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Z Seugog Citizen -- Tuesday, November 9, 1993 -- 3" 2 od Deer quickly become menace to' drivers Tena Jachhtt had a frightening experience one evening last her way- to-Porl Perry, the car she was driving slammed. into a deer on Reach Road withifi the town [imits of Uxbridge. She was eastbound near the Uxbridge Golf Gburse when the headlights picked up the deer standing almost on the highway. + AWith a steady stream of traffic coming towards her and na time* "to get the carfto a stop, she had fo choice but to plow into, the animals The"gnimal flopped up, landed on the hood, then rollel across the roof and off the trunk, all in less tian afew secon alee was injured, but efforts «turn up ater that night to find failed to sign of the animal. The incident left the Scugog Island Msident badly shaken nd with dam to the late odét sedan 'of about $2000 Tena is not alone. In fact, the number*of cases of vehicles Py striking deer appears to be on the increase. The samefglay Tena struck the deer near Uxbridge, another pd resident plowed into a "Inthe last two weeks, u ck about 9:00 AM McLaughlin Road, Nestleton. . Barbara Bppers wassy southbound when she just caught site Bf the deer standing south path of hep Chrysler vag before she had any chance to stop, striking the front grill. The animal's hind legs were shattered and it was yy out of its misery a shoMstime later. Damage to the. is estimated between $3,000 ahd $4,000. Larry Emmerson of Emmerson Insurance in Port Perry told the Citizen it is usual at this time of 'yéar to have tw8 claims per menth for vehicles strikipg deer. e sdid, his company has had séven claims. Fortypately, for the drivers whostrike a deer, the ddmage is covered under the comprehension without a hike in , She has"ho idea hoy badly theg ingthe ditch. It bounded into the iN kesman for Durham Name the Carnival You still have a few days to come up with a game for the Scugog Winter Carpival and a chance to win $100 cash Please see the "Name the Carnival" ad in tKis edition of the Citizen; write in your favourite mame ang drop the coupon off at the Scugog Citizen, 36 Water Street, Port Perry. or fax' itto to 986.1410. + But the deadline js 5:00 PM thiffkoming Friday Movember § J A committee is now plans fo bring a Winter Carnival to Scugog Township in mid- January. - * + If the name you sybmit for the carnival is A win $100, &, " Humane Society, adds 2 inspectors_ In an effort to take L) stronger stand against 'cruelty to animals, the Oshawa and District Humane Society has appointdd one full-tinfe and one partstime inspector. The Society, which covers all of Durham Region, is the only such -orghnization with inspectors who have fegal ain under the prevention {of crueMy to J Sy said "Inspector Betty Vart-Seters. She went on to say that even though the Humane Society has been operating for several years, it widely unkpown by the public throughout Burham Region. Ip an effort fo boost the ANOTHER WORLD The Toronto Star's Tribute to the '93 Blue Jays. " "This team has more heart than any team I've ever had in m life. And I'm prod "of them." - Cito Gaston | R ny Colours Now Available - Autogréphed Coples of" PAT BORDERS, M.V.P.. s profile, Inspectors sigs to speak to serie) groupe and other organizations about the work they do. In a statement last week, Ms. Van Seters said there continues to be "an abundance of abuse and ne towards animals all around us, and we are hear to speak for those who cdn't." As a non-profit charitable organization, the Society relies ™ entirely on fund-raising and publig donations,to continue its work for animals of all kinda. The Sotiety is located in Oshdwa at 192 Waterloo Street, and the phone number is 433-2022. Police told the Citizen that.so far And most have occl either early morning or evi he séid. - a, king on ug why are "there more accidents involving deer and vehicles than there were a few years ago? Ld A spokesman for She Mini "of Natural Resogrces in Li said deer populations all over with the Citizen. south/central Ontario, are Is ere anything that increasing at a rapid ratd. When motoriBts can do todower their the numbers go up, the chance of donee of striking a deer? Some accidents on the roads' and re installing high" decibel whistling devices in their vehicles. And the MNR rep said motorists should be more cautious whem driving at the deer dangers times. And pay attention to those large yellow "deer crossing" signs slong the highways. "Those signs are not put there highwgys increases. The reason for the increase in deer populations in this part of Ontario is two-foldP said the MNR official. . The comparatively mild winters of the past few years wmeans less natural stress fp deer which in turn means lowe mortality rates and higher birth | rates. "by accident," said the MNR rep. Algoghdeer populations sre Motorists who strike a deeg are finding ready-made entitled to keep the carcass, but must fill out a form available fromsthe MNR or any police station. * For most drivers, hitting a deer can be an emotionally upsetting experience, not fo mention the inconvenience of having the vehicle repaired. If the deer happens to come through the windshield and starts thrashing around in the front sat, the danger to anyone "supermarkets" where they éan feed in orchards, corn and grain fields. And deer feed in b> morning or early egening whigh means they are on the move, which is why most accidents occur at hese times of the day. Headlights of an approaching vehicle tend to mesmerize deer and for some reason they move towards the I1ghgs instead of < away from them. in@@the vehicle goes up "They, are not especially consigerably - * intelligent animals," said the MNR spokesman in an interview : HD a= Learning bow to cgpe willgrief Bpucgons ® Rhswers abeut grief redovery' . Q. The day my mother died, the doctor asked the family for permission to do an autopsy. I said, "No!" I've'since won- deged if that was a purely ¢ selfish desision. A. There, are many r reasans why your physician may ask, for an autopsy E sablishing the cause of death is one, and to feveal assoelafc decdyditions is another. Answets to these questipns can (1 facilifaeg thie grieving process, (2) contribute" to megical sca ence and (3) help the fami- ly understand the illness. Each case is an individeal one and each family must decide important these answers are N ow . 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