Concerns Raised About Rogers Cell Tower Consultation on Hornby Island

development · Hornby Island and Salt Spring Island

A letter to the editor highlighted concerns about the lack of proper public consultation for a planned 258-foot Rogers cell tower on Hornby Island. The consultation period required by federal guidelines expired without meetings. Similar issues occurred with a Rogers cell tower on Salt Spring Island, where the Local Trust Committee rescinded concurrence due to consultation failures, but the decision was overruled by the federal regulator.

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• “There is significant opposition to the planned 258-foot cell tower in the heart of Hornby... No consultation has taken place in the time period laid out in the ISED guidelines... Similar to Rogers application process for a 131-foot cell tower in the Channel Ridge region of Salt Spring... Salt Spring’s LTC rescinded concurrence... decision overruled by ISED.” — The Islands Grapevine – December 7th, 2023 (December 7th, 2023)

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