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Parks Canada defends Wi-Fi hotspots, says they won’t be in ‘back country’

Parks Canada says the proposed wireless hotspots in its parks would be restricted to visitor centres and campgrounds — “not in the wilderness, and not in the back country,” Andrew Campbell, director of visitor experience with Parks Canada, told CTV’s Power Play. Corinne Ton That, CTVNews.ca Published Tuesday, April 29, 2014 There’s been an outpouring […]

Call of the wired: Parks Canada to offer Wi-Fi in the wilderness

National agency wants to create wireless hot spots at up to 50 parks this year, with that number tripling within three years. By: The Canadian Press, Published on Mon Apr 28 2014 OTTAWA—The quiet solitude and refuge from the connected world that many Canadians yearn for will soon be no more in dozens of Canada’s wilderness zones. […]

Vancouver parks official pushes for public WiFi zones

MARK HUME  VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail   Published Sunday, Apr. 13 2014, 7:39 PM EDT  Last updated Sunday, Apr. 13 2014, 9:38 PM EDT Whenever the rains stop in Vancouver, people flood into the city’s public spaces. They sit on the Art Gallery steps facing Robson Square, walk the Seawall and gather on the beaches along English Bay. It […]

Dept. of Interior Attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife

Monday, March 24, 2014 The Department of Interior charges that the FCC standards for cell phone radiation  are outmoded and no longer applicable as they do not adequately protect wildlife. The Director of the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance of the United States Department of the Interior sent a letterto the National Telecommunications and […]

Small cell tech comes to Mission

by  Carol Aun – Mission City Record posted Mar 23, 2014 at 5:00 AM— updated Mar 24, 2014 at 10:12 AM Telus will be using small cell technology to improve wireless communications in Mission. Beginning next month, the telecommunications company will be installing 100 small cell units on 50 existing poles in Mission’s urban area. These units are 30 cm by 27 cm, […]

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Maple Ridge Smart Meter opponent calls police on installers

Ron McNutt sent installers from Corix packing Tuesday, when neighbours asked them to install Smart Meters in a Darby Street townhouse complex. The analog monitoring system for six townhouses in the complex are located on the side of McNutt’s house.   Photograph By Eric Zimmer/TIMES Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times March 19, 2014 A Maple Ridge man […]

Ottawa moves to close cellphone tower loophole

By Jamie Sturgeon and Jacques Bourbeau Global News Ottawa is moving to close a loophole in its rulebook on how and where cellphone companies can put up their communications towers, Global News has learned. UPDATE: Ottawa closes cellphone tower loophole Facing a fast-rising number of unsightly cell towers popping up in neighbourhoods and towns across […]

Class Action Update – Jan 2014

Letter to Class Action Participants – Jan 23, 2014 http://www.citizensforsafetechnology.org/Smart-Meter-Class-Action-Update–January-23-2014,2,3690 NOTICE OF APPLICATION http://www.stopsmartmetersbc.ca/html/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Notice_of_Application.pdf Response Submission Jan 13, 2014 http://www.stopsmartmetersbc.ca/html/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CSTS_Response_Submission_Jan_13_2014.pdf Legal Documents bcsmartmeterlawsuit.ca

Industry Canada plans to sell off the 700 MHz Spectrum

URGENT!  Industry Canada plans to sell off the 700 MHz Spectrum Wireless Radio-Frequency on Tuesday January 14, 2014. the following was posted on the “Wendy Walks For ES” facebook page: “It would be great to see people advocating to talk to their local media so the public is aware of what is going on and how […]

Bradner residents oppose cell tower proposal

by  Alex Butler – Abbotsford News posted Nov 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM A proposed cell phone tower at 6738 Bradner Road has raised concerns for residents of the west Abbotsford community. Miriam Helter, who lives on Bradner Road, told city council on Monday that much of their community is opposed to the building of a tower. The 50 metre proposed […]

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