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i A i nN anni SAR With school doors ready to open in a few days, the Durham Region Health Unit has issued a warning to parents to help guard their children against head lice. Elizabeth Schaefer, director of public health nursing services, says that last -year about 700 youngsters had to be sent ---- home from schools across Durham Region because of head lice. And public health nurses examined some 3500 individuals as part of the exclusion and re-admission programme. = According to Miss Schaefer, not only is head lice a health problem, but it is-a costly one, taking into account the lost time from school for the youngsters and the estimated 181 working days last year which nurses spent doing examinations. Miss Schaefer says that if parents become familiar 'with the problem and take a few simple precautionary steps, the number of Longer council term favoured (From page 1) on the year term. "I'm not sure that a three year term would be better than two years in the same way that the two year term is better than the old single" year term," said councillor - Malcolm. He did say, however, that any change in the length of the term should be uniform across the province. He would be opposed to the suggestion that municipal- ities have the option of bringing in a three year term or leaving it at two years. Councillor Malcolm agreed there could be good arguments for the three year term from the point of view of saving money. Both Mayor Taylor and councillor "agreed completely that the present system of electing the chair- man of a regional council by members of that council should not be tampered with. There were suggestions at the convention last week that regional chairman in Ontario should be elected directly by the voters. - "It would be too costly for a person to run a region-wide campaign for chairman," said Mayor Taylor. "I think it could also be split the rural-urban elect- orate in a region like Durham and two large municipalities could control the vote," he said. Councillor Malcolm said electing a regional chairman at large "would not serve any useful purpose, and it would cost plenty for one person to run a campaign." Ilike the system the way it is now, he said. ; Durham's present regional - chairman, Gary Herrema, who won a close vote over Oshawa councillor John Aker last December said he would be prohibitive, Scugog Ward 3 councillor John Williams had probably the strongest feelings in support of the three year term, stating he is "very much in favour of it." "Three years would give voters a better chance to | judge the performance.of a council," he said. He also #aid it takes a new councillor six or eight months to get familiar with the system, and in the second year of the term, decision by councils are influenced by the up-coming election. Ward one councillor Neil Hunter, a veteran of many years on local councils, said he can see advantages and disadvantages to the three year term. "If you have a good council it (three years) would be fine, but it could be a very long term with a bad council," he said. Councillor Hunter noted that running a campaign every two years is starting to get expensive, and he is of the opinion that sitting on council should not be a "job," but rather a position, and an honoured one. "I don't have any strong objections to a three year term, but I would sure hate to see us go back to old one year term," he said. Ward 4 councillor John Wolters expressed similar concerns about a "bad _ council" being in office for three years. "'A bad council might do a lot of harm in three years to the municipality," he said. "Maybe the voters should have the chance to throw that kind of council out after . two years in office." Ward 2 councillor Robert Espey, who is the only freshman on the present Scugog council, stated quite clearly that he would like to see the two year term "My feeling is that the more accountable a council 4 ; aint 7a ; SHORT TERM CERTIFICATES 30 to 89 Days Rates subject to change. =r] STANDARD AR TRUST 165 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1318 Port Perry, Ontario LOBINO Telephone: 985-8435 or 985-8436 Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation is to the public, the better job it will do," he said. Councillor Espey said he believes local councils are more responsive if they have to go to the people at election every two years. He said he doesn't accept the argument that it takes a councillor several months to learn the ropes. "It's entirely up to the individual," he said, noting that in Scugog, the council is provided with ample backup information and reports from administrative staff which are helpful when it comes to making final decisions. ! Ci #7 MEN'SPLAID SHIRTS | incidents of head lice could "be reduced. . Since head lice are trans- mitted by direct or indirect contact with an infested person, it is very important that parents impress on their children not to use other youngsters' combs, brushes, hats or any kind of head-gear such as hockey helmets. The Health Unit is asking that parents examine their children's heads before school opens, and if they suspect head lice are present, it is crucial that the Health Unit be contacted at 723-8521 in Oshawa. - And parents should know what to look for. The head louse itself is grayish in colour, oval shaped and about 1-6" in length. As its food is blood, it lives on the scalp. The eggs or nits as they are called, are white-gray in colour, oval shaped and are found glued to the hair. The nits will hatch in about one week. If lice or nits are found, there are many products used in treatment, and they can be purchased at any PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., September 2, 1981 -- 3 Health Unit issues head lice warnings drug store. Parents may wish to contact their family doctor for advice on treat- ment. Miss Schaefer says that unless parents co-operate," the condition will not be eliminated. Any youngster who is excluded from class because of head lice will not be allowed to return until he or she has received an examin- ation from a public health nurse to ensure that all nits have been removed. Plans protest (From page 1) contact Durham-York MPP Ross Stevenson and Premier William Davis to voice his complaints about the way the hearing was conducted last week. The issue of a liquor licence for © Frank's Restaurant, just west of the four corners in Caesarea, has been an on-going one in Caesarea since last spring when Mr. Sharpe and Ernie Dobson attended a hearing in Peterborough to voice their objections. 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