R.R.# 3
Bright, Ontario
N0J 1B0
6 February 2007
Dr. Malcolm Lock MD, MPH
Medical Doctor of Health
Brant County Health Unit
194 Terrace Hill Street
Brantford, Ontario
N3R 1G7
Dear Dr. Lock,
Ms. Valerie Matiuchin has shown me her correspondence to you and your
reply dated January 2, 2007. I have
been in touch with Ms. Matiuchin for about one year, providing information
about the health problems associated with electro magnetic radiation (EMR) and
supporting her to the best of my abilities.
My knowledge of EMR comes from personally being severely harmed by
overexposure to it and from spending the last three years collecting evidence
and scientific research on the subject.
I am also frequently in contact with experts in this field and other
victims. I also possess a variety of
different meters to measure EMR levels.
I am very disappointed that you have not offered to provide any special
assistance to Ms. Matiuchin or to Dr. Edward Pikula, both of whom are suffering
badly from the effects of electro magnetic radiation. It appears that you have been fooled by information from the
World Health Organization and from Health Canada, believing that information to
be genuine and truthful; this, unfortunately, is not the case. Mr. Michael Repacholi, who until recently
was in charge of the WHO section that investigates EMR health concerns, has
been reported as accepting large amounts of money from the cell phone industry
as travelling expenses. By manipulation,
he appears to have selectively limited the amount of research to which WHO
would refer, ignoring many research papers that show scientific proof of damage
to health caused by EMR. He has now
left the World Health Organization and works as a paid consultant to the energy
industry. His present concerns reflect
that he is not interested in the welfare of human health.
I wish to confirm that Ms. Matiuchin is being harmed by electro
magnetic radiation. During an afternoon
visit before Christmas, I took measurements for Ms. Matiuchin in her
house. She was in the living room
holding a body voltage meter when it suddenly started reading very erratically
with different voltages: at one time, I saw the reading of 142 volts and, at
another time, I saw “OL”, which means “overload”. At about this same time, I was a few feet away from her, looking
out of the window in the main floor bedroom, when I was hit by a strong
electrical or electro magnetic current that created a very sharp and unpleasant
pain in my groin area. I have no doubt
that an unknown electrical or electro magnetic force, over which she has no
control, is harming her. The Brant
County Health Unit should not dismiss this. From the extensive conversations
that I have had with Valerie, I believe that the problem is life threatening to
her. It warrants an investigation by
qualified electrical and radio-frequency specialists, ordered by you.
A second known EMR victim in Brantford is Dr. Pikula, who is disabled
and needs greater assistance. Dr.
Pikula lives in the opposite side of the downtown area from Ms. Matiuchin, yet
he has severe reactions to electro magnetic radiation at times that are similar
to those when Ms. Matiuchin experiences them.
A cell phone antenna is located on the top of a nearby apartment
building and I strongly believe that the electro magnetic radiation from this
antenna is causing him a great amount of pain and discomfort. I would like to suggest to you a method
whereby you can confirm or refute that this harm is happening. If you were to arrange for the antenna to be
turned off for determined periods of time, you could then monitor the health of
Dr. Pikula when the antenna is operating and when it is not. Health Canada states that radio-frequency
radiation in the range of 3kHz to 300GHz does not produce any adverse health
effects, provided human exposures do not exceed the limits outlined in safety
code 6. This testing would determine if
Health Canada is correct in their beliefs or whether Dr. Pikula is being harmed
by the EMR emissions. If the testing reveals
a difference in his health, you may then consider an order for removal of the
device, citing it as a health danger.
You could also consider whether Brant County Health Unit can provide EMR
shielding of his home. In the event
that you are unwilling or unable to try these suggestions, you may
alternatively find a short term nursing facility that is clear of EMR and
electrical pollution, where Dr. Pikula can stay for a few days for you to
monitor his health. I would be quite
surprised if it did not improve.
Another serious situation in Brantford is the sickness of many
employees working at the Market Square Mall.
I trust the Brant County Health Unit has examined the symptoms of the
sick employees and realized that the symptoms reported are similar to “radio
wave sickness” or “microwave sickness”.
These are illnesses that were first noticed in radar operators during
the Second World War and since then have been related to overexposure to radio
frequencies and microwave frequencies from cell phone antennas and other
transmitters. The city centre of
Brantford has powerful antennas surrounding the downtown core area. You should be aware that the safety limits
established for EMR from antennas in Canada are among the most dangerous (high)
levels in the world. I have not had the
opportunity to evaluate the electrical pollution inside Market Square Mall, but
I do know that microsurge readings (measure of radio-frequency energy on the
electrical wiring) are dangerously high and may be causing at least some of the
ill health inside the mall. Was this
form of electrical pollution considered by the persons investigating the health
problems at the Mall?
In your letter to Ms Matiuchin, you state that there is insufficient
evidence to support the theory that people are being harmed by radio-frequency
exposure. This is incorrect; there is a
vast amount of information relating EMR to health problems, some of which shows
cancer clusters around cell phone masts, radar and other transmission sources
of radio frequencies at much lower transmission levels than Health Canada’s
code 6. Evidence from countries all
around the world indicates that electro magnetic radiation is causing illness,
cancer, and death to those who are being overexposed to it. I have quite a large collection of research
and information that clearly shows health being adversely affected by electro
magnetic radiation and I am willing to share it with you. In Brantford, you should consider the
resources that you have at hand: the citizens who are proof of the links that
you dismiss in your letter. Brant
County Health Department does not require “experts” to confirm that its
citizens are being harmed by electro magnetic radiation; it needs to seek out
those who are being harmed and conduct some relatively simple EMR testing. Scientific estimates suggest that at least
three percent of the population is quite seriously harmed by EMR and a much
larger percentage is also adversely affected.
Brantford has been polluted with this new and terrible electrical
pollution and the citizens are in great danger. You have a duty to try to ensure a healthy environment for them.
You must know about the EMR situation in Simcoe, Ontario (previously
reported by the Brantford Expositor), as I understand that you have recently
taken over the medical jurisdiction for that area. In Simcoe, many members of the community became ill when Rogers
installed several cell phone antennas on the water tower in the centre of the
town. Rogers sited this installation in
one of the worst possible places: close to a school, a hospital, a nursing home
and residential housing. Rogers
completely ignored the scientific precautionary principle, yet Health Canada
and Industry Canada, with the knowledge of all the ill health being reported, did
nothing to assist the citizens being harmed by these antennas. With the present world knowledge of the harm
being caused by emissions from these devices, Rogers’ actions can only be
described as irresponsible, dangerous, and possibly criminal.
In your letter you mention that “in these situations. . . we exercise
caution”. Yes, we need to follow the
internationally known and scientifically accepted statement called “the
precautionary principle”.
Unfortunately, Health Canada and Industry Canada did not have the sense
and/or integrity to follow that very simple principle prior to and during the
installation of microwave and radio frequency devices in Brantford and other
locations. Now you are left with the
difficulty of solving electrical pollution harming many of your citizens. As a first step, I suggest that you fully
educate yourself, your staff, health care workers and local politicians in your
area about the dangers of EMR.
Politicians can put a stop to further RF and microwave installations in
Brant County until a full safety review is completed. An idea worth considering is an educational program to inform the
public about the problem, describing the related symptoms, and outlining ways
in which they can make themselves safer.
It is not only the big corporate sources of electromagnetic radiation
that are dangerous; in the home, cordless telephones, WiFi and wireless devices
that produce electro magnetic radiation can also be very dangerous. Warnings to the public and simple lifestyle
changes can significantly improve the health and safety of many people.
If Brant County Health Department fails to take corrective action now,
it may result in much sickness and many deaths in Brantford in the future. If SARS or any other serious disease or major
health threat were discovered in Brantford, surely Brant County would not
ignore it. Similarly, you cannot ignore
electro magnetic radiation; the evidence of harm to health is clear and you
need to take decisive action. Failure
to take adequate measures when you are aware, or should be aware, of a danger
may be a criminal offence. In the event
that EMR causes further sickness or death in Brantford, ignorance of electro
magnetic radiation would not be a defense against prosecution. Researchers, victims and myself are more
than willing to provide you with evidence that shows you the real and
demonstrated dangers of exposure to electro magnetic radiation.
In your letter you have mentioned both the research that supports
health harm from EMR and research that dispels those claims, in two very
polarized camps. The research that
indicates that there are not negative impacts on health in essence supports the
industries and people selling and using wireless and microwave
transmissions. You should be aware that
most of the research papers that did not find harm to health were paid for by
the industries that benefit from the “safe” results. There would be no danger in ignoring the research that does not
find any harm, however, as it would not cause any ill health or effect
citizens’ lives. On the other hand,
ignoring research that indicates serious harm to health is potentially far more
critical. If the Brant County Health
Unit continues to ignore research and information that confirms serious harm to
health, it will, in effect, be sentencing many citizens to illness, suffering,
and even early death.
Brant County Health Unit and other health care professionals should be
focussing their attention on the scientific results that show that EMR causes
cancer, ill health, changes to cells, changes to blood composition, depression,
damage to the immune system, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and a variety of significant
health symptoms. If time is taken to
understand the dangers of electro magnetic radiation, you will understand why
it is so important to take life saving action be taken now. Health Canada has provided you with
information that suggests that Canada’s EMR exposure levels are safe, but, if
you look at the research and evidence, you will soon realize that they are
not. I have recently written to Prime
Minister Harper asking for an investigation into the Radiation branch of Health
Canada and the Spectrum Resources branch of Industry Canada to determine if
employees in those areas are acting with gross incompetence or with criminal
negligence.
Doctors in Germany, Ireland, and the European Community have signed
petitions demanding action against overexposure to EMR. Dr. Robert Becker of the USA was a pioneer
on the subject and has written important books on how electro magnetic
pollution effects the body. Dr. Neil
Cherry of New Zealand was a pioneer EMR researcher who wrote important papers
on the subject. Dr. Gerd Oberfeld,
Medical Officer of Health for Salzburg, Austria, is presently involved in
keeping his jurisdiction safe from EMR and is quoted worldwide on the subject
of EMR. There are many medical doctors
in other areas that are also highly involved in this struggle to ensure EMR
safety in their communities.
Lastly, I would like to assure you that my motive for writing this
letter is simply the concern I have for the health of a great many
citizens. I am sorry if I have been
blunt or unpleasant, but this is probably the most important issue with which
you will ever be involved. Without a
clear message, you may not take the correct action, many lives may be harmed
and/or lost, and the future of an increasingly overloaded health care system
may be endangered by this health crisis.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Martin Weatherall.
Co-Founding Director SWEEP - Safe Wireless Electrical and
Electromagnetic Policies.
cc Valerie Matiuchin
Edward Pikula
Brantford City Council