Dear Editor:
Are columns like the one written by Benjamin Alldritt, Meter Opposition is not so Smart (North Shore News, Jan. 15), really informative or productive? Is Mr. Alldritt an authority on smart meters? We resent the tone of his article suggesting that concerned citizens, of whom there are many, are ill informed.
It puzzles us how the writer would be privy to information that "not one person on the planet has died as a result of radio waves." We don't know how many people on the planet may or may not have died due to radio waves, but it is a rather broad statement. Alldritt admits that the World Health Organization said radio waves were a "possible carcinogen."
The approach that the anti-smart-meter group are taking is that there should be a moratorium placed on the installation of smart meters until an independent third party has investigated the possible problems. The flippant tone of the column is neither acceptable nor professional and can serve no useful purpose in this extremely sensitive matter.
Dave and Karen Patrick West Vancouver
