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Port Perry Star, 24 Sep 1980, p. 1

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wr J ¢ - ® LJ What's Up Doc? To see "what's up" - turn to page 33. Dr. JK. Gray, Medical Officer of Health, Durham Regional Health Unit has issued the following state- ment in regard to the cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syn- drome that 'has hospitalized several children at the Hos- pital for Sick Children in Toronto. Investigation to date has suggested that at least 7 of the eight children who have become ill, have consumed an apple based drink (apple juice or apple cider) while visiting a flea market held on Sundays at a large Pickering Shopping Centre. While not being certain, that this is the cause of the illness, Dr, J.K. Gray, Medical Officer of Health, Durham Regional Health Unit, said that the visit to the Flea Market and the consumption of the apple drink are the only two common factors identified to date. Public Health inspectors from the Health Units 'Health warning Hl over apple cider Environmental Health Divi- sion are working to identify the vendors of such drinks. Vendors identified so far are small commercial opera- tions and -are based on farms, - Dr. - Gray said. Inspectors from the Durham - Regional 'Health Unit or from neighbouring health units are visiting each opera- tor to pick up samples and to check the equipment used in the manufacturing of the apple drink. If you still have any home- made apple juice purchased on Sunday, September 21, 1980, from the Pickering Flea Market, DO NOT DRINK IT. Please phone 723-8521 so that it can be picked up for testing or take it to your nearest Health Unit office. For further information, contact: Dr. J.K. Gray, Medical Officer of Health, Durham Regional Health Unit, 301 Golf St., Oshawa, Ontario 723-8521. Queen St. officially Although Queen Street has been completed for about seven weeks, the official opening ceremonies for the recently reconstruc- "ted downtown area will take place this Thursday evening. The ceremonies will com- mence at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Post Office with many local, regional and provin- cial dignitaries on hand for the ribbon cutting, which will be performed by Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and Robert Eaton, parliamen- tary assistant to the Minister of Transportation and Communications. Other officials present will include Mayor Gary Her- rema (Uxbridge), Mayor Al McPhail (Brock), Durham Region Chairman Walter Beath, Ted Simms, Howard , opened this Thursday Hall, Ted Griffen, William Twelvetrees, and represen- tatives of the contractors, Hubway Construction. In conjunction with the "opening, many of the local Chamber of Commerce member merchants have joined together in a large twenty page flyer to entice local residents into town for the opening ceremony and to enjoy the specials they have offered. According to Scugog Chamber of Commerce dir- ector Bill Barr, who was instrumental in getting the flyer underway, it is the first time that he can remember this many Port Perry merchants from the down- town area and the plazas (Turn to page 2) a Still concerned about the loss of one Scugog trustee on the Durham Board of Educa-- tion, Township council Monday afternoon voted to ask the provincial Minister of Education to allow a mini- mum of two trustees from each 'municipality in the Vol.114 No. 44 Durham. Scugog learned about four weeks ago that because total property assessment here this year is slightly lower than in Uxbridge Township, Scugog will lose one of its two trustees on the Board of Education, and Uxbrige will be increased from one to two. At that time, Scugog council asked for a report from the Board of Education comparing the number of students in Scugog and Uxbridge, and those figures were tabled at Monday's Wednesday, September 24,1980 | Council wants Scugog to have two trustees on School Board council meeting. They showed that this school year, Scugog has 3341 secondary and elementary students, or about 30 per cent more than the 2505 students enrolled in Uxbridge Town- ship schools. (Turn to page 3) 40 Pages 230 Gp ~~ I Police officers inspect the hole at the entrance of getting together on a pro- David's Beauty Salon which three people fell through when the concrete collapsed into the basement. ' pe Had aS Attendants place one of the accident victims in ambulance to take her to the hospital. people was seriously injured in the fall. None of the three Sidewalk collapses, three plunge nine Three Port Perry area residents had a frightening experience last week when a concrete slab in front of a Queen Street store gave way and they plunged nine feet into the store basement. Luckily, Burnsell and Marion Webster of Port Perry and Helen Weeden of Prince Albert suffered only scrapes and bruises as a result of the mishap. They were treated for the injuries at Port Perry Hospital and released the same day. According to Durham Region police constable Rick Olaisen, the trio was leaving David's Hairstyling at 257 Queen Street last Wednesday afternoon when they stepped onto the concrete in the door- way leading to the store. The concrete slab, about four feet by four feet, literal- ly fell out from underneath them, and they ended up in feet into basement the basement nine feet below. Constable Olaisen said it was "very fortunate' the victims were not seriously hurt or even killed. Just why the weight of three people on the slab caused it to break away is not clear at this time, but Constable Olaisen said vibrations from the recently completed Queen Street construction may have caused the slab to work away from the foundation and wall of the building. The slab was not part of the new sidewalk constructed this summer in front of stores on both sides of Queen Street. After his treatment at hospital, Mr. Webster told the Star that the experience was a frightening one. "We were pretty shaken up by it, and just lucky we didn't break our arms or legs," he said.

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