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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
VOL. 99 NO. 73
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Mob at market Members of the Quesnel Belly Dancers descended on the Farmers’ Market Saturday to draw attention World Belly Dance Day and help raise awareness and funds for abuse victims’ shelters. In Quesnel the group solicited donations for the Amata Transition House. Shimmy Mobs appeared randomly at various locations from coast to coast. For more photos see Friday’s Observer. Annie Gallant photo
TELUS responds to homeowners concerns AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter After residents expressed concern over a proposed tower, TELUS is setting the record straight. “We were proposing a wireless site because of the demand for this service,” TELUS spokesperson Shawn Hall said. “There have been reports of dead zones, which the tower would remedy.”
Hall said the half a million dollar investment’s location, approximately 80-metres north of the north end of Spruce Road, was simply a proposal. “We have not even begun the consultation process yet,” he said. “We are speaking to one neighbour regarding their concerns.” Hall said TELUS completely understands residents raising issues.
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“There are scary reports on the Internet,” he said. “But our towers are very low-powered sites.” In fact, Hall said TELUS sites put out much less electromagnetic signals than is allowed. “AM/FM signals are stronger than our wireless signals,” he said. TELUS relies on Health Canada to set regulations for their sites. Often exposure is thousands of times
less than what Health Canada permits. The research and documents outlining the electromagnetic limits by Health Canada are often referred to as Safety Code 6. “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
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own research,” Health Canada’s website states. “This code is periodically revised to reflect new knowledge in the scientific literature.” “We are very open about what we are doing,” Hall said. “We are working to identify the best site – then we’ll engage the community for feedback.” Hall added the site needs to be closer to its service
area, “because the signal is so low.” “There’s been huge growth and enormous demand,” he said. “That’s why we need the infrastructure.” Editor’s note: as a result of the story about homeowners reaction to a proposed tower in their neighbourhood, TELUS contacted the Observer and we are pleased to publish their comments.
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