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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY., JULY 25t,1 979e WHITBY FREE PRESS i--1Liî& FOiffo Marketing Co. Ltd. BROOKLIN FLEA MARKET Hwy. 12: 1 1/2mîiles North of Broociin 9,A.M. to 5 P.M., Wsdmesdy 11m udm.y SPECIAL FEA111RE gourmet.Coffee. Lb. $449 v'ENDORS WELCOME! Overnight Storage Office: Frmnk Fiorino Residence: I3ob - Manager 655-4M0 666.1MW DENTURE THERAPY, CLINIC 111 DUNDAS STREET 'WEST WHITBY 868-1464 Situation stab-le at homie The situation at Whitby's Fairview Lodge is now stable according to, Mrs. Taslyne Green, -spokesgMaq for the home. Two weeks ago, the regionally run home for the aged suffered an outbreak of a type of food poisoning called salmonellosis which was a secondary factor in the deaths of two residents. The Durham Region Health Unit, under Dr. Ted Watt determined that the poison was spread by car- riers *and flot by the 'food prepared in thehome's kit- chen. Last week, à4 regular staf- fers were sent home .after their .0ool samples showed t.hat salmonella bacteria was ,,in their system. Since that time, retired and other former employees of the home have been volun- teering, theit time to help out, Green said. The regular staffers will return to work when two of their stool samples are nega- tive Watt'said. Green described the pre- sent staff situation as "live- able". "'There have been no new regldents or new staff corne down (with the poisoning). since Tuesday (last week),"' she said. Lodge Administrator Muriel Coates said that hée staff shortage may last as' long as six weeks and is not being helped because 12 persons are presently on vacationf. Controffin g the disease is' more difficuit. for the home because, unlike a hospital, it does not have a bathroom in every room even though the staff is being extra cautious' Coates said. The residents of the home' are adjusting to the situation very well and none of the 215 have asked to leave she said. "I don't think its bothering them because no one is sick as such," Coates said. The symptoms of salmo- nella' were mild in most, cases and would probably not be detected if stool samples had flot been collec- ted and tested,, she said. "There were no requests from. the families to take thàem (residents) out," she said. The regional director of environmental health, Dr. Ted Watt said that the Salmüonella was- probably brougnt ip toy either a resi- dent or staff member. Watt said that a resident, who was'admitted June 15 may have been the original' carrier because he had a history of salmonellosis-like symptoms but that this may have been a case where "the timning was right" but this is just one of many theories presently being explored. Watt said that the worst of the outbreak is over but has cautioned Durham reglon. residents that the diseaseý is' not rare and pr 1ecau tions shouldbe taken against It. There were 41 cases of the poisoning in Durham Region up to the end of June and an estimated 250,000 cases will occur in Canada this year, he said. People do not always know that they have the disease feeling only intestinal upset and stay home, to rest some- tnmes seeing their doctor Who may treat the symptoms without doing the testing, Watt said. Bussevclmb Forty years of bus service in southern Whitby could be in limbo because of provincial planning' Contradictions, dlaims North, Ward Coun- cillor Bob 'Carson. On Sept. 5, GO Transit plans to take over a route connecting Bowmanville, ,Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax with the Pickering rail station. The route' between Bowmanville and Whitby is now served by a private carrier, Charterways. When the take-over is complete, GO Transit plans to discontinue service to Dr. J. O. Ruddy Hospital, Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and the Whitby. Senior Citizens Centre which are ail located in the southern end of town. Spokesmen for the Toronto' and Area Transit Operating- Authority (TATOA) said that the operation of this local route (that travels down Brock Street S.) is a local responsibility. The town says, however, that the province should con-. tinue the service which ib used, mostly, by the patients and staff at the facilities affected. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Commu- nications has said that it will subsidize a new municipal, bus service for Whitby as much as 25 per cent on operating costs and 75 per cettfocaptalexpenditures such as buses and shelters. >TATOA plans an interim bus service along the Brock Street route, which when operated by the town^ will qualify for the normal subsi- *dy. Provincial say that the would fili the gap until the town is ready to operate their own service. Carson, chairman of the administration committee, said that he was unaware of finy effort to replace the present buses with an inte- rim service. The present Charterways service will be expanded from the once-hourly service to service at 20 minute inter- vals during the peak periods. CUE TIP BILLIARD LOUNGE Has Reopened Under The New Management 0f TUE MASER BILLIARD MECHAMIC [iD. 12 Vear*s Experienoe in Billiard Service and Supply - Professionally attended tables and equipment - Hot and cold snacks - Complete line of supplies for home and commercial use' ONE HOUR 0F POOL'MAKES YOU ELIBIBLE FOR OUR CONTINUOUS 2 PCE. ýCUE RAFFLE LADI ES PLAY FR E E 1F ACCOMPANI1ED BY A GENTLEMAN WIIITBy ,MALt Mlxi TO MIRACLE MAR 10~ ~~d a*. ..-6dy a week aorlpm s làOa.m. - 1l p.m.- Sunday râar doqr> m 1 ---- .1481