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economist suntribune the environment thursday aug 8 2002 27 wells infected region by jeff mitchell staff writer onethird of the well water samples tested by york region are showing signs of bacterial contamination according to the health department were looking at an initial bacteria level in about 30 per cent of the wells said oryst zyhar director of health pro tection with the region although the majority of york region residents are supplied with municipally treated water there are still some 16000 households or 53000 people relying on wells for water the majority of homes on private wells are in georgina east gwillimbury whitchurchstouffville and king township a leading indicator of contamination is the level of total coliforms comprised of bacteria that are present in the envi ronment mr zyhar said 20 per cent of the wells in the region are showing signs of total coliforms the presence of coliforms could also be a result of contamination from septic systems fecal contamination can also result in the presence of e coli which are bacteria from the intestinal tracts of warmblooded animals one strain of e coli was blamed for seven fatalities in walkerton two to 3 per cent of samples are showing total coliforms as well as e coli mr zyhar said homeowners who depend on wells for drinking water are being reminded to keep up with testing for harmful bac teria both drilled and dug wells can be susceptible to contamination york regions health department issued the reminder recently urging homeowners to renew the diligence they exhibited in the wake of the waueerton tainted water tragedy were not seeing as high a participa tion rate as we did postwalkerton but its still higher than it was pre- walkerton mr zyhar said the health department recom mends homeowners have their well water tested four times a year testing should involve sending in three samples taken a week apart testing provided by the region screens water for e coli and fecal coliforms those residents can obtain water testing kits and drop off samples at these locations the regional health department office at 4261 hwy 7 in markham the region building at 50 high tech road in richmond hill and health offices in the tannery at 465 davis dr in newmarket jgmsfl mothers against drunk driving 1800665madd the message brought to pas a community seniceof the stouffville tribune irlelp find a cure swpfjort scnizofynrenici resectrcn schizophrenia society of ontario 18004496367 wwwwebnetsso this message brought to you as a community service of the stouffville tribune notice to creditors and others all claims against the estate of spyros sam kabiotis late of gormley in the town of whitchurchstouffville ontario who died on or about the 15th day of july 2002 must be filed with the undersigned estate trustees on or before the 5th day of september 2002 after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the estate trustees shall then have notice dated at markham this 8th day of august 2002 roger caloz and bruce vander bent estate trustees by their solicitors wilson vukelich llp suite 710 60 columbia way markham on l3r 0c9 attention laura m tyrrell 9059408700 w notice to creditors and others 1 all claims against the estate of waltraut k richter late of goodwood in the township of uxbridge in the regional municipality of durham who died on the 25th day of july 2002 must be filed with the undersigned executor on or before the 23rd day of august 2002 thereafter the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed dated at uxbridge this 8th day of august 2002 mail claims to christel caligiuri executor 76 aitkin circle markham onl3r7l1 9054743484 it is not a done deal shocked by all the development propositions angry about the loss of the town hall theatre wondering w the developers always seem to be favoured at our expense meeting thursday august 15 730 pm at the legion hall save our town the irrate citizens group 20000 more cars 10000 homes inadequate roads 10 years of dust construction loss of heritage buildings farms depletion of green space urban sprawl say goodbye to stouffville subdivision maps wwwstouffvilleorg see video of the june 25th meeting tell your neighbours bring a friend we do have rights just imagine waking up one morning with a bulldozer 20 feet away tearing up your backyard only its not just one its a fleet of 20 or more ripping the skin of the earth tearing trees out by the roots filling in small streams and wetlands small animals running around crazily others dropping dead from fright the whole world turned upside down and all for mans greed this ad paid for by randy mole a resident of whitchurchstouffville rf mercedesbenz markham mercedesbenz newmarket 8350 kennedy rd markham wwwmarkhammercedesbehzca 230 mulock dr newmarket 905 3051088 905 8536868 wijpor t