No Lyme Disease Detected Here

Health officials with the Northwestern Health Unit are on the watch following two confirmed cases of lyme disease in Thunder Bay.

Public Health Inspector Kurt Casey says so far, there's been no signs of the disease in this area.

"We don't have any confirmed cases of lyme disease for humans," says Casey. "Right now the Health Unit just practicing education for the public. Any time a deer tick is found on a human we send it away for testing for the bacteria."

Casey says the heavy season for deer ticks ends in mid-July.

Miss Teen Canada-World Prelims Start

It's a big day for Felicia Schmutz.

The district's hopeful at this year's Miss Teen Canada-World pageant in Toronto begins a preliminary event aimed at weeding the more than 60 girls entered to a final twenty for Saturday's final.

The 18-year-old Emo resident is hoping to be one of the finalists.

Public can also lend their support by voting for her on-line.

The top voter getting in the on-line vote earns a berth to the final.

Schmutz says the week so far has been chocked full of special events and she's forged new friendships with the other contestants.

Food Recalls Issued

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Canada Safeway are warning the public not to serve or consume various store-made and Signature Cafe brand salads because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

The recall is being initiated because the salads may contain a ready-to-eat romaine-based salad recalled by Fresh Express Incorporated of California.

The romaine-based salads come with a Best Before dates of July 14 and 15.

Brand-Product-Size-UPC

None - Garden Salad - 300 g - 214735
None - Busy Chef Salad - Various - 214516
None - Chicken Caesar Salad - Various - 219393
None - Greek Salad -Various - 210585
Signature Cafe - Asian Chicken Salad - 369 g - 0 58200 13080 5
Signature Cafe -Chicken Caesar Salad - 354 g - 0 58200 13086 7
Signature Cafe - Cobb Salad - 457 g - 0 58200 13082 9
Signature Cafe - Seafood Salad - 440 g - 0 58200 13107 9
Signature Cafe - Santa Fe Salad - 499 g - 0 58200 13084 3
Signature Cafe - Buffalo Chicken Side Salad - 215 g - 0 58200 13098 0
Signature Cafe - Caesar Side Salad - 140 g - 0 58200 13103 1
Signature Cafe - Garden Fresh Side Salad - 170 g - 0 58200 13105 5
Signature Cafe - Spicy Thai Chicken Side Salad - 200 g - 0 58200 13096 6


The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is also warning northwestern Ontario residents not to eat Freybe brand head cheese.

The Agency says the product may be contaminated with salmonella.

All products sold up to and including July 14 are affected by the recall.

The C-F-I-A says it may have been sold from deli counters or repackaged at the store.

MNR Employee Sentenced

A man working for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay has been convicted of child pornography charges and sentenced to 14 days in jail.

A government spokesman says David Laderoute's 18-year career with the public service has ended.

He used a computer at the Thunder Bay Ministry of Natural Resources office to access pornographic websites.

Ulitmate Fishing Town Contest

Several northwestern Ontario communities are battling for the title as Canada's Ultimate Fishing town.

It's a contest sponsored by the World Fishing Network with the winner getting 25-thousand dollars in prizes.

Bids so far have come from Kenora, Dryden and Thunder Bay, but none from the Rainy River district.

Nominations close August 2.

Steadystate Economic Promoted

A Toronto man is cycling across Canada trying to generate awareness of a concept that keeps the world economy stable than trying to make it grow.

In Fort Frances yesterday, Jordan Poppenk says increased interest in a green-economy is making it important to adopt a so-called steadystate economic.

"The arguments always given for the growth model is that its a way of increasing resources and reducing poverty," says Poppenk. "We haven't seen that happen. We could actually focus on those problems if we take the focus off of growth.

Poppenk is asking people to sign an on-line petition that will be forwarded to world leaders to consider.