Friday, March 20, 1998 — North Shore News - 9

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Safe water concerns debated

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ten) and include your name, full address and telephone number.

Dear Editor:

I write to you in response to
David Jones’ poorly written let-
ter dated March 4, 1998
regarding Eau Canada’s recent
advertorial. We would like to
thank Mr. Jones for pointing
out errors, which, in fact, were
twping mistakes which should

have been picked up in proof

reading. It is not his own letter
or Our test that is in question,
but his allegation that our com-
pany offers misleading and
“dear-mongering” information
about which we take issue.
Water supplies throughout
the world are being put under
Most serious pressure mainly
because of population growth
and migration to large towns

and cities, Vancouver itselfis no
exception and has recently
came under criticism fram Dr.
Blatherwick = and other
infurmed — experts. These
authorities have stated publicly
that the GVRD-supplied water
falls short of recognized stan-
dards.

The GVRD has a mandate
to supply “safe” water to citi-
zens. However, what is “safe”
water in the drinking water
context is subject to active
debate. Put in’ simple terms,
dosing drinking water with a
chemical such as chlorine or

chloramine is designed — if

dosed in sufficient quantities —
to kill live organisms, cysts and
parasites which can cause seri-

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However, in addition to
long-term diseases caused) by
the presence of heavy metals
and hazardous chemicals in

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It is not simply a matter of

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ed water and cancer of the
bladder, colon, hardening of
the arteries, birth defects and
miscarnages.

Mr Jones may be an
English critic of nore.
However, he would do well to
become better informed about
urban drinking water supplies
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Blatherwick or, better still, visit
the friendly and well-informed
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Concern, ves.

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