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Radio : EMRHA & BC Hydro

July 7 – Sharon Noble on CKNW 980 AM
July 8 – Fiona Taylor of BC Hydro, CKNW 980 AM
July 11 – Sharon Noble and Una St.Clair on CFAX 1070 AM
July 12 – Fiona Taylor of BC Hydro, CFAX 1070 AM

Salt Spring Island Smart Meter Rally

Speakers : Chris Anderson from Gulf Islanders for Safe Technology, Walt Mc Ginnis from emrabc, Una St. Clair from Citizens for Safe Technology, Tatha from Victoria BC. Then a march through Ganges, Salt Spring Island BC

BC Hydro agrees to modify smart-meter program

ROBERT MATAS VANCOUVER— From Thursday’s Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Jul. 06, 2011 7:01PM EDT  Last updated Wednesday, Jul. 06, 2011 7:03PM EDT BC Hydro is modifying its smart-meter program in response to concerns about exposure to electromagnetic radiation, although Hydro still insists the devices pose no danger to health. “We clearly don’t believe there is a health […]

Objections to BC Hydro’s “Smartmetering and Infrastructure” Program Prompts Action by Islands Trust Council

IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 04, 2011) “Privacy, Security and Health” Objections to BC Hydro’s “Smartmetering and Infrastructure” Program Prompts Action by Islands Trust Council The Gulf Islands Trust Council – representing all Island residents –  has unanimously endorsed the call from constituents for BC Hydro to delay forcing wireless smart meters on the public and to […]

Misinformation claim misguided

JULY 4, 2011 Dear Editor: Gary Murphy, chief project officer BC Hydro Smart Metering Initiative, claims “there are tremendous amounts of misinformation that are causing unnecessary fear and anxiety.” He might be correct, there is an easy way to disprove the misinformation. Make both the end point meters and the Central Relay Meters available to […]

Council of Enderby looks into smart meter concerns

by Dennis Stranack  www.okadvertiser.com Enderby council got an earful about B.C. Hydro smart meters at the last regular meeting from local resident Barb Makota who believes the technology represents a public health hazard.  She told council theh World Health Organizaton (WHO) has deemedthe meters a carcinogen. “That means they can produce cancer.  That means that […]

Health Canada confused about WHO Classification

For distribution July 1, 2011.  Health Canada seems to be confused about the recent WHO/IARC classification of radio frequency electromagnetic fields as a “possible human carcinogen.” Ms Beth Pieterson (Director General, Environment and Radiation Health Services Directorate, Health Canada) stated, “We don’t know the long-term effects of Wi-Fi . . . From all evidence we […]

Smart Meters are Stupid Rally, June 22nd 2011

Press Release (PDF) Video Coverage : City Tv and Global News Dumb Meter Rally, June 22nd 2011 Video Coverage: Citizens Rally in Vancouver to Stop Smart Meters http://thecanadian.org/k2/item/880-smart-meter-rally-video-damien-gillis select image to view larger size Other Events in British Columbia Rally Advertisement, “Smart Meters are Stupid”, JUNE 22, 2011 10am BC Hydro Building, 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC PDF Colour […]

Why the Precautionary Principle Should but Doesn’t Apply in BC

Monday, 27 June 2011 09:15 Written by Rafe Mair There is a reason that we who want to save our environment are losing the war and may lose it outright unless we gird up our loins and fight to the death, politically speaking. The reason is simple: no government set in authority over us will apply […]

Kamloops : The Dark Side of Smart Meters

http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20110606/KAMLOOPS0303/110609915/-1/kamloops0303/the-dark-side-of-smart-meters The dark side of smart meters JUNE 6, 2011 Re: Smart Meters Set to Roll Out In Kamloops, May 27, 2011. Tests in the U.S. show smart meters are extremely easy to hack. Won’t that just make it easier to steal electricity? Information about our personal activities will be collected and broadcast wirelessly. BC […]

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