by Kevin Mills – Mission City Record Jan 22, 2016 at 8:00 AM
Mission could soon be home to another telecommunication tower.
An application has been filed by Cypress Land Service Incorporated, on behalf of Telus, to construct a new 60-metre tower at Red Mountain, located on Dewdney Trunk Road in the Steelhead area.
Originally, Rogers Communications had agreed to co-locate on the proposed tower site, but has decided to pull out of the project.
The site is located on Crown land and is largely removed from residential uses or views.
According to the staff report, Telus wants to construct the tower to “maintain and improve high quality, dependable network services” in the area.
Although Industry Canada has the jurisdiction to license telecommunication towers, the district will still consult with the public regarding the new proposal.
Public consultation will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Steelhead Community Centre (32971 Cardinal Street) in Mission.
In addition, Cypress Land Service has contacted the Steelhead Community Association, the Mission and District Rod and Gun Club and the Fraser Valley Mountain Bike Association regarding the tower and how it could impact those groups.
http://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/366084041.html
Inside Tower.com January 27, 2016
British Columbia, Canada City Considers Telecommunications Tower
Their mission, if they choose to accept it, is to receive and improve dependable network services in the area. Seems like a task that a town named Mission City is ready to tackle. The British Columbia town has received an application by Cypress Land Service Incorporated, on behalf of Telus, to construct a 60-meter (197 feet) tower at Red Mountain, located on Dewdney Trunk Road in the Steelhead area,
according to the Mission City Record.
While the site is “largely removed from residential uses or views,” and Industry Canada has the jurisdiction to license telecommunications towers in that area, there still will be a public consultation meeting on Wednesday, January 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Steelhead Community Center.
Mission City Record reports that Cypress Land Service has notified several groups that could be impacted by the tower: the Steelhead Community Association; the Mission and District Rod and Gun Club; and the Fraser Valley Mountain Bike Association.
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