Canadian valley aims to keep cellphone-free quiet

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*Source: Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/...ellphones_dc)*
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Officials in a rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cellphones will help attract residents and tourists who want to escape to the quiet of nature.

"The fact that we're without cellphone service means that we're able to enjoy life without the incessant sound of ringtones, immediately followed by someone's shouted conversation," Bill Roberts of the Slocan Valley Economic Development Commission said on Friday.

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