Residents Express Concern As Smart Meters Arrive
www.emfnews.org www.emfnews.org It’s finally happened — Smart Meters are coming to Revelstoke, with numerous people receiving letters indicating the controversial machines will be installed at their homes. The meters, which are supposed to modernize BC Hydro’s transmission grid, have been met with opposition due for a variety of reasons ranging from health to cost to privacy concerns. “To me it’s mostly a health issue with the radiation from the meters,” said Frank Lemay, who paid to have a flyer warning about the risk of smart meters placed in this week’s Times Review. “Then the cost, of course. The cost to install, the cost for people to have them — people are paying a lot more money for hydro.” The Coalition to Stop “Smart” Meters has listed a number of reasons to oppose the devices. It claims the meters will lead to higher costs to consumers; as well as pose health risks due to the microwave radiation the devices emit. “And it is not just cancer that is of concern,” the coalition’s website stopsmartmetersbc.ca states. “A growing percentage of the people in British Columbia have developed electrohypersensitivity and suffer from uncomfortable and even disabling physical reactions from involuntary exposure to wireless devices.” www.emfnews.org www.emfnews.org
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