{"id":15705,"date":"2019-08-21T23:48:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T06:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=15705"},"modified":"2019-12-13T07:39:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T14:39:55","slug":"pitt-meadows-council-concerned-about-cell-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=15705","title":{"rendered":"Pitt Meadows council concerned about cell towers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4405093382lead\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Asks for more research ahead of 5G technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"yiv4405093382author-meta\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NEIL CORBETT \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aug. 10, 2019 8:00 a.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pitt Meadows Council is asking senior government for reassurances regarding the safety of cell towers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Council recently wrote to Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Dan Ruimy and other politicians and agencies regarding a radio communications tower at 19675 Meadow Gardens Way.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-7mf2w3nreew\" 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 &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone 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Rogers expressing significant concerns raised by council and the community regarding the long-term health consequences related to cell towers and wireless technology, and implore the federal government to conduct thorough research into this matter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Radiocommunications_Tower_at_19675_Meadow_Gardens_Way_Pitt_Meadows_BC.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16164\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PittMeadows2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PittMeadows2019.jpg 780w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PittMeadows2019-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PittMeadows2019-768x983.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Radiocommunications_Tower_at_19675_Meadow_Gardens_Way_Pitt_Meadows_BC.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The letter said there is a lack of awareness around potential health risks associated with cell towers. It alleged there is a lack of ongoing research by the federal government regarding these matters, and said it is likely that <strong>Safety Code 6 protocols \u201care significantly out of date.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are also extremely concerned about potentially emerging\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/news\/trump-says-america-must-win-race-to-build-5g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">5G\u00a0<\/a><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/news\/trump-says-america-must-win-race-to-build-5g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">technology<\/a>. We urge you to advocate on our behalf for comprehensive research and ongoing public communication and education by Health Canada and other federal agencies into the health effects of wireless technology,\u201d said the letter, which was signed by Mayor Bill Dingwall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology, and has yet to arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He said in an interview that council\u2019s role is limited, but it can make sure that telecommunications companies do consultation regarding tower sites. He said council is reflecting the viewpoints of residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cOur citizens are concerned there hasn\u2019t been enough research around wireless technology,\u201d added Dingwall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=15525\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15526\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GOLFTOWER2-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=15525\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15563\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pm4-1024x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/news\/maple-ridge-resident-worried-about-new-cell-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Maple Ridge resident worried about new cell tower<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ruimy said he has requested that Health Canada respond to Pitt Meadows council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For his part, Ruimy puts his faith in the regulations set forth by Health Canada, and its Safety Code 6, which sets safety limits for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy from wireless devices. The limits are based on reviews of scientific studies and Health Canada\u2019s own research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ruimy said he hears from two significant groups on this topic: those who opposed the location of a cell tower, and those who believe exposure to wireless devices in unsafe at even small levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI\u2019m not a scientist, so I have to rely on Health Canada,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWhen BC Hydro put in wireless meters there was a lot of brouhaha, but it has quieted down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source : Maple Ridge News<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/news\/pitt-meadows-council-concerned-about-cell-towers\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asks for more research ahead of 5G technology NEIL CORBETT \u00a0Aug. 10, 2019 8:00 a.m. Pitt Meadows Council is asking senior government for reassurances regarding the safety of cell towers. Council recently wrote to Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Dan Ruimy and other politicians and agencies regarding a radio communications tower at 19675 Meadow Gardens Way. 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