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l'ace 2 The Clarinclon/Courtiee Independent. Bowmanvillc, Saturday, May 9, 1998 New Tool for Firefighters Clarington Fire Chief Mike Crcighlon takes a look through a Lifesight thermal imager at the Bowmanvillc Fire Station. The heat-detecting device which the lire department plans to acquire.has many uses. For example, it can pinpoint a fire smoldering in a wall or find a person lying unconscious in a smoke-filled building. To demonstrate, Captain Gord Weir holds a cold litre of milk as the screen shows the various temperatures of the objects in view. The black spot on the screen shows the level of the milk in the container. A brochure on the device says it can cut down on human and property losses. Chief Creighton adds the department probably won't be getting an imager until next year. This particular model is hand-held and costs $31,500, Glitch in Bank Machines won't Cost Consumers The Computer System Caused Delays in Deposits, Withdrawals, and Bill Payments Some CIBC customers in Bowmanvillc were alarmed last week when their Instant Teller deposits didn't show up in their accounts right away. A glitch in the computer computer system caused a delay in processing deposits, withdrawals withdrawals and bill payments made at cash machines across the bank's system between Tuesday afternoon afternoon and Thursday morning. morning. Transactions didn't show up on customers' accounts until the problem was ironed out Friday. Bowmanvillc branch manager Willie Beaton says no one was out any money. All transaction data was held in the memory memory of the Instant Teller system. CIBC President Holgcr Kluge also assured customers customers whose funds were affected by the processing delay: "No transactions have been lost and we plan to process them over the weekend. We expect all customers will have the correct balance recorded in their accounts Monday morning." The problem is believed to have occurred when the CIBC was updating updating an existing computer program. According to public affairs, all over-the- counter branch business, transfers between accounts, and any electronic electronic direct deposits such as payroll or government deposits, were processed normally and were not affected. A toll-free number has been set up for customers who have been inconvenienced inconvenienced by the delay: 1- 800-465-2422. Or, customers customers affected by the malfunction may visit their nearest branch and "steps will be taken to address their situation." "We sincerely apologize apologize for any inconvenience our customers may experience, experience, said Kluge. me ©n in Broken Valve Caused Heavy Water Spill Ontario Hydro says the actual amount of heavy water spilled at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Friday, April 24, was 427 litres. The leak was from Darlington's Unit 4 moderator system. Unit 4 was not operating operating at the time. Ontario Hydro has released an update on the incident, including confirmation of the cause of the leak. Penny Waghorne, the Public Affairs Officer at Darlington, says the station staff have now completed the cleanup. "None of the water escaped from the confinement rooms, so there were no employee safety concerns and there were no emissions to the environment," she added. The spill resulted from a broken valve which allowed the water to "How freely to the collection tank which overflowed onto the floor of some of the confinement rooms. The valve has now been repaired," says Waghorne. The unit is still shut down while the scheduled maintenance work continues. It's expected to return to service next week. Happy 6th Birthday Jesse, on May 9th Love, from Daddy, Rose and Ryan; Uncle Jeff, Grandpa and Grandma arid : Great Grandma and Grandpa. We're proud of you!! ^lliEPLEX ODEON rramrffMrre C1NEMAGUIDE CINES AVE TUESDAYS ONLY $A25 ✓presentedin ALL SHOWS DIGITAL SOUND Macintosh Chrysler-Plymouth with locations in Oshawa and Belleville, has a huge selection of Dodge trucks in stock, ready for immediate delivery. The selection of models, colours and options is impressive so choosing the model just right for you is an easy task. Macintosh Chrysler has a wonderful selection of fine automobiles from Chrysler and Plymouth as well as an excellent choice of pre-owned vehicles. Stop in and visit them soon! There has NEVER been a better time to buy a Dodae truck isbbbb 1 ISBEEi ■■ Kssva ■■■ E2IG3 ■■ """rim in u