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economist suntribune education thursday feb 17 2000 announcement canadian tire supports the legacy 5 km runwalk canadian tire store associate dealers lr ian mackenzie stouffville doug fleming markham and john fox scarborough present canadian tire dollars to 3rd from left damian bassett chairman ofmsh board of directors canadian tire has been a major sponsor of the event since its inception in 1998 this year canadian tire is a gold sponsor and is supporting the event with the canadian tire school pledge reward program the program is for both elementary and secondary schools and includes 50000 gift certificate redeemable at the markham stouffville and scarborough steeles ave e canadian tire stores the certificates will be awarded to any elementary school that raises over 1000 in pledges and any secondary school that raises over 2000 in pledges the legacy 5 km runwalk in support of markham stouffville hospital will take place april 30 2000 at the legacy community 9th line and 14th avenue entry forms are available at the markham stouffville foundation 9054727059 for information on the run please call the information line at 9054727373 ext 3777 2000 ontario special olympics spring games volunteers required york region may 1114 volunteers are required to help make the 2000 ontario special olympics spring games a success the games need volunteers for the 5 sport venues in newmarket aurora thornhill richmond hill and vaughan volunteers are also required to assist with opening and closing ceremonies and various hospitality events applicants 15 years of age and under may only volunteer with their parentguardian registered nurses are also required to provide nursing support to the athletes at the sporting venues and at the ceremonies and hotels we invite you to be part of this once in o lifetime york region event please contact the 2000 spring games office at 905special or email us at 2000springgameshomecom the arthritis tomorrows gift whether its a bequest a gift of life insurance or a charitable annuity you can plan today to ensure continuing support for irthritis research nearly four million canadians who have arthritis are counting on you for more information about our planned giving program contact the arthritis society give to give hope richmond vhill 5805177 this message brought to you as a community 7 servcieof the economisttribune school boards skeptical about mould detector by gianni colavecchia staff writer school board officials have all but given the thumbs down to an invention local businessmen claim could rid area classrooms of a multimillion dollar mould menace york region andyork catholic school boards are expressing skepticism about a device known as the aria a new air sterilization unit developed by two markham entrepreneurs jim spencer and gary forsythe of ase 2000 claim certified laboratory tests show the device destroys 99 per cent of viruses bacteria arid mould spores in an averagesized room while board officials say they are open to new technologies that may rev olutionize the way they deal with mould they wont trust a device until theyre sat isfied thorough independent tests prove the claims were certainly willing to look at any thing that proves to be effective against mould contamination public board superintendent of plant services dave snelgrove said but im skeptical of anything until i can see documented evidence while the aria attacks mould in the air snelgrove said he isnt convinced it addresses the root of the problem spores attached to building materials in the walls of portables where cold and damp conditions breed mould im still not convinced in my own vrittiumsvcontessori school open house saturday february 1 9 2000 1 pm to 4 pm preschool grade 8 high emphasis on academics focus on individuality half day full day extended day programs custombuilt premises 4277 14th avenue between kennedy birchmount 9059461181 inserts for february 1 business depot sears the bay toronto montessori schools scarborough auto section zellers ap todays homes blinds to go abacus restaurant iga- markham iga unionville canadian tire pizza nova goodlife north durham real estate iga stouffville canadian tire stouffville sobeys canadian tire r hill canadian tire aurora no one can deliver results like wedo to book your flyer distribution call si f mind that having a sanitized system on the inside of a classroom is acceptable to the public he said snelgrove said the board will look at a device seriously when businessmen pay for tests that satisfy concerns of a range of people including health officials and industrial hygienists catholic board chairperson elizabeth crowe echoed the same sentiments she said officials will consider using the devices when there is compelling and independent evidence to prove they are efficient and costeffective i dont think we can close our minds when looking at new things she said but i dont think it a device would be an acceptable solution for parents this device is not a solution that meets our needs were not talking about airborne mould were talking about mould on the inside of walls the catholic board has already reviewed literature on air purifiers and declined to use them in classrooms for now they intend to stick with what theyre satisfied is the tried and tested method of renovating or replacing portables the board has spent about 45 mil lion over the last two years renovating about 300 portables with mould or mouldlike conditions it has spent approximately 8 million within the last six months renovating relocatable buildings called eldales spokesperson chris cable acknowl edged the techniques are costly but said the board has been a leader in killing mould and laying out an effective longr term plan of attack the root of the problem this device is not a solution that meets our needs she said were not talking about airborne mould were talking about mould on the inside of walls the board has researched mould- resistant products and stopped using paper drywall a move that has effec tively eliminated the food source for mould growth within walls she added oryst zyhar director of york regions health protection division has worked with school officials on the issue he said the department agrees with the current plan of attack sanitizing buildings surfaces and trying to prevent water from leaking into the inside of walls its nice to have this equipment but weve got to get rid of the source he said v kin chan the town of richmond hills mechanical engineer acknowl edged its important to take mould from the air but also expressed skepticism the device is fully effective in killing all mould spores in a room you have to eliminate the chance of mould forming in the first place he said with files from pat casey