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viiii stouffvilles qiialitvc jeweller potentially toxic algae found in musselman- of f i c i a i s c i ose i a ke roger belgrave staff reporter the presence of potentiallytoxic algae in musselman lakehas forced local health officials to close its beaches on monday the ministry of environment identified three types of cyanobacterial or bluegreen algae in the lake a number of scientific studies indicate many species of blue- green algae are potential toxin producers reports have also- indicated the algae could have harmful effects on the respi ratory and nervous systems of animals if ingested files have shown several cattle deaths in ontarioassoci- ated with bluegreen algae poisoning among humans there have been allergic skin reactions and flulike symp toms according to a united states environmental protec- tion agency report laboratory mice have developed skin cancer from ingesting doses of one of the algae species found in musselman lake but york regions associate- medical officer of health karim kurji said the situation y needs more investigation before the threat to residents can be fully assessed closure of the beaches is a precautionary measure at this point he said we felt that with me information that were digging up it would be advisable on a precautionary basis to close down the beach temporarily said kurji the ministrys tests on local lakes are usually restricted to checking fecal cpliform levels at the request oftwplake residents the ministry took bluegreen algae samples from the lake sev- eral weeks agdy r y unless specific complaints or requests are made tests for other chemicals are usually not conducted in attempts to find out more about the algae and its v v affects the local public health department has beenstudy- ing reports conducted by york university lake simcoe conservation authority and theuhited states ehvironriien- tal protection agency ministry of environment analysts ministry of health officials and other experts have also been contacted in search of more information much of me scientific documentation on the algaes affects have been taken from international files kurji suggested kurji said the department is inter- watch for ah update on4his r story in wednesdays tribune ested in knowing how much algae was given to laboratory mice and for how long he noted many of these experi ments cannot be extrapolated to human beings he would also like to know what levels of the primitive plant are considered harmful to humans until such ques tions are answered the health department has no criteria for determining what levels of bluegreen algae are harmful to humans in the meantime health officials want to dis courage all recreational activity in the lake including fish ing documentation has revealed cases iri which fish have sufferedliver damage from consuming the algae kurji revealed the health department intendsto ask ministry of natural resources to run tests on musselriian lake fish he stated y there are a number of questions thatreally beg to be answered he added i think this whole thing needs to be looked at in greater depth man charged after axe attack julie caspersen staff reporter a brother and sister were chased out of a baliantrae convenience store by an axewieldirig man wednesday afternoon the pair went to the store to set tle a dispute at 320 pm wednes day said a musselman lake woman she said her brother a 28-year- pldmarkharn man had informa tion about a prior incident of van dalism at the variety store but the couple was verbally ahdphysically assaulted by a man behind the counter the woman said a man slapped her then reached behind the counter for a hatchet chasing the pair into the parking lot where her bromer ran off andhe ed to her car followed by the axe- brandishing man the windows were down and the doors were unlocked she said he was coming around to where my head was he said he was going to kill me the 41yearoid woman managed to escape from her pontiac trans am to another store where she called police officers arrived at the scene arrested a man and seized a metal hatchet with a wooden handle the car was left at the scene overnight with a slashed rear tire and dented by repeated blows from the axe it was scary believe niet was shaking for about five hours she said thursday a 24yearold scarborough man of eglinton ave e was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon mischief to private proper ty and possession of an offensive weapon he is scheduled to appear in a newmarket courtroom oct 15 trial set in sex assualt case a man accused of sexually assaulting and videotaping a young girl at a stouffville trailer park will stand trial later this month john bolton 65 was arrested aug 11 at his rexdale home after a 10yearold girl was reportedly this car was vandalized this week by a man with an axe deer park trial delayed the preliminary hearing of a stouffville man charged in connec tion with the 1 million fire that gutted a local inn was put over until nov 25 the man appeared in newmarket provincial court sept 6 for a preliminary hearing but the case was put over for 11 weeks the accused turned himself into york regional police april 17 the day after the 5 am blaze at the deer park inn he was charged with arson break enter and theft and mischief over 1000 three young offenders were also charged with arson invited into the mans cedar beach park trailer at musselman lake r she was allegedly sexually assaulted and videotaped v the victim is a rexdale neighbor of the accused police seized a photo album and a number of tapes from the mans home foiir girls were identified as vic tims from the photographs and police said all girls lived iri the west toronto area bolton will appear in a newmar ket courtroom sept 25 on four sex ual assault charges nine counts of sexual interference sexual activity with a person under 14 years and one charge of invitation to sexual touching 1 991 swift gt 8995 suzuki i rbght h uxb ucentt exika ilsjmvtt95 16 valve engine 100 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