http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/13/ontario-catholic-teachers-union-issues-wi-fi-warning BY KRISTY KIRKUP , PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 07:29 AM EST OTTAWA – Ontario’s Catholic teachers’ union is warning against teaching in classrooms with wireless Internet. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, which represents 45,000 teaches, issued a research paper Monday highlighting some of their concerns surrounding Wi-Fi technology. The […]
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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
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 […]
DANIEL LEBLANC OTTAWA JULY 28, 2011 The Green Party is waging war against WiFi pollution, and Elizabeth May is leading by example. Ms. May, who was the first Green candidate to win a seat in the House of Commons in the last election, took to Twitter on Wednesday lay out her concerns over “electromagnetic […]
By Sarah Simpson, Citizen July 15, 2011 The CVRD board has requested BC Hydro officials explain to them the ins and outs of smart meters before agreeing to have them installed in the region. “We’ve had a couple of delegations at the electoral area service committee level and some emails about smart meters and we […]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8514380/Ban-mobile-phones-and-wireless-networks-in-schools-say-European-leaders.html Mobile phones and computers with wireless internet connections pose a risk to human health and should be banned from schools, a powerful European body has ruled. Mobile phones and wireless networks should be banned in school, a European body has ruled. Photo: REX FEATURES By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent 9:30PM BST 14 May 2011 527 […]
Maple Ridge News by Robert Mangelsdorf mapleridgenews.com Friday March 18, page 12 The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District needs guidence before it can decide what action to take, if any, about the possible ill health effects caused by radiation from the Wi-Fi base stations many schools use for wireless Internet. Trustee Stepan Vdovine said […]
http://www.mrtimes.com/health/MRSS+student+struggles+with/4402395/story.html A community forum this week will deal with health effects of wireless technology. BY MARIA RANTANEN, THE TIMES MARCH 8, 2011 The MacDonald family had to get rid of a transformer in their house to help Amy, 15, who has electro-hypersensitivity. A year ago, Amy MacDonald had problems getting out of bed. At 14, […]
Telus loses cell tower bid
Feb 27
by Auren Ruvinsky – Parksville Qualicum Beach News posted Feb 25, 2011 at 9:00 AM Nanaimo residents, parents and children filled the RDN board chambers on Tuesday opposing a cell tower proposed to be near an elementary school. — Image Credit: Auren Ruvinsky Board chambers were overflowing at the Regional District of Nanaimo on Tuesday as Nanaimo parents and children […]
Press Release January 30, 2011 Submitted by: Karen Weiss, spokesperson for Citizens for Safe Technology Victoria (CST-Victoria) CST-Victoria are a group of parents and citizens concerned about the potential adverse health effects to students and staff in our public schools that could occur as a result of excessive exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR) emitted […]
