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"A crossâ€"section type of study such as this can‘t answer concluâ€" sively if the refinery causes health effects," said Dr. Doug Sider of the Institute for Social Research, the group conducting the study. "What this can do is tell us if there is an association between people‘s reporting of their exposure and the health effects." The best the study could deterâ€" mine was that those who notice odors from the refinery are more likely to experience health probâ€" lems than those who don‘t notice the odors â€" no matter how far away they live from the refinery. $29,500 regional/provinâ€" A cial study was unable to determine a direct link between odors from the Petroâ€" Canada Bronte refinery. By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Study fails to sniff out link between refinery and health problems A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 129 ) D) E E ‘Canada $ Best Conmunity Mewspoper "CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 * sW While the results may have been inconclusive for Sider, they were enough for Cathy Matsumoto, president of ICARE, a group that has been probing Petroâ€"Canada‘s emissions for the past three years. The doctors donated their services for free while Mercy International Canada gcuaranteed the $15,000 needed for the operation.. "All of the arrangements had been made for the surgery, but there were costs which had to be covered," said Michael Campbell, presz- (See ‘Medical‘ page 2) A hfe-savmg operanon sponsoned by the Oakvnlleâ€"based humam tarian group Mercy International Canada at The Children‘s Hospital of: Philadelphia Wednesday has given a 5â€"yearâ€"old boy from Bosmaf. Herzegovina a new chance at life. . Marco Primorac, from Ljubuski, Bosniaâ€"Herzegovina, is recoverâ€". mg well after doctors in Philadelphia repaired a swollen blood vessel. in the boy‘s brain which, had it been left untreated, would have burst, causing certain death. Following the presentation, she FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993 _ 48 Pages "It‘s a scientific study so I knew it wouldn‘t be black and white," she added. "I‘d like to have seen a study done three years ago when said the study shows "there is a defâ€" inite link" between the perception of odors and reporting them. He told members of the region‘s health and social services commitâ€" tee Tuesday that the region will continue to support the Environmental Advisory Committeeâ€"Petroâ€"Canada (EAC) in its role of monitoring the odor abatement Action Plan that Petroâ€" Canada has set up to reduce the odors it emits. No matter how low the inciâ€" dence may be, he said the stress people suffer from symptoms is a concern to the health department. Halton‘s medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Nosal, concluded that the study "supplies evidence that low level pollution can be a cause of short term health effects such as breathing problems and headaches." we first started that involved docâ€" tors and health care professionals, but the money just wasn‘t there." (See ‘Region‘ page 9) ||Paper Open year round for our clients in Oakville, Milton and Halton Region. ‘Today‘s Hutton‘s offers everything from shoestyles to hairstyles Time to fJfall back Before going to bed Saturday night, don‘t forget to move back all your clocks and watches one. hour. : ‘ The official hour to revert to standard time is 2 a m., Sunday, Oct. 31st. . In keeping with the tradition of moving the clocks back for the winter months, Canadians will be getting an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 75 Cents (GST included) District Office Appleby Mall Burlington, Ont. 333â€"1212 Pamper Yourself Page 12 Page 21 Mardi Gras Taste of Louisiana in Oakville