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By Oksana Buhel Halton Regional health and school board officials are maintaining the meningitis scare in neighboring Peel Region is not a danger in Halton, but are still closely. | monitoring the situation. Chris Jewell, communica- tions officer for the Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board, maintains the students of Halton are not at risk and, for the meantime, vaccination will not be neces- sary. Catherine Rankin, superin- téndent of secondary schools for the Halton Board of Education, agreed with Jewell. he said students were not at with school officials, prepar- ing them for the ex] rage of telephone calls from concerned parents. Rankin information will not be distributed because-it is “not appropri She explained the board will act at the direction of the regional health department, with which both boards have kept in close-contact. Mary-Ann Carson, regional supervisor of communicable diseases program, explained she is maintaining daily con- tact with Peel Region health department, and the Ministry of Health. ‘We are constantly receiving the most current information on the status of the situation in Peel,” she Cain explained the vac- cine for the disease is distrib- uted by the ministry and should the situation in Peel change, the vaccine will be promptly issued. Halton residents are never- theless advised to avoid shar- ing cigarettes, drinking glasses and food utensils. The disease can also be spread through sneezing, coughing and kiss- ing. Adults seem to be less susceptible to the disease - the most vulnerable age group being teenagers. Flu-like symptoms charac- terize the disease: vomiting, fever, drowsiness, headache and a stiff neck - but they can Meningitis scare downplayed in Halton The virus is active in the body for approximately s days. The vaccine used to tre: it becomes most potent ied two weeks ae lasts approxi- mately two Two ase in Peel have died in two weeks and three secondary schools have taken precautionary measures to students. Mississauga’s « Clarkson Secondary School students were vaccinated Tuesday and Wednesday when Grade 9 stu- dent Andre onan died last Saturday morning. On Oct. 6, Grade 11 student Cheryl Lamb of Mayfield Secondary School in Caledon, died of the disease. Over the Thanksgiving quickly worsen. " weekend, three Streetsville *risk, but said she has spoken a cessfully and are now recover- ing. Peel Region has had to set up a “meningitis hotline”, which handles approximately 700 to 1,000 calls daily. Although Halton Regional health officials insist Halton students are not at risk, any one with questions about the disease can call the health department at (905) 825-6060. @ Vol. 2, No. 16 Saturday, October 23, 1993 By Oksana Buhel After 11 Poon in three intersection of Steeles Ave. and Ninth Line in Halton Hills. However, regional staff insists the pro- ject was not influenced by the accident numbers. At the Oct. 13 Halton Regional Planning and Public * Works Committee meeting, councillors accepted the ten- der of Guild Electric Limited of Scarborough for the, ifstal- lation of traffic san illu- mination, pavement markings - and traffic ghariee at the intersection. Despite the high number of accidents, which occurred 1990-1992 (1993 fig- ures are not yet available) Nick Zervos, regional trans- portation coordinator, main- tains two volume warrants indicated a need for traffic lights at the intersection. The first warrant measured the vehicular volume at all Legale Georgetown Minor ‘Hockey Assocation novice action last Sa rey at Arena, Georgetown Firestone goalie Brandon Pearce was in good form, pie the Speedy Muffler Mighty Ducks sents attempts. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW at) aad Final touches Trudy Thomas of Up Up and Away Balloons on Main St. in Georgetown, is busy putting the finishing touches to her Halloween window display. photo by Jen Valois/HHTW 36 pages Your independent v0 voice in ‘alkon Hills ] Lights one at Steeles and Ninth Line years, traffic lights will be installed i e 3GRison s__ BRENDA PAYTON ABSOCIATES Sales Represeniave . approaches, and the second measured the delay to cross traffic, from Ninth line onto Steeles. 2 Zervos further explained accidents such as the one on June 16, when Brampton resi- dent Susan Warnaar was killed when her eastbound car was hit by an oncoming vehi- cle which sree over. the yellow line, had bearing’ on the decision to install lights because the accident did not ‘occur directly at the intersec- tion and traffic li would = 50 cents includes G.S.T. not have prevented it. Although the intersection is within the boundaries of Halton Hills, it is under regional jurisdiction. Committee members also approved the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Steeles Ave. and Fourth Line in Milton, and the con- struction of a right turn lane at the intersection of Derry Rd. and Ontario St. in Milton. The three projects will cost approximately $150,000 in total. Drop in and visit this fine woollens outlet, featuring a wide range of wool and cotton clothing. Located at 12 Church St. East. Open every day from 11 am to 5 pm. Phone: 853-3494. ($20 ‘Another Acton Tradi gomulng Tht al 2 Present this coupon and save $20 off a minimum $150 purchase of regulary -priced goods. Plus ... we pay the GST! One coupon per customer. Expires Oct. 31, 1993. ty