BC Hydro plans to finalize installation of their new “Smart Meters,” but the change has residents around Victoria and the province spooked — not just for the potential billing changes, but for concerns over privacy, effectiveness and, of course, the health of electromagnetic Residents concerned by Smart Meter plan POSTED BY: DANIELLE POPE 07/27/2011 12:00 […]
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Smart meters could triple hydro rates July 27, 2011 Dear Mayor, Council, and Editor: Smart meters have been installed in several U.S. states and in Ontario, and we should be benefiting from their experiences. Many serious problems have been reported, regardless of the location or brand of meter. It follows that these same problems will […]
Langley Times Published: July 27, 2011 2:00 PM Updated: July 27, 2011 2:54 PM The modernization of BC Hydro’s metering system is intended to be safer, more reliable and cost effective than the current system, and reduce electricity theft. But Hydro’s smart meter technology may also be hazardous to health, polluting homes and the outdoors with […]
Global News Vancouver A Channel Victoria FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2011 10:29:41 AM PDT BC Greens say Smart Meter health concerns demand action: stop installation, create long-term ‘Smart Grid’ Health, privacy, security and individual rights concerns demand use of Precautionary Principle to guide planning (Bio – Dr. Magda Havas PhD) (Publications) July 27, 2011, […]
Magda Havas speaks with CBC Radio about Smart Meters in North America. July 26 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/2011/07/26/smart-meter-safety-concerns-jack-laytons-departure-and-protecting-avatar-grove/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/07/27/bc-hydro-smart-meter.html
Comments JULY 18, 2011 Dear Editor: Why is the BC Government requiring all homes to be in conflict with section 5.57 of the Works Safe BC regulations? At the end of May, the World Health Organization/International Association For Research on Cancer (IARC) declared emf, including low levels such as cell phones, as a Group […]
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 […]
Radio : EMRHA & BC Hydro
Jul 12
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
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
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 […]
