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stouffville suntribune thursday june 12 2003 5 1000 town catch basins deaned out in west m from page 1 as an alternative to larvicid ing mr pliakes is recommend ing people protect themselves by using a natural repellent and eliminating standing water on their properties people living in the hot spots should also avoid going out doors in the early morning or in the evening said mr pliakes if people do go out they should wear long sleeves and pants he added while whitchurch-stouff- ville mayor wayne emmerson is backing the councillor by ask ing people to exercise common sense he is not opposed to lar- yiciding its being done around our catch basins he noted but common sense should still rule people should cover up when the mosquitoes are out im not suggesting people wear snowmobile suits or live in abubble the battle against the west nile virus is being taken serious ly at the municipal level said mr batt before the larviciding takes place whitchurchstouffvilles 1000 catch basins will be cleaned out by a recently hired contractor while york region is quarter- backing the assault against the virus the municipality will help monitor the situation if we see a problem with standing water well report it said mr batt wayne emmerson mayor not suggesting residents wear snowmo- bile suits this summer officials in york region took special note of the problem when a second bird with west nile virus was found in neigh bouring aurora the bird was found near the intersection of wellington street east and bayview avenue but acting medical officer of health dr hanif kassam could provide few details the regions first dead crow believed to be the first west nile- infected bird found in ontario this year was discovered in mid- april near leslie street and mulock drive in newmarket dr kassam stressed no human cases of the virus have been identified in york region this year but he fears people may contract the potentially fatal dis ease as early as next month dr kassam said the majority of infected people suffer few or no symptoms however during a confer ence held last friday with hospi tal authorities he urged them to be on alert for patients com plaining about west nile symp toms im hoping larviciding along with an extensive media campaign educating people will reduce the risk for west nile virus said the doctor symptoms range from mild fever and headache to loss of consciousness seizures weak ness and swelling of the brain the most severe symptoms are exhibited in only a small per centage of victims the virus is passed to humans by mosquitoes that have fed off infected birds mayor emmerson pointed out mosquitoes near such waters as musselmans lake and preston lake are a different breed and not threatened by the virus he added last year six cases of west nile virus were reported in humans provincewide the number was 307 while in all of canada mere were 325 cases meanwhile in the united states 4 1 56 people were hit with the virus besides the locations in whitchurchstouffville the pub lic health department has identi fied hot spots throughout the region including pollock road and woodbine avenue in georgina lake ridge road south of baseline road in georgina yonge street from green lane to queensville sideroad in east gwillimbury hwy 404 from st johns sideroad to green lane in newmarket st johns sideroad from bathurst street to bayview avenue in aurora 15th avenue from yonge to leslie street in aurora and richmond hill an almost continuous area strad dling hwy 407 from vaughan to markham rtant bulletin news from uxbridge musical theater auditions for sweet charity the great 60s musical by neil simon and cy coleman with popular tunes like hey bigspenderjf they could see me new baby dream your dream and therhythm of life great show for female dancers auditions sunday june 22 2 pm or 700 pm udora community centrei5kbinorthofuibridteeonhviysi please prepare a song and come comfortably dressed for a dance audition call conrad boyce at 905r8524669 for more information performance dates are oct 918 at the uxbridge music hall also ifyou missed umts hit production of last fall radio gals dont make the same mistake twice the hilarious story of a bunch of wonderful women who start up a pirate radio station in arkansas in the 1920s is being remounted at the academy theater in lindsay jury 10 and 11 at 2 pm and 730 pm and july 12 at 730 pm you can reserve your tickets by calling 1s77s880038 stouffville denture clini full partial dentures same day relines soft liners custom fitted sports guards repairs while you wait implant dentures bps dentures all insurance plans welcome i fete i free no obligation consultation to answer your questions and concerns appointments also available in ajax for your convenience 9056424867 6248 main st stouffville michael c deegan dd