180 King St., Bowman- ville, received a counterfeit $20 during during a purchase at the store. m | 7 | CIIJS ri m Dr. Paul Hardy, a general surgeon with Memorial Hospital Bowmanvillc, shows how the video gastroscope gastroscope works. In this photo, the split screen video monitor shows the inside of this patient's mouth. The tube's position can be controlled by using a steering apparatus shown in Dr. Hardy's left hand. The hospital is looking to raise $24,000 to purchase a new gastroscope. Award Winners Selected in Bowmanvilie Flower Show ft- m & " ' ' A The Bowmanvillc Horticulture Society held its annual Flower and Vegetable show on August 17th at Trinity United Church. The following entrants received awards-(in the back, left to right): Luba Samo- chin, Best New Exhibitor; Cliff Trewin (accepting for Aura Trewin), Best Flower Specimen; Don Hutton, Hutton, Most Points in Vegetables; and Elaine Hutton, Best Houseplant. (In the front, 1-r): Emily Slute, Best Vegetable, Isabelle Challice, Most Points in Show, and Diane Hawarth, Best Artistic Arrangement. by Laura J. Richards Memorial Hospital Bowmanvilie wants to make life a little easier for patients who may have stomach ulcers ulcers orpre-cancerous conditions. So, it is raising $24,000 to buy another video gastroscope. "We have one right now," explained explained Cathy Dilling, the Nurse Manager for the hospital's Operating Operating Room, Recovery Room and Same-Day Surgery. "It would be quicker and easier for the patients. " But the hospital staff who use the instrument would like to see another one in place so ijhey would not have a 45-minute sterilization wait between between patients, j "It would be quicker and easier for the patients j" added General Surgeon Surgeon Dr. Paul Bardy. -. Tkv'acteal j instrument the doctor wpuld like to W added to the diagnostic diagnostic clinic if. the hospital is a 1.5 metre long black plastic tube. It sort of looks like the tube on a bicycle pump and it is put down a patient's esophagus and into the stomach or into the first part of the small bowel if necessary. For those who have a quick gag reflex, Dr. Hardy noted the thickness thickness of the tube could be compared to a bite-size piece of meat. "The tube is about one centime ter or more in diameter," he explained. explained. In describing the finer details of using the video gastroscope, Dr. Hardy noted patients are given a local local anesthetic and an IV drip prior to the examination. Next, the back of their throat is sprayed with "horrible-tasting "horrible-tasting anesthesia." Then the flexible tube is put into the mouth and inserted into the throat. The tube can be fitted with a multitude of devices, including a thin, wire snare for cauterizing and cutting off polyps or a tiny "grabber" "grabber" used to collect samples. "These are slipped in and out while the hose is inside the patient," Dr. Hardy noted. But, to do that kind of work, a doctor needs to know what is down there. So the video gastroscope has a wee camera built into its end. A spilt screen video monitor shows the progress of the tube as it slides towards the appointed location. location. "Once inside, we can locate any prc-canccrous conditions or polyps," polyps," Dr. Hardy said. With the camera, the doctor can take a look inside the organs and then decide what to do. "We can take a sample or cauterize cauterize a vessel or snip off a polyp, depending depending on what we detect," Dr. Hardy said. The tube has a rotary steering apparatus apparatus which makes it move to each side. "It also moves so it can look behind behind itself," Dr. Hardy explained as he demonstrated its movement guided guided by the control in his hand. One of the advantages of having a video gastroscope at the hospital is that it cuts down on the amount of surgery required. Secondly, (unlike a barium x-ray) a doctor can take samples, Dilling said. Dilling noted that, with another gastroscope, they could see about 15 patients per week. The procedure itself can last from five to 20 minutes, "depending on what we are looking for" and patients patients have the option to watch the screen if they wish, said Dilling. "Some patients who have had this done before do watch, But, the majority do not" "Some patients who have had this done before do watch. But the majority do not," he added. After the procedure is completed and patients arc back to normal, they rarely remember the procedure as "the sedation causes some amnesia," amnesia," Dilling said. Presently, money is being raised in Clarington by Memorial Hospital - Bowmanvilie Foundation. The video gastroscope is one of the pieces pieces of equipment on the hospital's wish list. Repairs to Simpson Ave. "S" Curve u Happy 40th Birthday Digger" IsiP'w ftp? Don't Miss a Single Issue Catch all the news, sports and advertising that make up our community. Category 1 Sub. Delivery G.S.T. 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From Page One Construction under way on the lower portion of Bowmanville's Simpson Ave. is expected to provide provide an interim solution to a neighbourhood neighbourhood traffic problem. • The project, which was allotted $75,000 from the municipality's 1994 Capital budget, will see a realignment realignment of Simpson Ave., so that the S-curvc is not as severe. Clarington Public Works Director Director Walter Evans told The Statesman Statesman on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the construction construction should be completed in three weeks' time. "The project should be completed completed by the week of Sept. 9," Evans said. This will allow people to get out of their driveways with a greater degree degree of safety, Evans noted. The project will also see the entrance entrance to the Visual Arts Centre and Soper Creek Park improved. The interim solution is going ahead while the works department gears up for an environmental assessment assessment to be done on a long-range solution. This long-range project would eliminate the S-curve and create a new intersection for Simpson Simpson Ave. and Baseline Rd. PITCH-IN CANADA CLEANING UP THE WORLD STARTS AT j Y TA d-Cappij Anniversary to Jack andLitufa CfiurcfiiCC who Xpert married'25years ago on Any us t 23,1969. We wish you another 25 happy years as we watch Stiver turn to Cjoftf. Lois of Love, vg Hon, 'Kim antfShefhy ^ f * X ° * I F US •IS Happy 50th Anniversary belt and Phyllis Stapleton Alignai 26, 1944 -1994 Willi till our love from your children Mtirilyu, Donna, Gloria mid Pauline mid limite, lilL M Bowmanvilie Valley Co-Operative Homes 59 Jackman Road, Bowmanvilie 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 27th Join us for lours and refreshments, Everyone Welcome Directions: lake Scugog Street north to Jackman Road, and second street on the left.