The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 18, 2002 - A 5 Oakville Transit tests new emission reduction technology Oakville Transit is testing a new tech nology, the Tadger (Turbulating Atomizer Diesel Gas Emission Reducer), that can reduce carbon monoxide by up to 13 per Cent and oxides of nitrogen by up to 7.4 per cent. That's equivalent to taking five vehicles off the road for every Tadger installed on a bus. Three Oakville buses had the Tadger installed in August and early test results show significant reductions. Tadger swirls the fuel which results in more fuel being burned off. Turbulating, or swirling, the fuel reduces the emissions by breaking down the fuel molecules to expose all the atoms to the oxygen to increase the amount of fuel burned rather than blowing out unbumed inner fuel atoms as pollution from the exhaust. This process also cuts stack soot and black smoke, and can increase fuel efficiency. Director of Transit, Eric Pilon, is impressed not only by the potential to reduce emissions, but also by the potential for fuel efficiency. "When the Tadger Group first presented the technology to Oakville Transit, I was impressed by the reduction in emissions other firms had experienced. As we are testing the product on our buses, we're finding increased fuel efficiency as well," said Pilon. The technology is manufactured by The Tadger Group and it was launched in 2000. To date, a number of firms, includ ing York Region Transit and Mariposa Cruise Lines, have installed Tadgers. SPACE AVAILABLE Visit o u r w e b site a t w w w . o x f o r d le a r n in g . c o m Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver Readers for 3-6 yrs. a n ? i t [A^cvks L ittle . C r e a tiv e Litigation Counsel L L P M acDonald#Swan P erso n a l Injury L itigation · Holding the Peter J. Marshall Municipal Innovation Award are (left to right) Oakville Deputy Fire Chief John de Hooge, Halton Region Police Services Sgt. Ivan L'Ortye Sheridan College students Cindy Scarborough and Ravi Mohan Halton EMS John Pereira, Oakville Fire Chief Chris Powers and Burlington Chief Mark Mehlenbacher. Innovative CD receives recognition (Continued from page A1) they put it in a format that was userfriendly and very engaging and inter active," said de Hooge. The innovative CD has attracted attention outside of Oakville. The Association o f Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) recently awarded the town and joint emergency services group its Peter J. Marshall Municipal Innovation Award for the training pro gram. The award recognizes innovative ideas that help municipal governments improve efficiencyand effectiveness. As well, the provincial coroner and fire marshal are committed to making the issue of cooperation a provincial training requirement. They are considering mass produc ing the Oakville CD and distributing it across Ontario, said de Hooge. "We wanted to create something that could be useful anywhere," he said. 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The program -- recommended by the Halton Health and Social Services Committee-- would see compact comput erized defibrillation machines situated in public areas in case of a cardiac arrest. Voice prompting leads users through the process of preparing the machines and computer monitors prevent unnecessary shocks. "Early defibrillation is the definitive answer (to cardiac arrest). Defibrillation within three to four minutes offers the most favourable survival rate," Greg Sage, of the Halton Region Health Department, told the committee. Calling for an ambulance, Sage added, often takes up to 10 minutes before arrival at the patient's side. Prior to any defibrilla tion machines being installed around the region, a steering committee would be established to determine the most suitable locations. Initial locations would likely include municipal offices, recreational facilities and malls. A CPR education pro gram would accompany the installation of PADs, as CPR is also vital to the success of the machines' use. "Some of this is exploratory, some of this is documented as something we want to go forward with. We've heard the experts tell us that there is value in what's happen ing here," said Halton Chair Joyce Savoline. The committee-approved motion also included direction for region staff to explore the possibility of providing home defibrillators for high-risk individuals. A $38,000 budget -- which would come from the existing health department funds -- is intended to pay for staff time to initiate the program. Budget consideration for 2003 will also be given to spending $128,000 for personnel to oversee the pro gram, as well as education material. Each PAD costs about $5,000. One unit has been purchased to date. That unit is intended for use at the Halton Region head quarters on Bronte Road in Oakville. While the committee was generally supportive of the program, two councillors did raise some concerns. The program is much more aggressive than Burlington Councillor Mike Wallace expected. Wallace sat in on the committee meeting and wasn't eligible to vote. "My vision was to co-ordinate educa tion plans and have PADs in regional build ings with a significant population," he said. "We're in the public health business, not the health provision business." Burlington Councillor Jack Dennison suggested the funds may be better spent reaching those considered a high-risk in their homes. "I'm concerned about putting all our efforts on the 15 per cent (that have cardiac arrests in public) and forgetting about the 85 per cent (that happen at home)," he told the committee. Installing PADs could raise the survival rate of cardiac arrests from 5-30 per cent locally, said Dr. Matthew Stempien, emer gency director at Jo Brant. 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