To the Editor:
Recently, I have learned that Fortis plans to replace our power meters with a wireless meter. The new meters will be able to read the amount of electrical use of all appliances and outlets in our home every few minutes throughout the day .This wireless radiation will pass through the walls of our house, through our appliances and through our body. On the Internet I have watched Radiation and Health Experts in Canada and the U.S. talk about the possibility of negative reactions to the human body. (google: dan hirsche/radiation) These electrical microwaves react with the natural electromagnetic waves of the human body. I am concerned about the long term effects of this kind of radiation, especially on small children or people who have poor immune systems.
Will sleeping in a room next to a meter be a concern? What if you live in an apartment sleeping in a room above 20 power meters sending strong impulses every three minutes?
People who are electrically sensitive are that way because they were over-exposed to high levels of electricity, many computers and printers , and lots of flourescent lights at their work place. If you have a bad viral infection such as a cold or flu, your immune system is poor and you will begin to react to the high levelsof your environment and become permanently reactive to these things. It can happen to anyone at any age. The first symptoms to appear are insomnia and headaches.
If our homes now have Wi-Fi and Smart meters, we will be living constantly day and night in a high electrical environment. Meters will send radiation every three minutes.
California and Ontario have had these meters for a few years and are now aware of health problems and poor reading accuracy problems and are planning to start an opting out program. Many people have had problems with head aches, heart problems and even insomnia since having the new meters.
The World Health Organization just recently warned that we need to use caution in our use of cell phones and other wireless devices.
According to the experts, the Canadian health standards are too low and don’t meet their approval. Canada health standards should not approve any new device until it has been proven safe. In other words we are the test subjects and so are our children and our grandkids. I think many people will develop electrically sensitive and we need to be aware of this. A medical specialist in Vancouver who has worked for years with WCB has said that that they know all about this condition.
For more info on this google: Sweden workers electrical sensitivity .
Next month, Fortis will be applying to the B.C. Utilities Commission for approval to go ahead to install the new very expensive wireless meters in our homes.
We will be paying for these very expensive meters. Our home should be our safe place. I object to Fortis being allowed to radiate my home without my permission.
If they do go ahead with this project it will be compulsory to have this wireless meter. You will not have a choice. You can email your approval or disapproval to FORTIS at this email: fbcami@fortis.bc.com
A meeting is scheduled for Trail on June 24 at 6-8:30 p.m. and also in Kamloops. I disapprove of the time set for these meetings because it will make it difficult for people to travel the distance to the meeting after work or dinner. Was Fortis not aware of this?
Judy Nicholas, Oliver