5G comes to BC Interior Jon Manchester – Sep 1, 2020 / 7:12 am Rogers Communications is expanding its 5G technology to 50 new markets starting today – including communities in the Thompson-Okanagan. The roll-out includes 26 cities in B.C., among them Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Penticton and Osoyoos. Several Lower Mainland communities are also […]
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5G comes to BC Interior
Sep 1
The City of Kelowna has agreed to be a pilot “5G smart city” — beginning with monitoring pedestrian and vehicle traffic. This is the type of “smart city” that Toronto rejected, based on concerns that privacy would be invaded. So why is Kelowna doing this? People need to get organized and look at this by […]
by Global News April 21, 2019 An online petition claims an 18-meter-high (60 ft) Rogers cell phone tower is slated to be built less than 400 meters from Ellison elementary school. Courtesy: Change.org A proposed cellphone tower in a Kelowna neighbourhood is meeting resistance after residents discovered that its location will be less than […]
SafeZone EMF Consulting announces that three of the world’s top researchers and lecturers are coming to Kelowna for a full day event called, Wireless Technology’s Deadly New Epidemics. This will be a knowledge packed, full day event from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an organic lunch provided at the incredible Summerhill Pyramid Winery on November 14, 2015.
Without power by choice
Jul 29
by Wayne Moore | Story: 144983 – Jul 29, 2015 / 5:00 am A handful of FortisBC customers have chosen to be without power after refusing to select the type of smart meter they wish installed at their home. Utility spokesman David Wylie said a few customers in Trail and a few more in Kelowna had their power […]
By Adam Proskiw – Infotel News Gary Fong was sent a $4,500 bill from Fortis for power used by a building that burned down more than six months ago. (ADAM PROSKIW /InfoTel Multimedia) July 24, 2015 – 6:30 PM KELOWNA – A world-famous photographer who lives part time in Ellison says Fortis B.C. has […]
Letter posted Feb 20, 2015 at 12:00 PM To the editor: In his letter to the Capital News of Feb. 11 [Time to Put ‘Smart Meter Paranoia To Rest’] as a response to Keep Your Smart Meter Off My Townhome [letter to the editor Feb. 6], Robert Wilson clearly proved the old saying that ignorance is bliss. I measure the […]
West Kelowna posted February 24, 2015 by Anita Sthankiya A new cellphone tower has been proposed on the summit on Blue Grouse Mountain in West Kelowna. Location of the proposed tower (Photo Credit: RDCO) In order to improve telecommunications in the area the tower and buildings would be constructed in a visually sensitive area. The proposal […]
