Fibre-Optic upgrade bringing faster connectivity to region by Penticton Herald Staff Feb 15, 2016 Telus is set to embark on a $27-million service upgrade in the Penticton area that will connect 90 per cent of homes and businesses to its fibre-optic network. It will allow upload speeds of up to 150 megabits per second […]
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Opposition to cell towers
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‘They’ve already installed everything – they’re doing it backward.’ NEIL CORBETT Dec. 3, 2015 Maple Ridge News Ting Wu never wanted the cellphone antenna near his house. But then to receive a request for public input, after Telus had already erected the 15-metre poles and installed equipment on them, makes it appear to him […]
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 […]
Whonnock resident Janet Foster is concerned about cell tower plans for next door. — Image Credit: Colleen Flanagan/The News by Phil Melnychuk – Maple Ridge News posted Apr 11, 2012 at 9:00 AM If Whonnock residents have their way, a 60-metre high cellphone tower won’t be built in their eastern Maple Ridge neighbourhood. But if they’re unsuccessful in stopping the tower, […]
