A Guinea Pig...that is what we are

Monday May 14 2012, the Town Hall of Oakville held one of three Special Meeting of Planning & Development Council to review the amendment proposed by the Town of Oakville (under pressure from Industry Canada) to withdraw the current protocol of 200m set back for new cell installations to 20m. This was a big opportunity to bring this issue to light as a whole, as Health Canada and Industry Canada were able to attend, which was amazing feet altogether as they rarely attend a small Town Hall meeting.

This occurred as a result of the Bronte Tower issue and the noise Oakville has caused across Canada, there are a lot of other community groups looking to Oakville to instigate change. To be clear, this meeting did not have anything specifically to do with the fire station issue. Currently Oakville has a bylaw in place stating that any “new” cell tower cannot be within 200m of a residential zone, school, daycare, etc. Oakville came to learned at this meeting that it makes no difference what a municipality does, as Industry Canada has the power and will overrules it, and will in favour of the provider. So basically the town you live in has no say in the levels of radiation you are exposed to…well, if that is not a kick in the pants.

The actual outcome of this specific amendment does not have high significance, as it cannot be enforced by the town. However, this meeting gave Oakville the chance to expose such a health threat to Canada. As well to really see how Health Canada and Industry Canada are conducting themselves. It is unprecedented the decision and power they are holding over an issue that is yet to be proven not to do harm to us long term. To the extent, they are willing to give the telecom companies the right to install 15m cell towers in your neighbours backyards.

This first council meeting was spent with Health Canada and Industry Canada both taking the stand to answer questions and get grilled by Town Councillors. The two council meetings after that, citizens of Oakville had the opportunity to present information and date to the councillors regarding this topic. There was 24 presenters which was lead off by the Director of Canadians for Clean Air Director Frank Clegg

This town council meeting was completely depressing and hard to believe that this is going on in our country. They gave unclear and confusing answers to questions posed, redirected questions back and forth to each other, and confirmed to all of us, councillors includes, how corrupt and negligent they are being by ignoring the potential health risks and consequences of these towers being unrestricted.

To put it in perspective, China and India along with most of the EU nations have adopted much harsher safety restrictions on this issue, while Canada is at the bottom of the pack. What do these countries know that we don’t? And why is our Canadian Government not airing to the side of caution until more research is done, instead of risking a huge percentage of it’s population coming down with various forms of cancer, mental disorders, malfunctioning organs, etc over the next 10-20 years?

We are all test subjects, whether you like it or not. This is not about not having cell phones. We all want them, and increased service and access we get with smart phones. This is all about responsible placement and monitoring of these antennas to minimize high exposure levels to the public.

Yes, I know town council meetings can be boring to watch but if you are ever going to watch one, this is the time. It will sum up everything for you in 3 hours. This is the actual meeting that took place in May. As residents of Oakville and the GTA, you owe it to yourself and families to understand what is happening. Oakville is being forced to accept large amounts of radiation (RMFs) into our homes, businesses, and in public areas 24 hrs a day unmonitored. It will only get worse as the telecom companies race to put up as many antennas as they can to gain advantage over their competitors.

Please watch this video by clicking the link below and help Fight the Tower – Bronte FS 1

Special Meeting of Planning & Development Council - Monday May 14, 2012

Bell Installs Cell Antennas Despite Residents Voice

Despite the voices from near by residents that live near Bronte Rd and Rebecca Street, the emergency tower on top of Fire Station #1 is going commercial with Bell attaching antennas to it.

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Cell Tower Add Ons Not Welcomed

Citizens for Clean Air Join the Fight

Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA) have now come on board to join the fight against the Bronte Fire Station Tower. They were the very well organized and connected group that formed last year to fight off the proposed Oakville power plant. The antenna topic is now being compared to the asbestos issue in the 70s, the fight against smoking, and the ban on pesticides. All of which Oakville was one of the first to adopt new policies and lead change throughout the country.

Below is a letter from C4CA head Frank Clegg about C4CA’s stand on the issue.

How many antennas are operating?

Currently there are 17 operating antennas that are attached to Fire Station #1 which is located at Bronte and Rebecca. The image below highlights the frequency of the antenna and who the licensee is.

Town Council Meeting Monday December 19, 2011

Oakville's Town Council held a meeting on Monday December 19, 2011 to discuss the cell phone antennas that were attached to Fire Station 1 which is located at Bronte and Rebecca.

During this meeting a lot of simple questions came up that no one seemed to have the answers to. As well, a lot of controversy came about when the Fire Chief denied knowing anything about installation of antennas and generators being installed at the Fire Station property. While the Police Chief quoted from an email he received by the Fire Chief that the Fire Chief knew exactly what was being installed and for what purpose.

EMF Health Concerns

Assoc. Professor Olle Johansson of the Experimental Dermatology Unit in the Department of Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute located in Stockholm Sweden, wrote a paper to mybronte.ca and Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). In it, Olle states that “the present risk assessment of electromagnetic fields, such as mobile phone radiation, is scientifically untenable.” Throughout the paper, he writes about previous correlations that showed the opposite of what people thought when studied.  

To read the full paper, click the link below.

EMF-Health-Concerns by Olle Johansson

Health Canada's Radiofrequency Exposure Guidelines - Safety Code 6

Health Canada has updated its human exposure guidelines to radiofrequency electromagnetic energy. The safety limits in this code are based on an ongoing review of published scientific studies, including both internal and external authoritative reviews of the scientific literature, as well as Health Canada's own research. This code is periodically revised to reflect new knowledge in the scientific literature. The current version of this code reflects the scientific literature published up to August 2009.

Read Safety Code 6 at this link below
Health Canada's Radiofrequency Exposure Guidelines - Safety Code 6