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s 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6H 2L1 The purpose of the meeting is to present to Council the preferred ultimate network (see below) as identiâ€" fied by the Class Environmental Assessment Study for the Twelve Mile Creek/Burloak Drive Area of West Oakville. Approval will be requested to proceed with the study and to file the Environmental Study Reports. Following a comprehensive planning and environmental assessment study including extensive consultation with the public and technical agencies, the Steering Committee has identified the ultimate network shown below, as being preferred. The public is invited to attend the Planning and Development/Council Meeting. Interested parties wishing to make a presentation to Council, are requested to register at the Clerk‘s office at (905) 845â€"6601, prior to the meeting. TOWN OF OAKVILLE 845â€"6601 CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY TWELVE MILE CREEK/BURLOAK DRIVE AREA OF WEST OAKVILLE OAKVILLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT/ COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, May 25, 1994 730 p.m. Town of Oakville 1225 Trafalgar Road â€"â€"~~~LAKE ONTARIO Doing damage control at the Red Cross The chief guardian of the blood supply in this country is the Canadian Red Cross Society. Red Cross overâ€" 1A r on Earlier this year â€" a federal inquiry â€" under Justice Horace Krever, began a formal investigation into, amongst other issues, whether blood testing for the AIDS virus could have been implemented earlier. Janet Jones: making blood supply safer. sees a nationâ€"wide network, largely fueled by volunteers, in a unique arrangement regarded as one of the best anywhere in the world. The probâ€" lem is â€" it is not perfect. Recently, the Red Cross has been under fire. there | was tr Coron Sin AIDS The reality is during the late 1970s and up until 1985, blood safety was compromised by HIV, a deadly virus which slipped through the system and caused a number of people (perhaps a 1,000 or more, a majority of whom are hemophiliacs) to contract AIDS â€" a devastating outcome for the victims, their families, and friends. Long time Oakville resident and career Red Cross volunteer, Janet Jones, a former president of both the Oakville Branch and the Provincial Division, and currently, on the Board of Governors of the National Society, would like to clear up any confusion about the problematical past and allay doubts about the safety of the system Excues begr: PDJ ang taves 1 Basea on 48 mort ease wtr 52500 conr vary : eacy aeaersno ONer or anorovec cren: See oeaer‘or con "What people should know is that "Of course, we all feel dreadful about the victims (of AIDS), but we must not judge the events of the early 1980s on the basis of what we know today. If people examine carefully and chronologically what knowledge the medical and scientific community had â€" and when â€" they will see that the decisions the Red Cross made were sensible and responsible â€" based on the knowledge of the day." The Ottawa native and former teacher is confident the Krever inquiry will reflect her own confidence in the Red Cross. While it is a painful proâ€" cess, she explained, We welcome the inquiry and hope it will clear the air." Since 1985, when the test for AIDS$ antiâ€"bodies became standard procedure with all blood collected by the Red Cross and donor screening procedures became progressively tighter (more detailed and more perâ€" sonal), about 9 million units of blood have been collected and transfused safely. Only a "tiny, tiny" number have been problematical, she added. there was a problem â€" it happened, it was truly tragic, but it‘s over," said the mother of four, interviewed at her Coronation Park home. (See ‘Blood‘ page 10) (Photo by Peter McCusker)