Last weeks Business & Facilities meeting contained an update on the topic of wi-fi safety in the school system. An evaluation of radio frequency (RF) and microwaves levels at Mountain View Public School and Collingwood Collegiate Institute ( CCI) was conducted by Dr. Tony Muc & Radiation and Health Consulting. The report was presented to [...]
Canadian Government Reports on Wi-Fi and Other Electromagnetic Spectrums
December 3, 2010
The Canadian government standing committee on health released their report Dec. 2nd titled AN EXAMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. (Download) The report is the result from a series of committee meetings that heard from scientists and the public on concerns that had been voiced about wi-fi. The document reviews the [...]
The In-box – Protecting Rights & Wi-Fi
September 6, 2010
I have had a busy inbox this past weekend. Concerns over two topics protecting rights ( moral rights) and wi-fi top the list. Opinions vary in a variety of camps showing that divergent opinion exists openly. I understand this week the CBC will be running a news story on Wi-Fi. The content of which I [...]
Wi-Fi the SCDSB Background Story
August 18, 2010
A member of the public has the right to be heard on an issue under the jurisdiction of a school board. Last spring a member of the public brought to the Simcoe County District School Board a concern over Wi-Fi usage within the board’s schools. After hearing the deputation and motivated by a sincere desire [...]
Dombrowsky says Wireless Safe
June 14, 2010
SCDSB Chair Brad Saunders has released letters received from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education supporting the school board’s position around the safety of wireless technology.
Wi-fi Not Dangerous Simcoe.com April 29, 2010
May 23, 2010
simcoe.com – April. 29, 2010 l. watt Wi-Fi not dangerous, professor tells board SIMCOE COUNTY – Wireless routers in schools will not cook children’s brains, even though they emit microwaves, a physicist and public health expert told Simcoe County District School Board trustees. Assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the [...]
