Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 25, 1986, p. 1

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tribune 30000 copies vol 2 no 43 a metroland community newspaper saturday october 25 1986 64 pages 25 cents rabies outbreak strikes stouffville rick crispi united way volunteer has hunted down a pack of public figures for a special jail hearing thursday the event is expected to iraiseiribre than 40000 each one is currently clamoring for bail money 1500 per vip on tlme for the mock hearing by supreme court justice allan holling- ijsworth a real judge- bail hearings will be held thursday oct 30 at the chimchotel on woodbine avenue near steeles from 2 to 9 pm i chequesshouldbemadepayabletotheunitedwayofyorkkegion marked with the name of the person for whom the ball money is pledged telephone pledges will also be accepted by calling the united way office at 416 4749974 before this thursday pp some of the locals already committed for bail hearing are don cousens mpp larry saunders bank of montreal ron moran re gional counsellor bob sherwood counsellor bill crothers crothers pharmacy dr ed meade markham family life centre peter wege steelcase mario giorgio consumer graphics tony engel torontodominion bank frank scarpitti regional counsellor tony roman mp gary johnson torontodominion bank john kaptyn captain developments and curt fleischer toromark furniture by chris shanahan staff reporter a total of 10 whitchurch- stouffville residents are under going antirabies treatments fol lowing an outbreak of the killer disease during the past two weeks it whitchurchstouffville is one of the rabies hot spots right now especially in the rural areas but even in the town dr john hodgkinson york regions associate medical officer of health said in an interview friday human exposures in this area during october have involved a dog three cows and a raccoon all of which were later confirmed rabid he urged petowners through out the region to ensure household animals like dogs and cats have antirabies vaccinations and are kept under close watch the mohs office is particulari- ly concerned that a local familys farm dog was not immunized de spite the wellpublicized threat of rabies in the stouffville area dr peter weidelich of ocon nor veterinary services rr 4 stouffville diagnosed the case af ter the animal began acting viciously ealier this week the australian shepherd cross was destroyed wednesday morning and later confirmed rabid by offi cials in ottawa three members of the family that owned the dog are among those undergoing preventative treatments which consist of a tot al of five antibody and vaccine injections over the course of a month cost per person is about 800 dr hodgkinson said the overall incidence of rabies is high again this year but is spread more evenly across york region than was the case in 1985 were right smack in the mid dle of a pretty good outbreak stouffville veterinarian dennis oconnor told the weekender girl critical a fiveyearold rr 3 stouff ville girl remains in critical condi tion at torontos hospital for sick children after she was kick ed by a horse oct 17 mcllisa carroll is a patient in the hospitals intensive care unit following an accident that hap pened while she was visiting wil sons equestrian centre inc whftts inside tiffany chin halloween is happening18 directory comment p4 editors mail p5 childrens page p14 entertainment p20 women in business p28 to 36 church page p38 to 39 business p40 sports p41 to 44 real estate p46 to55 classified p56 to 63 1

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