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OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, June 4, 2009 · 8 Reaching up Confidential papers left with reporters Continued from page 1 3ON3: Earnest Modekwe goes in for a layup during the Second Annual Take It Outside charity basketball tournament. The tournament was held at the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre May 31. Proceeds are going to Big Brothers and Big Sisters. JIM BRADFORD / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER RING ? SP NING CLEA 905-681-8832 Thomson Waste Services Flu nearing pandemic Servicing Oakville, Burlington & Hamilton for 29 years ately respond to a request for comment. CTV said the documents -- some clearly marked "secret" -- detailed government plans to spend millions of dollars more on the troubled National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River, Ont. than previously announced. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. expects the NRU to be out of service for at least three months after discovering a heavy-water leak May 15. CTV reports that one document titled "Background for discussion with chair of Atomic Energy Canada" lists $72 million in funding for AECL to "maintain the option of isotope production", which was not mentioned in the 2009 federal budget tabled in January. The documents also reportedly include a handwritten note listing total funding for AECL at $1.7 billion since 2006 and a memo describing the spending as "cleaning up a Liberal mess." A federal government employee dropped by the station to pick up the documents today, CTV reports. In the wake of Bernier's lost papers, an internal government investigation urged tighter controls over sensitive documents. The probe by the foreign affairs department urged "control measures" to account for "all copies" of briefing books after finding that government policies were not followed. "Each copy should be numbered, and a record maintained of the official to whom it was issued, against a signed receipt," the report said. "It appears security briefings to the Ministers' staff should emphasize the need to protect all classified-protected information. They should be made aware of the need to use security equipment such as locked containers to ensure its integrity while in transit." Internal Government Investigation Report In Bernier's case, he carried background documents related to a NATO summit in the spring of 2008 to the conference in an unlocked briefcase and then left the papers at his girlfriend's house when he returned. A department investigation later concluded that Bernier failed to follow guidelines for proper storage and transportation of classified information. And it urged better training for staff in the office of the foreign affairs minister on how to safeguard sensitive information. "It appears security briefings to the Ministers' staff should emphasize the need to protect all classified-protected information. They should be made aware of the need to use security equipment such as locked containers to ensure its integrity while in transit," the report said. -- Torstar News Service T $ Residential "Clean Up" Special Continued from page 1 THOMSON 289 00 impact of announcing a global pandemic, Fukuda said the WHO was planning to provide "tailored guidelines" to its member states to guide their response actions ­ as much to prevent overly drastic measures that may be taken as to advise them on what they can do. As of Monday, there have been 1,530 confirmed cases of the virus in Canada, about half of which have been in Ontario. The majority of cases have been mild but two people with the (Maximum 3 Metric Tons) Includes Taxes virus have died, including one 44-year-old Toronto man with underlying conditions on May 23. "The autopsy results from the Office of the Chief Coroner have shown that the cause of death is pneumonia that appears to be of bacterial origin and there is evidence of significant heart disease also present. The role of H1N1 virus in this case is unclear and may be difficult to ascertain," according to Ontario's Ministry of Health. FLAT RATE Heel'n'Wheel against Crohn's and colitis The "Heel'n'Wheel-a-Thon Walk, Stroll, Ride for a cure to end Crohn's and Colitis is Sunday. The Halton chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation invites the public to participate on Sunday, June 7 at Spencer Smith Park, Burlington. Crohn's disease and colitis are also known as inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic condition. Both diseases damage the lining of the digestive system, causing inflammation, sores, bleeding, and scarring. This can lead to symptoms such as bloody stool, cramps, malnutrition, weight loss, and sometimes create symptoms that have nothing to due with the disease, such as joint pain. Those infected with the disease can have attacks followed with phases of remission. During an attack, a symptom may make it unbearable for those infected and he or she might be unable to work or do their usual daily activities. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m, with the ride beginning at 11:30 a.m. You can also register at www.heelnwheelathon.ca. For more information, call 1-800-387-1479. We drop the bin off, you fill it. We pick it up! Call 905.681.8832 for details.