Despite a high-tech water meter with real-time monitoring, one Abbotsford property owner didn’t know his pipes were leaking until heracked up more than $5,000 in water fees — and sent over half a million litres of water down the drain. Darshan Sharma, who rents out a commercial property owned by his wife Nirmla on Montrose Avenue, was surprised to get a water billover $500 two weeks ago. His building, currently rented to an antique furniture seller, has two toilets and three sinks, and water usagefor the property has seldom exceeded $20 per month. When he called the city, they told him his next water bill was already over $5,000.
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by Kevin Mills – Mission City Record posted Oct 9, 2015 at 4:00 PM A new telecommunications tower could rise in Mission. Council has agreed to support an application by Rogers Communication to construct a tower on the rural property located at 31866 Rodman Ave. in the southwest area of Mission. The application was originally submitted in 2013. However, the previous council […]
Posted on 9/21/2015 5:13:00 PM by Patrick Lejtenyi A woman in Bois -de-Filion thinks Hydro Quebec – or at least someone working there – may be selling her personal information to outside contractors. Contractors who are trying to sell her unnecessary products and services worth thousands of dollars. Valerie Benard doesn’t know how a man named Nick Savage […]
Farnham A smart meter in flames First published August 14, 2015 at 6:51 p.m. A fire in a smart meter could have serious consequences earlier this week Farhnam in the Eastern Townships. According to firefighters, it is almost that the house is on fire. The fire caused damage to electrical installations. Fortunately, the coating of […]
Without power by choice
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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 […]
Currently there is no central collection point in Canada for important information on tumours CBC News Posted: Jul 17, 2015 11:14 AM The image depicts a 3D rendering of the brain, with a cancerous tumour detected in red and yellow. A University of Alberta researcher is helping to create a national brain tumour registry […]
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 […]
by Kaymar Jordan on June 20, 2015. A parliamentary committee has waded into the murky scientific debate over cellphones, warning that the ubiquitous devices may cause cancer, infertility, or learning disabilities and urging parents to shield their children from unnecessary exposure. But several leading Canadian health experts say that cellphones and Wi-Fi devices pose less […]
