Re: Two men, one osprey nest, B次元官网网址, April 15, 2011.

How ironic that Telus should laud itself for replacing a nest on top of a 4G transmitter that will most likely make the osprey infertile or cause the offspring to die prematurely.

TelusB次元官网网址檚 response to Mayor Dave SaunderB次元官网网址檚 concerns is the same mantra all these companies relay on, B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 operating within Industry CanadaB次元官网网址檚 guidelinesB次元官网网址� which are set by Health Canada. That should make us comfortable, but then we remember thalidomide, lead, asbestos and tobacco.

ThatB次元官网网址檚 the same reply when I wrote Minister of Defense Peter MacKay about putting such a strong transmitter on DND land near homes with many children. He did not respond when I told him Health CanadaB次元官网网址檚 guideline is one of the worst in the world.

Peer-reviewed, credible science has proven radiation from cell transmitters does cause harm at levels significantly below the B次元官网网址済uidelines.B次元官网网址� The Royal Society of Canada itself has reported this to Health Canada back in 1999. Yet Health Canada kept the same old guideline, and let Industry Canada use it as a justification for allowing transmitters to be put everywhere, near schools, homes and hospitals.

Many scientists warn that children and pregnant women are most vulnerable to this radiation. Yet Telus has put this tower in the middle of military housing near an elementary school. Saying it is allowed by policy doesnB次元官网网址檛 make it right. Until Industry CanadaB次元官网网址檚 policy is changed, Telus should change its policies and site these towers in areas away from populated areas. But it wonB次元官网网址檛. Money is the name of the game:, profit for Telus, fees for Industry Canada. Money at any cost, even if itB次元官网网址檚 your health.

Sharon Noble

Chair, Citizens Against UnSafe Emissions

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