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‘Stealth’ cell tower proposed Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter
Scott Telecom Services Inc. wants to put a cell tower in the Lake City Way area but has had difficulty coming up with a design city staff is willing to approve. Vanessa Cartwright and Ryan Scott spoke at Monday night’s council meeting about their most recent design, which they have worked with city planning staff member Zeralynne Modequillo to develop. It is the company’s fourth attempt to come up with an unobtrusive design that the city would be willing to approve, Cartwright said. According to Scott, it is the last revision the company can make on the planned project. “This is the last model we can go,” he said. “It’s the end of where the design has gone.” Cartwright described it as a “stealth tower,” a tall metal pole with metal cabinets beside it to contain the additional equipment. The tower would be located at 8020 Enterprise St. Scott Telecom’s client, Mobilicity, has identified Burnaby as needing more infrastructure for its network, Cartwright said. Mobilicity would have first rights to the tower, with use being offered to three or four other carriers – such as Shaw, Rogers and Telus – afterwards. The visual impact of the tower’s antenna is minimized because the area is not a residential one, Cartwright said. She added that the tower would emit about one to five per cent of Cell tower Page 4
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Survivor: Jane Thomas of Burnaby was the first person to receive an experimental fecal transplant for treatment of a superbug infection. Fraser Health has since banned the procedure, saying it must be tested in clinical trials before it can be carried in local hospitals.
Superbugs battle in city woman Resident says life saved by controversial transplant at Burnaby Hospital Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter
Two years ago, Jane Thomas went to Burnaby General Hospital for treatment of a bowel obstruction. While there, she became infected with the superbug C. difficile. Thomas, who was 86 at the time, said it lasted for about
a year. “The doctors told me, ‘We fixed you one way, but now you have this,’” she said, The Burnaby resident said she didn’t blame the hospital and knew it could happen to anyone, but she was very concerned. “People are dying from it,” Thomas said. “It’s rampant across the country.” Thomas was the first person to receive an experimental fecal transplant at the hands of Dr. Jeanne Keegan-Henry at the hospital.
“It was a blessing,” Thomas said. “If it wasn’t for the doctors, I wouldn’t be here to talk about it.” The treatment involves transferring healthy stool from a donor, usually a family member, into the infected patient via an enema. Thomas had to continue the treatments to stay healthy, she said, but added she started to feel better after the first six weeks, and within six months, she had recovered from the infection. Transplant Page 8
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