1538 Dorset Avenue,
Port Coquitlam,B.c.,
July l2th, 1981

Alderman K. Muldoon,
Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee,
Port Coquitlam City Council

I am sure that at the present time the cone
regarding the use of chemical rk
Coquitlam are common knowledge.
these chemicals are involved
these convictions came into b

Often,when a child

barriers as well as
ses play no favourites
rs of all walks of life.
etime,I am sure that I shall never forget the
rst learned that our son has leukemia.We did not
him,or for us.
enewed awareness of how precious a human life is to us ~ we
have been given the ability to completely appreciate and love every aspect
of a human being - an ability that many people never acquire in an entire
lifetime.In that respect,we are lucky.

It was this renewed awareness of the preciousness or very essence and
uniqueness of a life that caused me to auestion that which may cause or affect
such illnesses or defects in humanity.

A short time after my son was dia

hospital that nitrates and nitrites us
thought to be carcinogenic

Throughout the next few years I became aware of some other facts which
at first I thought to be coincidental.With the passing of time these facts
were brought to my attention with increasing frequency,causing me to wonder
if perhaps rather then being coincidental,there were some common Cenominator
whic would explain what seemed to be occurring in our area,

In order to protect the privacy of the families concerned I will not
name them although any that I contacted gave me permission to do so. I am sure
that these facts can be verified by checking public health records,should
Council members care to do so.

Following is a list of some of the information brought to my attention.

- Shortly after my son was diagnosed I learned that there had been at least
two and possibly three other children with leukemia attending the same school
as my son.As far as I have been able to ascertain they had attended the school
in the three years previous to my son's enrollment.