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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MAY 16 2001 PAGE 5 Police seek crash witnesses POLICE from page I necessary before installing the signals "was not completed in time," and, due to weather, had to be put off, says Mr. Szwarz. Tuesday, he said he'd "be surprised surprised if (the subcontractor doing the underground work) is not on site today." Mr. Szwarz says he hopes all work will be completed and the traffic signals in place within "a month or two." The intersection has been one of the Region's priorities, lie notes. "Even prior to the collision (Saturday), (Saturday), I made a number of phone calls to gel this work completed," says Mr. Szwarz. "Whether or not the fatality could have been avoided with signalisation, signalisation, 1 don't know." Police say a 27-year-old Ajax man was driving a green 1995 Pontiac Bonneville Bonneville on Bloor Street when it collided with a 1988 green Chevrolet pick-up truck pulling a trailer on Courticc Road. The truck was driven by a 25- year-old Oshawa man. Both vehicles wound up off the northeast corner of the road. Richard Arden, 54, of Bangor, Maine, a passenger in his son-in-law's Bonneville, was killed instantly. The driver's three-year-old daughter was sent to the Hospital for Sick Children, where she underwent surgery Saturday. Monday, she remained in stable but critical condition, says Const.Dorsch. The driver and his two-year-old son were treated and released from Lak- cridgc Health Oshawa. The driver of the truck and his passenger, passenger, a 25-year-old Orono man, suffered suffered minor injuries, and were also taken to Oshawa hospital, where they were treated and released. No charges have been laid in the accident, accident, which remains under investigation. investigation. Anyone with information on the collision is asked to call Const. Andre Wyatt of the DRP Traffic Management Unit at 905-579-1520, ext. 5226. Tritium leak under investigation TRITIUM from pane I which leads to the holding tank and lagoons lagoons where the water is purified before it's discharged back into the lake. "We're dying to investigate how that got in there. It is normally regular maintenance maintenance water... we wouldn't expect tritium tritium in it." However, lie adds, as part of the station's station's daily testing process, the water in the tanks is checked for a number of environmental environmental contamincnts including tritium. tritium. ; On Sunday, "a fraction of a million of the limit" of tritium allowed to be released released into the environment was discovered discovered leaking into Lake Ontario. In a given month, the station releases about 250 curies of radioactivity contained in tritium into the lake. The spill measured about two curies, says Mr. LcSauvagc, who adds it is impossible to determine how much water escaped because it would depend on the level of radioactivity radioactivity within the water. Another 88 curies of radioactivity have been detected in the water remaining in the lagoon, which has since been scaled off, says Mr. LcSauvagc. The station will dilute that contaminated water by diverting it through a pipeline and tanker trucks into a far greater quantity of regular regular water, over a period of two weeks, prior to its release into Lake Ontario, he says. On Sunday when the leak was discovered, discovered, municipal, provincial and Durham Regional Police authorities were contacted, says Mr. LcSauvagc. Keep an eye out for dead birds KEEP from page I fever, headache and flu-like symptoms," she said. "More severe cases may result in a rapid onset of severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, muscle weakness and disorientation." . While most people fully recover, severe severe illness may result in death, especially especially among the elderly. The symptoms usually develop in mid to late summer. ; The health department is recommending recommending Durham residents take several steps to reduce the possibility of being Bitten by mosquitoes: ;• • Remove standing water from around your home where mosquitoes could lay their eggs; • Empty and clean birdbaths twice a week; f. • Chlorinate rain bands or cover them with mosquito screening; • Remove all discarded tires off of your property; • Check that roof gutters are clear and drained properly; • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools and outdoor hot tubs; • Drain water from pool and chair covers; • Trim grass, shrubs and hedges regularly; regularly; • Make sure doors and windows have screens that arc tight fitting and in good condition; • Wear shoes and light-coloured clothing with long sleeves and full- length pants when outside, especially during the evening when mosquitoes are most active; and • Use insect repellent containing DEBT on exposed skin. 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