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economist suntribune opinion thursday may 30 2002 hand washing vital in this exoli world trust is only an issue when it shatters last year the residents of walkerton learned a very expensive lesson in putting their lives in the hands of others walkerton was devastat ed to learn that sloppiness and sneakiness contributed to the death of seven people all victims of an ecoli virus poor handling of the towns water system also resulted in hundreds becoming sick some were very sick today walkerton is trying to heal trying to forgive and trying to move forward the rest of canada wishes only the best for walkerton if ever a community paid too high a price for blind trust it was this western ontario town when earlier this week a durham region health offi cial announced that extended spectrum beta lactamase esbl a strain of ecoli was diagnosed in long term care facilities in the region warning bells rang walkerton needed to be bitten only once for the rest ofustobeshy because the ecoli strain has also touched york region i knew our health reporter lisa queen would have her work cut out for her when a health issue threatens the community at large it makes for a good story in such cases the media provides a vital service the role of the mes senger is enhanced when the public has to be notified and educated the warning bell also rang on a personal note i made a wish i wished that my mother a resident of an oshawa nursing home was being kept out of harms way my mom has had more than her share of pain and lost mobility she deserves to live out the rest of her life in comfort and mom is quick to tell us a little peace and quiet would be nice the last thing mom or any other frail and elderly person needs is to be hit with a drugresistant super bug bill mindell yorks direc tor of infectious diseases control pointed out frail and elderly people with weakened immune systems insist that health care workers wash their hands many times throughout the course of the day joan ransberry living in institutions are most vulnerable because they are unable to wash their hands thoroughly after going to the bathroom they then put their hands in or near their mouths or spread the bacte ria by grabbing an object later touched by another resident and on it goes this marks canadas largest ever outbreak of esbl ecoli while it is not the same strain that did such terrible damage in walkerton its no pussy cat either in july esbl ecoli killed four people in durham the number of victims in the greater toronto area including york region has now reached 200 after three phone calls to my moms nursing home i finally received a simple answer to a sim ple question i learned one of the nursing homes two buildings is ecolifree my moms ok if common- sense precautions are taken she should remain safe the public is wise to keep an eye on things dont be afraid to ask ques tions if something scary is hovering around your loved one obtain as much infor mation as possible as well find out what we as a community can do to help harness this virus weve learned this strain of ecoli is not spread through the air its not in the water its not found on food but it most definitely is passed from one person to another preventive measure in clude going back to basics and practising the old art of hand washing insist that health care workers wash their hands many times throughout the course of the day heres a message from me to mom your child wants you to wash your hands 10 times a day and dont forget to clean your fingernails fresh georgian this corn will be arriving thursday and friday its really good corn at a really good price and with this weather itll be great to have a corn cookout hummus next to our spinach dip and our roasted red pepper dip this is the most popular its a bad day when were sold out regular and spicy hummus are on feature this week so if you havent a tried them yet now f 1h w is a great time b lg q 179 100 g j j this something inew weve imported a new bbq sauce from the montgomery inn in ohio its a brushing or a dipping sauce and we really love it sidewalk whats happenin the bakery in two words mangoes there are 4 main types of mangoes and hadens are the best weve got them this week in a 9 size which is really large theyve got good colour and 4 fk a theyre ready ft bh hfj to enjoy from mexico ea fresh florida blueberries blueberries are now available in full pints which is good because youll need a lot of these to feed up on after a long winter full pints whats for dinner our feature from the freezer this week is our full range of lasagnas including our meaty version our vegetable and our chicken spinach mushroom variety k fql reg 1495 ea o lemon madness it all started with the lemon tart in the food section of the star last wednesday and it got worse from there so much so that almost everything in the bakery is lemoncoloured or flavoured this week lemon meringue pies i was showing an old friend of mine around the store a couple of weeks ago who now works for sobeys highup who returned to the store after our visit to buy one of these and called back after to compliment the bakery on it 9 pies 1095 lemon loaves this is the iced variety that we make 450 ea evans soft lemon cookies we dont make these all the time so its best to eat them while you can dipped in chocolate 595 pkg lemon cheese cakes these are the ones with the lemon curd swirled into the cheese cake its our most popular 1295 2095 size lemon tart this is the one that was in last wednesdays star oldfashioned lemon curd painstakingly made with egg yolks sugar lemon and butter cooked over a double boiler and cooled till the next day then baked in a shortbread crust in three varieties it comes in wild blueberry fresh raspberry aunaturel 1795 ea no wonder supermarkets dont make homemade stuff lemon jelly rolls these are our amazing jelly rolls this time filled with jaanas amazing lemon curd 1095 ea lemon squares two types well have our old favourite lemoncoconut plus a new on these are one of our longtime customer ted pikes favourite he thinks that theyre the best thing in the world now available for public consumption 199 ea lemon white chocolate mousse in pistachio shortbread crust with strawberries how good is that 1895 ea lemon curd scones 129 ea while i was outside the other day tending the flowers one of our longtime customers charlene figgess came up to me and said and i quote you know evan that youre contributing to the decline of western civilization its just so decadent in there referring of course to our bakery i took it as a compliment with thanks and by the way all of our lemon items are whats happened on the the weather has been a bit surprising but have faith sooner or later it will warm up and well all have our hands dirty in the garden one thing that we continually hear is that weve shopped around and weve been everywhere and you guys not only have the best stuff but youve got the best prices too you may not have everything but the quality of what youve got is great for this week weve got small stuff you can mix or match to make your own basket urn or window box the million bells are especially nice this year but theres verbena bacopa lobelia new guinas gazanias and lime plus a lot more wed be happy to plant any arrangement that youd like in your containers or ours there is a 750 fee for smaller and a 1000 fee for larger creations arbours weve received our first arbours made of unpeeled cedar similar to last year more stuff to come including trellises and bridges coconut mixed baskets these mixed hangers are either large or extra large and look great geraniums weve got a good supply of hangers- including ivy geraniums and medium size mothers in a lot of different colours patio pots pots of colour for sun or shade as far as the eye can see we get huge praise for these bacopa and lobelia in large size fibre hangers theyre best in fibre because theyll hold the moisture better gives you a bit more maintenance leeway hibiscus weve received a great shipment of hibiscus bushes and standards at 3000 and 4000 really nice mandevilla have started to arrive watch for them this weekend and dont forget that for any pot you buy at our store you get a kates buck that you can spend in her store on great garden accents cream of carrot sojjj this is one of if not the bestselling soups we make we start by making our own chicken stock we use local carrots while theyre available which are nice and sweet we use cream and its spiced just reg 549 ea serves 34 village grocer quality foods you could jvxnf get your raffle tickets you could win a number of great prizes including a years shopping in our store all of the money goes to markham- stouffville hospital 45000 last year tickets are 1000 each and are available from any of the members of the unionville slopitch league or at our store only two weeks to go specials in effect until closing sunday june 2 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 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