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4 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, June 8, 2005 jljjjj «I f m #1 :,i i i f ii i fl m il'itirl • ! * l ' t8 *"' •' • Iji • Grade four students at Orono Public School released tne butterflies they had raised from the cocoon stage, last Wednesday afternoon. ine BRANDING CHAMPIONS \k\M mini ! ! i i : : r " i,,! b 1 'S i . eet - ORONO 5 'P' 6:30 pm bo HOLIDAY 1-866-517-6336 MORRIS FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD. SERVING DURHAM REGION SINCE 1841 ALL FUNERAL SERVICES PREARRANGED AND/OR PREPAID BURIAL - CREMATION - TRANSFERS "WHERE PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE IS IMPORTANT" FUNERAL DIRECTORS GARY M. CONWAY DEBRA D. CAMPKIN PAUL R. MORRIS DOUG R. RUTHERFORD 905-623-5480 j DIVISION ST- BOWMANVILLE • AT QUEEN 3L Immunization urged after rubella outbreak NAPCextreme.com WHITBY, ON, Durham Region Health Department is urging area residents to be up- to-date on their vaccinations to help limit the expansion of the rubella outbreak in southwestern southwestern Ontario to other areas. "The current rubella outbreak outbreak is affecting communities with low rates of vaccination," said Dr. Donna Reynolds, Durham Region Associate Medical Officer of Health. Approx-imately 90% of cases that have occurred in this outbreak outbreak have been in young people, people, 19-years old and younger, who have not been immunized. Since April 21 when the outbreak outbreak was first reported, 253 cases of rubella have been confirmed confirmed throughout Ontario, with 226 of these cases located in Oxford County. To date, Durham Region Health Department has received no reports of rubella cases. "Rubella is dangerous for an unborn baby," explained Dr. Reynolds. "If a pregnant woman is infected early during pregnancy, there is a high risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, and birth defects known as congenital congenital rubella syndrome. This syndrome syndrome occurs in up to 90% of infants bom to women who were infected with rubella during during the first trimester of pregnancy." pregnancy." Seven of the current cases reported in the southwestern southwestern Ontario outbreak have been in pregnant women. Babies bom with rubella can spread the virus for a year or more. Children who have not been immunized can spread rubella to susceptible pregnant women. The Health Dept, recommends recommends that women who are considering pregnancy fol- low-iip with their doctor to ensure that they have immunity immunity to rubella. Continued from front Measures are being taken to minimize loss of salt during delivery operation. Any 1 salt spillage will be cleaned up promptly to reduce run off. The Department will be installing infra-red thermometers thermometers in all supervisors vehicles as well as in day/night patrol vehicles. The thermometers will give a measurement of the temperature of the road at all times. This, besides the current practice of using weather reports and the satellite system, will give the department another another tool to effectively monitor their course of action should a storm be looming. The salt management plan sets a framework for ensuring that the municipality continuously continuously improves the management management of roads salts on the 1,740 lane kilometers of roadway in Clarington. The Department must notify Environment Canada by June 30, that they have a plan in place to reduce salt consumption. consumption. RUST*/ CHECK Now available in Clarington only at FRED'S AUTOBODY 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Tel: (90S) 623-6353 me™™.,: haims Fax: 905-623-3913 . INSURANCE CLAIMS E-mail: FAB@on.albn.com Complete Collision Repair, Fred DeVries, OWNER Restoration and Refinishing • FREE ESTIMATES • COMPETITIVE RATES Joe Waltherr Robert Rowe Michael Ross Glenn Iverson Jeffrey Rowe The Orono Weekly Times has commissioned these sales representatives representatives to undertake a special subscription drive for the Times. They will present a special offer and will be calling on homes to offer year-round reading of this newspaper at substantial savings over newstands. THIS OFFER IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIMES OFFICE §*§----- H- Spring PERENNIAL SALE TRICKLANDS Perennial Farm ÇAutmiaU Save one dollar on our -- -- already low priced East of Hwy. 57 - West of Liberty St. - North of Taunton nerennlals (We're in the middle) ^ 6467 Middle Road, Bowmanville Sale ends June 30th open 7 days a week ^