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2:5 PUBLIC SAFETY: Cooking top cause of home fires Watch pots during fire prevention week BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolanfi’yrmg mm Stand by your pan. J (baking is the No. 1 cause of residential fires and e leadv ing source of fire-relat injuries within Ontario. acmrding in [en nifer Cooper. fire prevention/ public education officer for the Whilchurch~$touffvillc fire depart- ment. . Between 2007 and 201 I. there were 1.410 cooking related fires in the province. according to the Fire Marshal's office. ForZOl l and 2012. there were eight trtmlting related incidents within Whitchurch- Stoufhrifle. but no related injuries or deaths. according to fire chief Rub McKenzie. “ EAB has been detected in southern Ontario. The following counties are in the re uloted oreo: Es§ex (l), Chothom-Kent (2), Lombton' (3), Middlesex (4?, Elgin (5), Huron (6), Perth (7), Oxford (8), Norfolk (.9), Bruce (10), Wellington (ll), Waterloo (12), Brant (l3), Holdinfond (l 4), Niogoro (15), Hamilton (l 6), Holton {l 7), Peel (l 8), Toronto (l 9), York (20), and Durham (2l). By federal regutatran, anyone moving ash tree materials or firewood Out at this 21 xaunty regulated area without written permission from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may be fined or proseCuted. EAB us a destructive insect fhot spreads '0 new areas when infested wood is moved. cm Food MW loomv W 450% do: amen“ EAB regulated area in southern Ontario DON’T MOVE FIREWOOD www.ins ecflomgcxd/ e: ovcoll -866- 3-60 7 For_more information, visit 'lhib year's Fine Prevention Week â€" Oct. 6 to 12 â€" focuses on kitchen “lt hasn't been an issue. NM :0 when nil hits auccnam temperaturv. say il won't be an issue mmurruw, il ignites. . nuxl year." he sand. , "The flame is a foot or foot-and- Unlike a pm of {piling water that will evaporate and cauw ynur pasta to stick to the pot's bmmm. The major qauso of these firm is unattended food being united in git-aw. The major muse of thaw fires is ynuuended food being cooked in grease. sis Canad'é' "The flame is a foot or foot-and. a-half high. it will get mm the cup- boatds and prugmss." Mr. Mckcn’ lie 1 If you do’ we flamvs stan to shoot put of the pol. put the lid on it immediately then turn the burner off. Do not move the pot because you could burn yourself and let m oxygen. which will reignite the Once the pm is cooled. you can dispose of it normally. Never try to put om a gmase fire with water. ' r “It's like an explosion. You juSt have a huge fine and oil over yourself," MsCoopcr said. I . Kids who plan, shop, cook and eat with their family enjoy benefits that go beyond nutrition. UP some FUN! with your family F0: me, tips and a chance to win a $200 grocery stow gift card, visit www.york.ca/nutrition “ Town (AO’s retirement announced by mayor PLANNER IS ACTING CAO Mr. Cash was appointed CAO in 2006. He had arrived from the Town of Oakville' when? he had been a commissioner. I “I have enjoyed my time with Whitchurch~8touffville. serving the community and Working with the great staff at the town.” Mr. Cash stated in the town's media release. “I would like to wish everyone continued success in the future.” Andrew McNeely. the municipality’s director of planningland building services. has"been appointed acting CAO. Whitchurch-Stoufl'viflc CM) David Cash has retired after eight ' years with the municipality. "Members of council wish Mr. (lash good health and all the hes! in the future," said Mayor Wayne Emmerson in a media release from the town 5cm latceycstcrday. ' Officials were unavailable to comment.