WOLFVILLE, N.S. — Only 14 per cent of us believe the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada do the right thing most of the time. We don’t trust what the authorities tell us about agricultural chemicals like Glysophate, for example, so why would we eagerly adopt smart meters?
Well, some folks in the region have actually been leading a movement against these devices for a couple of years now. The rumble started when utility companies began installing smart meters in people’s homes.
Certainly, they maintain smart meters are safe, but numerous people started to experience health problems as soon as the 5G technology devices were installed. While I don’t pretend to understand the science, problems associated with electromagnetic radiation have been documented. Scientists from 42 countries are now warning their governments about emerging health problems associated with wireless radiation. The full health impacts are unknown.
A recent blog article in Scientific American, written by a California PhD, was titled, “We Have no Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe.”
Dr. Joel Moskowitz calls on government to fund the research needed to adopt biologically-based exposure limits that protect health and safety.
In British Columbia, about 99 per cent of hydro customers already have smart meters. The pressure is on there. The Vancouver Sun reported on one North Vancouver man who was told his power will be turned off if he doesn’t accept a smart meter.
In 2013, Howie Harrington, now 72, was among roughly 60,000 B.C. Hydro customers who objected to smart meters. The retired electrician’s concern was added radiation.
The Telegraph in England reported that over two million smart meters were simply not working. Five years ago, in Saskatchewan over 105,000 smart meters had to be recalled after they were responsible for 10 fires. Now SaskPower is rolling out a new model.
In New Brunswick, Global News indicated last year that after 31 days of public hearings, the Energy and Utilities Board concluded installing smart meters was not in the public interest. A drive to see NB Power make another application in order to save money is rumoured.
Of course, if NB Power saves money, but public health costs go up massively, that’s hardly good accounting.
The meters do come with a display screen to show the cost of energy usage. Not only that, usage details are sent directly to head office, so there is no need to have the meter read by a human being. No wonder power corporations are keen to install them.
But these devices spread more low frequency Electronic Magnetic Field or EMF radiation. We already get zapped by microwave ovens, computers, WiFi, cell phones, Bluetooth, power lines, and MRIs, do we need more? Electrosmog is the new term being used to describe the radiation soup we live in.
A Canning homeowner I know decided to opt-out of the smart meter installation. She is concerned about the health implications of the fifth generation of cellular network technology.
I remember the concern raised about the health implications of having a cell tower on Wolfville Ridge. Awareness locally began to be raised then.
There was a Wolfville resident who got sick living near a large transformer in the U.S. She was vocal when she returned about the health impacts as a frequent patient at the Integrated Chronic Care Service in Fall River.
According to Canadians for Safe Technology (C4ST), a volunteer group with five years of history, the adoption of 5G technology should amplify concerns about wireless radiation. C4ST members even believe that wildlife will be impacted negatively.
A C4ST release quotes the medical director of the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto saying, “My clinic is already assessing patients from across Ontario who are sensitive to microwave radiation from their wireless devices including cell phones, Wi-Fi, and an increasing number of smart appliances. We expect wireless 5G to add to this burden.”
New Minas resident Daniel Blair hopes smart meters can be stopped. He was at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market last week to warn about radiation pollution and disrupted sleep patterns. Daniel worked in the cell phone industry for seven years, but has never owned one.
I can certainly see how too much radiation is risky for children. Apparently screen time use by infants, toddlers, and preschoolers has exploded in the last 10 years. China now produces aprons to protect babies.
Nova Scotia Power wants to install $133 million worth of smart meters. The plan is to start in the Yarmouth area. Two meetings are coming up to look at hazardous devices and how to opt out. They are planned for the Wu Welcome Centre, Acadia University on Nov. 21 at 7:15 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 3 p.m.
For more information: http://www.nosmartmetersinns.ca/
