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economist sunsuntribune news saturday may 24 2003 customers york region from page 1- can do just make sure we know where were buying from were certainly going to continue to lean toward ontario beef peter harrison whose oak ridges meat market has been a york region fix ture for years said media reaction to a single confirmed case of bse is exagger ated theres only been one case he said the media overplays it it was a serious problem and they addressed it immediately he said some customers have raised the issue of bse but so far have not balked at buying beef theres only been one case the media overplays it representatives of the canadian food inspection agency have been scrambling to track the infected cows movements on farms in alberta and saskatchewan and trace its offspring meanwhile the industry holds its breath hoping tests onother cows from the alberta herd come back negative for bse results are expected within a cou- pleofdays its a makeorbreak diagnosis for the canadian beef industry ms daynard said- i beef farmers have been dealing with low prices for the past couple of years andthe recent surge in the looriies value has hit the industry hard the mad cow scare has closed off trade with other nations most signifi cantly me united states about 21000 ontario beef farmers depend on the us market which accounts for 60 per cent of sales totalling almost 650 million for live cattle and beef products hardest hit in the short term are feedlot producers with cattle at market weight and ready for sale ms daynard said- theyre the ones who are going to be in a desperate situation fairly shortly shesaid every day youre feeding cattle after theyre due to go to market is a straight loss djrfjjvfcitffr- anpjvihw 2m talk to us instead call the canadian cancer societys toll free smokers helpime 18775135333 funded in part by the ministry of health and long- termcare this message brought to you as a community service of economist suntribune from page 1 picnic all 34 family members placed themselves in voluntary quarantine thursday night after watching the news im fine and my father is fine no one is showing symptoms said ms weller from home friday but when we heard on the news every visitor to st johns in that time frame should be quar antined we did it voluntarily she was frustrated because it wasnt until late friday she was able to speak with health officials i tried calling st johns when we heard the news- but it was after hours i called public health and they told meto call the sars hotline which has been busy for hours and hours shesaid ms weller was finally able to contact the regions public health unit after being on hold for 30 minutes friday afternoon ms weller said some family members stayed outside the cen tre during the picnic whilepthers went inside briefly to pay for parking others werent at the picnic but have been in contact with rel atives who were she said complicating matters is the fact the- quarantine request wasnt issued until thursday four days after the picnic it has all been very confus ing ms weller said were just trying to do the right thing it has all been very confusing were just trying to do the right thing public health officials are investigating five possible cases of sars at st johns two patients are in critical condition dr kassam declared the sars outbreakin york region officially over may 14 but had warned it could return if the federal govern ment doesnt beef up screening measures at borders the regions last sars case was confirmed april 24 during the outbreak york had 52 cases including five deaths there were another 32 suspect cases at its peak april 6 5000 york residents were under home quarantine dr kassam urged people with symptoms of sars not to go to work or school call the york region health connection line at 18003615653 save up to 100 a year on your utility bills itseasy york region wants to help you save water and saveby installing these water saving devices in your home water saving toilet flapper low flow showerhead its fast installation takes- about 15 minutes appointments made at your convenience its free the devices and installation are free you could save more than 100 a year on your utility bills call now to see ifyou qualify local to richmond hill 9057717192 other areas call 18002154060 yorkbegion wwwwaterfoitomoaowcom 3121 cleaning quietciean 120 power unit fr houses up to 5000 seg ft package includes a 30 waterlift126 1384 watts lightweight crushresistant 57 dia motor electrical hose electric 7year guarantee chrome brush powerhead 2stagefan and tool set max 10 inlets package vfwregsisid complete x- u otter pi save 170 hand vac with tools markham s only authorized eureka service depot sv8092 reg 14 ast markhaiva vaguum 905 4798273 4355 hwy 7 unionville beside railway tracks hours mon fri 900 am 600 pm sat 900 am 500 pm we still do free estimates on all repairs bealdo track south sldo in m 1 1 for bags belts parts for all makes markham vac is the pjace