{"id":19559,"date":"2024-09-19T22:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19559"},"modified":"2025-01-03T22:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T05:36:55","slug":"rogers-cell-tower-unwelcome-in-richmond-hills-doncrest-neighbourhood-residents-tell-city-councillors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19559","title":{"rendered":"Rogers cell tower unwelcome in Richmond Hill\u2019s Doncrest neighbourhood, residents tell city councillors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dates\">\n<div>Councillors willing to see if the tower can be moved somewhere nearby.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden-print\"><time class=\"tnt-date asset-date text-muted \" datetime=\"2024-09-19T15:17:00-04:00\">Thursday, September 19, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"timeToRead hidden-print\">\n<div class=\"time-to-read-wrapper\"><span id=\"author-4b40d848-abf8-11ee-b085-9f3d6d19721c-asset-5940bfa6-152b-5cdb-90a0-2d8d88ca6cdd\" class=\"tnt-byline asset-byline author hasAvatar authorListItem\" data-pos=\"0\" data-first=\"true\" data-last=\"true\"><span class=\"leadin\">By <\/span><span class=\"authorName\" data-avatar=\"yes\">Mike Adler &#8211; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"tsPublication authorListItem\">Richmond Hill Liberal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19560\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/66ec74a8b70de.image_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/66ec74a8b70de.image_.jpg 898w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/66ec74a8b70de.image_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/66ec74a8b70de.image_-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This simulated photograph, sent by Doncrest residents to the City of Richmond Hill, shows how a cell tower at 120 West Beaver Creek Rd. might be seen in the neighbourhood.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Residents of Richmond Hill\u2019s Doncrest area are continuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkregion.com\/news\/richmond-hill-residents-express-concern-about-proposed-rogers-cell-tower\/article_d6dd6643-366e-5f75-b825-e1d393597589.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a campaign to keep a proposed cell tower out of their neighbourhood.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>City councillors, while not agreeing with their claims, are willing to see if the tower can be moved somewhere nearby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Forbes Bros. Ltd, a company representing Rogers, said a 27-metre monopole tower must be built at 120 West Beaver Creek Dr. because the neighbourhood has \u201cvery limited\u201d coverage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cThe communication within homes and within buildings is not adequate,\u201d Sarah Duncan, a Forbes representative, told Richmond Hill City Council\u2019s Committee of the Whole on Sept. 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Forbes applied in 2022 to install the tower at 120 West Beaver Creek, an industrial mall buffered by woodland and 100 metres from the closest homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Homeowner Jack Tai, however, told councillors the tower \u201cwill dominate the view from the nearby homes\u201d and almost no one in the neighbourhood wants it there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cDoncaster residents do not want this view from their backyards,\u201d he said, holding up a simulated illustration showing the tower behind homes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Tai said 171 residents and 22 commercial tenants signed a petition against the application, as have 513 people online. They want council to refuse the application and submit a letter of nonconcurrence to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, a federal agency in charge of approving cell towers.<\/p>\n<p>Donna Chan, another resident, said the tower will change the area\u2019s look, diminishing its charm and lower property values.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Tai, centre, and Donna Chan, right, were among residents of Richmond Hill\u2019s Doncrest neighbourhood who brought their objections to a proposed cell tower to city councillors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>People in Doncrest also suggested the city could be liable for any illnesses a cell tower could cause with the electromagnetic waves they emit. In a letter to council, the petitioners argued there is \u201cample evidence that if the proposed cell tower is installed and activated, people will be harmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Also speaking on behalf of the residents was Shelley Wright, director of a group called Canadian Educators for Safe Technology. Wright said she works with teachers and children \u201cinjured\u201d by cell tower emissions and noted Doncrest Public School\u2019s playground would be 350 metres from the tower site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Mayor David West, however, said the science around the health effects of cell towers \u201cis not conclusive\u201d and in any case is not in municipal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_middle\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print tsArticleRegion subscriber-only\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkregion.com\/news\/richmond-hill-turns-down-cellphone-tower-application\/article_d8c6dc56-a848-53f3-a355-c321a32aca9d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richmond Hill in 2008 <strong>refused to approve a cell tower<\/strong> near Bathurst Street and Elgin Mills Road after hearing protests from the community.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>West and other council members listened to a suggestion from Michael Shiu, Doncrest\u2019s local councillor, who said he has been speaking to residents about their objections to the tower for more than a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Is 120 West Beaver Creek the only option? asked Shiu, who suggested the tower could be sited at 121 or on a property further away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nobody living there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>City staff were directed to study the proposal to see whether another location is possible before council makes its decision.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkregion.com\/users\/profile\/mike-adler-metroland\" data-test=\"true\">Mike Adler<\/a> is a reporter for YorkRegion.com. Reach him at <a href=\"mailto:madler@metroland.com\">madler@metroland.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkregion.com\/news\/rogers-cell-tower-unwelcome-in-richmond-hills-doncrest-neighbourhood-residents-tell-city-councillors\/article_5940bfa6-152b-5cdb-90a0-2d8d88ca6cdd.html\">https:\/\/www.yorkregion.com\/news\/rogers-cell-tower-unwelcome-in-richmond-hills-doncrest-neighbourhood-residents-tell-city-councillors\/article_5940bfa6-152b-5cdb-90a0-2d8d88ca6cdd.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Related :<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5U12lu5Psg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19562\">Richmond Hill turns down cellphone tower application<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Richmond Hill turns down cellphone tower application&#8221; &#8212; EMR Health Alliance of BC\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=19562&#038;embed=true#?secret=6EWAHqNJPo#?secret=5U12lu5Psg\" data-secret=\"5U12lu5Psg\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Councillors willing to see if the tower can be moved somewhere nearby. Thursday, September 19, 2024 By Mike Adler &#8211; Richmond Hill Liberal This simulated photograph, sent by Doncrest residents to the City of Richmond Hill, shows how a cell tower at 120 West Beaver Creek Rd. might be seen in the neighbourhood. 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