First Wireless Free City?

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In an unprecedented move, the City of Colwood on Vancouver Island in western Canada, has declared August Electromagnetic Sensitivity Month (EMS). Although a first for Canada, many countries around the world recognize that EMS is a chronic illness with a hypersensitive reaction to electromagnetic radiation for which there is no known cure. Symptoms of EMS include dermatitis, acute numbness and tingling, arrhythmia, muscular weakness, overwhelming fatigue, headaches, sensitivity to light and sever neurological problems.

Colwood Mayor, David Saunders, explains that relief for EMS sufferers can only be obtained by limiting exposure to radiation-emitting devices such as cellphones, wireless technology, FM and cell transmitters and CFL light bulbs, which is becoming increasingly difficult in an electromagnetic emission saturated world.

EMS is currently recognized by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Government, the Americans with Disability Act and numerous other international organizations as an environmental sensitivity, explains the Mayor’s letter to the community.

The Mayor further explains that the general population is at risk from chronic, long-term exposure to electromagnetic radiation.

Bravo to Colwood Mayor David Saunders.

Visit: http://colwood.ca/

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It takes great courage to go against the norm on something as big as this, even when you know it's the right thing to do, bravo to Colwood! The numbers of people deleteriously affected by exposure to electromagnetic radiation is only growing and as more people connect the dots with their symptoms that number will increase. Studies are coming out weekly now showing the link between electromagnetic radiation exposure and serious conditions such as infertility, ADD , Autism, Breast and Testicular Cancer, MS, Alzheimer’s, and the list go on. Science has established d microwave radiation from sources such as cell phones and Wi Fi break DNA strands that is a pre curser to cancer, crosses the blood brain barrier allowing toxins into the brain, and reduces melatonin causing sleep disturbances and depression that lower immune function. Why do we have to wait another 20-30 years like smoking, asbestos, lead, pesticides before our government does something? Our children will be exposed longer than we will and ultimately will suffer from illness and disease sooner than we will as their bodies absorb more radiation and are more sensitive to the accumulative effects. I understand Industry Canada makes billions for every transmitter they license but enough is enough, Health Canada do your job and protect the citizens of this country! We have the worst exposure limits in the world, are we somehow more immune?? No we are not, revise your way outdated limits and start listening to the scientists that are unbiased form other countries and get out of bed with the telecommunications industry! I pray for a government that will put people’s lives before big industry profit. Health should always be the utmost priority because without it nothing else matters.
written by Tammy from Victoria, BC , July 26, 2009

wise decision!
written by Paweł , July 31, 2009

I live in the U.S. and suffer from SEVERE electromagnetic hypersensitivity. It is nothing short of horrific having an environmental illness that no doctor in the U.S. believes in, let alone is willing to research. I became especially ill in my last home, shortly after 3 cell phone antennas were installed on a water tower less than an eighth mile from my home. Our one-year old kitten suddenly began spraying the corners of the house after having been fully litter-trained for one full year, and even the vet thought this was odd. By the age of 2, he was dead of fatty liver disease. I got another cat, and by the age of one, he developed scabies. And by the age of 2, he was dead, too, of FIP - an immune system problem. I got a third cat, and by the age of 2, his kidneys were failing. These are YOUNG cats. And three in a row? Today I have no immune system, a sluggish liver, no longer sleep, can't work, can't function...

God help us when the truth finally comes out.

I even wonder if we are burning the sun out with all our microwaves...
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum.htm
written by Carol , August 05, 2009

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