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BellTelecommunicationsTower PortFranks CitizensComments LetterandHealth Articles CLReport492012 1 April 24 2012 Mayor Weber Deputy Mayor DavisDagg Members of Council co Carol McKenzie Clerk Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Amtelecom Parkway Forest Ontario NON 1J0 Dear Mayor Weber Deputy Mayor DavisDagg Members of Council Re Proposed Bell Telecommunications Tower Port Franks The close of the additional commenting period with respect to the above matter is today Tuesday April 24 2012 In Bell Canadas Public Consultation Package sent to the Municipality and landowners in mid February under the title of Local Land Use Require ments it is stated that At the conclusion of the public commenting period we will ask Council for a motion of concurrence for the proposal It is our understanding that the passing of a motion of concurrence at this point in the process would ensure that the proposed installation would go ahead as planned At the next Council Meeting on Monday May 7 we ask that Council consider passing a motion of non concurrence It is our understanding that if Bell is not able to resolve the matter at this point they can request Industry Canadas engagement which would include further investigation Thank you in advance for your consideration of the above Sincerely 3feather Bradley n a firs April 30 2012 Mayor Weber Deputy Mayor DavisDagg and Members of Council Municipality of Lambton Shores 7883 Amtelecom Parkway Forest Ontario NON 1J0 Dear Mayor Weber Deputy Mayor DavisDagg and Members of Council After receiving more than 160 Position statements we would ask Council to please consider passing a motion of Non concurrence based on the fact that the proposed Bell towerantenna in Port Franks does not reflect the priorities of the population More time is needed to advise the residents and to allow the citizens of Port Franks to reach an informed decision Of the 100 persons who came to the Community Meeting almost all of them completed a Position Statement opposing a towerantenna installation in Port Franks a copy of many of these position statements was delivered to the Municipality office on April 23rd 2012 Only 10 homes in the area were notified about the proposed towerantenna during a period when many of these home owners were away and not in receipt of postal mail or local newspaper notices Further the information meeting arranged by Bells agent Proliferate took place on the very eve of a crucial submission deadline for residents There were also many mistakes made in the original Bell proposal which made it unclear we have received neither corrections nor clarification of these details The procedures and documents have resulted in many citizens feeling misled misinformed unheard and unrepresented The Council should know that there are current lawsuits against Bell Canada for illnesses caused from cell towers being placed near private residences please see attached article In addition a recent study from Brazil concluded that cancer rates are higher the closer you are to cell antennas up to a radius of 500 metres please see another article attached Bell is not considering colocating with the Rogers tower 7 km away It is our understanding that this is because of future 4GLlE technology that would allow subscribers to watch live TV on their phones Overwhelmingly of the hundreds of permanent residents of Port Franks that we spoke to none of them desire this service We are still waiting after weeks of repeated inquiries to hear back from the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources More time is needed to ascertain whether or not the proposed towerantenna is in compliance with provincial and federal guidelines Port Franks is a unique area of wildlife and full of endangered species It would seem that caution should be exercised so as not to threaten this rare and beautiful environment We appreciate your consideration Melissa Chalmers Sherry Cook Sandra Dowhan Myrtle Armstrong Wendy HoyBright i 3 April 30 2012 To Lambton Shores Municipal Councillors RE The Council Motion of Non Concurrence with the Bell Canada Transmission Tower Proposal for Seven Winds Marina meeting of May 7 2012 I have lived in Port Franks for 21 years In that time I have worked with several nature groups on lands that have been purchased for the preservation of endangered flora and fauna within the Port Franks geological bowl of sand dunes and Carolinian Forests We have the Karner Blue Sanctuary where I have seen wonderful things like hummingbird moths and helped to replant the carpets of lupines which are the food source for the Karner Blue Butterfly I have heard the call of the Whippoorwill here and seen Bald Eagles tundra swans cranes and other creatures too numerous to list here Ive worked with the Nature Conservancy the MNR Lambton Wildlife and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority to purchase and preserve the Port Franks Forested Dunes Across the Ausable River is the Sherwood Fox Preserve and the Pinery habitat for the endangered five lined Skink Our beach at Port Franks is consistently measured as having the cleanest water of the 4 major beaches of Ipperwash Pinery Grand Bend and Port Franks Many other people in this area have been working more recently towards the goal of making and keeping this area natural and beautiful a sanctuary for the wild world in our woodlands Port Franks wetland and woodlands are the central portion of a huge contiguous Carolinian woodland which stretches along the lake from Kettle Point to Grand Bend It encompasses sand dunes streams small lakes a river and beach areas Because of these existing conditions the rare creatures have enough habitat here to coexist with us We have a seasonal community which means that most of the year there arent as many people to disturb the wild areas If a transmission tower is built anywhere here it will throw electromagnetic radiofrequency throughout the described areas above Only a comparatively few properties are commercially used here Unfortunately this has enabled Bell Canada Corporation to insert its business interests here to the detriment of all that we residents value and have worked towards Property owners are often uneducated to the health risks of electromagnetic radiation when they are approached with an income generating idea from a corporate provider of cell phone services Therefore I have made a point form reasons for why not here list below Please excuse the curtness of this communication but time is pressing and this must be sent in to you Why not The Bell Transmission Tower will not bring any jobs or money into the local economy It will be an ugly structure on our lakefront skyline The radiation will have as yet unknown effects on local endangered flora and fauna few major independent from industry studies have been done The Tower will reduce the value of the properties in Port Franks as the public learns the detrimental aspects of towers they will look to live at least a good distance from them The Tower will frighten residents because the World Health Organization has declared this kind of radiation a possible carcinogen and we will worry and stress over the uncertainty The Tower could cause about 3 percent of our residents to become electromagnetically sensitive It could cause another 27 percent to have other less difficult but chronic health problems Most people that live here that 1 have talked to do not want it and wish to have more studies and err on the side of caution rather than accept this technology as safe before proof is shown It could negatively affect the business of the marina where it is located because boaters will not want to dock so close to a tower once they understand the health issues associated with it It could negatively affect the income of the Conservation Marina owned by our municipality which is located at the next property for the same reasons It could cause the Conservation Marina to lose its Blue Flag designation There is an epileptic child who frequents the area in the shadow of the tower and neurological effects are known to occur from this kind of radiation There could be a downward impact on cottage rental income when the negative health effects of towers become more widely recognized Electrosensitive Canadians need a place to find respite from their condition As of yet there are no such places designated in Canada that 1 know of Because of its proximity to the Pinery with trails and a beach and local eateries as well as ample cottage rentals and boating this would be a perfectly suitable location for such a retreat It would be called a White Zone The Real Estate values would increase The tower would encourage the tourists and cottage renters to bring more devices into our town All of these devices both send and receive electromagnetic radiation Because there is no way of regulating the influx of privately owned cell phones notebooks ipads and other G4 devices the electrosmog in our hamlet which is ringed by sand dunes and water could be extremely high Proliferate group the Public Consultation time frame was inadequate and did not allow for a seasonal populace to properly and fully engage in discussion Port Franks is a staging area and migration route for many endangered birds There are residences too close in proximity to the proposed tower site There is an aged population which could be more susceptible to the known cellular aging effects of this type of radiation Canadas Health Act does not provide adequate protection from this type of radiation since the technology is outstripping the pace of independent