Principle is based on a system of reflection Guglietti said her home was well under construction when the antennas were set up in September. "We wouldn't even have gone through with the construction if we knew something like that was going to be put up," she said. "I asked some of the other neighbours if they knew this cell tower was going to be put up and nobody knew. Because it is under 15 metres, they didn't have to notify anyone... which is not fair. I think we should have the right to know and the right to decide whether we want to be exposed to these frequencies." Once the basic structure of the house was completed, Guglietti had the company Safe Living Technologies Inc., conduct readings in its various rooms to determine how much radio frequency radiation was now present with the arrival of the nearby antennas. Guglietti claimed some of the rooms on the second floor, which are closest to and in line with the cell antennas, were found to contain 15,000 microwatts of electromagnetic energy per square metre. Guglietti said she is concerned about these readings because of the potential health impacts of long-term exposure to cell-tower emissions. She cited a study conducted in Brazil in 2011, which found that people who lived near cell towers, experienced a higher rate of mortality from cancer than those who lived more than 500 metres away from cell towers. Continued from page 1 7 · Thursday, June 14, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com eral safety and other operating requirements. He added this particular cell installation was put in place due to customer demand in the area. Halton Region's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Bob Nosal, has said there is no convincing evidence weak radio frequency signals from cell towers cause adverse health effects. Nosal has also acknowledged the agreement between Health Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Agency for Research on Cancer that additional research is warranted. After talks with government officials and Bell Canada representatives failed to get the Balsam Drive antennas removed, Guglietti said she settled on another option, which she hoped would keep radio frequency radiation out of her house. This option involves blocking the radiation with aluminum shielding. "It works on the principle of reflection and it reflects radio waves and prevents them from going through. So it basically creates a barrier for microwave transmissions and radio freSee Protection page 8 NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog president of Safe Living Technologies Inc. MEASURING TOOLS: Rob Metzinger, 315 Steeles Ave East, Milton Ontario, L9T 1Y2 Phone: 905-636-0922 Toll Free: 1-800-425-5405 Spring Pool & Hot Tub Sale! INGROUND POOLS FACTORY DIRECT "The more you research, the more you figure out there are a lot of studies out there that prove that these frequencies are not very good for your health, especially long-term exposures," said Guglietti. Bell Canada media relations representative Jason Laszlo said all Bell Canada sites, including the one on Balsam Drive, meet or exceed all fed- FACTORY DIRECT VINYL LINER SALE! HELD ! OVER FREE INSTALLATION ON ABOVE GROUND POOLS HELD OVER ! 12'X24' $999 18'X36' $1,499 14'X28' $1,099 20'X40' $1,799 16'X32' $1,299 ORY SAVE BIG! BUY FACTT! DIREC REPLACE YOUR LINER THIS SPRING AND $24,995 Vinyl & Fibreglass available 15 Ft. Round $2299 installed 21 Ft. Round $2999 installed 18 Ft. Round $2499 installed 15' x 25' Oval $3999 installed INSTALLED FROM SAMPLE SPECIALS · 4 Person Spa · Plug N' PLay 11V · Just Plug It In! $ 1,999 Baracuda FACTORY DIRECT HUGE POOL EQUIPMENT COUPON SALE! Plus: FREE STEREO A $995 Value O N L Y EZ 5 Person $2999 Big "Plug N Play" or Hardwire · 20 Hydro Therapy Jets · L.E.D. Lighting THE SPIRIT 6-7 Person 250,000 BTU HEATER 1HP PUMP SALT GENERATOR · Most energy efficient Hot Tub on the Market · Estimated Monthly Electric Cost $10.33/mth · 40 Hydro Therapy Jets O · L.E.D. Lighting N L Waterfall Y $1295 · Valid with Coupon · One Per Customer · Expires June 18, 2012 $5999 $299 $699 · Valid with Coupon · One Per Customer · Expires June 18, 2012 · Valid with Coupon · One Per Customer · Expires June 18, 2012 *Limited Time Offer, No Dealers Please, Quantities Limited. *Not applicable on prior sales orders $99 AUTOMATIC POOL CLEANER · Valid with Coupon · One Per Customer · Expires June 18, 2012 FACTORY DIRECT 504 IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD, UNIT #1 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6H 3K4 www.leisureindustries.ca 905.815.5252