This is an email I received from the President of FCM, Claude Dauphin.
I am pleased to inform you that Industry Canada has announced a new process a company must follow when installing
a new radio communication antenna tower. The changes closely mirror the Joint Protocol on Antenna Siting developed last year by FCM
and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
Now, companies must share towers where possible,
consult with the local land-use authority (generally the municipality) and the
public as required, and adhere to any local antenna siting protocol that exists.
Industry Canada has also permanently closed a major loophole that let antenna
towers under 15 meters be built without notification or consultation with
municipalities and the public.
FCM has been leading the effort to make
the antenna siting process responsive to community needs. The antenna protocol
template we launched last year went beyond Industry Canada’s then-existing
regulations to include consultation on all towers regardless of height and has
greatly improved the antenna siting process in many communities.
Industry
Canada’s policy change is an important recognition of the role of municipalities
and the public in providing input on the siting of antenna towers in our
communities.
Sincerely,
Claude Dauphin
President
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