Proposed SaskTel cell tower facing local pushback
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A new City of Regina proposal to transfer land bordering the McKell Wascana Conservation Park to Sasktel is facing pushback from local residents.
A new City of Regina proposal to transfer land bordering a nature reserve to Sasktel is facing pushback from local residents.
The Wascana View neighbourhood in Regina sits behind the McKell Wascana Conservation Park, a large nature reserve with original prairie landscape.
Everything was undisturbed, until a recent city proposal emerged to transfer land by the reserve to SaskTel for a new 5G cell tower.
The proposal has left Wascana View residents, spanning four communities in the neighbourhood, concerned about potential land damage to the conservation area. 172 residents banded together to sign and deliver a petition to the city seeking the cancellation of the proposal.
“It’s a nature refuge, so placing a tower here totally defeats that purpose,” said Jack Huntington, president of the Wascana Pointe Estates Condo Association. “Protecting this particular refuge and wetland habitat is important, not only for ourselves, but for future generations.”
Huntington says the park is universally loved by the residents and the backlash is warranted.
“It is used every single day, whether it be someone riding a bike or walking the trails, you see many families here with children or pets enjoying the surrounding…any compromise around that would come with very strong opposition.”
Huntington says when the proposal first came about, residents held a general meeting to put the petition together. He says a group of about 12 residents went door-to-door to seek feedback regarding the proposal and the need to protect the reserve.
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