Sunday, May 13, 2012

Protesters say B.C. Hydro smart meters risk to health


Protesters say B.C. Hydro smart meters risk to health

 

Group descends on office of medical health officer to deliver studies on issue

 
 
 
About 60 people carrying signs and placards decrying B.C. Hydro's smart-meter program staged a peaceful demonstration Wednesday outside the offices of Dr. Perry Kendall, the provincial medical health officer.

The noon-time protest saw protesters lining up single-file to deliver to the receptionist 160 studies that they say support their view that the electronic meters have heath hazards.
The organizers did not make copies of the studies available to the media.

Steve Satow, president of StopSmartMeters.ca, a non-profit society, said people came from as far away as Nanaimo and Abbotsford.

"We expect our provincial health officer to put our health and safety above and beyond the commercial and corporate interests of B.C. Hydro and a government that intends on privatizing our public utility," Satow said.

Kendall has so far ignored the evidence put to him by those opposed to smart meters, said Satow.

"Is Dr. Kendall supposed to be working for us or for B.C.
Hydro?" he asked. Kendall was not at his office and is not available for comment this week, but in the past he has said he recognizes that people are concerned about the potential health effects of smart meters.

However, he said, studies delivered to him in the past by smart-meter opponents have not represented new scientific information from peer-reviewed sources.

Janis Hoffmann said she attended the protest because she was concerned about "the layers and layers" of electronic signals in the air.

She said her grandson is having headaches, which she attributes to Wi-Fi being installed in his elementary school. 

"He's to the point that he's vomiting."

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousMay 13, 2012

    Perry Kendall is known locally as Pinnochio Kendall, BC's Chief Provincial Medical Health Puppet.

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