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Proposed cell tower in Calgary’s Bowness community faces opposition

CALGARY -A proposed cell tower in Bowness has some residents in the northwest community up in arms.

Plans call for the tower to be built in a vacant lot behind Angel’s Drive-in on 47 Avenue.

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That would put in in the middle of a residential area – just steps from the nearest home.

Some residents are worried about potential radiation, despite promises to encase the antenna, and they would prefer to see the tower built at a nearby dog park.

A petition opposing the cell tower has a few hundred signatures so far.

 

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