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	Ontario - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
		Southwestern Ontario is similar to the adjacent US Midwest, with the urban areas generally leaning left (especially Windsor which is a union bastion), and the rural areas are fairly conservative, although not as conservative as rural parts of surrounding regions of Ontario and neighboring states, due to the industrial nature of the region.
		Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /ontario.htm (3887 words)

	Walkerton, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walkerton is a small town on the Saugeen River in Bruce County, Ontario, 75 km southwest of Owen Sound.
		The town of Walkerton became suddenly famous throughout Canada and the world in May 2000 after the town's water supply became contaminated with the highly dangerous O157:H7 strain of E.
		The Ontario Provincial Government was also blamed for this incident for their hasty privatization of public water testing labs and for ignoring warnings that this move could put people's lives at risk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walkerton,_Ontario (313 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Walkerton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He addressed a crowd of reporters and residents in the normally quiet town in Ontario's rural heartland – a part of the province that normally gears up for a flood of fun seekers at this time of year.
		Instead, Walkerton began the transition into the town "where those kids died from E. coli." It's not what anyone wanted, but it was the end result.
		The impact of discovering that the young and the old in a small Ontario town were dying from drinking town water will reverberate throughout Ontario and the country for years.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/walkerton (799 words)

	Encyclopedia: Walkerton, Ontario
		Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula.
		The Municipality of Brockton in Bruce County, Ontario was formed on January 1, 1999.
		The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for addressing the environmental issues affecting the environmental protection of the Canadian province of Ontario and the World.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Walkerton,-Ontario (636 words)

	WSWS report from scene of e-coli deaths: Walkerton, Ontario residents demand answers
		Located in the south-western Ontario farming belt, Walkerton has traditionally voted Conservative (Tory) and, like many rural town, is a place where people tend to place their confidence in government and other authorities.
		Barb Fisher claimed that the money the Ontario government has provided to date is adequate to meet immediate needs, yet also said she was launching a campaign to solicit corporate and private donations nation-wide.
		Concerned Walkerton Citizens is seeking intervener status in the inquiry, with full funding from the province.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/jun2000/walk-j10.shtml (1910 words)

	Waterborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with a Contaminated Municipal Water Supply, Walkerton, Ontario, ...
		Identification of the Walkerton outbreak was initiated by the early recognition of pediatric cases of bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal cramps from Walkerton reported to the BGOSHU on 19 May 2000.
		Mapping of the cases in Walkerton by location of residence confirmed the widespread nature of the illnesses and supported the hypothesis that municipal water was the cause of the outbreak.
		The Walkerton outbreak calls into question the safety of ground water sources that may be under the influence of surface water, especially under flood conditions.
	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca /publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2620eb.html (1293 words)

	Colitag, The First Definitive Water Test System for bacteria and E. Coli
		TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, July 27, 2000 (ENS) - A "confused patchwork" of laws and policies on protecting groundwater could be at the root of six deaths from E. coli poisoning in Walkerton, Ontario, in May, says a report published today.
		Ontario Provincial Police and the Provincial Coroner's Office are investigating the Walkerton outbreak.
		Walkerton, located on the Saugeen River, is the Official County Town of Bruce County.
	www.colitag.com /news/ecoli_breakout.asp (1014 words)

	Walkerton, Ontario
		Walkerton is a small town in the Township of Brockton in Bruce County, Ontario, 75 km southwest of Owen Sound.
		Following a thorough enquiry by Justice Dennis O'Connor, much of the blame was laid at the door of the operators of the water supply.
		The Ontario Provincial Government was also blamed for this incident for their hasty privatization of public water testing labs, a move in which they ignored warnings that it could put people's lives at risk.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/walkerton__ontario.html (244 words)

	The Canadian Outbreak
		The Ontario government, in response to a barrage of criticism blaming the outbreak on its privatization of water-testing procedures and funding cutbacks at the environment ministry, said on Wednesday it would appoint a judge to a commission of inquiry into the outbreak.
		Ontario's chief coroner told a news conference on Wednesday that the E.coli bacteria that tainted Walkerton's drinking water might be linked to as many as nine deaths.
		WALKERTON, Ont. -- One victim was buried, Ontario's premier was on the ropes and residents, according to these stories, remained furious Friday as this farm town continued to cope with the worst E.coli outbreak in Canada's history.
	www.ericsecho.org /canada.htm (17531 words)

	Environment Probe Campaigns - The Walkerton Tragedy (2000)
		Ontario's environment ministry, aware of Walkerton's water troubles for more than two decades, did nothing to prevent the tragedy.
		Ontario's systems are in such disrepair that, following the Walkerton tragedy, officials issued 47 boil orders to protect consumers from bacterial contamination.
		We will also be participating in the Walkerton Inquiry, which has been established not only to determine what went wrong in that community but also to help shape broader drinking water policies.
	www.environmentprobe.org /EnviroProbe/campaign/ev2000_2.html (735 words)

	Criminal charges expected over Walkerton tragedy
		Ontario Provincial Police are expected to announce criminal charges today against two Walkerton, Ont., brothers who presided over the town's water supply during a deadly breakdown three years ago.
		A Walkerton resident said yesterday that much of the blame for the tragedy extends far beyond the Koebel brothers.
		Some witnesses told the inquiry that the Walkerton system was overwhelmed by bacterial contamination caused by flooding and that nothing the Koebels could have done would have prevented the tragedy.
	foi.missouri.edu /internatfoinews/criminalchgs.html (564 words)

	GLRC - Printable Transcript
		The consequences of the tainted water tragedy in southern Ontario are still being assessed.
		Walkerton is a small community of five thousand people about 135 miles northwest of Toronto not far from Lake Huron.
		Far from Walkerton, the political fallout is being felt most in Toronto, seat of the province's legislature....
	www.glrc.org /transcripts/2002/03/karpenchuk_031102.htm (913 words)

	The Equity 2000-May-31 Walkerton, Ontario: A wake-up to test your water
		The desperate situation in Walkerton, Ontario, where the contamination of water from e-coli has resulted in 5 deaths, provides a grim wake-up call to all Canadians.
		The fact is that Walkerton’s water was contaminated by e-coli, a bacteria commonly found in fecal matter.
		It sounds as if Walkerton, like most of our villages here in Pontiac, was at the mercy of an overtaxed system where residents were assuming their health was being looked after.
	www.chesleyhouse.com /Articles/Copy/20000531Eq.htm (1063 words)

	ONTARIO WATER SCARE: E.coli Kills Five (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On May 16th, this lab received three water samples from Walkerton that were marked, “rush.” The next morning, this company notified the Walkerton PUC of contamination in the water supply by phone.
		Presently, the people of Ontario feel that they have been betrayed and that their government officials are not to be trusted.
		The Government of the Province of Ontario should be ashamed and the people of Canada MUST remember what the Tories have done when they cast their votes at the next Federal Election.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadian_tourism/40621 (1493 words)

	Water - Ontario Ministry of the Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ontario works in partnership with the federal government and other provinces to set clear standards and guidelines for water quality.
		Ontario is focusing its efforts on actions that will benefit the people of Ontario and future generations.
		Ontario Clean Water Agency - an arm's-length agency of the Government of Ontario that operates numerous municipal water systems on behalf of the municipalities.
	www.ene.gov.on.ca /water.htm (1822 words)

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		WALKERTON, Ontario (AP) - At least four new cases of E. coli infection have been discovered in this Ontario town, health officials said, more than a month after the deadly bacterial outbreak was thought to have been contained.
		On Sunday, Walkerton residents expressed fears the bacteria that has rocked this southwestern Ontario farming town, 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Toronto, may be more dangerous than previously thought.
		He said they weren't the direct result of Walkerton's water supply, which now appears to be free of E. coli.
	www.intelihealth.com /pcn/general/00294743.htm (252 words)

	CNN.com - Health - Canadian probe of fatal E. coli outbreak expands - May 26, 2000
		WALKERTON, Ontario -- Authorities at the local and national level announced Friday that they have opened three new investigations into the worst outbreak of the deadly E. coli bacteria in Canadian history.
		Investigators focused Thursday on Walkerton, Ontario's water supply, which health officials say had been contaminated with the bacteria, causing the deaths of four adults and a 2-year-old girl.
		Mayor David Thomson of the Brockton municipality, which includes Walkerton, said the general manager of the Public Utility Commission -- which provides water and electricity to the town -- has acknowledged that the commission was aware of the problem as early as May 18.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/HEALTH/05/26/canada.ecoli.03 (914 words)

	Municipality of Brockton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Representing the Communities of Walkerton, Cargill, Chepstow, Elmwood, Glammis, Pinkerton, and Riversdale.
		Cradled in Ontario’s agricultural heartland, Walkerton is located about 160 km north of London, 150 km northwest of Toronto and 100 km north of Kitchener.
		Health care, municipal services and educational facilities are first rate and, when work time turns to play time, Walkerton offers residents and visitors alike a host of recreational opportunities.
	town.walkerton.on.ca (166 words)

	Drowning in Manitoba, Water Privatization in Walkerton, Ontario
		As with the Walkerton cases, these deaths were also widely blamed upon privatization by the leftist media, because the life guarding responsibilities at this lake were also contracted out by provincial authorities to a for profit corporation.
		My claim is that these tragedies in Ontario and Manitoba occurred not because of these privatizations, but in spite of them; that the lesson to be learned from both episodes, paradoxically, is not that we need less involvement with the free enterprise system, but more.
		I say "paradoxically" because in the minds of most people, particularly the journalists who have written about these two stories, the case seems very straightforward: at one time these facilities were both under the control of the government, and all was well.
	www.lewrockwell.com /block/block4.html (940 words)

	CBC News - Ontario tightens testing on water supply (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Ontario government announced tougher testing and monitoring rules Monday to protect the province's water supply, and to prevent another bacterial outbreak like the one that has killed five people in Walkerton.
		There was an emergency debate on the Walkerton E. coli outbreak Monday afternoon in the Ontario legislature.
		Ontario environment minister Dan Newman announces four measures that the government is taking to make water supplies safer.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/05/29/walkerton000529 (467 words)

	E. coli Tragedy in Walkerton,Ontario
		A Walkerton resident has retained a lawyer for a class action suit against local government, a government health agency, and the province of Ontario.
		The E. coli DNA taken from Walkerton's victims could be fingerprinted, and traced back to determine which local livestock operation carries identical bacteria.
		Unless lawyers choose to identify and go after the livestock facility responsible for the Walkerton tragedy, intensive livestock operations all across North America will be given the message that it's OK to continue business as usual.
	www.vegan.com /issues/2000/jun00/walkerton.htm (983 words)

	The Walkerton tragedy and Ontario's water crisis-some political lessons
		Notwithstanding their limitations, each of these inquiries has further substantiated the charge that the Ontario Tory government played a decisive role in preparing the Walkerton tragedy and that similar problems are to be found in communities across Canada's most populous province.
		The contamination of the water supply in the town of Walkerton was the greatest crisis for the Harris Tory government since the teachers' strike of the fall of 1997.
		That the tragedy in Walkerton was the direct consequence of government actions over the last several years, was in fact a crisis waiting to happen, reaffirmed many in their opposition to the Tories' right-wing, “free market” agenda.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/nov2000/walk-n04.shtml (2123 words)

	CDC - Characterization of Waterborne Outbreak–associated Campylobacter jejuni, Walkerton, Ontario
		Well water serving the town of Walkerton was contaminated by surface water carrying livestock waste immediately after heavy rains (2,3).
		Farms near the town of Walkerton were considered as possible sources of bacteria causing the outbreak.
		The diversity of HS serotypes and PFGE types encountered in Walkerton may therefore be somewhat unusual, while the diversity of HL serotypes and phage types is consistent with information in the literature.
	www.cdc.gov /Ncidod/EID/vol9no10/02-0584.htm (4955 words)

	Walkerton Ontario waterborne E. coli O157:H7
		The E. coli bacteria has infected nearly 600 people in the Walkerton area and over 200 have been seen at local area hospitals.
		On Friday May 19, the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit was notified of 2 cases of bloody diarrhea referred from the Walkerton Hospital to Owen Sound Hospital.
		Although officials aren't yet sure how the outbreak started, it is possible that sewage might have leaked into local wells after extensive flooding in the area during a heavy rainstorm nearly two weeks ago.
	water.sesep.drexel.edu /outbreaks/walkerton.htm (288 words)

	Ontario premier testifies Friday at Walkerton
		Walkerton - Ontario Premier Mike Harris will answer questions this Friday at the Walkerton poison water inquiry to answer questions about his government's policies, including massive budget and staffing cuts at the provincial environment ministry in 1996 and 1997.
		He said that the inquiry has heard evidence that, while some decisions were made at the ministry level, other crucial decisions were made at the "highest level of government, by the cabinet, and apparently originated within the central agencies and the premier's office."
		Lawyers for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) will be at the inquiry, as they have been throughout this phase of the hearings.
	www.nupge.ca /news_2001/news_jn01/n26jn01d.htm (228 words)

	Water Science & Technology 47:3 (2003) 1-6 - R. Holme - Drinking water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario: positive ...
		The Ontario Provincial Government set up a judicial Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the outbreak and also moved quickly to introduce a new Drinking Water Regulation that incorporated some significant requirements for drinking water providers.
		In August 2000, the Ontario Government, through the Regulatory body, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) (a) re-issued and revised the Ontario Drinking Water Objectives (ODWO) as the Ontario Drinking Water Standards (ODWS) and (b) introduced new regulations governing drinking water in Ontario - the Ontario Drinking Water Protection Regulation.
		The author was active in many aspects of the resulting activity (Chair of the Ontario Water Works Association's (a section of the AWWA) Special Committee involved in Part 2 of the Walkerton Inquiry; author of several of the Engineers' Reports mandated by Regulation; reviewer on behalf of the Regulator of Engineers' Reports submitted by others).
	www.iwaponline.com /wst/04703/wst047030001.htm (408 words)

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