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assistant manager of court operations issued a memo to all staff and court users friday advising mould was to be removed from the basement on the weekend but newmarket lawyer abba katz told the economist suntribune monday he was not informed of the mould cleanup until he saw a copy of the memo earlier that day im at the courthouse almost every day and i was there on saturday mr katz said i wasnt told thats not good enough the public health and safety is at risk he is not alone in his concerns lawyer morris manning is awaiting a ruling on his application for a change of venue for a taxevasion hearing and at least nine court staff jurors and specta tors at the maria wong murder trial ear lier this summer complained of a variety of health problems the female registrar fainted in court and was taken to hospital as a precau tion a defence attorney complained of headaches the crown attorney and assistant crown attorney felt dizzy two court reporters had heart palpitations and sinus trouble and a court security officer and the judge himself battled persistent sinus infection in may the ontario public service employees union said about 10 people who worked in courtrooms on the first and second floors complained of ear infections ear popping and other symptoms dr hanif kassam york regions new associate medical officer of health said these complaints likely have nothing to do with mould as far as im aware mould doesnt cause ear infections dr kassam said the finding of a little bit of mould in the basement is something of a red herring and not likely to be related to the symp toms the symptoms seem to be more acoustic in nature mr crawley said the most recent mould was discovered july 24 they found excessive moisture and possible mould growth he said all proper safety precautions were taken he said the buildings joint health and safety committee was informed about the problem at every step numerous types of tests have been conducted mr crawley said karen ras spokesperson for ontario realty corporation said the building has been tested for mould volatile organic compounds asbestos aldehy des carbon dioxide air pressure and humidity they were consistently within acceptable ranges she said the courthouse was closed for a year beginning june 2000 to eradicate toxic mould in the building which was con structed in 1980 several years after it was opened some of the brickwork had to be replaced to fix leaks ms ras said tuesday the type of mould removed last week had not yet been identified were still awaiting test results she said