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i Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, April 29, 1998 Nuke Scare at Darlington From page 1 returning to its scheduled power-up date for another seven days, due to this leak, lie said. However, Stricken noted that local residents should not be alarmed. As for the employees of the plant, lie said only the clean-up staff will be exposed to the radioactive materials. The level of radiation is measured in millisicverts. And, with special protective protective gear, their planned exposure will be not be any more than 200 mil- lisicvcrls. Stickcrt says the radiation one receives in an x-ray can be from 25 to 100 millisicverts, depending depending on the duration of exposure. Stricken noted no injuries occurred within the power plant, and no power outages resulted from the shutdown. Hospitals Set to Merge From page 1 tal site. However, the fact remains that the $22 million million is from savings made from acute care hospital services. We will be pursuing pursuing this issue with the Ministry of Health." On a regional basis, the Commission confirmed the hospital site in Oshawa will receive a long-awaited cancer care centre. "This is excellent news for the Region," says Mr. Schonbcrg. "This new centre will definitely help our residents in Clarington." Monday's directions confirmed the closure of Whitby General Hospital. The HRSC also confirmed confirmed on Monday that four hospitals in East Durham would amalgamate amalgamate by August 1, Under the plan Memorial Hospital would merge with North Durham Community Tree Planting In Courtice May 2 On Saturday, May 2, a Community Tree Planting Event will be happening at Moyse Park in Courtice, .Ontario. In addition, to tree and' shrub planting, the day will include children's activities, a barbeque, and entertainment provided by the Courtice Secondary School Senior Stage Band. The plantings will improve fish and wildlife habitat by shading the stream and rovidina j itional food Health Services (Port Perry and Uxbridge sites), Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General Hospital to form a single hospital corporation with one board of directors. The working name of the corporation is East Durham. Hospital Corporation. On Monday night, during during the Clarington Council meeting, Michael Creighton of the Fire Department reported that during the alarm, the department heads made their way to the Hampton Depot where an emergency emergency centre has been under construction. "At 7:30 we notified the Region that all were present present and then the Region kept us informed throughout. throughout. Shortly after midnight, midnight, the incident was downgraded," Chief Creighton said. He said during the evening, the department heads were able to talk about the effectiveness of the emergency centre. "From a staff point of view, it gave us an opportunity opportunity to review the operations operations of the centre and address concerns we had to make it better," Chief Creighton said. BHS //{ sg&ssétys S®F' n tel .StsS" jiffs iîÉlâ'r.sœÀiïwi 'êéSSêti»™ * iA@iS Ssa ' M Presents Bye Bye Birdie" Bowmanvillc High School students were hard at work last week rehearsing scenes from the school's upcoming musical "Bye, Bye Birdie." Above, Kim (played by Mandy Baker) tries to keep Rosie (Rebecca Vatchcr) and Albert (Jamie Shrives) from fighting. The play runs April 29 and 30, and May 1 and 2 at the Bowmanvillc High School auditorium. auditorium. Curtain is at 8 p.m. pre additii and shelter The purpose of this event is to re-naturalize the valley lands adjacent to Black Creek which will help to improve water quality by stabilizing the stream banks and filtering overland runoff into the creek. The plantings will improve fish and wildlife habitat by shading the stream and providing additional food and shelter. shelter. In turn, this will also help the entire watershed of Second Marsh, since Black Creek is one of the three creeks that drain into this Provincially Significant coastal wetland. wetland. The Event is being organized by Friends of Second Marsh and Courtice Secondary School (CSS) to help raise community awareness of the importance of the river system to humans and wildlife. Support for this event has been provided by the Federal Government's Action 21 Environmental Grant Program, the Ministry of Natural Resources and other partners. "At least 25 students from CSS have volunteered volunteered their time to what we feel will be a positive impact on the local environment," environment," says Mandy Trccn, CSS co-op student for Friends of Second Marsh. The Event will take place, rain or shine, between 10 a.m, and 1 p.m. and everyone is welcome. welcome. 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