A cell tower by Rogers Wireless rises on land owned by East Link in this photo taken June 2 this year behind the Charlottetown Mall. Faintly visible on the lower left of the photo, a wild fox sits on the edge of the cell-tower field, contemplating its next move. The cell tower has drawn vigorous protest from a group saying that international research shows that long-term exposure to the energy from cell towers greatly increases cancer risk.
IRAC will not hear Charlottetown cell tower controversy
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IRAC has ruled it does not have the jurisdiction to hear an appeal on a decision to issue a building permit for the construction of a telecommunications tower in Charlottetown.
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission issued its ruling Friday.
City resident Catherine Mullally was appealing a decision by the municipality to issue a building permit to the developer Rogers Communication Inc. for the construction of a 45 metre self supporting cell phone tower with a 10 foot by 10 foot equipment shelter at 185 Mount Edward Rd.
Mullally and other residents are worried about negative health effects from the proposed tower's radio waves.
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bill from pei writes: the money has spoken- the bureaucracy obeys
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Nuggz Nuggz from Summerside, PEI writes: Why are they so worked up about one cell tower? Do they not realize that there are well over 100 of them on PEI now, and they all emit radiation. Get over it.
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Garth from PEI writes: Now that the leaves have gone has anyone seen the tower?
I hear the radiation levels are beyond measurement!
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Health Priority from PEI writes: The City nor the Government should allow this Cell Tower to be built on this piece of property!
Even the picture above shows clearly how close it is to Residential Houses and also a Sports Field that young people use.
Do our Citizens have NO RIGHTS?? We pay taxes for what reason??
Along with this Mega Tower causing Health Risks to those living near it there is also the factor that this Cell Tower will reduce property values in that area!!!
Who would want one in their back yard? This Cell Tower Project should have never bee allowed to start. Ane why the HEY is some Government Office off Island authorized to make the decision as to whether it get built there or not???
Our City and Government should be up in arms over this but they both have their arms folded! Another clear example that our City and Government have no level of concern about our Citizens Health and Safety! Yet, they're working fast and furiously on a Legal Suit to Sue the Tobacco Companies!!!! Can our City and Goverment's Priorities get anymore controversial??
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Mike from pei writes: Keep going, find a way to get the Other's who support this protest of ROGER'S Communication's Cell Tower.
There's Power in Numbers and Knowledge Is Power. Take a look-back, an internet Search,...find out how much Monies, ROGERS gives & gave to political parties and certain. individual politicians.
Slowley and SURELY, OUR RIGHTS-Legal, Medical, Civil & Human RIGHTS Are & have been Taken Away From US through corrupt persons within And associated to government, at All levels.
Candidates NO LONGER run to get elected for the good of The People-The Good of The Province, The good of OUR Countrey -
Canadian politicians, with their Inter-National 'asociates,' Private & Corporate Investors IS WHO the government -the elected MP's and MLA's work for. Have asince that corrupted day that thing -
Brian Mulroney was 'arranged ' to get elected out of NovaScotia.
THAT'S how stupid We were back in the early 80's. We voted for that BS SOB.
aPPARENTLY yOU'ALL WERE TOO THICK in the head to understand lil' Gizbo Boy directly came To PEI Fom Ad Scam.
DID You THINK of that when You Voted?
yeah, right-didn't think-so. He just brought to PEI othrt scams that thr Con-Libs had done in the past-since Mulroney was elected. Libber-Con, makes NO difference. MONEY, line my OffShore And-or Principality of Lictinstein bank accounts Gotta KickBacks stench to it.
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Stunned from Summerside, PE writes: Wow, they can pass sentence to displace people from there homes (trailer park), yet a tower, they are mute. What a joke...
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