NO-FEE OPT-OUT! 
HAVE A SMART METER?
DON'T HAVE ONE?
DON'T WANT IT?
SEND THIS . . .

For information tables, business premise windows and other public venues . . .  where SMART METER NO-FEE OPT OUT Registration Notice handouts are being distributed. It is recommended that it be laminated for stability, or even enlarged for better visibility.

NO-FEE OPT OUT NOTICE

INSTRUCTIONS for back of Notice

INSTRUCTIONS on how to use the Smart Meter NO-FEE OPT OUT REGISTRATION NOTICE

ALSO: Instruction page for printing on back of handout if distributed BY HAND

ALSO: SIGN for distributing handouts

The following Smart Meter No-Fee Opt Out Registration Notice can be used by all BC Hydro Account holders in BC, with or without a smart meter. 

It is for those citizens who believe we all have the right of autonomy in our own homes, the right to decide and choose for ourselves how we live and what risks we sustain within the sanctuary of our private residence. 

This Notice forms the request to the BC Liberals and BC Hydro to honour our right to live without harassment and in peace in our own homes, in accordance with our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as enshrined in the Canadian Constitution.

1. Print out three copies of the Smart Meter No-Fee Opt Out Registration Notice in PDF form as attached, and follow the steps below:  

a)    Mail one completed Notice with signature to BC Hydro at the address provided in the Notice;
b)    Post one completed Notice with signature beside your meter (in a plastic protective covering or laminated);
c)    Keep one completed Notice in a safe place for your records.

 
2.    Next, copy the notice as printed on this page, and paste into the body of an e-mail addressed to BC Hydro, Corix, and the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters (e-mail addresses supplied in the Notice).

3.   Remove your personal account number from the original email, copy and paste it into another e-mail and send to the list below: 

premier@gov.bc.ca, rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca, terry.lake.mla@leg.bc.ca, bill.bennett.mla@leg.bc.ca, andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca, perry.kendall@gov.bc.ca, john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca, mike.farnworth.mla@leg.bc.ca, douglas.routley.mla@leg.bc.ca, adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca, elizabeth.may@greenparty.ca, leader@greenparty.bc.ca

Liberal BC Leader Christy Clark premier@gov.bc.ca

Minister for Natural Gas Development/Housing/Deputy Premier rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca

Minister of Health, terry.lake.mla@leg.bc.ca

Minister of Energy bill.bennett.mla@leg.bc.ca

Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca

BC Chief Medical Officer perry.kendall@gov.bc.ca

NDP Energy Critic john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca

NDP Health Critic mike.farnworth.mla@leg.bc.ca

Deputy Critic for Health douglas.routley.mla@leg.bc.ca

NDP BC Leader adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca

Green Party Federal Leader E. May elizabeth.may@greenparty.ca

Green Party BC Leader Jane Sterk leader@greenparty.bc.ca 

Copy also to your local Mayor and Council

Make sure you also copy your MLA in  your area, as well as your mayor and council. If you can, speak to your MLA in person and request they support democratic rights for opt out choice, and share your reasons why the Smart Grid should be stopped immediately.

 

4. If you cannot send by e-mail, please send regular mail to BC Hydro using the address provided in the Notice and also send a copy by mail to:

Coalition to Stop Smart Meters,
P.O. Box 28154,
West Shore RPO,
Victoria, BC V9B 6K8.

The Coalition needs to get this information to verify the numbers of people forced to take a smart meter against their will, any problems/concerns, and the numbers of people who continue to refuse a Smart Meter. All personal details will be kept confidential and will be used for no other purpose.

 

5. Many have recently had a visit from Corix when absent from their home. A door hanger was likely left for you requesting that you call Corix to make an appointment for meter installation. We suggest that you continue to correspond your refusal to BC Hydro in writing, using the Opt Out Registration Notice to BC Hydro as the reply to the Corix doorhanger.

 

6. If you have received a blank Opt Out Registration Notice at a meeting or from elsewhere in the community, make 4 copies after filling out the details and distribute as follows:

• mail one copy originally signed to BC Hydro
• mail one copy to the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters
• post one copy beside your meter (place in plastic sleeve or laminate and make sure signature and details are filled in
• keep one copy in a safe place for your records

SMART METER NO-FEE OPT OUT REGISTRATION NOTICE
POSTED AT METER 

Sent by regular mail to:

Attention: Mr. Gary Murphy, Chief Project Officer

BC Hydro Smart Metering Program
6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby BC, V3N 4X8

Sent by e-mail to:

smartmeters@bchydro.com
info.utilities@corix.com

coordinator2@stopsmartmetersbc.ca

Date: _____________     Account No: _______________

Account Holder: __________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

I am the holder of the above-referenced account for the stated address. This notice to BC Hydro is my Registration for a NO-FEE SMART METER OPT-OUT with regards to my account.

___  I choose the NO-FEE OPT OUT for legitimate reasons and will retain the analogue meter.

___  I choose the NO-FEE OPT OUT for legitimate reasons and require the Smart Meter placed on my home without my express informed consent to be replaced by an analogue meter.  

___ I choose the NO-FEE OPT OUT for legitimate reasons and despite my initial acceptance, I now require it to be removed and replaced by an analogue meter. 

My legitimate reasons include but are not limited to (note with XX): 

___ Health    ___ Fire Risk    ___ Privacy    ___ Security     ___ Safety      ___ Cost     ___ Environment

The following methods were used by Corix/ BC Hydro to install a smart meter on my home without my consent:

________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

  

I demand that my account be updated to accurately represent my legitimate requirement of a no-fee smart meter opt-out. 

Thank you.

Electronic Signature  _____________________________________________________

Feel free to copy and use this Logo for buttons, stickers etc. It is a good, visible badge to display or wear to bring awareness about radiation from wireless technology.  

Could you facilitate a "NO SMART METER" sign for your community? 

"Our Democratic Right!        No "Smart" Meters      Inform Yourself"


4x8


4x4

"These well designed, durable, lightweight, portable and foldable signs can be used as street and highway billboards or for presentations, whether at a farmer's market or in a conference room. They are flexible, as they can be semi-cut to fit easily into most vehicles. The smallest 2x2 would make a great, user-friendly lawn or table sign.

"The signs can be ready on short notice, and shipped by bus, should a grass roots delivery system not be available from their source in the Salmon Arm area of B.C. . . .

All three signs (measured in feet): 2X4, 4X4, 8x4

"Our Democratic Right! No "Smart" Meters      Inform Yourself."

These informational decals are offered to private sector entities to inform the public; schools and governments are encouraged to mandate the decals to promote disclosure by letting people know when they enter a building whether there is radiation being transmitted continuously or not. Schools and governments are further encouraged to keep buildings wireless-free to preserve transmitter-free zones in public places.

For those people participating or planning on participating in the Human Rights Class Action against BC Hydro re Smart Meters:

Please find new No Trespassing Sign attached. If BC Hydro attempts to force a smart meter upon you, advise them that you are a claimant in the Human Rights Action against BC Hydro and for that reason you must be left alone until the Tribunal decides. It is an offence for BC Hydro to harass a plaintiff.

A final letter is attached (below) for use if BC Hydro threatens power shut off (which they must not since you are a Human Rights participant or it is against the law)

Refusal of Smart Meter Letter for Charles Reid updated October, 2012

Doctor's Information Package to be used as a tool to obtain a confirmation of physical reaction to RF fields from a medical doctor

BC Human Rights Tribunal Application Procedure

This sign is designed to be mounted on or beside your non-wireless, analogue meter, if you are lucky enough to still have one. There is a line on which to print the address of the building in question.  Also a welcome at the bottom for the analogue meter reader:

N.B. Do not forget to write your name and address onto this no trespassing sign, and the date you posted it.  If you don't do that, Corix may rip it down and proceed with the installation.  A photo of the meter with the sign is also a good idea . . .

ATTENTION CORIX 
Smart Meter Installer for BC HYDRO
NO TRESPASSING
DO NOT INSTALL SMART METER HERE

THIS IS NOTICE OF MY REFUSAL TO ACCEPT A SMART METER AT THIS ADDRESS


Many people are taking the step of "enclosing" their analogue meters, protecting them from removal, while still making sure that the necessary ID tags and consumption information remain clearly visible and intact.

FortisBC's Electricity Utility provides electrical service to approximately 111,500 customers in the south central part of British Columbia, including Kelowna, Osoyoos, Trail, Castlegar, Princeton and Rossland. They also service approximately 48,500 customers through the wholesale supply of power to municipal distributors in the communities of Summerland, Penticton, Kelowna, Grand Forks and Nelson.

 




This sign is designed to be mounted on or beside your non-wireless, analogue meter, if you are lucky enough to still have one. There is a line on which to print the address of the building in question. Also a welcome at the bottom for the analogue meter reader:

N.B. Do not forget to write your name and address onto this no trespassing sign, and the date you posted it. If you don't do that, Corix may rip it down and proceed with the installation. A photo of the meter with the sign is also a good idea . . .


ATTENTION! CORIX/FortisBC
Smart Meter Installer
NO TRESPASSING
DO NOT INSTALL
SMART METER HERE
THIS IS NOTICE OF MY
REFUSAL TO ACCEPT
A "SMART METER" 
AT THIS ADDRESS

Many people are taking the step of "enclosing" their analogue meters, protecting them from removal, while still making sure that the necessary ID tags and consumption information remain clearly visible and intact. 

This list contains a menu of choices to announce your intention NOT to have a "Smart Meter" on your property.  Take your pick . . .  Protect with "Ziploc" bag or laminate.  Attach sign(s) and letter on or beside your analogue meter, being careful that dials are still visible.  Take photograph and keep as proof.  

Attention Corix!  No Trespassing Sign with space to record address, name and date

NEW! Attention FortisBC!  No Trespassing Sign with space to record address, name and date

Letter/Sign to post on your "old" (non-wireless} analogue meter.  States reasons for refusal.

"Do Not Remove this analogue meter" To deter installer from changing to Smart or Digital ("pre-smart")

"Stop! Do Not Install" COPE stop sign (with space to record address, name and date)

Sign "My Legal Right"    black and yellow for public display

Sign "My Human Right"    black and yellow for public display

Sign "My Democratic Right"   black and yellow for public display

Sign "No Smart Meter"  Five reasons not to install a wireless meter

NEW!  Sign for Human Rights Tribunal Participants