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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 3 May 2006, p. 1

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It also presumes the pandemic will attack 15 to 35 per cent of the populaâ€" tion and it will be an "We‘ll probably have about two to three months because we‘re assuming that, as per normal influenâ€" za, we‘ll start to see cases in Asia first," said Quigleyâ€" Hobbs. It _ includes _ such assumptions as there will be a short lead time when the pandemic hits. century. The last one was in 1968, said karen Quigleyâ€"Hobbs, the director of communicaâ€" bie diseases for the Region of Waterloo public health. "So we‘re overdue." As a result. the public health _ unit recently released the first phase of its pandemic strategic plan. Throughout _ history there have been about three pandemics â€" falling every 30 to 40 years â€" per F l The World Health Organization is not saving "if" there is a pandemic; it\ just a matter of when one strikes. Public health department looks at next pandemic Arts Kâ€"W Musical Productions offers the ‘Best of Broadway‘ at local theatre/Page 12 Condnuedonpges By Jennirer Oruston For The Chronicle x: ypnl Serving your communi ty since 1856 ® 1 Lv' 1 ‘ 4 u LL11CSLYIC yhicaey Family and Children‘s Services camp pro gram opens needy kids eyes/Page 14 Lifestyle LCC y 24 + Kâ€"W Junior A Braves kick off season this Friday at Waterloo rec complex/Page 27 Sports atad \ Rural folk _ disagree on ESL s But not everything is perfect in this piece of parâ€" Researchers have even found evidence of a native settlement on its banks, with corn pollen discovered in the layers of the lake. because the water of the lake is so deep, and doesn‘t drain like other lakes, its strata can tell secrets of the past like the strata of a rock wall. The area has had 14 Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo research projects _ studying the unique aspects of this meromictic lake over the vears. m "It‘s a real jewel for the whole region," said Kevin Thomason, president of the Sunfish Lake residents‘ association. ts an oasis in a desert of Iurbem sprawl, and the residents of Sunfish Lake hope it stays that way. They sit right at the headwaters of the Laurel Creek, calling beavers and many species of migratory birds their neighbours, in addition to cight homes and 12 cottages that dot the shores. Because the By Bos Vrsanac Chronicte Staff

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