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Wheels/Insert Uplander ups the SUV ante CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Sports/13 Eagles expect a battle tonight f V Lakeridge patients jlold they can relax Risk of infection àfter exposure to unsterilized equipment slim, [hospital says BY CARLY FOSTER i Staff writer ; DURHAM -- Patients rwho had unsterilized equip- ; ment used on them at an Os- hawa hospital are being told > they no longer need to take Ï precautions against ; HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. ; "Based on lab tests and » CDC (Centers for Disease ■'Control) guidelines,..it seems ■the only risk factors for those people, at this point, would be six in a billion, or some . ridiculous chance like that," said Françoise Guenette, manager corporate communications, communications, for Lakeridge Health ; Oshawa. "They can go .about their ■ normal lives, but are to come back to have tests done." That means the 115 patients patients who had unsterilized . dndoscopy and gastrointestinal gastrointestinal scopes used on- them at > lakeridge Health Oshawa in Tate October last year are .being advised they no longer -have to wear condoms during sex and can share items such as nail clippers again. : In addition to the 115 patients, patients, four children who may have had an unsterilized dental dental mirror used on them during during surgery around the same time are being tested for HIV and hepatitis. While the prognosis looks good, the advice that precautions precautions are no longer necessary has one affected patient worried. worried. ■ "Pm certainly.not going to take their advice," said the patient, patient, who wished to remain anonymous. "I think they're jumping the gun a bit by telling people....There is a risk. "The fact they're keeping the clinics going says something." something." The patient said she was told by a social worker at a testing clinic earlier this week that she no longer had to take precautions and that no further further testing was required. She was told that the clinics clinics would continue, but that it was her choice whether to return return for testing. 'I'm certainly not going to take their advice. I think . they're jumping the gun a bit.... There is a risk.' "When I asked for paperwork saying that, I was told to visit the Centers for Disease Control Control Web site," the patient said. "That's not very comforting, comforting, that doesn't give me any confidence whatsoever. "If material is available on those findings, they should have given it to us. There are many older people involved who don't have access to computers." Dr. Michael Silverman, the hospital's infection-control specialist, directed all social workers to tell patients they could return to their normal habits, Ms. Guenette said. But the social workers themselves are not in a position to con- See TESTING, page 9 jjfr ?'■&' ' V- ' v,r-v ( T A.J. Groen/ The Canadian Statesman CLARINGTON -- Ian Parks of Bowmanville takes advantage of the perfect powder at Long Sault Conservation Area to get in a little skiing. Couple found guilty of abusing children BY STEPHEN SHAW Staff writer DURHAM -- A Black- stock couple was been formally formally found guilty of the "near, torture" of their adoptive adoptive sons, whom they routinely routinely beat and locked in makeshift cages for more than a decade. The parents pleaded guilty last month to two counts each of forcible confinement, assault assault with a weapon and failing failing to provide the necessaries of life. However, the extent of the abuse remained in dispute by the Crown and defence, and Judge Donald Halikowski on Monday handed down a set of "findings of fact" on the evidence evidence called at a preliminary hearing. Court heard the brothers were beaten, tethered to beds, locked in cages and subjected to other cruel punishments at the hands of their adoptive parents from the time they were 3 and 5 years old until they were teenagers. The abuse included being beaten with various objects, including a shoehorn, being thrown outside in thunderstorms, thunderstorms, tied to a bed in a basement, forced to sleep in a dog cage or a wooden crate, and being locked inside chained, enclosed cribs See ABUSE, page 7 Childcare funding falls short, advocate says BY SHELLEY JORDAN Staff writer DURHAM -- Recent provincial funding for regulated regulated day care won't repair all the damage done to the system by the Tory government, says the Coalition for Better Childcare. Childcare. Dalton McGuinty's Liberal government received $9.7 million million from the $900-million fund set up by the federal government government last spring to be 1 divided divided among the provinces. The money is for regulated childcare, to be spent on capi-. tal improvements and new equipment. Roxanne Lambert, acting director.for Durham's Department Department of Social Services, Children's Children's Services division, says the region's share is $336,020. "I'm sure we'll get more ' requests than funds to assist with," says Ms. Lambert, adding that there haven't been any increases in provincial funding over the past four years, while operating costs for childcare are' increasing. As a result; she says Durham's 109 operators are struggling. "Programs have indicated a need for playground equip ment that meet current standards," standards," said'Ms. Lambert. "We haven't been able to assist with playgrounds for a while. We had to focus on crucial needs such as structural repairs." repairs." Kira Heineck, acting executive executive director for the Ontario See MONEY, page 8 ONTARIO'S •SERVICE • PARTS MON., WED., FUI. 7:30 am - 6:00 pm TUES. 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The most visible change is a narrow, holographic strip of numerals (100) and maple leaves down the left side that seerri to move and change colour when tilted. Hold the note up to light and a smallèr portrait .of the statuesque late prime minister Robert Borden appears to the right of the larger one, A watermark watermark bearing the number 100 also appears. Beside it, , seemingly random 'curves come together to form 100. A security thread-- which looks like the yellow plastic strip encasing packs of cigarettes-- cigarettes-- is embedded and looks like metallic dashes that change from gold to green when tilted. . Security features from previous previous bills include raised print See NEW, page 8 m The new $100 bill has special new counterfeit-prevention counterfeit-prevention features. l .•••I «si!if THIS WEEK'S FEATURES BUICK ; GMiSpw 1 121Iflnn C* E ■ % UttiiiLS Be . - i 2001 QUAND FAIX 4 DR. SlDAN 2000 BUICK LI SA1R1 LTD. 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