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stouffville suntribune thursday aug 5 2004 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe crimes against people are down by 8 per cent in our region how safe do you feel asked at no frills in stouffville tuesday afternoon mike dandrea i was feeling much safer 10 years ago before we heard about the occasional crime now you hear more and ifs closer to home jason guenther i dont believe that statistic i dont trust the police i dont trust politicians i dont feel safe in york region flyshbs jjjjhp dianne wpfedfi- marubashi i feel very safe considering the number of people things are going to happen banning guns would definitely reduce violence crime usually happens at night but we are seniors and dont go out at night too often so we feel relatively safe v ggijs w7 lea hskiv3lisih fc iss j s s staff photobill roberts what a racket secondtime tennis player david negrazis 5 gets set to return a serve to his mom ava during a fam ily outing at the courts in stouffville memorial park sunday york hospitals not panicking over bacterium bug death by roy green staff writer area hospitals say they dont need to boost infection control programs following the death of a southlake regional health centre patient from a bacteria that has killed at least 89 cana dians in the past three years and the provincial health ministry says it isnt concerned about a potential outbreak of clostridium difficile the newmarket hospital confirmed monday a 77-year- old patient died in june from c difficile as its more commonly known one of 12 cases at the hospital in june although c difficile is com mon in many hospitals and longterm care facilities some health officials fear a more viru lent strain of the bug may be responsible for 79 deaths in montreal and 10 in calgary since 2001 there is nothing to make us think this is a more virulent form of c difficile and we have determined we dont have an outbreak said pat norman vicepresident of regional pro grams who added there are currently only one or two cases of the bug at the hospital we want to reassure the public we have an active and ongoing surveillance program for infec tions grace volkening manager of infection prevention and con trol said unlike the sars infec tion last year the hospitals doors are open and its business as usual were not doing anything different merely reinforcing our current policies we already have good practice ms volkening said officials at markham stouffville hospital and york central hospital in richmond hill said there are no special alerts in place at either hospital its pretty much a fact of life in modern hospitals theres not a hospital in north america that doesnt see it said dr richard schabas chief of staff at york central its also clear from reading about the montreal and calgary cases it can cause outbreaks from time to time but its not clear this was a more virulent strain the province should put hospitals on high alert to pro tect ontarios 35000 hospital workers the canadian union of public employees said cupe is asking the health minister to convene a meeting of facility managers public health officials physicians and the unions representing hospi tal and longterm care staff to prepare strategies to prevent the spread of this virus said michael hurley president of cupes ontario council of hos pital unions but ontario is within the norm 34 to 84 cases per 1000 patients for north america health ministry spokesperson dan strasbourg said southlake has never sur passed the norm and were con fident all hospitals across ontario have excellent infection controls in place mr strasbourg said c difficile which does not have to be reported to public health authorities is mostly confined to hospitals where patients routinely take antibi otics or antiulcer medication the medications make patients vulnerable because they neu tralize stomach acid a key defence against bacteria patients often carry the bac teria in their bowel if they are healthy and not on antibiotics it is virtually harmless dr tony mazzulli of torontos mount sinai hospital said i briefly classics head for museum hundreds of wellpolished antique and classic cars will be at the whit- churchstoufiville museum sunday this marks the 31st year for the show which features cars dating from the early 20th century visitors have a chance to talk to the car own ers and enjoy a magic show music a corn roast and tea room the heritage buildings at the vandorf site will be open to visitors with interpreters on hand to bring the municipalitys past to life the show runs from 11 am to 4 pm at 14732 woodbine ave admission is 5 per person and 12 for a family of four children younger than seven are admitted free call 9057278954 or 1-888-290- 0337 for more information swimmers can slide with favourite lifeguard stouffvilles lifeguards and other pool staff are going down a slippery slope with the aim of helping pre vent drownings and theyre inviting local residents to go down with them the 24hour slideathon starts saturday at 10 am at the indoor and outdoor pools in memorial park residents are encouraged to make a pledge for a lifeguard or instructor taking part pledge forms and a dona tion box will be available at both pools swimmers who want to join life- guards in the slideathon can do so during any public swim saturday a barbecue sponsored by m m meat shops is being held from 1230 to 330 pm at the outdoor pool all pro- ceeds go to the iifesaving societys drowning prevention campaign quoteworthy well need to drive down obrien avenue or up church street to remember what the town was like gary grant on the future of stouffville see story on page 1 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville ii ssmstms i n ew dlmaitco a golf clearance centre 8312 mccowan rd wwwdimarcogofcom 9054795077 callaway rh only x14 3pw big bertha 02 steel shaf i mm b0 h i mm s steel shaft 99 big bertha 04 big bertha ii driver driver 00 s