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Temporary plan in place for wheelchair Seei page*sf . Bishop Reding 0 A Metroland Community Newsp "Using Communication to BuiId Better Communîties" paper Vol. 144 No. 21 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 44 Pages Halton officiais don't want Toronto's trash r GRY THOMAS RE/MAX 905-878-7777 --West Nule open house attacks misinformation Nodecision ýyet about By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion Ruth Fords concern over West Nile virus deepened considerably when she found a dead bird on her Hornby property. Tbe fact tbat it was a dove ratber tban a crow- tbe bird thats reponledly most likely to carry West Nile virus - does notbing to case ber worry. 1.1 was told (previously> that doves and crows are tbe most common for West Nule," Ms Ford said. 'l noticed tbere was pesticide By JASON MISNER The Champion Halton's bealtb department bas on con- tract a licenced tecbnician ready to use the controversial fogging pesticide malathion to kilI adult mosquitoes, but a lot still bas to be determined before a decision is made. "A decision we bave to make is based on tbe data we collect tbis year,- said Peter Willmott. Haltons director of bealtb pro- tection services. 'Il will depend on the number of dead birds, rmosqUitoes, buman cases. and ail of those factors would bc taken in10 consideranion around adulticid- mng." The Region had the saine Erin Tossnship-based company on retainer last year. at a cost oi $15,000, in the esent tbat togging ssas needed. Il ss asnt. Hamilton's nedical oflicer o)f bealtb announced last week tbat the city will probably bave to resont to adulticiding spraying to kili aduli înosquitoes that's esee DR. on page 19 no trauma to the bird, so it had to have died from a disease or virus." Ms Ford was among the Milton and area residents who showed up at Wednesday's West Nule virus information open bouse beld by the Region of Halton at Memorial Arena - to find out more about the virus and express their concemrs. One of tbe main goals of the open bouse, organizers said, was to counter misinfor- mation like Ms Ford's tbougbts about the dove. She was told at the open bouse that ifs mostly crows that carry the virus. Ms Ford said shes stili worried though, and said shes particularly concemned for ber young niece and the other cbildren who play in the parks and scbools near ber bouse. Jobn Josie, froin rural Milton, was anotb- er of tbe concemned residents wbo sbowed up. He said be tbinks most people in Halton aren t as concemned as tbey sbould be about West Nule virus. "Ifs one of tbe most important tbings to come around in a long time," Mr. Josie said. "Last year, tbey didn't tell us it was as see EDUCATION on page 19 Comment........6 Business ..... .12-13 Classified ... .25-28 Dateline ...29-30 eTuesday, May 27 a - FM Industries *0 Bailoy n HeatIng* White Rose * eRonalCashway *- Spor[sChek* *SpnrtMrr *e A Designers Touch* *Rona Home And Garden *- Sears* L*Seiected amoas onny -J duazzum MIL-