Editor, The Times:
The BC Hydro Smart Meter debacle is a local issue. I have opted out of the Smart Meter program and it has been a fight to keep my analog meter.
Now we are being bullied as last of us hold out. We are being told that we will have to pay an additional $35 per month to keep our old meter.
I will not enter into a contact with BC Hydro for this. We have been sent letters on 4 different occasions and told we must submit to their demands. There have also been phone calls.
Here is a photo I took this morning of our analog meter.
The BC Utilities Commission has issued an interim agreement to allow the $35 fee increase. This is a form of manipulation as many people will just give in for fear of having this cost added to their already stretched budgets.
I am not sure what the Clearwater Times can do but it would be good to open the dialog on this so people can see that there are options to being forced to accept the new meters against their wishes!
Another good person to speak with about this is Cathy Thomson in Kamloops. She is my dentist's wife and is a vocal opponent and advocate for better health and wellbeing via non-electromagnetic radiation.
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Suzanne Foster
Clearwater, B.C.