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io economist suntribune health issues thursday aug 15 2002 research into a cause and cure for schizophrenia is vastly underfunded s schizophrenia society of ontario 18004496367 wwwwebnetsso this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun wizards and wonders festival august 23 24 25 2002 at the lindsay fairgrounds calling all harry potter fans lord of the rings fans 15 future magicians q wanna be illusionists fz join us for 3 days of magic mayhem live reptilia buskers birds of prey magic displays vendors wizards feast saturday 57 pm birds of prey sponsored by lindsay this week live stage shows featuring master illusionists loran steven kline magic mike show times friday 700 pm 900 pm saturday 700 pm 900 pm sunday 300 pm 400 pm saturday stage show sponsored by lindsay daily post register for wizardry classes at the f yi registration available online meet our master magician magic mike mad science featuring educational science shows and demonstrations for all ages card tricks illusion pove maaic pancing canes cups and ealls age old secrets directions from the east take hwy 7 west exit the third lindsay exit angeline street north follow hospital signs north a half block past hospital turn right on to colborne street and right to the fairgrounds entrance follow hospital signs north a half block past hospital turn right on to colborne street and right to the fairgrounds entrance or check our website for directions gates open friday 400 pm 900 pm admission friday 500 per person saturday 1030 am 900 pm saturday sunday 10 per person sunday 1030 am 400 pm 4 years under free xtt adth wwwwizardsandwonderscom mm a axlu 705 324 3404 email infowizardsandwonderscom presented by the victoria county historical society 2 m also available fall installation packages f or inground pools clearance prices for above ground pools yc rx receive av fit soo- discount pp hot tubs this weei markville lol 2 i north 1 the 1 j 5 heritage i bay distant buildings around york region were lost amidst the haze of smog in this pho tograph taken yesterday staff photo mike barrett air better in toronto than in york from page 1 toronto 42 on the pollution scale compared to 56 here with readings of 50 and more consid ered poor than on the streets of newmarket where the ministry added a monitoring station this year to its air qualitymonitoring network it also has ozonemeasuring equipment in whitchurch- stouffville this month the ministry will start using the amount of fine particles in the air to adjust its air quality assessments which appear six times a day on its website though a large portion of the pollutants which affect our air drift into york from the us or ontarios coalfired generating plants the regions residents contribute with cars trucks lawnmowers and solventuse the region newmarket markham richmond hill and whitchurchstouffville all pledged this year to take action to reduce smog but so far they have little to show in terms of improvement however newmarket coun cillor dave kerwin said his town is working on a smogalert response plan for its workers and predicted it will pass a bylaw this year to stop drivers idling engines mr kerwin said the regions remaining forests are a defence against bad air if we want to cut down the smog we have to pre serve every tree we can or were not sincere what we do to the air we do to ourselves david suzuki warned a richmond hill audi ence in june the renowned geneticist and author said one out of five children born in canada today will develop asth ma he urged people not to tol erate the damage air pollution does to human health saying 9052948030 sun 10ami4pm many children will die this summer as a direct result of the way were living local emergency rooms however have reported no increase in respiratory ailments during the past week its not like we get a lineup suddenly when we see a smog alert said dr norman blustein a staff pediatrician at york central hospital in richmond hill people with heart or lung conditions should avoid strenu ous activity on smogalert days advised oryst zyhar of the regions health protection division what is strenuous for a person depends on their physical condi tion he said if the child is healthy then there probably wouldnt be any ill effect except for being a little more tired children should rest between sporting events dr zyhar sug gested find some shade drink some water health wellness clinic in unionville markham stouffville hospital is teaming up with unionvilles bridle trail pharmacy to hold a health and wellness day at bridle trail medical and dental centre free diabetic and cholesterol testing is being offered along with a corn roast face painting balloons and enter- tainemnt for the children the event which runs from 10 an to noon has services in english and cantonese its sponsored by pfizer canada and roche diagnostics the medicaldental centre is at the intersection of kennedy road and 16th avenue for more information call 905- 4777734 teen wins national contest markham resident natalie beange is one of three students to earn honours in this years fraser institute student essay contest miss beange along with two other students was named outstanding stu dent on the quality of her essay that best expressed the ideas towards this years topic marketbased solutions to environmental problems miss beange won a cash prize of 250 in the high school category with her essay medical waste disposal a new approach the vancouverbased fraser institute is an independent public policy organization with offices in calgary and toronto