Dear Editor:
Once again, B.C. Hydro continues to hound smart meter holdouts with another letter, telling us what our choices are.
And once again, our MLA Jane Shin does nothing but pay lip service to her constituents in response.
In her letter of Oct. 9 (MLA speaks out on smart meters, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW), she said she has raised this issue with NDP energy critic John Horgan. Well, that's fine, but there's more she could do.
On Thursday, Oct. 24 I phoned her office. I mentioned to her secretary (once again no Jane available) that that day was the last day to register for intervener or interested party status with the B.C. Utilities Commission.
This is in regard to having at least some say in the punitive rates set by B.C. Hydro for those who wish to retain their analogue meters, as well as a new fee if we don't allow them onto our property.
I've registered for intervener status, but what's stopping Jane Shin? She hasn't registered, and her secretary thought it was more of a personal matter. Not so personal if it affects her constituents, I said.
Once again, we have an MLA who takes her direction from her own party only and not from the people who elected her. To us she offers tea and sympathy. But I guess we get what we deserve if you're prepared to accept that BS.
Jim Ervin, Burnaby
