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PAGE 4THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, AUGUST 14, 2002 Can't keep on truckin ' BOWMANVILLE - There were no injuries sustained when two dump trucks were involved in an accident Tuesday Tuesday afternoon on Waverley and Baseline Road in Bow- manville. Only minor damage ivfl.s' reported. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo More bad air days ahead as smog hovers over Durham DURHAM - We've had three bad air days in a row and are heading for more. The hot, muggy, smog- gy weather is back and as we swelter in the heat, we are also breathing in polluted polluted air. On Tuesday at 3 p.m., our local air quality was 53, according to the Ontario Ontario environment ministry ministry readings. On Mon day, it hit a high of 71 at 3 p.m. Poor is any .reading between 50 and 99. On Sunday, our air quality at 3 p.m. was 67. ' This area has experienced experienced four previous poor air quality days: June ll, July l and 8 and Aug. I. Anyone interested in checking air quality can do so at www.airquality.ontario.co m or call 1-800-387-7768. Ward against bats Stay away from exposure to rabies in summer DURHAM - Durham residents residents are reminded reminded to take precautions against exposure exposure to bats during during the summer months. -I Bats are known carriers of disease and can transmit rabies rabies to people, sometimes without the person person even being aware, says Dr. Donna [Reynolds, [Durham's associate associate medical lofficer of [health. * "Bats have needle-sharp Iteeth and can bite r without leaving a mark. If a person is asleep, they t jnay not know t)hey've been "•bitten," she says. "The last ' case of human rabies in Canada Canada occurred in . 2000 following '. exposure to a ; bat that had ; been found in ■ the house while the person i slept." ; If a human is ; exposed to a • bat, the best op- tion is to have ; the bat tested ; for rabies, says • Dr. Reynolds. Human expo- i sure includes touching a bat, ' waking to find a • bat in the same 1 room or finding i a bat with unsupervised unsupervised infants ; or young chil- • dren. If the bat • is not available . for testing, pa- ; tients and their ; doctors should • consider rabies ■ treatment in ! consultation with the health department, says Dr. Reynolds. Some precautions precautions to avoid rabies include: include: • Avoid wild animals, including including bats; • Avoid dead or sick animals; • Instruct children to report report sick animals, animals, animal bites and scratches to parents who should contact the health de- - parlaient and • Vaccinate pels. For more information information contact contact the Durham Health Department Department at 1-800- .841-2729, ext. 2188. INTOWNE GALLERY & GIFT SHOPPE 'You Snooze * You Lose" * SALE rno/ow 25% OFF yw ËÊ /Q Selected Pottery Selected Framed Art Small Framed (t Z*|ÛQ u Dprnratnr * i Decorator * ^ Prints wZ ■ while supplies last PAY NO TAXES STOREWIDE SAVINGS on selected items 10 A.M. til Midnight, Aug.l6th 7 King St. E., Historic Downtown Bowmanville (905)623-6411 vmm iiiiinniiii iiiiiujiiii hiiii iiiimi.iiuiiiHi»mumiiii;iiiji.iiyi>ji.!li|| | illl | iiup!Jtitiptl^t!jt|ltlttl|P» w Annual MIDNITE MADNESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 16th 10:00 AM 'TIL MIDNITE 50% OFF All Summer Merchandise and No PST or GST on All New Fall Arrivals! 5 King ft. East Bowmanville 905*623*431 ? iâtinÉÉÉÉiiiÉÉii Hooper's Jewellers Join Us for Greot Savings! Friday, August 16th We're Open 'til Midnight PAY NO* TAXES * OOper's Jewellers Ltd. Your family jeweller since 1945 39 King Street West Downtown Bowmanville (905)623-5747 20%"" Regular Priced GIFTWARE All Day Friday, August 16th 9 A.M. to Midnight Assorted. -- hsoui icu _ net Lays aii Potato Chi „ „ ALL z/$A 99 Hallmark Products ^ V ■ a Ajlf Vi & ' W t. •Excludes Cards 170 gram Scotties Tissues 69* Box Visit our CLEARANCE C6lltr6 Savings on Giftware up to 50% Off mcgregor ida drugs 5 King Street West Bowmanville 905-623-5792 i IK ipT L TPHTPI BOWMANVILLE BUSINESS CKNTRi; Historic Downtown Bowmanville's www.bowmanville.com STORES WILL STAY OPEN TIL 12 MIDNIGHT WATCH FOR lUli CUAUSIUIL Musician - Magician - Street Entertainer fMto,rin * LOKb'KlKU UlL CLUVVK PAUL BRAYBROOK AKU CLMLA 7M pjn. to 11:00 p.m. Balloon Animals and Face Painting Live UlIILTu For All Ages... Basketball Free-Throw Competition <j At 2 LOCATIONS ^ Too CooM Win $$$ in BIA Backs! Teddy Bear Clinic 6:30 'til 8:30 p.m. Featuring the Care-givers from the Courlice Pel Clinic Team: Dr. Gregory Topolie, D.V.M. and EleanorTopolie, R.N. and their assistants Nicholas and Lucas will be examining Teddy Bears and Certilicates of Wellness will be handed out and all patients' owner's names will be entered into a draw for a Teddy Bear! WEAR YOUR PJ'S ★ You might win 1 1 DO" worth of BIA Bucks Balloons will lie given out by our own "Cosmic Chicken" to those who come Downtown In their pyjamas. Attached to the balloon will he an envelope containing a gilt certificate, or a discount coupon or a pi ire from a downtown business! I Ith HOUR Draw ïjpflJi r 'in; IV* Ui dj'/'-fl « y 1 Jïo i t'vvi t if •).=ir ' Two free draws for $100.°° in (Downtown Shopping Money) which must be spent BEFORE ^ MIDNIGHT Friday, August 16th. An Early Bird Drav at 7 p.m. and an Eleventh Hour Draw at 11 p.m. \yV V' t'r.iW ; , Ï I'll i I | : I' ! -i ■ . 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