I am writing to make people aware of the “smart” meter public meeting that will be held January 12 in Osoyoos.  
This meeting will help people to become more informed about the facts of FortisBC’s wireless power “smart” meter and the concerns of the public of possible negative effects. The meeting will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Sonora Centre at 8505-68th Avenue – located three blocks south of Main Street in  Osoyoos.
A similar meeting was held in Oliver in October that was attended by more than 100 people.
Many people are still wanting information about smart meters and this daytime meeting will make it easier for people from other towns of the Okanagan Similkameen area to attend.
The speaker will be Jerry Flynn who is a retired Armed Forces radiation specialist who will explain the background of radiation use, and many of the studies done by experts.
Well over one thousand  people in the FortisBC area have signed petitions or sent emails to the BC Utilities Commission requesting that Fortis be denied permission to install the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project, otherwise known as the smart meter.
Both Oliver Town council and the RDOS (Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen) have recently voted to ask BC Utilities Commission to deny the Fortis application. Fortis cannot go forward with this project without the commission’s approval.
Please come to the meeting to understand the potential health risks and increased cost of power.  
Judy Nicholas, Oliver