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inside opinion e calendar 12 sporebbard 16 classified- 17 c strap on a pair -i- of snowshoes and get physically fit in the great outdoors arts culture calendar event celebrate youth art when friday 3 to 7 pjh where varley art gallery call 905 7649722 3 peace meal allows religious groups to question other faiths over friendly dinner serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 50xents includinggst 20 pages tuesday jan 25 2000 to reach us 905 6402100 ban berries thatcarry public health heading off another outbreak by jennifer brown staff writer v a nasty parasite that caused severe stomach cramps and diarr rhea in 100 york region residents last summer is prompting local health officials to call for a ban on guatemalan blackberries during the spring and summer last year public health staff spent more man 750 hours trying to determine the cause of the outbreak and speakuig to those affected by the parasite the investigation cost york region public health more than 16700 in staff time a consider able amount since foodborne illnesses are considered pre ventable but at me local level officials say their hands are tied when it comes to controlling die import of potentially harmful fruits arid vegetables even though the job of determining the source of the outbreak falls to tiiern v at this level in york region there is very little we can do we can only make recomrriehda- tions and whether or not they are adopted has to occur at the provincial or- federal level said dr troy hefrick associate rhed- ical officer of health i would imagine it is quite frustrating for the individuals at our level but all we can do is make recommendations the canadian food inspection agency already bans see contamination page 2 two police forces interviewing same suspect murder linke by rick vanderlinde staff writer police were questioning a man last night in connection with the stabbing death of 33yearold colleen richardsonluciano of vaughan and the suspicious death of her friend james cooper 38 of peterborough york regional police homicide detectives and opp homicide investigators have linked the deaths and were interviewing the same suspect in goderich we are both interested in the same person detsgt denis mulholland told reporters yester day but i dont believe its fair to reveal who that person is without charges being laid lucianos body was discovered in a dumpster behind a north york business saturday at about 8 pm coopers body meanwhile was found in the passenger side of a vehicle parked in the village of edmondville in southwestern ontario sunday morning mulholland said police have spokeriiwith lucianos husband but he would not- reveal if he was the same person investigators were questioning in goderich no one has been charged by us mulholland stressed he said the couple was not estranged at the time of the womans death luciano left two children a 6- yearold girl and a 14yearold boy both of whom are being eared for see body page 5 4 staff photosjoero witteveen a salute to robbie bubns jt walters makes a toast to robbie burns the york region resident has been toasting the irish poet at official functions for 40 years and will be in unionville thursday evening see page 12 for more i- u qffvtt 1 18 volt rdless drill qowmwrtmltf uwlpllllinwslwibffofflmwct financial services i insured deposit rates sirs ac 1 year 3 year s year 4300 5850 6550 6750 gicts rrsfs mutual funds j lite insurance rrips i ken prentice cfp ringwood dr stouftville i 6429507 rv