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IEA Bo OB i Nog oA i . a me REPT IRR NA A SR i To Durham Health Unit will assess andchange policies The chairman of the Durham Region council health services com- mittee says the Region's Health Unit will be making changes in the way it handles rabies incidents like the one that hit Port Perry recently. defended the way the Health Unit staff handled the incident. Speaking at the meeting of council April 23, councillor Hamre said "I think the staff (Health Unit) handled the situation well. But because of the Port Perry case, staff will be reassessing (the procedures) and probably changes will be made." * She went on to say that in similar incidents in the future, the Health Unit could use the media (local papers, daily papers that come in- to the community and radio) to in- form the public about potential health hazards. At last count, 123 people from Port Perry were receiving anti-rabies shots after indirect contact between March 25 and April with a stray dog that had rabies. The Health Unit has come under criticism for not notifying the public quickly enough after the dog was positively diagnosed as having the disease. The matter was raised at the Regional council meeting April 23, by Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor who asked councillor Hamre what the Health Unit policies are when deal- ing with incidents like this. In responding to the questions and defending the Health Unit staff, councillor Huiure noted that this case was unique because the dog in question had been a 'friendly stray.' not displaying any outward signs of the disease, and this was the reason it came in contact with so many people, most of them children. In reply to another question on whether Durham Region might join several other municipalities in for- cing all pet-owners to have their animals vaccinated against rabies, councillor Hamre said the Health Services staff is exploring this possibility. She said local municipalities might be asked to see proof of rabies shots as a condition for issuing a dog licence. But there could be problems in trying to enforce this and an add- ed problem that domestic cats are not licenced the way dogs are, yet can contact the disease just as easi- ly as dogs. The dog in question which carried the disease and came in contact with so many people in the im- mediate Port Perry area was a black mongrel, part Collie/Lab, Only 28 days until summer freedom! by Susan Lehane 152 days down, 28 to go. That's right, Rebels, only twenty-eight school days until we're free for the summer! These last few weeks will no doubt be the busiest, fastest weeks of the entire school year. The time will fly by with plenty of homework, classes, banquets, sports, concerts, and performances. Last week, our boys Rugby teams opened up their spring season with games against Cobourg East. The Junior and Senior teams joined together to defeat the Cobourg Seniors 6-4. The Midgets also defeated their opponents with an im- pressive 12-0 score. This Thursday, all 3 teams travel to Brock High School. Good-Luck Guys! Last Friday, a lot of the students came to school in disguise, as they all wore their sunglasses. The halls were full of shades of every shape, size and colour. Those who attend- ed the Soc Hop in the gym at noon were impressed by a solo that was sung by Heidi Meisner. It had been a while since we've had the chance to dance to live music. Live entertainment will be at a peak this week, when the Drama Club presents it's Annual Drama Night on Thursday, May 1, the premiere of "A Marriage Pro- posal," will open at 7:30 p.m . It will be followed directly by a special pro- duction by 12 very special actors and actresses, entitled "The Best Days Of Our Lives," which they wrote themselves, about high school life. On Friday evening, May 2, "The Bald Primadonna" will team up with 'Best Days Of Our Lives" for a second night of entertainment. These shows are a must to see. Tickets are available for $3 from any drama night participant or at the door. Port Perry Star ADVERTISING DEADLINE All Advertising: MONDAY - 12 NOON Keep your calendars up to date: Don't miss out on anything over the next few weeks, because these days of high school, could very well be "the Best Days Of Your Lives." with long, silky hair. According to a chronological report of the events surrounding this case, the dog was first diagnosed April 4 as having "clinical rabies' and nine people began having shots. The dog was caught at the 8th Con- - cession of old Reach Township and Simcoe Street, north of Port Perry. The positive confirmation of rabies came April 7 after examina- tion of the skull. By this time, 17 peo- ple were taking the shots. By April 10, there were 40 people taking the shots, and on April 15, the day a full story of the incident was carried in the Port Perry Star, the number jumped to 77. 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