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a: ae -- y IE LAFONTAINE--The federal government has released a controversial report on cancer- related deaths in Tiny Township that shows the area with a lower cancer rate than the res! of the provinces but a high rate of ovarian cancer in women and lymphatic cancer in men. In a telephone interview last Friday, Don Wigle, supervisor of the cancer study, said the report is flawed because the Ontario government does not keep adequate statistics on the number of people who have cancer and who are still alive. The report deals only with cancer deaths. "Mos! cancer deaths take about 20 years, and the aerial spraying in Tiny Township has been going on for about 12 years. Our figures don't include any deaths after 1981, and it was in 1982 that Hostess Farms used a chemical that was no longer registered," said Wigle. The study was commissioned by Monique Begin, federal minister of health, after she received complai e Tiny Township Ratepayers Association and from Professor Joseph Cummins, a geneticist on the faculty of the University of Western Ontario in London. Ina letter attached to the report, Begin said her ministry will continue to examine the numbers of cancer cases in Tiny Township. Wigle said his job, as supervisor of the study, would be easier if statistics on individual cases were available. He said the report finds some cancer below the provincial average, but ovarian cancer is three times above the average and lymphatic cancer in men is about 2.5 times the average. He said the cancers could not be traced to jobs of the people who had died. Professor Cummins, who had pushed for the study, said lymphatic cancers have been found to be common in people who have been exposed to pesticides. "And Tiny Township should have a lower cancer rate than the average. It's a rural community, supposedly with fresh air and good water and the people in the township don't work in industries where they would be exposed lo cancer-causing agents. The study, plus the number of young people who live in the spraying area and have cancer, plus the number of mutations among livestock show conclusively that there is something wrong in Tiny,"' said Dr. Cummins. Dr. Cummins said the report's claim that the high number of ovarian cancers may be caused by cosmetics such as taleum powder did not impress him. "T don't believe the ladies in Tiny 'Townsip use more talcum powder than any other women,"' said the professor. The Tiny Township Ratepayers Association is now asking the federal government to provide money for a more in-depth study of cancer cases, using door-to-door surveys to find the number of victims. The association is also trying to get the provincial government to release data on the death of Robert Miller, a 25-year-old Waverley man who was a former employee of the Hostess Farms Division. The Health and Welfare ministry is now finishing a study of genetic problems in the Tiny Township area. 'The report will be released later this year. Fred Brox, manager of Hostess Farms, said in a telephone interview Saturday that officials of his company had read the report and found nothing to give them cause for alarm. He said the report showed the cancer rate in the area was not above normal but added the report was conducted only about 10 years after the company began spraying, while cancer often is not detected for many years after exposure to hazardous chemicals. "Bul we feel the spraying program is no danger to the people in 'Tiny Township, and the report shows that we have been right," said Brox. <) cca Thanks Kevin for a job well done Kevin Howard, a pupil at Huronia Nursery School in Midland recently took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new playing area at the Midland Avenur sehool, Amazing = Savings on Hotpoint appliances for a limited time! Investment Certificates HOTPOINT 14.9 CU.FT. REFRIGERATOR @ Two vegetable crispers 30-59 days $5,000 min. 10%" 180-364 days yeu] $5,000 min. ORAS 343, ESE Mountainview Mall 526-2273. 10%" CA) CS Rate subject to change the municipal Savings & loan corporation Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 248 King St. (Just South of Dominion) 526-4296 e@ Snap-in adjustable cantilever shelves e@ Meat storage drawer e Almond or Snow White $ 719995 FURNITURE & APPLIANCES HOTPOINT EASY CLEAN RANGE @ Glass control panel © Digital clock e@ Almond or Snow White *§799°5 the beautiful appliances *« Y HOTPOINT MICROWAVE OVEN e Dual Wave™ Microwave System e@ Micro-Touch Controls © 10 Power Levels $ 589°5 HOTPOINT WASHER @ 2speeds . @ 5 Programs e Petia Lh < HOTPOINT e Almond or Snow White DISHWASHER "589.95 Bee Ounene HOTPOINT DRYER - © 3 Programs i washineetiion e3 heat omacticne: e@ Almond or | Normal, Delicate and Fluff =) Whit | @ Almond or ae ; | Snow White $399 95 "4 $52Q95 2=E3 Date ocaucare, $94995 Pair en -------_AMEUBLEMENTS The Morne of Friendly Serve Quest Robert W, Penetanguishene COUVRE PLANCHERS - FLOOR COVERINGS 549-2191 Wednesday, June 20, 1984, Page 5