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L % M # 44 v 9 r %/m <£ 4 !v ix J L \ ■/ v 'v' V v P M/ 9 V V X, C\ «0 Vw V f l y v v v Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, January 10, 1998 143rd Year Circulation: 20,550 Meningitis Case at Courtice School by Laura J, Richards Staff Writer An eight-ycar-old male student at Courtice North Public School is Durham's second meningitis meningitis case this winter. Dr. Linda Panaro, of the Durham Region's Health Department, says the case is not a cause for concern to the general public. In efforts to find out where the child may have caught the bacteria, Panaro noted, "we found out that he had no con tact with the Kitchener- Waterloo area." Six incidents of the disease have been reported in that community. community. The Courtice young ster was diagnosed Wednesday, Jan. 7. Panaro explained to the Clarington/Courtice Independent that, once diagnosed, the patient is put into hospital and given intravenous antibiotics antibiotics which are "very effective." She noted there are two types of meningitis. Each enters the body through the back of one's throat after incidents incidents such as sharing straws or being coughed or sneezed on. The first type of the disease is meningococ- cemia which invades the bloodstream and then invades the whole body, Panaro added, because of this, "there are no classic symptoms." The general symp toms include a high fever which can be seen through "a flush." The person is hot to the touch, and also cold and shaking, she said. In other words, "the person feels crappy everything aches," she said. If there is a classic symptom, it would be that when the bacteria clumps together in thin capillaries near the skin the skin becomes red. "If you press down on the area with a finger, and pull it back, the skin remains red instead of turning white," Parano said. The second type of Continued on page 7 Durham Eyeing Ontario Games For Year 2000 by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer On-the-Job Twining On Monday, Jan. 5, several full-time firefighters at the Bowmanville station were taking part in a required course on how and when to use a defibrillator. Two paramedics, Dave Mokedanz and Brian Piggot, took the men through numerous scenarios in which the heart-starting device may be used. Pictured above are are: Cpt. Don Chambers, Mokedanz, Piggot and firefighter Owen Ferguson. The Clarington firefighters have been fund-raising since April of 1997. Their target is $70,500, which will equip all five pumpers with defibrillators and train the full and part-time firefighters. So far, the firefighters have been able to raise $60,000 and are counting on the continued generosity of the community to take the campaign over the top. If you have yet to donate to this worthwhile cause, contact Capt. Gord Weir at 623-5126. Councillors Reject Stop Signs The speedsters travelling travelling through Enniskillen must be stopped, says a local resident. Mike Bilsky, of Old Scugog Road, told Clarington's General Purpose and Administration Committee there have been many near-misses as speeding cars try to pass turning vehicles. Bilsky stated he has witnessed a number of these incidents. He also noted "one out of every four vehicles is going over the speed limit" through the village that is stretched along Old Scugog Road from Potters Lane in the south to Salter Court in the north. Bilsky asked that two stop signs be introduced as traffic-calming devices. He wanted a three-way stop at Salter Court and Old Scugog Rd. and another at Potters Lane and Old Scugog Rd. However, another local resident, Jean-Paul Nadeau of Sunny Ridge Trail, says the stop signs may not cure the problem. No Miracle Nadeua, a police officer, officer, told the councillors "a stop sign won't be a miracle." miracle." "A stop sign gives children children a false sense of security," security," Nadeau explained. While some drivers will respond to the stop signs, others will not. However, in a report from the Public Works Department, solutions other than stop signs are being suggested. Among the recommendations recommendations from Stephen Yokes are: • Asking the province to provide special funding of 50 per cent or more towards the purchase of modern laser guns for municipal police services; • Creating a Neighbourhood Speed Watch/Road Watch program program involving Public Works, regional police and community members; and • Purchasing a $3,200 'radar message board' to work with the neighbourhood neighbourhood program. The radar message board is a large sign which works with a radar device to tell each passing motorist how fast he or she is driving. Nadeau noted his approval of these recommendations recommendations which were also approved by committee committee members. He did remark that the municipality "probably wouldn't get the support from the community" needed for the community road watch program. Denied by the committee committee were requests for stop signs, a speed reduction to 40 km/hr from 50 km/hr and a crosswalk with flashing lights in Enniskillen. The committee committee also denied stop signs and a speed reduction to 30 km/hr from 50 km/hr in Hampton. The councillors voted to ask the Durham Regional Police to continue continue "working closely with the local municipalities to provide selective speed enforcement in problem Durham Region councillors will decide next Wednesday whether to consider bidding for cither the winter or summer Ontario Games in the year 2000. The Region's Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee, Brian Nicholson, told The Clarington/Courtice Independent on Wednesday, Jan. 7, "the motion to continue investigating the possibility of hosting the summer games was unanimous this morning." morning." He says support from the seven regional councillors serving on his committee is a sign that the rest of the 28- member Council will get behind the idea. The preliminary investigation began in the fall of 1997 when community services directors from across the Durham Region began discussing the possibility, Nicholson said. When asked why summer games are preferred over the winter games, Nicholson said "the summer games are more in tune with the facilities in the Region." . The games, Nicholson predicted, "would bring tens of thousands of people into the Region." This, in turn, would bring Durham favorable publicity as a place to live, work and play. "This would put us on the map," the Oshawa councillor councillor said. The Ontario Games is like a "mini-Olympics" and would bring all the prestige to Durham Region's eight -municipalities that previous host municipalities have ' claimed. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre says this type of promotion promotion of the Region "wouldn't hurt." However, she wants to see just how the eight municipalities municipalities would work "towards this common cause." Therefore, Mayor Hamre wants to see what the results of further investigation could present. So does Regional Councillor John Mutton. He told The Clarington/Courtice Independent on Wednesday afternoon, "at first I thought it was a wild goose chase." However, upon reflection, and talking with Pat Olive, the Commissioner of Economic Development for the Region, Mutton says, "this would be a joint venture bid" that would "put Durham Region and the municipalities on the map worldwide." Clarington's Director of Community Services, Joe Caruana, says preliminary discussions on this matter have been happening during meetings with his peers from the eight Durham municipalities. He is working on a report which he will be presenting to Clarington Council on Monday, Jan. 19. It will have all the details the committee has acquired up to this time. The Ontario Winter or Summer Games would "bring a great economic boost to the Region," he predicts. He noted the games will not lead to the building of new facilities, but will use what is here already. areas. Hospital Gets $160,300 Memorial Hospital Bowmanville will be getting $160,300 to cover the cost of reforming its operations. The provincial . government announced on Wednesday it would allocate $154 million to 190 hospitals hospitals across Ontario as part of a total $2 billion commitment commitment to support hospital restructuring. Durham East MPP John O'Toole said most hospitals have already begun reforming their operations voluntarily voluntarily and the fund would recognize and support these steps. In Durham, hospital restructuring is expected to include the eventual closing of the Whitby Hospital and the amalgamation of the Oshawa, North Durham and Bowmanville hospitals. "This investment is welcome news for my riding of Durham East," John O'Toole said. "It supports the dedication dedication and hard work of health care workers and administrators at Bowmanville Memorial Hospital and North Durham Health Service and will continue to ensure that high quality patient services are available close to home." by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer Clarington seniors may be linedancing and playing shuffleboard in their very own centre as early as this June. Renovations to the former Lions Centre property arc expected to begin the week of February 3 and wrap up in early summer, The first phase involves expansion of the ground floor. "You've had a lot of patience," Mayor Diane Hamre told a group gathered gathered at the Lions Centre Tuesday, where longterm longterm site and building plans were unveiled. "Bear with us for the next six months. We arc aiming aiming for June, (Seniors' Month) for the opening." The century-old Lions Centre, located in the heart of one of Bowmanvillc's oldest residential areas on Beech Avc., was purchased purchased by the municipality municipality at a cost of $425,000 for a seniors' centre, New Name A day after the property property changed hands, it was re-named the Clarington Beech Centre by the Older Adults Association Committee, which will manage the property and run programs. The town will spend an estimated $912,000 for the first phase of renovations. renovations. Tendering for a contractor is scheduled to begin on January 14. ■ Subsequent upgrades will include installation of an elevator to the basement basement and upper level, a bus drop-off zone on Continued on page 9 HERE'S THE PLAN - Plans for the first stage of renovations at Clarington's new seniors' centre were unveiled Wednesday. The former Lions Centre in Bowmanville was purchased by the municipality for $425,000 and will be renamed the Clarington Beech Centre, Construction of a large multi-purpose room and new entrance lobby is expected to be finished by June, (pm. V, .-me txmtwaiu utSB w Independent Flyers 'Allstate Insurance Company of Canada (Newcastle Representative Darlene Ferguson) *A&P (Prices in effect from Sun., Jan. 11 to Sat., Jan. 17/98) Beaver Lumber (Scratch & Save Frl, Jan. 16 • Sat., Jan. 17 • Sun. 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