{"id":11766,"date":"2017-09-27T12:06:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=11766"},"modified":"2017-09-30T18:52:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T01:52:29","slug":"ubcm-give-me-a-minute-ill-give-you-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=11766","title":{"rendered":"UBCM : Small Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>UBCM focus on Local Control over Pot but not Radiation?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltd\" align=\"center\"><b>Give me a Minute &amp; I&#8217;ll Give you News\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div>SALT SPRING, September 25 &#8211;\u00a0The big story out of the UBCM so far this week is the BC government\u2019s announcement that they are seeking public and municipal input on the legalization of marijuana.\u00a0 But\u00a0<b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506369528967_23205\">there is another burning issue on the conference agenda that deserves your attention \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Resolution B100 on\u00a0<i><b>the lack of\u00a0<\/b><\/i>public and local government input on the placement of microcells within 100 meters of homes, schools, and hospitals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please take a minute to watch this easy to digest animated short on the vote:<\/div>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-dzubk2afyli\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation 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href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DzUBK2AFyLI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DzUBK2AFyLI&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506369528967_23206\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">Follow the lead of California\u2019s major media\u00a0who recently made a similar statewide vote on small cell placement on their streets a\u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506369528967_23209\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2017\/08\/31\/california-bill-to-ease-permits-for-cellular-antennas-could-impact-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">major news story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Microcell-Transmitters-Background-Research-Edited-for-AKBLG.pdf\">Grand Forks councillor Beverley Tripp<\/a> will be giving a presentation on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Resolution B100 and microcells at 9:30am on Tuesday at the UBCM\u2019s Small Talk Forum<\/b>.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>connectivity does not have to be primarily EMF-based\u00a0and does not have to continue to escalate the amount of this scientifically deemed hazardous substance to which we are all exposed. (To see why over 180 European scientists and physicians have just announced they are opposed to mass microcell placement in preparation for 5G deployment click here: \u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506369528967_23213\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ycx5ngnx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ycx5ngnx<\/a><b id=\"\">\u00a0<\/b>)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Direct fiber optic connections, G-Fast technology which connects fiber optic cables to existing copper wires, strategically placed low-EMF emitting public transmitters\u00a0 href=&#8221;http:\/\/www.lexnet.fr\/fileadmin\/user\/communication\/LEXNET-Press_Release_1.pdf&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener noreferrer&#8221; shape=&#8221;rect&#8221;&gt;like those piloted in Paris, France\u00a0\u2013 why are we permitting telecoms to choose to put the well being of all of us, including wildlife and plants at risk, when safe options are available?<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Microcell-Flyer-for-UBCM-revised.pdf\"><strong>http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Microcell-Flyer-for-UBCM-revised.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\nContact Oona McOuat<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21487\">Getting Buzzed in the Bedroom?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21491\">Municipalities Vote on Small Cells &amp; the Right to Choose\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>SALT SPRING, September 16 &#8211;\u00a0At the September 25-29\u00a0Union of BC Municipalities Convention\u00a0in Vancouver, local governments will be voting on a resolution aimed at giving them a say in microcell placement in their communities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Over-60-Studies-from-2015-Apr.2016-Reporting-Bioeffects-below-Safety-Code-6-by-C4ST-Apr.18-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">a substantial body of evidence<\/a>\u00a0showing wireless technology is harmful to humans and the environment<\/strong>,\u00a0<i id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21511\">Innovation Canada<\/i>\u00a0is allowing microcells to be placed on neighbourhood lampposts and utility poles, and yes \u2013 even by our bedrooms &#8211; without our consent or often knowledge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aesthetics, property value, industry control-for-profit over the public right of way, cyber-security, safety, health, and well-being \u2013 there are many reasons for local governments and all of us to be concerned about microcells.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>The Resolution:<\/b><\/p>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21524\">MOTION of Grand Forks City Council<\/b>:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>WHEREAS<\/b>\u00a0public consultation on the placement of cell towers is mandated; and<\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21534\"><b>WHEREAS<\/b>\u00a0new technology is moving away from these large towers to microtransmitters which do not require local government or public consultation;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED<\/span><b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21542\">\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0that the AKBLG request the UBCM petition relevant provincial and federal governments to mandate\u00a0consultation with the land use authorities and the public regarding microcell transmitter siting within 100 meters of residences, schools and hospitals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>What\u2019s all the Fuss About? (And what\u2019s a microcell?)<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Microcells are small cellular transmitters that broadcast wireless radiation 24 -7. \u00a0Anywhere from 3 to 10 of them are being placed on one residential street.\u00a0<strong>Wireless radiation<\/strong>\u00a0is linked to an increased risk of\u00a0<strong>cancer<\/strong>, as well\u00a0<strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21560\">reproductive\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21562\">neurological<\/strong><strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21564\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21566\">problems \u2013 like disturbed sleep<\/strong>. It is conservatively defined as a<strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21568\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21570\">2b carcinogen<\/strong>, which means it is in\u00a0the same category as\u00a0<strong id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21573\">DDT<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21576\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21579\"><b id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21580\">Out of Sight, Out of Mind?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21582\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21585\">Industry is coming up with\u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21587\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiercewireless.com\/tech\/american-tower-philips-lighting-team-up-to-hide-small-cells-inside-street-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">some sneaky ways of designing<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 or is that hiding \u2013 small cell transmitters. But that doesn\u2019t mean their effects will not be felt.<\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21591\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21594\">The wireless industry would like us to believe the jury&#8217;s still out on whether wireless radiation has harmful health impacts. But thousands of peer-reviewed studies show evidence of harm.\u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21596\" href=\"http:\/\/www.odwyerpr.com\/story\/public\/9390\/2017-09-13\/scientists-35-countries-rap-proposed-calif-5g-radiation-rollout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Over 180 scientists and physicians just sent out a plea for a halt to the rollout of 5G transmitters<\/a>\u00a0in Europe. To protect their health, California firefighters won an exemption from having small cells placed on their fire halls. It seems then, that the \u201csmart\u201d choice would be to\u00a0adopt the precautionary principal\u00a0for all,\u00a0and not allow microcells to become permanent fixtures in our communities and our lives.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>What\u2019s the Game Plan?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div>The end game is no landlines and \u201csmart\u201d everything for all of us, and big bucks through data mining for the telecoms. Don\u2019t be fooled into thinking these technologies are green. The \u201cCloud\u201d is a huge energy guzzler, while tech production and waste is anything but eco-friendly.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There\u00a0<i>are\u00a0<\/i>safe ways of sharing high-speed data, like using wired fiber optic connections. New paradigms in non-harm inducing connectivity are waiting to be discovered, but industry must be urged by consumers and regulators to develop and promote them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While concerns about the effects of wireless technologies and the need for more protective EMF exposure guidelines have made recent headlines in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.odwyerpr.com\/story\/public\/9390\/2017-09-13\/scientists-35-countries-rap-proposed-calif-5g-radiation-rollout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Brussels,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/190\/SD1462.Html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Massachusetts<\/a>,\u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21634\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodplanet.info\/actualite\/2017\/03\/02\/paris-va-reduire-de-30-lexposition-aux-ondes-electromagnetiques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Paris, France\u00a0<\/a>,\u00a0<a id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21637\" href=\"https:\/\/ehtrust.org\/recommendations-consumers-protection-association-romania-cell-phones-wireless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Romania<\/a>\u00a0and more, government and media here at home remain eerily silent on what may very well be the most pressing health issue of our time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b><b>A short fact sheet on microcells:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Microcell-Flyer-for-UBCM-revised.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Microcell-Flyer-for-UBCM-revised.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A fun, animated short on small cells:<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.hightail.com\/receive\/NMRaNaDjA8\/fi-d58fa059-680d-42ab-afac-8c77118e62b9\/fv-5cb41ae6-c3b2-4713-8509-391557bcd2cd\/No%20On%20649!.mov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/spaces.hightail.com\/receive\/NMRaNaDjA8\/fi-d58fa059-680d-42ab-afac-8c77118e62b9\/fv-5cb41ae6-c3b2-4713-8509-391557bcd2cd\/No%20On%20649!.mov<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An article on small cells &amp; local authority:<br clear=\"none\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/03\/handcuffing-cities-to-help-telecom-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/03\/handcuffing-cities-to-help-telecom-giants\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"aolmail_yiv3925362449aolmail_yiv8478057231yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505579756340_21692\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/2988266\/wireless_pollution_out_of_control_as_corporate_race_for_5g_gears_up.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/2988266\/wireless_pollution_out_of_control_as_corporate_race_for_5g_gears_up.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A great overview of wireless technology and health:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manhattanneighbors.org\/wireless-elephant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">http:\/\/manhattanneighbors.org\/wireless-elephant\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\nContact Oona McOuat<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UBCM focus on Local Control over Pot but not Radiation? Give me a Minute &amp; I&#8217;ll Give you News\u00a0 SALT SPRING, September 25 &#8211;\u00a0The big story out of the UBCM so far this week is the BC government\u2019s announcement that they are seeking public and municipal input on the legalization of marijuana.\u00a0 But\u00a0there is another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[345,346,17,103,28,368,452,325,369,426,326,139,453],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4g","category-5g","category-bc","category-canada","category-cell-tower","category-enode","category-grand-forks","category-microcell","category-microcell-telus","category-small-cell","category-small-cells","category-telus","category-ubcm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11766"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11783,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11766\/revisions\/11783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}