{"id":1637,"date":"2010-12-23T19:12:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T02:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2018-09-27T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T02:38:33","slug":"laity-school-now-gets-cell-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=1637","title":{"rendered":"Farm Cell Tower, Homes closest to tower not contacted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laity Elementary School in Maple Ridge BC was a hotspot for discussion in December about the health concerns of students in classrooms with WIFI routers. \u00a0A large cellular phone tower was then constructed behind the school on farmland. \u00a0 A farmer that lives close to the tower does not recall ever receiving a letter about this tower and was not happy to find out it was going to be so close to their farm. \u00a0A resident on the south side of the farm was also alarmed when they found out about this tower. \u00a0 City Hall investigated to find out exactly who was consulted about this tower back in 2008. \u00a0There is now concern about the future health of residents in the area, plus the various farm animals, bees, and wildlife<strong>. <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/tri_city_maple_ridge\/mapleridgenews\/news\/113512014.html\">bclocalnews.com<\/a>. \u00a0 The paperwork filed with City Hall indicated this tower would have 3 racks of antennas, however 4 were installed. \u00a0The company who installed it claims they followed all the rules, \u00a0and the microwave tower is &#8220;safe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Further information below regarding the <strong>consultation process<\/strong> of cell towers,\u00a0and \u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">City Hall&#8217;s concern about potential health effects from cell towers.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photos on Dec 29 2010<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1773\" title=\"farmhomes3\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmhomes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmhomes3.jpg 881w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmhomes3-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1778\" title=\"farmbolts\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmbolts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmbolts.jpg 624w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/farmbolts-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos on Jan 17 2011<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1945\" title=\"hampton1_3517\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton1_3517-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton1_3517-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton1_3517-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1946\" title=\"hampton2_3540\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton2_3540-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton2_3540-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton2_3540-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1947\" title=\"hampton3_3552\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton3_3552-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton3_3552-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton3_3552-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deer runs across field from Laity farm the morning the tower goes up &#8211; view\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton7_DeerTower2-1024x370.jpg\">full size image<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1963\" title=\"hampton7_DeerTower2\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton7_DeerTower2-1024x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton7_DeerTower2-1024x370.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton7_DeerTower2-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton7_DeerTower2.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1962\" title=\"hampton6_3657\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton6_3657-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton6_3657-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton6_3657-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1961\" title=\"hampton5_3780\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton5_3780-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton5_3780-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/hampton5_3780-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"210_128th\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/210_128th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/smt-gst.nsf\/eng\/sf08788.html\">http:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/smt-gst.nsf\/eng\/sf08788.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em>Industry Canada &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3>1. How will I know if a new antenna tower is being proposed for installation in my neighbourhood, and how can I share my views?<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone planning to install an antenna tower <strong>must follow the procedures<\/strong> of localland-use\u00a0authorities, which may include a requirement to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">notify local residents<\/span><\/strong>. If aland-use\u00a0authority does not have any procedures in place, then Industry Canada&#8217;s<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> procedures must be followed<\/span><\/strong>. This can include written notification to residents and groups within a radius of three times the height of the proposed structure.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens having questions or comments about proposed antenna towers can make their views known through the consultation process. More information on procedures can be found on Industry Canada&#8217;s website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/antenna\">www.ic.gc.ca\/antenna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;\">\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Does this City Hall consider the <em>Health Effects from Cell Towers <\/em><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact they do mention it in previous meetings of other proposed cell towers in the district.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapleridge.ca\/assets\/Default\/Mayor~and~Council\/pdfs\/Council~Workshop\/Council~Workshop~2008~Minutes\/workshop_minutes_jan21-08.pdf#search=%22cellular%20antenna%20rogers%20telus%20bell%22\">http:\/\/www.mapleridge.ca\/assets\/Default\/Mayor~and~Council\/pdfs\/Council~Workshop\/Council~Workshop~2008~Minutes\/workshop_minutes_jan21-08.pdf#search=%22cellular%20antenna%20rogers%20telus%20bell%22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.4 Cellular Antenna, 21311 Lougheed Highway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staff report dated <strong>January 15, 2007<\/strong> providing information on an application by\u00a0Bell Mobility to install a monopole for wireless communications.<\/p>\n<p>The General Manager, Public Works and Development Services advised that\u00a0applications for wireless communication towers are approved and regulated\u00a0federally through an Industry Canada process.<\/p>\n<p>A public process is undertaken and the application is therefore brought before Council for comment. He reported that objections from the municipality can be forwarded to Industry Canada.<\/p>\n<p>R\/08-006<\/p>\n<p>Bell Canada<\/p>\n<p>Cellular Antenna It was moved and seconded<\/p>\n<p>Application<\/p>\n<p>That the staff report dated January 15, 2008, titled \u201cCellular<\/p>\n<p>Antenna, 21311 Lougheed Highway\u201d be received for information<\/p>\n<p>CARRIED<\/p>\n<p>Council Workshop Minutes<\/p>\n<p>January 21, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Page 5 of 7<\/p>\n<p>R\/08-007<\/p>\n<p>That a letter be sent to Industry Canada drawing attention to the\u00a0need for improvements to the aesthetics of the proposed\u00a0monopole,<\/p>\n<h2><strong>possible <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">health effects<\/span><\/em><\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">and potential interference <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">of <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">microwaves from the cellular antenna<\/span><\/strong> with <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Maple Ridge <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong>Hospital<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong>\u00a0<em>Equipment.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/godenearsway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14270\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/godenearsway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/godenearsway.jpg 989w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/godenearsway-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/godenearsway-768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"otFcQSpHW6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14269\">Telus defacing Beautiful BC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Telus defacing Beautiful BC&#8221; &#8212; EMR Health Alliance of BC\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14269&#038;embed=true#?secret=kTWsdwHPGu#?secret=otFcQSpHW6\" data-secret=\"otFcQSpHW6\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapleridge.ca\/assets\/Default\/Mayor~and~Council\/pdfs\/Council~Workshop\/Council~Workshop~2008~Minutes\/workshop_minutes_apr14-08.pdf#search=%22cellular%20antenna%20rogers%20telus%20bell%22\">http:\/\/www.mapleridge.ca\/assets\/Default\/Mayor~and~Council\/pdfs\/Council~Workshop\/Council~Workshop~2008~Minutes\/workshop_minutes_apr14-08.pdf#search=%22cellular%20antenna%20rogers%20telus%20bell%22<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>District of Maple Ridge COUNCIL WORKSHOP<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 14, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Minutes of the Municipal Council Workshop held on April 14, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>in the Blaney Room of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British<\/p>\n<p>Columbia for the purpose of transacting regular Municipal business.<\/p>\n<p>PRESENT<\/p>\n<p>Elected Officials Appointed Staff<\/p>\n<p>Mayor G. Robson J. Rule, Chief Administrative Officer<\/p>\n<p>Councillor E. Daykin M. Murray, General Manager of Community Development,<\/p>\n<p>Councillor J. Dueck Parks and Recreation Services<\/p>\n<p>Councillor A. Hogarth P. Gill, General Manager Corporate and Financial Services<\/p>\n<p>Councillor L. King J. Leeburn, Executive Director<\/p>\n<p>Councillor C. Speirs C. Marlo, Manager of Legislative Services<\/p>\n<p>Councillor K. Stewart A. Gaunt, Confidential Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Other Staff as Required<\/p>\n<p>J. Pickering, Director of Planning<\/p>\n<p>G. Manson, Manager of Communications<\/p>\n<p>S. Blue, Manager of Economic Development<\/p>\n<p>A. Wood, Municipal Engineer<\/p>\n<p>D. Hall, Planner<\/p>\n<p>J. Bastaja, Chief Information Officer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4.4 Cellular Antenna\/Agricultural Land Commission Request for Comment,<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>12591 209 Avenue<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;That the staff report dated April 9, 2008 be forwarded to the<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agricultural Land Commission<\/strong> as commentary on the proposed\u00a0utility use application; and further<\/p>\n<p>That the Agricultural Land Commission take into account\u00a0Council\u2019s concerns relating to the proposed utility use<\/p>\n<h2>application in terms of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">effect on farmland<\/span><\/span><\/strong>,<\/h2>\n<p>the visual\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;\">impact, the possibility of screening and reducing the visual impact,<\/span><\/p>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><strong>farming implications<\/strong> and <\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">the adequacy of the<\/span><\/address>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">neighbourhood consultation process.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>CARRIED<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems CPC-2-0-03<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>4.1 Land-use Authority Consultation<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Industry Canada believes that any concerns or suggestions expressed by land-use authorities are<\/p>\n<p>important elements to be considered by proponents regarding proposals to install, or make changes to,<\/p>\n<p>antenna systems. As part of their community planning processes, land-use authorities should facilitate<\/p>\n<p>the implementation of local radiocommunication services by establishing consultation processes for the<\/p>\n<p>siting of antenna systems.\u00a0Unless the proposal meets the exclusion criteria outlined in Section 6, proponents must consult with the<\/p>\n<p>local land-use authority(ies) on any proposed antenna system prior to any construction with the aim of:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 discussing site options;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ensuring that local processes related to antenna systems are respected;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 addressing reasonable and relevant concerns (see Section 4.2) from both the land-use authority and the<\/p>\n<p>community they represent; and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 obtaining land-use authority concurrence in writing.\u00a0Land-use authorities are encouraged to establish reasonable, relevant, and predictable consultation<\/p>\n<p>processes2 specific to antenna systems that consider such things as:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 the designation of suitable contacts or responsible officials;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 proposal submission requirements;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2022 public consultation;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 documentation of the concurrence process; and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 the establishment of milestones to ensure consultation process completion within <strong><em>120 days<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Where they have specific concerns regarding a proposed antenna system, land-use authorities are<\/p>\n<p>expected to discuss reasonable alternatives and\/or mitigation measures with proponents.<\/p>\n<p>Under their processes, land-use authorities may exclude from consultation any antenna system<\/p>\n<p>installation in addition to those identified by Industry Canada\u2019s own consultation exclusion criteria<\/p>\n<p>(Section 6). For example, an authority may wish to exclude from public consultation those installations<\/p>\n<p>located within industrial areas removed from residential areas, low visual impact installations, or certain<\/p>\n<p>types of structures located within residential areas.<\/p>\n<p>Industry Canada is available to assist land-use authorities in the development of local processes. In addition, land-use<\/p>\n<p>authorities may wish to consult Industry Canada\u2019s guide for the development of local consultation processes.<\/p>\n<p>page 4<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Bees<\/h2>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-zbxnxh6quqq\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/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 &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-zbxnxh6quqq\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZBxnxH6qUQQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZBxnxH6qUQQ?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?p=1637#arve-youtube-zbxnxh6quqq\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/ZBxnxH6qUQQ?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hese-project.org\/hese-uk\/en\/issues\/nature.php?id=bees\">http:\/\/www.hese-project.org\/hese-uk\/en\/issues\/nature.php?id=bees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westallisnow.com\/userstoriessubmitted\/40808987.html\">http:\/\/www.westallisnow.com\/userstoriessubmitted\/40808987.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8221; Dr Kuhn has published many articles about the\u00a0effects of electromagnetic radiation on bees,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>going back to 1998. It seems this may not be new research after all<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.journalinteractive.com\/images\/cellcluster.jpg\">http:\/\/media.journalinteractive.com\/images\/cellcluster.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Are Cell Phones Towers killing\u00a0our bees?<\/h2>\n<p>Scientists claim radiation from cell phones and towers are to blame for mysterious \u201ccolony collapse\u201d of bees<\/p>\n<p>By Geoffrey Lean and Harriet Shawcross Sunday, 15 April 2007<\/p>\n<p>It seems like the plot of a particularly far-fetched horror film. But some scientists suggest that our love of the mobile phone could cause massive food shortages, as the world&#8217;s harvests fail.<\/p>\n<p>They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world &#8211; the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops. Late last week, some bee-keepers claimed that the phenomenon &#8211; which started in the US, then spread to continental Europe &#8211; was beginning to hit Britain as well.<\/p>\n<p>The theory is that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees&#8217; navigation systems, preventing the famously home loving species from finding their way back to their hives. Improbable as it may seem, there is now evidence to back this up.<\/p>\n<p>Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) occurs when a hive&#8217;s inhabitants suddenly disappear, leaving only queens, eggs and a few immature workers, like so many apian Mary Celestes. The vanished bees are never found, but thought to die singly far from home. The parasites, wildlife and other bees that normally raid the honey and pollen left behind when a colony dies, refuse to go anywhere near the abandoned hives.<\/p>\n<p>The alarm was first sounded last autumn, but has now hit half of all American states. The West Coast is thought to have lost 60 per cent of its commercial bee population, with 70 per cent missing on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>CCD has since spread to Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. And last week John Chapple, one of London&#8217;s biggest bee-keepers, announced that 23 of his 40 hives have been abruptly abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Other apiarists have recorded losses in Scotland, Wales and north-west England, but the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs insisted: &#8220;There is absolutely no evidence of CCD in the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The implications of the spread are alarming. Most of the world&#8217;s crops depend on pollination by bees. Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, &#8220;man would have only four years of life left&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>No one knows why it is happening. Theories involving mites, pesticides, global warming and GM crops have been proposed, but all have drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>German research has long shown that bees&#8217; behaviour changes near power lines. Now a limited study at Landau University has found that bees refuse to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby. Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried it out, said this could provide a &#8220;hint&#8221; to a possible cause.<\/p>\n<p>Dr George Carlo, who headed a massive study by the US government and mobile phone industry of hazards from mobiles in the Nineties, said: &#8220;I am convinced the possibility is real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/blog\/environment\/2007\/04\/are-cellphones-wiping-out-bees.htm\">http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/blog\/environment\/2007\/04\/are-cellphones-wiping-out-bees.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Are cellphones wiping out bees?<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/environment.newscientist.com\/channel\/earth\/mg19325964.500-where-have-all-the-bees-gone.html\">bizarre and sudden vanishing of bees<\/a> that started in the US, and has now spread to Europe, has left apiarists stumped as to the cause. Now, researchers in Germany have come up with an explanation that, in the absence of a better theory, will probably be seriously considered : cellphones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk\/environment\/wildlife\/article2449968.ece\">Radiation from mobile phones is interfering with bees&#8217; navigation systems,<\/a> preventing the insects from finding their way back to the hive, according to a preliminary study by Jochen Khun&#8217;s team at Landau University in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>If it is true, it&#8217;s difficult to know what can be done about it, since cellphones are now so ubiquitous. But colony collapse disorder (CCD), as the mystery bee demise is known, is a serious problem, with as many as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/channel\/life\/dn11183-mystery-illness-devastates-honeybee-colonies.html\">80% of bees affected in some parts of the US<\/a>. It occurs when all the hive&#8217;s occupants suddenly disappear (nobody knows where) leaving just the queen, her eggs and a few immature workers. And it has huge implications for agriculture because bee-performed pollination is vital for most of the world&#8217;s crops.<\/p>\n<p>Previous studies have shown that bees&#8217; behaviour changes near power lines, although the areas around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/channel\/life\/dn7910--power-lines-may-provide-a-haven-for-bees-.html\">power lines also provide an untouched haven for the creatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s to be done ? any suggestions?<\/p>\n<p>Gaia Vince, Environment editor<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>Articles from today&#8217;s\u00a0Sunday Times newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday Times<\/p>\n<p>April 29, 2007<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Phone mast link to lost sparrows\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Foggo and John Elliott<\/p>\n<p>SPARROWS may be disappearing from British gardens because of radiation from mobile phone masts, according to a new study.<\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetic energy from the masts may be disrupting the birds\u2019 navigational systems, discouraging them from inhabiting areas with high numbers of the masts.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers believe the pulses may also create an electrical charge in the birds\u2019 feathers, leading to a change in their behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>The new study could help solve the mystery of why the previously plentiful birds have now vanished from many gardens and hedgerows.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s population of sparrows peaked at about 13m pairs in the 1970s, but is now put at less than half that.<\/p>\n<p>Other reasons previously suggested for the decline include changes in farming and loss of urban habitat.<\/p>\n<p>The new research was carried out by Joris Everaert and Dirk Bauwens at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>Their study, in 150 locations, showed that the stronger the signal from base stations, the fewer sparrows were found in an area.<\/p>\n<p>The report, published in Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, supports the notion that \u201clong-term exposure to higher levels of radiation negatively affects the abundance or behaviour of house sparrows\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The research follows a recent study suggesting the<strong> collapse of bee colonies in America could be related to electromagnetic radiation from mobile networks. In Britain, there are 47,000 phone masts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Dickenson, a researcher into electromagnetic pollution, said the research was plausible. \u201cBirds\u2019 sense of navigation is affected by this kind of radiation as they carry magnetised crystals in their brains,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds welcomed the study, but a spokesman for the British Trust for Ornithology said: \u201cI can\u2019t think of any reason mobile phone masts would affect them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further concerns over wireless technology were raised yesterday when a government adviser warned children should not place computers on their laps when using Wi-Fi internet connections.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Lawrie Challis said this would be a sensible precaution until more was known on the long-term effects of the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Another study advised against siting homes and schools near power pylons because of the possible risk of illness, particularly childhood leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xB8EmFAYL7U\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"350\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xB8EmFAYL7U\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<h2>Germany &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/EFFECTS_ON_COWS_GERMANY.pdf\">Cows exposed to Antennas<\/a> (PDF)<\/h2>\n<h2>Italy &#8211;\u00a0Animals deformed from Microwave Antennas<\/h2>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-t6n40k87lug\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/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 &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-t6n40k87lug\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/T6N40k87lug?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/T6N40k87lug?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?p=1637#arve-youtube-t6n40k87lug\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/T6N40k87lug?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6N40k87lug \">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6N40k87lug<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Cows, Chickens, Birds, Dogs &#8211; 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Food crops?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge News \u00a0&#8211; 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The District of Maple Ridge is looking into having a proposed 45-meter tall cell\u00a0phone tower\u00a0disguised as a giant fake pine tree.\u00a0Cascadia Tower Inc. wants to put up a monopole-type tower in the middle of an\u00a0open grass\u00a0field, <strong>south of 128th Avenue<\/strong> and 209th Street, near the new Abernethy Connector.<\/p>\n<p>Because the proposed site is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, before the\u00a0tower can be\u00a0built, Cascadia Tower must first obtain approval from the Agricultural Land\u00a0Commission and\u00a0get a building permit from Maple Ridge. \u00a0 On Monday, council voted to ask the Agricultural Land Commission to consider the\u00a0visual\u00a0impact of the tower, as well as its <strong>implications on farming<\/strong>, before granting\u00a0approval.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Gordy Robson noted at the workshop meeting on Monday morning that in\u00a0Dubai,\u00a0cellphone towers are disguised as fake palm trees and suggested the ALC look\u00a0into the\u00a0possibility of requiring the disguising the tower.\u00a0\u201cTo disguise a [45-meter] tower will be a challenge,\u201d said Coun. Ken Stewart.\u00a0But because the tower would be located in the middle of an open field and\u00a0visible for\u00a0kilometers in every direction, there would be little benefit in trying to\u00a0camouflage it, said\u00a0Morrie Finn, site development manager for Cascadia Tower.\u00a0\u201cIt would stick out like a sore thumb,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cascadia Tower recently had plans for a 42-meter cellphone tower in Tsawwassen\u00a0designed to\u00a0look like giant pine tree, but the project was scuttled after residents\u00a0concerned about the\u00a0<strong>potential health hazards convinced the property-owner to pull out of the deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finn said residents there whipped up into a frenzy by a lot of false\u00a0information.\u00a0\u201cThere are no studies proving [these towers] cause any ill health effects,\u201d he\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cWe operate within Health Canada guidelines.\u201d\u00a0Finn added that there are similar base stations on top of more than a dozen\u00a0hospitals in the\u00a0Lower Mainland.<strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cascadia Tower contacted all residents within a 300-meter radius of the tower\u00a0site<\/span><\/strong>, he said, and no one had an issue with it.\u00a0\u201cThe only response we got was from a farmer who wanted to know why we didn\u2019t\u00a0contact him\u00a0first [to put the tower on his land], because he wanted the revenue,\u201d said Finn.<\/p>\n<p>Find this article at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/tri_city_maple_ridge\/mapleridgenews\/news\/17918254.html\">http:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/tri_city_maple_ridge\/mapleridgenews\/news\/17918254.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>According to Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News, \u00a0there have been other residents in Maple Ridge that were not contacted about cell 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