For Immediate Release Sept. 30, 2011 DELAY SMART METER PROGRAM UNTIL FULL REVIEW BY BCUC, SAYS NDP VICTORIA — The Liberal government must put the implementation of the smart meter program on hold until a full independent review can be completed, said New Democrat energy critic John Horgan. “We’ve had serious concerns from the beginning […]
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Mayors and councillors from across the province are considering calling for a moratorium on BC Hydro’s smart meters after hearing the health concerns of their residents. A small group of protesters gathered outside the Vancouver Convention Centre Monday, calling on delegates at the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities to stop BC Hydro […]
UBCM president eases fears of conflict of interest SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 JOHN O’CONNOR NEWS EDITOR Members of Merritt city council will vote on a resolution at this week’s UBCM convention that would ask the B.C. government to halt its controversial Smart Meter program. Councillors Mike Goetz, Nadia Clarke, Dave Baker, and Alastair Murdoch have all […]
North Cariboo Christian School joins the list of schools that prefer to be a hard-wired facility. “After upgrading the school this year with a wired network, the school no longer required a Wi-Fi network” said John Hengen, Principal
Devices are safe, effective and will modernize grid, Hydro maintains SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 BY MIKE YOUDS DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORTER Smart meters don’t qualify as a smart move as far as Brian Theissen is concerned. The new wireless electrical meters, to be installed in every Kamloops home starting in October, will enable two-way communication between […]
Tim Hudak Will Unplug Dalton McGuinty’s Mandatory ‘Smart Meter’ Tax Machines September 19th, 2011 http://votejoe2011.ca/feature/tim-hudak-will-unplug-dalton-mcguinty%e2%80%99s-mandatory-%e2%80%98smart-meter%e2% ETOBICOKE — Today, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak was joined by Karm Singh, Ontario PC candidate for Etobicoke North, Mary Anne DeMonte-Whelan, candidate for Etobicoke Centre, and Simon Nyilassy, candidate for Etobicoke-Lakeshore at the Return Trax Warehouse to announce he will unplug Dalton […]
BY GILLIAN SHAW, VANCOUVER SUN SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 Shaw Communications has teamed up with networking giant Cisco to create a super Wi-Fi network that will blanket public areas in Western Canada’s major cities, providing Shaw customers with Internet access for their mobile devices everywhere from Stanley Park to the Calgary Stampede. Work on the network, which […]
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EVENT COVERAGE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 RALLIES TO STOP BC HYDRO WIRELESS SMART METERS When: Vancouver – Saturday, September 17th, 2011, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Victoria – Sunday, September 18th, 2011, 2:30 – 4:00 pm Where: Vancouver – Art Gallery steps (West Georgia and Howe) Victoria – Legislature lawn. (Downtown) The […]
Thursday Sep. 8, 2011 12:49 PM CTV Toronto A private school in Ontario has cut its wireless Internet network over concerns that the technology causes health issues in students. Pretty River Academy in Collingwood, Ont., a private school with 150 students attending kindergarten to Grade 12, is the first Ontario school to remove Wi-Fi from […]
UPDATED AUG 22 – Evidence that shows BC Hydro’s claims that “Meters can not be wired”, is in fact not only possible, but it actually has been done with Ontario Homes. ITRON WIRED CONNECTIONS are available. Wired meter communications was the original concept in smart meter patents.