{"id":6760,"date":"2015-06-23T15:08:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T22:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2015-06-23T15:08:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T22:08:49","slug":"proposed-taywood-cell-tower-makes-its-way-to-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=6760","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Taywood cell tower makes its way to Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 23rd, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

If a cellular phone company wants to set up a new tower then a consultation with the affected municipality is a must. But as Beaconsfield resident Scott Hebert and his family found out recently, attaching a new cellular antenna to an existing structure does not require any form of notification.
\nFor Lac St. Louis MP Francis Scarpaleggia, the non consultation exclusion is seen as nothing more than a legal \u201cloophole\u201d that should be changed ensuring that cell phone companies consult with municipalities on any proposed form of installation within a community.
\nWhen an installer for Telus arrived on Taywood Avenue two\u00a0Friday\u00a0mornings ago, the Heberts were shocked when they were told an antenna would be set up on a hydro pole in front of their house, right across from a public park.\u00a0The installer was persuaded by the family to not set up the new antenna.
\nHebert sought help from the city of Beaconsfield as well as Lac St. Louis MP Francis Scarpaleggia.\u00a0The weekend following he put together a petition asking for another place for the antenna and presented the 100 person signed document to council last week.
\nScarpaleggia took the matter of the cell antenna installation right to the Houser of Commons when he said during Question Period that \u201cthe regulations governing the installation of cell towers require companies to consult local municipalities beforehand, but there is a glaring loophole. If the antenna is to be installed on an existing structure, such as a hydro pole or telephone pole, there is no obligation to consult. Why not?
\n\u201cWhether it is on a new or existing structure, residents like those on\u00a0Taywood Drive in my riding have the same concerns about an\u00a0antenna\u2019s proximity to their home, especially if children are
\ninvolved. Will the minister close this loophole as soon as possible?,\u201d said Scarpaleggia.
\nIndustry Minister James Moore answered that he would be happy to look into the situation.
\nThis past\u00a0Friday, Hebert, Beaconsfield Mayor Georges Bourelle and employees from Telus met at Scarpaleggia\u2019s offices to clarify and discuss the issue.
\nHebert told The Suburban that he was very impressed by the work of his municipal and federal representatives who took the time to help out his family.
\n\u201cAll Telus would say was that they were looking at alternatives to the antenna but they would not give us a guarantee that the original spot for the antenna won\u2019t be a choice,\u201d said Hebert.
\nSo while it is uncertain whether an antenna will be erected in front of Hebert\u2019s house, \u201cI feel confident that there will be no antenna set up next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

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