It’s time to upgrade our natural gas meters October 15, 2019 by Deborah Alden A lot has changed since the early 1960s. Back then modern technology in most homes consisted of a record player, a rotary-dial telephone attached to the kitchen wall, an AM radio and a black and white television. Technology has come a […]
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MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 8:50PM EST Last updated Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 8:52PM EST BC Hydro provided the public with misleading financial information in order to justify spending more than $1-billion to install smart meters across the province, claims NDP energy critic Adrian Dix. In a detailed letter […]
Without power by choice
Jul 29
by Wayne Moore | Story: 144983 – Jul 29, 2015 / 5:00 am A handful of FortisBC customers have chosen to be without power after refusing to select the type of smart meter they wish installed at their home. Utility spokesman David Wylie said a few customers in Trail and a few more in Kelowna had their power […]
By Adam Proskiw – Infotel News Gary Fong was sent a $4,500 bill from Fortis for power used by a building that burned down more than six months ago. (ADAM PROSKIW /InfoTel Multimedia) July 24, 2015 – 6:30 PM KELOWNA – A world-famous photographer who lives part time in Ellison says Fortis B.C. has […]
Reed_Answering_Brief INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 69 page 2 – “On November 4, 2014, the Judge issued his recommended Decision and Order. In his Decision and Order, the Judge found that Respondent unlawfully discharged employee Bobby Reed for engaging in protected concerted activity and/or union activity, when he testified in a […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEhSMzgaBlE&feature=youtu.be Okanagan June 15 2015 – Global News Last Saturday, Dr. Malcolm Paterson gave a presentation in Oliver. In this Global news video, FortisBC is allowed to present its inaccurate responses without comments – about the level of radiation, the safety factors – e.g. a report saying $$meters reduce fire risk. This is the report by Len […]
by Shara JJ Cooper on 15 Jun 2015 Dear Editor It seems like only yesterday (40-50 years ago) parents were warned that sitting too close to a television set was harmful for children; and only yesterday (60 years ago) US forces, when testing atom bombs in the Bikini Atoll, told locals it was for the betterment […]
A heated exchange between protester Flo Winfrey and Mayor Manfred Bauer took place when he attempted to explain his decision to vote against the RDOS moratorium on smart meter installations as smart meters opponents gathered outside the Village of Keremeos office for a flash protest Monday afternoon. — Image Credit: Tara Bowie/Black Press by Dale Boyd – […]