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Cellphone tower surprises Blue Mountain BC residents  Neighbours Steve Hamvai and Mike Duplissie say they should have been consulted prior to the placement of a cell tower in a residential area. By Phil Melnychuk - Staff Reporter Neighbours on Blue Mountain are rallying to oppose a cellphone tower that's been plunked into their midst. And they're blaming the District of Maple Ridge for letting it happen. Mike Duplissie has been living on 272nd Street at 122nd Avenue for about three years. Recently, he saw a truckload of steel beams in the area, only to find they've been assembled into a 70-metre tower. Cellphone tower stays Blue Mountain residents are struck with the Rogers cellphone tower because the District of Maple Ridge took no action during the licensing stage. While federal regulations encourage cities or towns to consult residents in order to find the best locations, the district doesn't have a policy to ensure that takes place. "I think it's safe to say we learned a lesson from this," Coun. Craig Speirs said Wednesday. "This is not a good scene for the neighbourhood." Rogers Wireless received a building permit last September to build the 45-metre monopole. The tower was completed a few weeks ago on a private lot in the 12200-block 272nd Street.

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Mobile masts applications denied JAN 14 - 2005 by BBC A 400-signature petition was handed to the council Applications for three mobile phone masts in the centre of Bristol have been turned down. UK Protest against mobile mast plans Oct, 2004 by BBC Bristol City Council is to make a decision on the plans next month Dozens of Julis citizens destroyed the grounds for a cellular anetnna with bulldozer Oct 6, 2004 by Jacky Huri - Haaretz Dozens of residents from the eastern neighbourhood from the Druz village Julis in the western Galil destroyed the night before yesterday with bulldozer, the grounds for cellular antenna that was supposed to be erected, because of concern for their health and for the village's health.	4 Teachers Have Cancer Sept 29, 2004 Anxiety in Einstein school on mount Carmel: 4 teachers got cancer, 25 children left. The parents say, that no one can calm them down, and that is why they don't intend risking their children. According to the parents, the data they received are contradictory. The parents national organization acts in order to evacuate the antennas, due to the concern for the teachers' health.In the Education Ministry they say that they have a contract by which permanent monitoring stations will be erected. Famous Lawyer gets Brain Tumor Sept 27, 2004 COCHRAN 'RECOVERS' EXCLUSIVE and NYPOST He has a reputation for slickness and winning, so when controversial lawyer Johnnie Cochran was diagnosed with a tumor requiring brain surgery, the man who normally seeks the limelight dropped into a self-imposed isolation ? keeping his condition secret even from his mother-in-law.09/26/04 10:04 UK Cellular Investigates Cellular Masts Dec 2004 - BBC Woman Allergic to EMF Sept 6, 2004 She has to live in caravan by Don Mackay A Woman has been forced to turn her back on the 21st century - because she's allergic to electricity. Petra Smith lives in a caravan in the Welsh countryside, with a wood burning stove and battery-powered lights, because she suffers from electrical hypersensitivity. She suffers panic attacks and her skin becomes itchy if she gets close to electrical appliances. She said: 'The most traumatic thing has been having to completely alter my social life. 'Friends either visit me or they have to switch off all their appliances if I go to see them.' Campaigners say the condition affects 35 per cent of the UK population to some degree. CBC : Cell phones and Cancer MARKETPLACE - Nov 29, 2003 People seem to assume cellphones are safe. Can we trust what we're told by the industry and the scientific agencies looking out for us? A behind-the-scenes story of the biggestcellphone study yet.Program Transcript	TECHNOLOGY ISSUE Bush spends $25 Million on BIOMETRICS Dec 2004 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6680324/ The U.S. government is spending $25 million this fiscal year to road test a universal secure identity card loaded with biometric and personal data... FDA gives RF Implant Verichip the go ahead Oct 13, 2004 www.4verichip.com FDA CLEARS VERICHIP™ FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES DELRAY BEACH , FL and So. ST. PAUL, MN Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX), a provider of Security Through Innovation™ and Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) announced today that VeriChip™, the world&rsquos first implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip for human use, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical uses in the United States. The FDA clearance follows the completion of a de novo application review. www.adsx.com. Taser Gun Kills Vancouver Man CBC - July 23 2004 Vancouver police Friday confirmed a man died after being shot with a Taser (electric) gun last month. ( more )
UK Ban in Cars begins EUROPE - Dec 1, 2003 Protesters topple mobile phone masts EUROPE - Nov 30, 2003 Mother to be wins case against towe EUROPE - October 22, 2003 Mayor Orders removal of Towers EUROPE - May 6th, 2003	School on Strike until Tower is Removed ISRAEL - April 27, 2003 3rd WHO EMF Seminar in China Postponed ASIA - April 2003 Mast pulled down -UK - March 17, 2003 Mobile mast worker attacked UK - March 14, 2003