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

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

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.

This flyer is a canvassing tool designed to encourage sharing in B.C.neighbourhoods far and wide. As presented here, it is printable back to back on letter-sized paper. 

If needed, a "large print" version can be obtained by photocopying and enlarging onto an 11"x17" page.

Also, to keep costs low, specify black ink only.  A "bright" yellow is recommended for visibility, but white works perfectly well.

Also available: My Democratic Right and My Human Right

I have already sent my letter to B.C. Hydro registering my unwillingness to have a wireless "Smart Meter" mounted on my property.  I have obtained a doctor's note recommending that RF devices are detrimental to my health, and counterproductive to existing health conditions. As well, I have placed a sign directly on my existing meter stating my wish to keep it, and the reasons why.

Now, in anticipation of the continuing likelihood of B.C. Hydro's (Corix) Smart Meter installer's upcoming visit, I have also made a 'NO SMART METER" sign (attached) for my front lawn.

My local Staples has laminated two copies of my home-made sign in #10 weight, stiff and sturdy, and suitable for rain, wind, sleet and sun . . . Not large, but bright and clear. $2.69 for each 8 1/2 x 11 sheet.

I have cut the longer side of a three-sided wire coat hanger in half, bending the resulting two sides downward to form "legs," leaving the hook at the top. I have taped the top hook of the transformed coat hanger securely to the back of one of the laminated sheets and then matched up the second laminated sheet with the first, using strapping tape to seal the edges. I now have a two-sided sign that makes my feelings obvious enough to register my wishes with the installer, and with anyone else walking along my street. There is also a reference to this website as a source of information.

I plan to talk to neighbours and friends and encourage them to learn more about the issue, before approaching my local City Council with information. 

It's a good start!  

The sign can be copied and displayed in other inventive ways. A larger sign would be better, but more expensive and would require an alternate plan. . . Staples tells me that they laminate sheets larger than 8 1/2 x 14 at a cost of $2.49 per square foot.

The BC Hydro and FortisBC 

'smart' meter programs are 

coming to our communities. 

British Columbians were never 

consulted about this $1 billion 

program, which has a whole 

host of unresolved issues, 

including: 

No Copyright: Permission granted to use on T-Shirts, signs, posters . . .

SOME DETAILS REGARDING THE DOCUMENT:

1. By adding this notice to your analogue meter and door(s), additional security should be provided.

2. Sign the document (Use an indelible pen. Sun bleaches  . . .) as B.C. Hydro has, in the past, said "it wasn't signed" and thus they do not have to abide by the notice. We are working to eliminate each excuse to help ensure the highest probability that you do not receive a wireless smart meter.

3. Some people are choosing to physically secure their analogue meters while still allowing the meter to be read as was agreed to in the original contract with B.C. Hydro. You will have to decide whether or not this is something you want to do.

4. If you have put up other signs, documents and letters, leave them as they could add more clout to the evidence of your intent. Be sure to photograph the measures you have taken and keep copies of all you can.

5. With this new document, the groundwork is laid so that if they do install a smart meter against your signed instructions, then there can be serious repercussions put into action.

Also available: My Legal Right with instructions for use
Also available: My Human Right

This poster can be downloaded and printed out as a public awareness tool. It is meant to be displayed in public areas such as workplaces, communal living spaces, medical offices, health stores, or any places where people congregate.

Also available: My Legal Right with instructions for use
Also available: My Democratic Right