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Torontonians 4 Safe Technology<\/h2>\n

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Caledon, Southfields<\/h2>\n

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‘We deserve to be notified’: Caledon resident wants policy change on cell tower applications<\/h2>\n

Small towers could mean less public engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEWS Aug 11, 2019 by Matthew Strader<\/a> <\/i> Caledon Enterprise<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Veronica Gallacher has some concerns about a cell tower in the community of Sotuhfields and whether its process of installation could lead to a lack of public engagement in future cell tower developments. – Matthew Strader Torstar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Veronica Gallacher has been keeping an eye on a cell tower application in Southfields for some time. And now that it\u2019s built, she has concerns about the process that a leading expert in wireless radiation research said, is a, \u201cdeeply disturbing development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they were first proposing it, I called the Town (of Caledon) and they reassured me it was going to be safe, and they told me about Safety Code 6 and all of that,” said\u00a0Gallacher. “But when you do your own research into that, and what more and more scientists are saying about it, you get concerned yourself. We have children.\u201d<\/p>\n

After reading about Wi-Fi radiation, 3, 4 and 5G technologies, her concerns grew.<\/p>\n

But when the tower was built, and significantly different than the original application described, she had a new concern: Did the public even get told what was coming?<\/p>\n

Dr. Magda Havas is an associate professor at Trent University and conducts research on the biological effects of non-ionizing frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum. She has been the science adviser to the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain, has helped to write clean air legislation for the Canadian government, and resolution 15 for the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), which states that the IAFF opposes the use of its stations as bases for cell towers. She has presented her research in more than 30 countries around the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, the people in your community are correct. 5G antennas will be placed on either shorter towers or on existing light poles, existing power line poles and will not require notification or approval from the community,\u201d Havas said. \u201cThis is a deeply disturbing development as it means that these \u201csmall cell\u201d antennas will be placed every 300 metres or so and will be right in front of homes and other buildings emitting what is being called \u201cmilli metre waves\u201d (mmW) that have not been tested for their long-term health effects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gallacher\u2019s concern changed when she found out the application she had been following, had been fast tracked. The original application sign had referenced a development of three 12.5 metre poles.<\/p>\n

However, only one was erected. And it struck Gallacher as odd. It looks like a simple light pole. Why would they settle for less?<\/p>\n

As she began to research 5G, and the next wave of communication technology, she discovered that smaller poles are fine, and actually what it will need.<\/p>\n

And if small poles can be \u2018”fast tracked,” and the public left out of the process, will residents even know when 5G is coming, she wondered?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen I spoke to someone at the town, I found out it was fast tracked. They read the whole thing out loud to me, and it\u2019s based on esthetics. If it\u2019s less than 25 metres in height, or a certain percentage of height of the building, it can be fast tracked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada was sent questions on this story to find out how the fast track process works.<\/p>\n

According to their website, and “Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Antenna Systems,” new antenna systems that are under 15 metres in height, ones that are modified for co-location where the increase in height does not surpass 25 per cent, antennas that are located on buildings, water towers, lamp posts and other structures can be excluded from public process requirements.<\/p>\n

However, a 2014 response from their communications staff said the government of Canada strengthened its policy to require consultation regardless of height. However, they encourage municipalities to develop their own protocol.<\/p>\n

Caledon\u2019s Protocol for Establishing Telecommunications Facilities outlines a \u201cfast track\u201d policy in section 9, found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cScientists are calling for a delay in deployment (of 5G) until proper testing can be conducted by independent scientists who have no financial connection with the telecom industry or military,\u201d said Havas.<\/p>\n

Gallacher would just like to be notified of what is happening in her community, and wants the town to create its own policy of notification, or for the federal government to change theirs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieve what you want,\u201d she said about the potential health effects. \u201cWe deserve to be notified.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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https:\/\/www.caledonenterprise.com\/news-story\/9525615–we-deserve-to-be-notified-caledon-resident-wants-policy-change-on-cell-tower-applications\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Small Cells – Toronto<\/span><\/h2>\n

eNodeB Small Cell antennas ( Bell and Rogers ) that blend in with the Toronto’s downtown, less obvious then a rural setting on telephone poles.<\/p>\n

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Globe and Mail reporter explains in a video<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 that\u00a0“Rogers Centre in Toronto has 88 Small Cellular Antennas”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Ontario_4GLTE\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Featured in a CBC Report<\/a> from 2012, \u00a04G LTE small cells<\/strong> mounted under regular antennas<\/p>\n

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EPIC – Electronic Pollution Illness Canada Foundation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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W.I.R.E.S. – \u00a0Women\u2019s Initiative to Reduce Electro-Smog<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“the number of diagnosed cases of electrohypersensitivity (EHS) has increased dramatically in the last 10 years,” according to Dr. Riina Bray, Medical Director of the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto<\/a>. As many as 3 per cent of Canadians are complaining of severe headaches, insomnia, heart palpitations and other acute EHS symptoms not linked to any disease and which regress when RF exposure is reduced, often without people’s knowledge.”<\/p>\n

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Citizens for Safe Technology<\/h2>\n

C4ST.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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