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whitchurchstouffvjlie public library thursday jan 8 2004 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 20 pagess1 including gst ifissftlsgivtf s38p ttir fss3rsv hjigs wji- imssb ffiw szsaf hj ms fm 311111 brtifilfflb rfjj b bobby hughes helps ontario win world tourney title briefly 3 opinion 6 calendar 13 classified 17 catch him if you can staff photosteve somerville ghris wiseman centre is chased by son david right and kenny webber during public skate at the stouffville arena last week mad cow scare leads to panic by joan ransberry staff writer hungry cats and dogs have been pulled into the north american mad cow scare pet owners across york region are buying up american pet food out of fear it will run out nowthat beef products from the united states can no longer cross into canada petfood was affected when canada joined other countries to ban us beef after a cow in washington was hit with bovine spongiform encephalopathy the fatal disease eats holes in the brains of cattle and can be passed to humans while pet owners stock up on us-pro- duced foods york regions 500 cattle produc ers wonder what will happen in canada now that dna tests confirmed tuesday the infect ed us cow originally came from alberta the border has been partially open to canadian beef since september following a ban for four months because of a case of mad cow in alberta in may border closed to us products while canadian agricultural authorities try to get the us and other countries to lift the ban on canadian beef the canadian border is now closed to us beef products including petfoods out of fear of cross contamination the lat est ban also applies to us pet foods mixed with meats other than beef including chicken and pork the owner of global pet food in markham is not about to forget this past tuesday they cleared us right out store owner rob serrie said it was the busiest day weve had since we opened while mr serrie scrambled to restock his shelves mainly with canadian pet foods hes wondering what longterm impact the situa tion will have on thedomestic pet industry madeincanada pet food is of equal quality and its comparable in price mr serrie stressed if theres an up side to this people are switching to canadian products mr serrie said because of the situation people are see coop page 8 task force planned for whitchurchstouffville doctor shortage across region by lisa queen staff writer communities across york region are kicking off 2004 by boosting efforts to recruit desperately needed doctors and health services ensuring communities have the health care they need in all forms from doctors to nurse practitioners to the health environments needed to provide the services to the diagnostics is a huge priority for the region as we enter the new year said fred tufnell chairperson of the simcoe york district health council i would say recruiting doctors is a key issue but i wouldnt say its the overwhelming issue it goes hand-in- hand with working to develop arid provide the best tools environment diagnostics etc but obviously we need the doctors in the numbers required to provide the services virtually every community in the region wants to improve health services r for example an increasingly nasty battle is raging in georgina over plans for a health clinic in sutton in an effort to bring doctors to the underserviced town the georgina community health care council has attempted to open a medical clinic on baseline road using a lmillion grant from the town obtained from the sale of georginas hydro utility however the deal has been cloud ed in controversy members of the health council have been accused of not being accountable to the public six keswick doctors threatened to leave georgina upset public funds would be used to see situation page 5 eiffiem vacuum clsanefls vacuum repairs to ah makes models salesservice installations 9054798273 4355 kwy 7 unlonvlllo beside railway tracks mt jfhxttn unitl january 1504 2004 f150 rethink truck houston ford ltd 9056404541 wwwbillhoustonfordcdrn 5786 main street stouffville wmff