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Rogers proposes cellphone tower in B.C. cemetery

By on March 10, 2010 at 1:05am in Asides, Mobile News, Rogers Wireless News, Various News

There’s much speculation that shows cellphone use causes cancer and many other forms of health issues. The carriers continually have issues with the public when it comes to cellphone towers and their effects… finding real estate is getting more of an concern.

Rogers has possibly found a solution as they have proposed to build a semi-permanent, 40-metre-high tower in the Port Coquitlam Cemetery (located in B.C.). Where the tower would be placed are only trees today and City Council Brad West stated “it is anticipated that this part of the cemetery will not be required for development by the city in the next 20 years”.

In addition, Council Mike Forrest also stepped up and said the the money raised would be reinvested into the cemetery and “would be extra to our budget at this point.  More here

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  3. About 40 Peterborough residents formed a group called “Take Down the Tower Citizens’ Action Group” after a Telus cellphone tower in Peterborough suddenly appeared in a residential neighbourhood earlier this week. Spokesperson for the group Fred Wood said”What goes up can come down”.
  4. Rogers and Bell joint cell phone tower controversy heats up in Simcoe

Discussion

13 comments for “Rogers proposes cellphone tower in B.C. cemetery”

  1. It doesn’t bother me… I mean as long as it’s not visible in the middle of a housing complex or something to me cell towers are not a bother as long as they are somewhat off in the distance. I don’t get it;… People complain all the time about cell service, but when it comes time to improve service by constructing new towers, everyone complains… No one is happy either way, so I say just do what makes financial sense.

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    Posted by Dereck | March 10, 2010, 2:22 pm
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  2. As for that “massive amount of evidence…” care to present some? I was under the impression that any study that’s been done hasn’t actually found any evidence whatsoever…and people have been using cellphones in the mainstream for about 15 years now, and I’ve never heard of any increases in cancer.

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    Posted by Nathan Bolton | March 10, 2010, 2:45 pm
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  3. I thinka cemetery should be just lefted alone, plant cell phone towers on top of apartment buildings, thats a better way, than a eye sore in a cemetery

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    Posted by George s | March 10, 2010, 2:48 pm
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  4. i wouldn’t mind – write up makes it seem like its such a bad thing. better to be in the cemetary then next to a major mall or park which are much higher traffic areas.

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    Posted by jarret | March 10, 2010, 2:49 pm
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  5. Maybe ghosts from the cemetary will haunt rogers and force them to stop ripping people off. Sure it’s okay for them especially if they don’t have anyone buried there.

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    Posted by ya right | March 10, 2010, 2:55 pm
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  6. It’s pretty disrespectful to put a cell phone tower in a cemetery. It just is.

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    Posted by Sven | March 10, 2010, 3:37 pm
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  7. “There’s a massive amount of evidence and much speculation that shows cellphone use causes cancer and many other forms of health issues.”

    Uh, no, there’s absolutely zero solid evidence that cell phones are cause for any health concern.

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    Posted by Derek | March 10, 2010, 3:42 pm
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  8. What the hell? There’s no evidence at all. From a technical perspective, it actually looks like complete bullshit.

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    Posted by Andrew Pederson | March 10, 2010, 4:31 pm
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  9. Phew, glad to see the wording was changed. There is NO evidence at all. In fact the largest studies ever done show there is no evidence. The problem is people’s presumption that it must in spite of the lack of evidence that there is ANY corelation!

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    Posted by A. Nonymous | March 10, 2010, 5:03 pm
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  10. Ugh! I hope I don’t get any new cancers in my casket!

    Seriously, I think this is good idea since no one wants to live close to a cell tower. At least you won’t get any complains coming from the dead!

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    Posted by Deadfred | March 10, 2010, 6:38 pm
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  11. Tower in cemetary? Seems disrespectful to me.

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    Posted by Zombieman | March 11, 2010, 4:04 am
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  12. why is a structure such as a cell tower “disrespectful” for crying out loud. It’s not like they are building a circus or amusement park or something “fun”. It’s a piece of equpment used to help people communicate with each other.

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    Posted by jarret | March 11, 2010, 8:55 am
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  13. But, the real question….has any research been done to show the affect cell phone radiation has on human corpses? Perhaps reanimation??

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    Posted by Zombies! | March 11, 2010, 5:19 pm
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