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An SIU investigator speaks to an Ottawa Police officer at the scene of a garage explosion in Greely that sent a 43-year-old woman to hospital with serious injuries on Monday night.
Explosion rocks Greely street CHRISTOPHER HOFLEY WEEKENDER STAFF The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigation a residential garage explosion in Greely on Monday night after police had been called to the residence. A 43-year-old woman was taken to Ottawa Hospital in serious condition after the explosion, which allegedly
happened following a domestic dispute with her partner, published reports said. Police were initially called to the home on Sunset Boulevard at approximately 7:30 p.m. After resolving the situation, police were called back to the residence shortly after 10:20 when it is alleged that the woman attempted to drive her van into a boat on the property. Reports said that the garage, which
is attached to the house, exploded shortly after she entered it. An SIU investigator at the scene on Tuesday morning declined to comment on the incident. The SIU is a civilian body that investigates cases that result in injury or death in which police are involved. Ottawa Police Const. Peter Jeon said he was unable to comment on the investigation while the SIU was involved.
The Lynnwood Gardens trailer park saga continues. During the Aug. 7 meeting of the Rural Council of Ottawa-Carleton, the focal point was discussions on the problems facing Lynnwood residents: their water supply. “Water quality in rural Ottawa is rapidly reaching crisis levels and there is no support from the McGuinty Liberals to improve this crumbling infrastructure,” lamented Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod to the Ontario legislature back on April 3, 2007. She compared it to a third-world country, repeating those statements to the gathered crowd and members during the RCOC meeting. Lynnwood Park, which has faced water problems since it was first built in the 1970s, is facing more problems with its water: possible contamination from its sewage systems. The City of Ottawa and the provincial Ministry of the Environment have visited the park and seem to have come to the same conclusion: no harm, no foul. Unfortunately there has been harm. Resident James Finn sold
his home in Lynnwood Park and moved on because he is afflicted with renal failure and requires dialysis. Test results for his water, from the lab at the Riverside Campus of the Ottawa Hospital, show the sodium and sulphate levels are at 1360 and 1900 milligrams per litre — the recommended levels are 20 and 500 mg per litre, respectively. By comparison, the sodium levels in the city’s water supply is about 18 mg per litre. In a city report dated April 3, 2006, Jean-Guy Albert, Ottawa's program manager for the Public Health Unit, advised Lynwood residents that the Selenium levels and concentrations at the park were at safe levels, but noted: “Residents who are on a sodium-reduced diet or who suffer from congestive heart disease are advised to consult with their physician regarding their water sample result before consuming the water.” This would apply to Finn. And while the water may be within acceptable drinking limits, over an extended period of time of drinking, bathing and washing clothes in the water, residents absorb contaminants from the water.
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NATHAN JAHN