Subject:  Cell Phone Tower Public Meeting in Toronto (Havas)..
Date:     Fri, 28 Jan 2000 190604 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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........Forwarded by EMF-L.......
(Pleased to see that Sheela Basrur will be part of the following....)

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:56:08 -0400
From: Magda Havas 
To: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: Cell Phone Tower Public Meeting in Toronto

Roy,

I thought that you and your emf readers might be interested in the public
meeting organized by the Toronto Board of Health to debate siting of cell
phone towers in the city.  The information is below:
 
-magda havas

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You are invited to attend a panel discussion:

The Siting of Cell Phone Towers -- Dealing with Health Concerns in the City
of Toronto

Date: 	Monday February 7
Time:	7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Place:	Metro Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 308-309

In 1998, City Council requested that the Medical Officer of Health consider
the adoption of a prudent avoidance policy on the siting of cell phone
towers.  This request was prompted by reports of potential health effects
of the radio frequency emissions from cell phone towers.

In December 1999, the Board of Health gave their support to a prudent
avoidance policy which recommended that the levels of radio frequencies
from cell phone towers in the City of Toronto be kept 100 times below the
Canadian federal guidelines. The Board of Health asked the
Telecommunications Steering Committee to incorporate this policy of prudent
avoidance in the proposed Planning Protocol for the siting of cell towers.

The Telecommunications Steering Committee set up a working group to develop
a protocol in collaboration with industry and citizens, and to report to
the Committee in May 2000. This protocol will set the guidelines that
determine where cell phone towers can be situated within the City and still
meet the radio frequency emission levels as set out in the prudent
avoidance policy.  The working group will forward the protocol to the
Policy and Finance Committee and City Council for their consideration.

At its meeting in October, the Telecommunications Steering Committee
requested that Toronto Public Health invite experts to provide information
to the Committee on the health impact of cell phone towers.  The February
7th panel discussion will provide councillors and the public an opportunity
to:

Understand better the uncertainty that exists on the potential impact of
low levels of radio frequency emissions from cell phone towers, and
Discuss the appropriate response to this uncertainty.

Tentative Agenda:
Opening Remarks: Councillor John Adams
Introduction: Dr. Sheela Basrur, Medical Officer of Health
Panel presentations:
Dr. R. Bradley, Health Canada
Dr. Mary McBride, Member of the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel
Dr H. Lai, University of Washington
Dr. M. Havas, Trent University
R. Macfarlane, Toronto Public Health
Question Period
Closing: Dr Sheela Basrur

The panel will be chaired by Dr. Sheela Basrur, Medical Officer of Health.
Community groups involved in this issue and industry representatives have
also been invited to this meeting.

For more information, please contact:
Ronald Macfarlane, Resarch Consultant
Health Promotion and Environmental Protection
Toronto Public Health
Tel: (416) 392 1560 ext. 87012
Fax: (416) 393 7418
Email: rmacfar3@city.toronto.on.ca

Dr. Magda Havas
Environmental & Resource Studies,
Trent University,
Peterborough Ontario, K9J 7B8

(705) 748-1232      phone
(705) 748-1569      fax
mhavas@trentu.ca    email





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