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The number of al
rabies cases is expected to
reach record proportions
this year and.. Health
Minister Lamy Chat >s
urging all Qntario residents
to ails themselves la the
fight Ws threaten-
ilig e.
"The increased incidences
of rabies in Ontario is ala.rm-
ing and a serious threat to all
pet owners, fanners and
anyone who may come into
contact with domestic or
wild. animals," Grossman
said.
IN 1982; 2,281 animals
were found to be rabid, anti
2,402 people were treated for
possible exposure to rabies,
the largest number. ever
recorded in the province.
The number • of humans
treated increased by about
120 per cent over 1980 and the
number of animal cases by
47 per cent, according to Dr.
Alvin Evans, senior
veterinarian with the
Ministry of Health.
"For the most part the
human exposures are due to
carelessness," Dr. Evans
said. "People insist on let-
ting.their pets roam, and are
careless about handling
stray, sick or dead animals.
'Domestic pets and animals
account for only eight per
cent of rabid animals.
However, of the 16,000
humans treated for rabies in
the past 10 years, more than
50 per cent were treated
because of contact with
known rabid stray dogs and
cats."
• Rabies is; mostoften
transmitted by skunks and
falces to' domestic animals
such as dogs, • cats, horses,
cows and•even pigs.
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Although- the number of
animal rabies cases from
January to March, 1903 has
decreased to 491 from 614 in
the same period last year,
the number of people treated
for exposure has increased
from 476 to 569.
The dramatic number of
treatments m 1982 cost On-
tario about $1.5 million in
vaccines alone.
Each time a person is
treated with the five -
injection inoculation series,
the price tag is about $600.
Add to that figure the cost of
tracing' victims, administra-
tion, laboratory`and doctors'
fees and the cost soars even
higher, Dr. Evans says.
For example: In a recent
series of episodes in one area
documented by the ministry,
several domestic dogs
fought with rabid foxes. The
dogs were subsequently
handled by a number of
family members, friends
and neighbours. Cost for
treating 66 individuals for
possible exposure to rabies:
$39,000 for vaccine alone,
quite apart from the emo-
tional strain and inconve-
niences involved.
A family dog encountered
a iabtd fox In . garage
ore • the pet could be
quarantined it came into
contact with 10 children and
eight adults. Cost for just the
treatment was $9,500.
"The emotional trauma in
having a family pet or farm
animal destroyed, having to
undergo rabies treatment,
and the concern over
whether it is going_to be suc-
cessful, slakes the rabies
threat an even more damag-
ing one," said Grossman.
Rabies is a contagious and
fatal disease which is spread
from one animal to another
or from an animal to a
human via biting or the con-
tact of open wounds or mem-
branes with infected saliva.
If the infection is established
in the nervous system and
symptoms develop, death is
ineyitable.
Southern Ontario Has
Highest Incidence
Southern Ontario has the
highest incidence of wildlife
rabies per area in North
America, accounting for at
least 80 per cent of—all
reported cases in Canada. In
Huron County alone, the
number of rabies cases rose
from 55 in 1981 to 78 in 1982.
Bites or other close con-
tact. with an animal
suspected of having rabies
must, by law, be reported
immediately to a medical of-
ficer of health and a doctor
should be consulted without
delay.
From the time an animal
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TASK FORCE ON RURAL MUNICIPALITIES
GODERICH COUNCIL CHAMBERS • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1983
All Citizens are Welcome
_ Should you wish to present a brief contact: John Eakins (1- Victoria/Haliburton)
Chairman, Task Force on Rural Municipalities,, c/o Opposition Leader
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idemic
is infected with. .rabies until
the sympto*ns begin to show
can be as short as one week
or more than six months,
Those symptosis may tla>r3r
according to the type of
animal affected, but, a
dramatic change in temper.
went, such as fzriendliness illi
a- wild animal, is usually hi,
dicativeof rabies.
A dog or cat suspected of
having been exposed to
rabies is quarantined, for six
months or the owners may
decide to have the animal
destroyed.
A person who has been ex-
posed to the saliva of a rabid
animal must begin the anti-
rabies vaccination series. It
takes a month to complete
the series of six injections.
The vaccine usually doesn't
produce severe side effects
but some people may ex-
perience nausea, weakness
and headaches.
It's of paramount impor-
tance, particularly as we
face the possibility of large
numbers of animal rabies
cases, that the public does
all it can to protect itself
from this dangerous
disease," Grossman stated.
Public Awareness
Critical
There..., are a number of
precautions that must be
ti
taken: 9•
Vaccinate all dogs and
cat
Vaccinate farm or
domestic animals plar-
ticula»,ly, those in. contact
with a number of people such
as in riding schools or in
displays.
- Keep pets on a leash, par-
ticularly in areas where
other animals are likely to
be encountered.
- Keep pets, especially
cats, indoors at night.
- Stay away from all wild
animals, especially
discourage children from ap-
proaching any stray animals
who inay 'appear to be
friendly.
- Do not touch any dead
animal. If doing soS
unavoidable, wear leather
mitts or gloves.
- Do not kill a suspected
rabid animal...unless. it at-
tacks. Isolate it, if possible,
and seek assistance from the
police or humane society.
Where there has been human -
contact and the animal is
killed, make sure the head is
kept for laboratory examina-
tion.
- If a family pet shows
signs of being sick, and if
there is any possibility of ex-
posure to a rabid animal,
contact a veterinarian.
Officers criticized
LISTOWEL - Listowel police
officers, says Acting Deputy
Police Chief R.R. Martin,
are sometimes criticized for
doing what they are sup-
posed to do."
The acting deputy police
chief made the comments
after he learned that Rev.
Jukka Saarinen, pastor of
the St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, complained to the
local paper that six mem-
bers of his congregation had
their vehicles ticketed while
they were attending a
Sunday morning service at
the church:
Mr. Saarinen said it has
been "traditional" for
churchgoers to park in front
of the church on Wallace
Ave. North. He also said it is
a hardship for some elderly
members of the
congregation to park further
from the church and that
people who left their cars in
the "no parking" zone had
not been given sufficient
warning tickets would be
issued.
"It's unfortunate bylaws
can not accommodate
everyone," the acting deputy
chief said. ,
He noted new signs had
been put up in the front of the
church about two months
before the incident and that
Listowel's new traffic
control bylaw, approved by
council in February, had
been advertised.
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and wooden shoes competed for the honor of Klompen Feest
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Leanne Kerstens, centre, of Mitchell, representing the New
Canadian. Club won the title. Runners-up were left, Joanie
Tolsma of Goderleh, sponsored by The Dutch Store. and
right, Pat Bylsma of Clinton, sponsored by The Hair Shop.
The queen, runners-up and contestants will be on,hand to
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Huron farm and home news
•
Follow label instructions to avoid problems
The pesticide resource
(herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides,etc.) is an in-
dispensable tool in modern
crop production. At this time
of year virtually all farm
land, is treated with some
type of weed control
chemical. Obviously it is
very important to follow
label directions but in addi-
tion other precautions must
be taken to avoid unforeseen
and sometimes costly pro-
blems associated with her-
bicide use.
The Ontario Ministry of
the Environment, which is
responsible for ensuring the
safe use and sound manage-
ment of pesticides in On-
tario,
has some timely ad-
vice to maximize the
benefits and minimize the
risks of pesticide use.
Every year the Ontario
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Ministry of the Environment
investigates incidents in-
volving the accidental (or in-
tentional) discharge of her-
bicide tank mixes into or
beside drainage ditches or
ponds. In these cases there is
concern that the con-
taminated water will be used
in the planting or irrigation
of sensitive crops (eg.
tomatoes, tobacco).
Before applying her-
bicides -Make sure your
sprayer is properly
calibrated and in good
repair. Always read the
label before use. Using label
recommendations, measure
out the correct amount of
product so that no tank mix
remains at the conclusion of
your daily spraying opera-
tions.
If you plan on using ditch,
creek or pond water as a car -
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A.
rier in your pesticide ap-
plications you should know
that Ontario law requires a
back-flow device (foot
valve) be installed on the hi -
take hose. Failure to install
this valve could cause part of
your tank mix to be back
siphoned into the water
source after the pump is
turned off. The result could
be devastating for farmers
irrigating or spraying sen-
sitive .crops dowpstrepiri.
Adopting the same logic as
in the above situation it is
. legally and environmentally
unacceptable to wash
pesticide application equip-
ment in any surface water
(stream, ditch, pondetc;).
Disposal and decon-
tamination of empty
pesticide containers is
always a "problem. Accor-
ding to recent Agriculture
Canada tests an easy way to
remove 99 percent of re-
maining pesticide residues
in "empty". containers is to.
triple rinse them using a 10
percent volumer-'of water
each time. Rinse water
should then be added to the
spray tanks.F• ,. ,:•. •
Once rinsed,' all pesticide''
containers must be made
unusable through puncturing
or breaking and then stored
in a restricted area until
they can be taken to an ap-
proved landfill site for
burial. Paper or cardboard
containers may be burned
provided humans or animals
are not exposed to the
smoke.
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When applying products
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25 degrees C.)
Problems involving any Of
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Ontario's Rede
' Meat Industry.
Research was conducted
by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food :in the.
past year on the Red:Meat
Industry in Ontario.; Papers
have been written . on this
research and are' designed
for discussion purposes.
Hopingly they will stimulate
new thinking on the long
term direction of the red
meat sector in Ontario:
In order to more properly
obtain the views of par-
ticipants 'in the industry,
regional meetings will be
held at Walkerton, Wednes-
day, June 15, .7:00 p.m. at the
,Royal Canadian Legion Hall;
McNab Street, radon,
,MopdaY, 4uaf✓ 2t,t fi,.p.m.
W.K. Riddell Room, Mid-
dlesex Municipal Building,
367 Ridout Street Not the
Ordl and written briefs are
welcomed from commodity
organizations and in-
dividuals involved in red
meat production and
marketing.. •
Copies of the research
papers may be obtained by
writing - William Doyle,
Assistant Deputy Minister of
Marketing and Develop-
ment, Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and,- Food,
Legislative Buildings,
Queens Park, Toronto, On-
tario M7A 282.
Request the publieation
"Summary of Studies on the
Red Meat Sector. 1982-83."
Stan Paquette
Farm Management
Specialist, OMAF
Holmesville news
By Blanche Deeves
On Sunday morning in
Holmesville United Church
the Johnston Trio of Kathy,
Joy and Denise, sang
together with Mrs. Barbara
Bosman at the organ. Tom
Lobb and Bill Crawford
received the offering.
On June 5 communion will
be cele,brated.
Plea - note the change of
date of the next Enterprising
Seniors meeting on June 9 at
the Community Centre.
Don't forget the ever
popular Ham Supper of
Holmesville United Church.
CIVIC CORNER
The Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory
Committee will meet
Thursday, June 2 at 7:30
p.m. in town hall.
Goderich. Town Council,
will meet Monday, June 6 at
7:30 p.m. in town hall.
The Planning Board will
meet Wednsday, June 8 at
noon in town hall.
The Tourist, Industrial and.
Airport Ad Hoc Committee
will meet Wednesday, June 8
in town hall. ' •
Transportation Canada
Representatives will be at
town hall Wednesday, June 8
at 2:30 p.m. to meet with
,anyone interested in the new
ports legislation.
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