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Medal community collecting wind turbine health data
Retired pharmacist says people around the world experiencing same symptoms
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tense and I was queasy and dizzy. I
can't hear them (turbines), but I was
sensitive to the effects," she said.
Krogh said that while CanWEA-
(the Canadian Wind Energy Asso-
ciation) says that scientists conclude
there's no adverse effects to wind
turbines, her research shows that
people around the globe are experi-
encing the : same health problems,
with Japan calling the symptoms
"wind turbine. disease."
Krogh said she and her colleagues
are concerned about the provincial
government giving people 15 days to
prove serious and irreversible harm
when appealing a wind project's ap-
proval.
"You would have to ' have a stroke
or be dead to prove that," she said.
Krogh said that in all seven ar-
ticles used by the province to prove
the safety of wind turbines on, hu-
man health, none of them talked to
the patients.
"The medical community in the
meantime has . been accumulating
an incredible number of health ac-
counts," she said.
She agreed with Dr. Robert Mc-
Murtry that there are no authorita-
tive guidelines in place about safe
and healthy setbacks.
"And, until there are, wind turbine
construction should be stopped," she
said.
Krogh said that since Amnesty
Dave Coiling
International considers sleep depri-
vation a form of torture, it's "a very
worrisome thing that's happening"
with wind turbines.
"Your inner organs are not meant
to vibrate. My feeling is you've got
a serious public health issue here.
More studies are needed," she said.
Krogh compared the situation to
discovering the harmful effects of
tobacco adding that there is no long-
term investigation into the effects of
wind turbines in 10 to 20 years.
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• "If we had this many problems with
a drug, something would have hap-
pened. I'm very concerned that the
provincial government isn't doing
much. The government of Ontario
let wind turbines in but they didn't
do their homework," she said.
Krogh said the victims of wind tur-
bines are very brave for coming for -
ward.
"When they started to in January,
they were ridiculed. The medical
community wants studies done so we
can look after people. And, we need
to be careful about not approving
more. We can't unscrew a multi-mil-
lion dollar complex from the ground
like a lightbulb," she said.
Canada Day In Seaforth will feature
cars roller skating and music
Muscle cars, roller skating, rock music and fireworks will all be a part of
Canada Day at the Seaforth arena this yearr
Following the annual Seaforth Firemen's Breakfast at the firehall, a car
show will be held for the second time at the arena parking lot from 1-4 p.m.
"We had 27 vehicles last•year and we're hoping for more this year. .1 think
the word is out there,", says arena manager Tadd Smith.
Smith said he's trying to arrange to display the new Seaforth firetruck at
the car show as well as offering classes for classics, pick-up trucks, customs,
drag racers, motorcycles and vintage snowmobiles..
Roller skating begins at 5 p.m. and goes until 8 p.m.
As well a band called Boy in December will perform outdoors, weather per-
mitting, during the evening until the fireworks start at dusk.
"We're trying to keep people in town and provide actitivies on Canada Day
where the fireworks are," said Smith.
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