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905-878-8101 Lu r0ttu .I 1JIo y e iftYAL!GEons Community Newspaper Since 1860 ekndEfto ROYALEPAGE781 MAIN ST. #1 & 2 C 6NA Narned Canada s Top Cornnunity Newspaper w .miltoncanadianchampion.com ~ ¶MILTON 876-4785 S POR T S PM v-ballers off to strong start N EW S Region may seek park smoking ban A&8zE Travelling back in time A erladMoi uliain o.15 o 5 rl cü-rZ2 Hato ha hghe sk7 cance rate L=~w~i~By Tim Foran CANADIAN Pao~ CHAMPION STAFF Haillon continues ta experi- -. ence higher than normal rates of the skin cancer melanoma, D 1 D 3 ~ .Jaccording ta a report reviewed by the Regions health com- mittee Tuesday "Melanoma incidence rates were 40 pet cent higher in Halton than Ontario for 2000 to 2004 combined and a simi- lar degree of difference was seen in the previous trne peri- ods, based on recent data frorn Cancer Care Ontario," stated the staff report. The report accompanied ___ -the release of an overview of i cancer incidence and mortali- ty rates in the region. Specifically, the incidence rate of a melanomna in Halton was 18 per 100,000 per year coin- pared ta the provincial rate of recent statistis caaiabe mosi However, the rate of death due ta melanoma was the same as the provincial average and doesn' appear to be increasing, the report noted. GRAHAM PAINE/I CANADIAN CHAMPION Mortality rates for melanoma MISSION ACCOMPUSHED: The Salvation Armys Capt. Bull Blackman, director of family services, demonstrates the effioien- have remained constant at cy af the food bank's new storage system, which has triple the previous storage capacity. Numerous businesses and volunteers about two deaths per 100,000 invested their time, products and money 10 complets the projeet. They include fric Carusi from TransPro, Craig Bond from Semea per year. Systems and Jim Dunn from Konstant, who supplied equipment; Mike Ferrari and Dean Chudleigh from Chudleighs, who Epueto lravlt arranged donations; and individuals from Prosperity One Credit Union and GE Volunteers Foundation -including Lesley Mansfield radiation (UVR) from the sun and Monday Chambaruka, respectively - who helped purchase equipment and provide expertise. About 35 volunteers helped and artificial sources in Ial with installation and $20,000 in cash and equipment was donated. childhood and adolescence anwards results in increased incidence ai skin cancer," the report stated. Skin cancer is the most comman type diagnosed in CaId as il ,scaunts [oi about one-third ai alI new cases, the report added. Citing reports frorn the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the report stated exposure to UVR at tan- ning salons significantly enhances the chances of deIl oping skin cancer. About a third of Haltons adults have had sunburn in the last year and spent unpro- tected time in the suni during the UV peak hours of il ar. to 4 p.rn. the report stated based on a 2008 survey Cancer Care Ontario has set targets ai having less than 10 per cent ai Ontarians expe- riencing sunburns and unpro- tected sun expastire b> 2020. "There is a nced ta increase UVR pratectîve hehraviaurs in aur cs)mmunity," the repart ccled Haltan's public health departmcnt bas undertaken programming related ta sun saiety and U 'VR protection, including targeting galiers with sunscreen information. Staff are also part ai a GTA- wide warking group dedicated ta, reducing artificial tanning among youth. Tint Forait con bc reached at tJoranCaîniltoncanadiancharnpi- anc. arn. "-W Me OM Acidnt y~ In we ieiW - 1 ý--jq RR LANNE PIE E j