Vancouver: Chief Medical Health Officer "strongly opposed" to prudent avoidance policy.

 Vancouver: Chief Medical Health Officer "strongly opposed" to prudent avoidance policy.

Dear Mayor Robertson and Council,

It is with amazement and bewilderment that I read the attached letter from
Chief Medical Officer Patricia Daly in which she states, unequivocally, that
there are no health risks from cell transmitters.

As you have been shown before by educated residents of Vancouver, there are
thousands of independent studies showing that prolonged exposure to
radiation like that from cell transmitters can lead to many serious health
effects ranging from neurological problems, cellular leakage, DNA damage,
reduced fertility, to cancer and cardiac problems. It was not without cause
that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared
radiation from wireless technology to be a 2b (posssible) human carcinogen,
the same classification as DDT,lead, HIV and many industrial chemicals. Many
scientists believe that the classification should be probable (2a) and would
be even definite (1) if the mechanisms were fully understood.

To state that a prudent avoidence policy would mislead the public is one of
the most irresponsible statements I heard from a public health officer.
Isn't the job of this person to identify risks or possible risks in order to
prevent harm?

Dr. Daly bases her argument on  2012 UK HPA's AGNIR Report which has been
shown not to be independent.  Professor Anthony Swerdlow, chairman of the
AGNIR and an epidemiologist at the Institute of Cancer Research, has long
been a supporter of the status quo, stating that there is no evidence of
harm from RF radiation despite the many studies to the contrary. Mona
Nilsson, an investigative reporter, reported that Prof. Swerdlow is a
shareholder in telecommunication companines, Cable and Wireless Worldwide,
and Calbel and Wireless Communications. His wife is a shareholder of BT
group, and global telecommunications services company. A clear conflict of
interest which, if Dr. Daly had done any research, would have been easily
found and which should force her to reconsider use of this resource.

The Vancouver Coastal Health authority also is in a position of conflict of
interest with regard to cell towers and companies. It has many contracts for
transmitters which are on hospitals, nursing homes and other VCH buildings.

Unfortunately Dr. Daly's letter is fraught with incorrect, out-of-date, and
biased information about the safety of cell towers, some of which may be as
a result of the fact that she is not an expert in the field of
bio-engineering or RF radiation.

I would strongly suggest that you correspond with independent experts before
making your decision about implementing a policy of prudent avoidance.
According to the Provincial Charter, it is your responsibility to protect
the health of your constituents even if that means protecting them from Dr.
Patricia Daly.

Respectfully,
Sharon Noble
Victoria, British Columbia

cc.  Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal
Health Authority
      Dr. Perry Kendall, M.D., Provincial Medical Officer, British Columbia
      Dr. Olle Johansson, PhD, The Experimental Dermatology Unit,
Department of Neuroscience,Karolinska Institute, Stockholm,Sweden
      Dr. David Ostrow, President and CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health
Authority
      Dr. David Carpenter,  M.D., Director, Institute for Health and the
Environment. University at Albany, Albany, NY
      Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, PhD, Department of Physiology and Cellular
Biophysics, Columbia University, College Physicians & Surgeons, New York
      Mike Smyth, The Province and CKNW