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Hills Cancer Society president Ontario Executive Director Dorothy and Halton Hllld Cancer Society chairman Paul Armstrong were on hand for the cancer socle ty kicltoff breakfast on Wednesday The Cancer Society hopes to raise in town this year Herald Photo Some types of cancer on the rise While the battle against cancer is being won on many fronts there are types of cancer which are in creasing dramatically said Dorothy Ontario ex director for the Canadian Cancer Society Speaking to a full house at the North Golf and Country Club for the Cancer campaign kickoff Wednesday Ms Lamont said people who cancer have a much better chance of sur in the 90s and great strides are being made but there s still problems Cancer is on the increase in Canada but that may be due to bet diagnostic techniques and an aging population she said were 000 cases of cancer diagnosed Canada last year and of those were diagnosed in Ontario she said About 900 cases were diagnosed in males Lung cancer is the biggest con among males in Canada Ms Lamont said Almost 12 cases of lung cancer were diagnosed in males while only females were diagnosed with lung cancer Still almost 29 males died of lung cancer last year while 23 females died of the disease If people were to stop smoking per cent of all cancer not just lung cancer would be eliminated said Ms Lamont Smoking must be stopped even if it has to be legislated she said In women stomach cancer cases have declined breast cancer rates are stable but the huge increase in lung cancer in women is absolute ly shocking said Ms Lamont Lung cancer will soon become the leading cause of death in women but it t need to she said Cancer itself is not in the genes said Ms Lamont but the trigger mechanisms are You don in cancer but you inherit certain genes which can trigger cancer if you have a bad diet or smoke she said The Georgetown Cancer Socie tys campaign will be boosted significantly with two annual events on one weekend in June The Bill Smith Invitational Golf Tournament will go on June 18 white the Classics Against Cancer June 17 should be the biggest out door juried car show in Canada with over cars said the shows organizer Neil Yourg STEVEN C FOSTER BA LL B BARRISTER SOLICITOR MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT 873 4961 fax 873 GIFT CERTIFICATES Available tor a Friend Loved One or Business Associate BRIDAL PACKAGES AVAILABLE Avoid Disappointment CALL SOON 8734907 Passive Reducing Salon Cornar of A Mapln Georgetown Rear Entrance Discount for HOURS Hon Sun m Halton needs over 4 million for more growth studies Halton Region needs million to continue to study the possibility of allowing Milton to grow by as many as people by Regional councillors were told by staff last week Although supportive of the con tinuation of the Halton Urban Structure review which was first introduced two years ago coun cillors said their ultimate support for the study will depend on satisfactory provincial funding They t explain what is meant by satisfactory I not confident we get fun ding said Burlington Mayor Roly Bird Mayor Bird said he lacks trust in the province The councillors also said Wednesday they wanted assurances that the 3 million funding proposal would not in crease the tax burden on residents The Region s staff is expected to report to council later this month on how much of the 3 million the province is willing to subsidize The information will be part of a comprehensive financial plan outlining future costs of the urban structure review Regional staff told council The 4 3 million would go to engineering and environmental assessment studies for interm ex pansion of the well based service system in Milton and the extension of lakebased servicing to the town Well based service means residents water supply comes from underground water A lake based service means the water supply comes from lake Ontario Studies will also be conducted on where housing will go in Milton The Region s treasurer Joe Rinaldo said in a recent planning and public works committee meeting part of the 3 million would be funded by developers who want to take part Milton s ex pansion But the money would only become available from the developers once they had built their proposed housing projects said Mr If the Region s studies show further development in Milton shouldn happen then the Region would be responsible for covering the costs of the studies the treasurer said Hills Regional Coun Serjeantson supported the continuation of the urban ture review saying growth is in evitable in the Region and the study will allow the Region to con trol growth As part of the debate on growth in Milton and the rest of the Region Mayor Bird asked Regional staff for information on land sales in the Region Whats Cooking at Steak Express Saturday is Sample Day GEORGETOWN roon 8770721 OPEN Put your car into our hands Let us custom design an exterior or combination package to suit your needs Our professional services can keep your vehicle looking great and help 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