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Smart meters opposed

A few days ago, I took the unusual step of sending BC Hydro a registered letter. In that letter I told them that they do not have permission to put a smart meter on my house. I also affixed a copy of that letter to the side of my house, beside my power meter.

Dear Editor:

A few days ago, I took the unusual step of sending BC Hydro a registered letter.  In that letter I told them that they do not have permission to put a smart meter on my house.  I also affixed a copy of that letter to the side of my house, beside my power meter.

In my considerable research I had found that these smart meters:

1.  Transmit waves which are harmful to living tissue into our home and across our neighborhood

2.  Monitor our family activities by detecting our use of electrical devices in and around the home

3.  Put the metering of power into a digital format subject to manipulation and outside my ability to monitor or contest

The data I have uncovered is in stark contrast to the helping tone of the commercials BC Hydro places in advertisements, I assume all around the province.

Hydro is doing their best to advertise this into a non-issue.

We must prod and correct the powers at Hydro into the responsible way to go on this one, same as we would any school boy intent on poking a stick in our eye.

Dave Hickey

100 Mile House