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News/A7 Welcome to the $100,000 club CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Sports/Bl Girls' hockey is growing IN BRIEF School attendance fine in spite of SARS CLARINGTON - Attendance Attendance at local schools is so far not being affected by SARS fears. There has been "no noticeable noticeable change" in attendance as concerns about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome grow, says Nancy Sharpe, communications communications manager with the Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board. Likewise, attendance remains unaffected at schools in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. So far, PVNC activities are not being cancelled. "Everything is just the same as usual at this point. People are continuing to do activities as planned," says Ms. Sharpe. However, some school communities with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board have "reconsidered "reconsidered planned trips," including ;one to the Metro Toronto Zoo, in light of the illness, says board, spokesman Greg Kidd. "The principals made the decisions decisions in conjunction with the parents." ! The boards continue to monitor the situation carefully, ! and arc in daily contact with the local health units. "In situations like these, we rely heavily on and take our directions from the various medical officers of health," says Mr. Kidd. INDEX Editorial Page A6 Sports B1 Classified B6 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 Death Notices 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregrorii.com yScN ON TAPIONS DRIVE CLEAN • SERVICE • PARTS • NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. 7:30-6:00 WED.- 7:30-9:00 SAT.-9:00 -1:00 ACCREDITED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY *.\n ulliviiil mark <il tliv l'm\ Invv of Ontario used imdvr limuv. Whitby - Oshawa o n d a 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E. WHITBY H LOCAL CJ(I5) 666-1772 howdjv www.homla1.coin Clarington residents can attend SARS clinic at Lakeridge Health Oshawa BY MARTIN DERBYSHIRE Staff Writer DURHAM - Think you've got SARS? Durham Region residents residents who feel they are at risk should head straight to Lakeridge Health Oshawa. Beginning at noon today, Wednesday, the hospital will open a SARS Assessment Clinic for people concerned they may have been exposed to or contracted contracted the dreaded virus. Signs will be posted at the hospital, at Simcoc Street North just north of Adelaide Avenue, and the clinic will be open daily from noon until 8 p.m. After the clinic's hours, those who feel they, might have contracted SARS should call the Durham Region Health Department at 905-723-8521. All visitors will be asked to wear a protective mask and be seen by a Registered Nurse who will perform a preliminary assessment. assessment. Meanwhile, two more people have died in Toronto and the spread of SARS continued across Durham and the rest of the province Tuesday. Dr. Colin D'Cunha, Ontario's commissioner of public health, said by noon Tuesday 124 SARS cases had been identified in Ontario Ontario - 56 probable and 68 suspected. suspected. In Durham, Lakeridge Health officials have reported two probable probable cases of the deadly respiratory respiratory illness. Those SARS patients patients arc being held at Lakeridge Health Oshawa's isolation unit and two other suspected cases are currently under investigation, with one patient held at the unit and the other remaining in their home. "The number of patients is relatively small (at Lakeridge Health Oshawa)," said Dr. Don Atkinson, Lakeridge chief of staff. "Basically, it's four at this time." Rouge Valley officials say they have three suspected SARS cases at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital in Ajax. A highly contagious 'atypical pneumonia', Severe Acute Respiratory Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is being blamed for more than 60 deaths worldwide, including six in Canada. Hundreds of others have fallen ill. The two people who just died were elderly patients linked to the outbreak at Scarborough Grace Hospital. Provincial health officials remain remain confident the vast majority of those infected will make a full and complete recovery. A suspected case of the disease disease involves sudden onset of a fever of over 38 degrees Celsius, and one or more respiratory symptoms including cough, difficulty difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath. A suspected case is upgraded upgraded to probable when a patient patient is identified as having had contact with another SARS case, travelled within the last 10 days to Asia, or visited the Scarborough Scarborough Grace or York Central hospital hospital since the outbreak began in Ontario March 16. Dr. Atkinson said Lakeridge Health Oshawa is no longer requiring requiring anyone who enters the hospital's emergency department go into in-home quarantine for 10 days following their visit, as they had on Monday. However, all patients discharged discharged from the Oshawa facility facility will have to obey the 10-day quarantine orders. The Durham Region Health See CASES page 7 A.J. GR0EN/ Statesman photo An emergency worker at Lakeridge Health Oshawa wears the safety equipment that lias been made mandatory because of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Cops called in to help enforce quarantine orders Mandatory quarantine orders may be issued by provincial health officials DURHAM - As fears over the spread of the SARS epidemic epidemic heighten, police may be called on to help enforce quarantine quarantine orders on exposed patients, patients, Provincial health officials have warned they may issue mandatory quarantine orders if people at risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome refuse to voluntarily isolate themselves. In Hvo recent incidents, local police were asked to assist ambulance ambulance personnel dealing with patients potentially exposed to the deadly virus. On Monday, Durham Regional Regional Police were called lo a Pickering residence to assist paramedics transporting a 45- YOh. Oft3 ? SÀRS I ^Special Bs p»u i Report SI Following SARS... Dozens of Durham residents, who are not exhibiting symptoms, symptoms, are in voluntary isolation. How are they handling it? If you are in SARS isolation, give us a call at 905-579-4400 ext. 2237 or email newsroom@durhamregion.com and tell us how you're coping, The Statesman keeps you up to date on SARS with daily updates at durhamreglon.com year-old man to Rouge Valley Health, Ajax. The man had reportedly threatened he would leave the. hospital, "1-Ie had indicated he didn't want to stay (at hospital under quarantine). He was saying he wouldn't stay voluntarily. We followed the ambulance to hospital hospital and they (police) asked him to calm down and stay put," said Sergeant Paul Malik, police police spokesman. No police force was used, he said. In another incident a few days ago, officers were called to a Whitby plaza to assist paramedics paramedics witli a woman who was supposed to be isolated, he said. "She was supposed to go into quarantine and couldn't be found," Sgt. Malik said, adding the woman voluntarily was taken to hospital. Under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act dealing with communicable diseases, a person can he ordered ordered into isolation. Sgt. Malik said health department department officials have already told police they could he called upon lo help enforce such an order, if necessary. Clarington council salaries total almost $200,000 CLARINGTON - Clarington Clarington Mayor John Mutton came within about $5,000 of joining the six-figure salary club last year. The mayor's municipal and regional pay and expenses, along with remuneration for serving on the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority and Regional pay in lieu of pension, brought his total to $94,803.57. Ward 3 and 4 Regional Councillor Councillor Charlie Trim brought in a total of $53,919.70 last year, while Ward 1 and 2 Councillor Jim Schell drew $52,039.89. Ward 2 Councillor Don Mac Arthur brought in $23,379.18 while Ward 3 Councillor Councillor Pat Pingle drew $23,118.22. Next was Ward 4 Councillor Cord Robinson, who received a total of $22,909.44. Ward I Councillor Jane Rowe brought in $22,469.47. The mayor's base municipal Joint Mutton: Mayor tops the list. salary is $50,000. while other councillors earn a base of $20,000. Regional councillors, which include Mayor Mutton and councillors Trim and Schell, also earn $26,186.74. See 'Six figure club' Page 7 MOTORS LTD Chev Olds & Chev Trucks nwv.i/a o y ic / noY 2 (Y NICHOLS 401 2728 COURTICE RD.. HWY. 12, COURTICE - THE TORONTO LINE 905-427-4444 roynlcholsiiiotors@gineaiittda.com AIR IS ON US. 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