Health Unit Rejects Bid by Wi-Fi Opponents to Make Presentations
"A local group opposed to wireless Internet in schools wanted to appear before the local board of health Wednesday, but their request was denied...The board will hear from opponents by correspondence only, he said, noting a letter from Malini Menon had been received by the board. Delegations won’t be permitted." 12 April 2012...Peterborough Examiner
Scientists Dispute Studies Saying Cellphones Do Not Increase Brain Tumour Risk
A group of scientists from the Environmental Health Trust (EHT) are refuting a study from last summer, which said cellphones do not lead to an increase of brain cancer in children and teenagers, according to a letter published Friday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The letter’s authors said the study’s data actually indicates a 115 percent increase in brain tumor risk for children after more than two years of having a cellphone subscription. The authors said there was also an indication that the more a cellphone is used, the higher the risk becomes. Read more...Fox News 06 April 2012
The letter’s authors said the study’s data actually indicates a 115 percent increase in brain tumor risk for children after more than two years of having a cellphone subscription. The authors said there was also an indication that the more a cellphone is used, the higher the risk becomes. Read more...Fox News 06 April 2012
In Peel schools, the policy is BYOD: ‘bring your own device’
Some critics say the real reason for installing wi-fi in public schools is so parents can pay for their children's own technology. However, there is concern ove this - equity. Are low-income earners now placed at a disadvantage? Read more...Parent Central.ca 28 March 2012
Wi-Fi Safe: Health Unit
Worried about wi-fi? You aren't alone. However, the PCCHU's Board Chairperson has gone on record as saying, "Our staff has reviewed all the information and the board has determined that Wi-Fi is safe." Read more....Peterborough Examiner March 15, 2012.
Ottawa School Board's Wi-Fi Plan Scares Parents
Concerns about wi-fi in schools is becoming wide-spread. Here, a growing number of Ottawa parents are speaking out about their concerns over wi-fi. Read more...CBC News 21 February 2012
Dr. Magda Havas, Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Speaks to CBC Radio
There are suggestions that Wi-Fi could be hurting children. Some want it banned from the classroom. We spoke to an expert that said it was safe, but Dr. Magda Havas disagrees. Find out why. (CBC Radio: 21 February 2012) (6:21)
Kevin O'Dwyer, President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, speaks about wi-fi concerns
CBC radio Here and Now broadcast can be found here.
Article in Barrie Examiner can be found here.
Article in National Post can be found here.
Article in the Globe and Mail can be found here.
Article in Barrie Examiner can be found here.
Article in National Post can be found here.
Article in the Globe and Mail can be found here.
Board of Health Sending Letter to School Board Questioning Installing of Wi-Fi in Local Schools
"The local board of health wants to know why the public school board went ahead with a plan to install Wi-Fi systems in all its schools even as parents raise concerns that the technology can cause harm." 09 February 2012 Peterborough Examiner
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Publishes Position Paper on Wi-Fi In Schools
"There are growing health and safety concerns regarding the widespread use of technology, such as cellular phones and wireless computer networking (WiFi), which produce non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. It is estimated that at least 3 per cent of the population has an environmental sensitivity to the radiation that is emitted by these devices and, as a result, experience serious immediate physical/biological effects when exposed."
OECTA Provincial Joint Health and Safety Committee (31 January 2012)
OECTA Provincial Joint Health and Safety Committee (31 January 2012)
Who Really Benefits from Putting High-Tech Gadgets In Classrooms?
"School districts can't afford to buy enough textbooks for their pupils, but they're supposed to equip every one of them with a $500 iPad?"
(4 February 2012): Los Angeles Times
(4 February 2012): Los Angeles Times
'Cancer' Mast Finally Comes Down in Spain
"Of the nearly 400 residents, there have been a staggering 50 cases of cancer with more than 30 people dying in recent years.
Many others claim to have been suffering from insomnia, headaches, depression and memory disorders due to the mast."
Large cell phone mast is removed in Spain. (25 January 2012)
Many others claim to have been suffering from insomnia, headaches, depression and memory disorders due to the mast."
Large cell phone mast is removed in Spain. (25 January 2012)
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
On January 19, 2012, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine informed the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California that they oppose the installation of Smart Meters in homes. Their decision for this call to action comes from researching new literature which is pouring in from all over the world. They state that, "Chronic exposure to wireless radiofrequency radiation is a preventable environmental hazard that is sufficiently well-documented to warrant immediate preventative public health action." Find a link to this statement here.
| Letter from American Academy of Environmental Medicine to the State of California |
Aurora School Removes Wi-Fi To Protect Children's Health
Broadcaster, Canada's Communications Magazine (January 2012)
Wi-Fi In Schools: Going to the Courts
January 2012
Some York Region Parents Protest The Use Of Wi-Fi In Schools (November 2011)
Story and Video Credits: Teresa Latchford, Yorkregion.com
Second Ontario school removes Wi-Fi, cites health concerns Vancouver Sun, 11 October 2011
Should kids’ access to cellphones be limited? The Globe and Mail, 09 October 2011
Cellphone call limits suggested by Health Canada cbc.ca, 05 October 2011
Is Wi-Fi health hazard for students?yorkregion.com, 24 September 2011
Teachers’ union to look at wi-fi concerns London (Ontario) Free Press, 22 August 2011
Pretty River Academy in Collingwood, Ontario Removes Wi-Fi from Campus as a Precaution, Joining Roots and Wings Montessori School in Surrey, BC. 08 August 2011
Wi-Fi Opponents Confront Education Director at School Board Public Meeting Ptbo. Examiner 27 June 2011
Cell phone use may cause cancer, Advisory Panel (World Health Organization) New York Times, 01 June 2011
World Health Organization Press Release
World Health Organization issues press release: IARC Classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields As Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans; May, 2011)
Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, European leaders say The Telegraph (England) 19 May 2011
Kawartha Safe Technology Initiative Questions School Board's Policy Lakefield Herald, 20 May 2011
WiFi opponents planning public meeting for May 30 Peterborough Examiner, 18 May 2011
Concerned Parents Get Shut Down by Northumberland School Board Northumberland News, 29 April 2011
Public board trustees to stop hearing from Wi-Fi opponents for six months Peterborough Examiner, 29 April 2011
Are Cell Phone Towers Dangerous?, Peterborough This Week, 05 April 2011
Parents Opposed to Wi-Fi in Schools Express Concerns to Trustees, Peterborough Examiner, April 2011
How Trustee Candidates Stand on Wi-Fi Issue, Peterborough Examiner, January 2011
Parents Share their Wi-Fi Fears, Peterborough Examiner, January 2011
Dr. Henry Lai (January 2011)
UW scientist Dr. Henry Lai never set out to link cell phones to cancer, but his work—and efforts to discredit him—suggest that he was on to something. Ironically, with funding for independent research virtually nonexistent, we may never know for sure.
Story by Naomi Ishisaka
Photo Credit: Hayley Young
Story by Naomi Ishisaka
Photo Credit: Hayley Young
Wi-Fi in School Debate Continues, CHEX TV, 08 December 2010
Parents Want Wi-Fi Out of Schools, Peterborough Examiner, December 2010
Track Wi-Fi Reaction Reports: MPs, CBC News, 02 December 2010
