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t s saturday aug 6 2005 b serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 32 pagessi including gst 4 health watch looking for warning signs of dementia opinion 6 business 8 sports 12 classified 15 s- warmth west nile m fir ic one human case confirmed so far by chris traber staff writer i i there have been no con- firmed cases of west nile virus in york region but that doesnt meanwecanrelaxl in- fact residents should be- extracautious to avbid-mosqui- toesthatcah carry the virus- health protection manager- margaret mccaffrey said vbecause of the4warrher weather there are more mosqui toes and the virus is replicating faster- inside them she said adding the region has picked up 615 dead birdsthis yearnone of which have tested positive forthe vvirus that- could change at any time she said dead birds particularly- blue jays and crows are early west nile warning signs and are routinely tested for the virus mosquitoes spread the disease by feeding on the birdsthen biting people with tone confirmed human case ifi etobicoke and infected insects discovered in peeland 20 gta locations yorktregion health services is continuing its surveillance program ms mccaffrey said the region continues to test birds and trapped mosquitoes the summers third round of lar- viciding is under way applying chemicals to catch basis and see best page 1l worker dies in fall at church staff photosjoerd witteveen a man working on renovations was killed friday morning when he fell off the roof of christ church anglican on sunset boulevard in stouffville around 845 am the man was airlifted to hospital in toronto but lost vital signs en route and was pronounced dead around 10 am police said his name was not released pending notification of his family moveto conserve power snarls traffic on york roads by martin derbyshire staff writer it looks like the problem that causedtraffic light malfunctions across the south end ofthe region wednesday has been solved but ensuring it doesnt happen again is another issue the provinces independent electricity system operator ordered utilities across the province wednesday to reduce power consumption by 5 per cent- to keep up with the increased- demand and limited supply of electricity the problem is local traffic sig- nals are on a system that malfunc tions if the units voltage drops below 98 per cent local electricity distributor powerstream attempted to config- ure power distribution across the region to ensure no traffic lights were affected but signals broke down in the bathurst street area- from centre street in thprnhill to elgin mills road inrichmond hill according to gary cosgrdye manager of road maintenance for the region the electricity distributor fixed the problem thursday by reconfig uring power distribution loads throughout the area powefstreafns eric fagensaid but there are ques tions about whats next if consumers dont cut electrici ty consumption the next step will be rolling blackouts which are sure to force traffic signal malfunctions across york mr fagen said see power page 9- hot tubs 27 heritage rd markham 8030 jtbbeachoornber kot1dii gg summer performance package foi honda genuine parts service 8220 kennedy rd markham 9054 7 7 24 51 www markhamhonda co m for peak performance this summer dont open your hood to strangers urinj your vehicle home to honda for a comprehensive multipoint hispeclion plus a genuine honda oil and filler change bring it home to honda 11 nimkh i vliuliil iroviiiciiil cinkoiumiiiil fivil anv culmlo wrv country really lid 6400888 y c r wh ts