MliCommunity Newspaper Since 1860 ie 781 MAIN ST. #1 & 2, 1L MILTON' N E W S Town could get 'Mobility Hub' S PO0RT S O'Shea back with Argonauts swv mi lotiranaianchamrrîpt om A &E Band selling out in Europe à. îFtSF-iOii PAINF ýANAGiA (5 HAitION PRACTICE MAKES PERFECU: Grade il E.C. Drury Higi Sehool outdoor education studerts pract se their canoeing skiffs at the Mili Pond in preparîtion for their trip un Algonquin Park nexu wveek, Here, Tayper McISClovv rfront> dîîd Jessica Lîske paddlc bart Io shlr OI 10VtC wîcl mi felA St iientS By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF XVhife C. difficile onthreaks arc itak- îng heaclfines acrcîss the proince these davs, the Mîiton District Hoispital ( Mi)H) is îakîng several proactîve sieps to ireep the infection iii check. MI)I 1, afîîîg sviif the ter brispîtafs otîcer tie liafitin flealîfcare Services (HHS) ui îtbielIa, tave tînipfeîîientecf adcfîiîîîîaf crnti tif moniîîtring antI sur- veillante itcastîte tii ftep redîc the nisk tif itîfetint aiiiitig pal nuis. I iii eraîtiple. tic hiispitaf basý . fînpfeinîi îîîîrc iggrrsstse eîsritirnnentai c featîiig pirîcesses antI priidcs * Inttrfttcru a spcciaftzecf teatil ri iilii isl It lli it liiic i ofittttt cfeaniitg staffii tso ti toruts aie 5rtttg iftît righîs clcatir rl ueen patirents fli c(cl iaiti sjst fsori staff plissic tans antI s itltiicrs, thai fîîctîs tit ri idlentificattionti tatinent and ire- - ii caserl Ii o i itibet tif liatîc 55 isît staitittis ,Moîst titptît attîfs, ss coiure t ciifiit-ctitgit i tif Iportatncerofgitctc tuttI fl\isgcîte fotr staf plis i ii flaitetts andr vt0i, urt sd fIfî spitkrs;pcrsot fIi"l stiai titi t'As a tris putaI tlit lIcte andt sýalts tif tît f fiec tise tîtîfs fueci a c itipîf spît tadc tise's tif C. dificile ai NI 1Itis s ar lie- i In n it tirua andc one ini A1îrîf, suid C airti. But slîec saif FIlS istu t ireleainîg stitistits o tithfe tîrttbet tof rîcaîfi- ifii fias c 1rticlii its lac if tics as a tesoît rtf C. difficile dcît tri a lac k tif ptroiniai stiticarfizecf repot- ttug crîteria fror the data. Accoitîftg tri thue fu1IS ý\isît, ail ilirce tif its foitçtafs - Mltonr , Gergetown andc Oak\s ilIc - fîad cases rtf ( rdifficife iii 2007, fit ies icinatiti tutiui ii irt i t ir tif l r g of 5.5 cases per 1,000 admissions, Carlton said HHS staff basseeî mneetings regardtng C. diffictile to mono- lor incidence rates at ail three bospitals and share information on the conitof mecasures that are taking place. CL difficile is one of the rnmtisopc, of hacteria that tan he found in fcesý, fIl tan also c ause infection, svtth sN tnp[ tomns fîke dtarrhea, lever, lots of afipetite, iarisea antd abdoimtinal pain andf noie serioncs intestinal c onditions sticli as citis. fis otic of thte mIntr coin moin tnfec tionîs 1IIcItc ni hispiiifs aind ling-ti ii c fat t foies andr c an be tinsc ccuii ntaccs stctas lied rails andr pliont fiandîts îfîroîrgfî fiancf tri moith coîntact. At gtcxitcsi rîsk ofii diffic-ilc arc e loi s atnd prilpît liii ias r oîfici if tîcýs es r condtritiîiiis hseig (citer wi tl aittisioiîttc tanf ccrit 11111 icti titif iierfications. Mc aitifii alîîî~ r at fî iiii î Toclay's Champion OPINION A6 CLASSIFIED A27 DATELINE B7 REAL ESTATE C Insi tù-tidarhn i: î FUi DISTRIBTIONsr i 1. ~ ~ ~ U, 5i5r 55i.' PAR l, IIS - Dr5,.N ;r - FRT1NO (PiF wvww.miltontoyota.com AYUDRIVEM -~ CLEANU IÇARE(NI' ti 111W t rU