Toronto is failing (again) in its quest to deal with noise complaints. Noise complaints continued to rise, doubling between 2015 and 2021. They will likely top 20,000 this year, with amplified noise accounting for more than half. StarEditorial
Down through the generations, humanity has recurringly wrestled with some fundamental questions.
Whereas once Armstrong’s balcony was a summer refuge of birdsong and cicada chirps, this past season assaulted his eardrums from midafternoon until late at night with the throbbing entertainments of duelling backyard patios in Parkdale. The problem, as Armstrong and his neighbours see it, is that noise limits aren’t being enforced — and even if they were, already exceed levels that can contribute to health problems.
Noise complaints continued to rise, doubling between 2015 and 2021. They will likely top 20,000 this year, with amplified noise accounting for more than half.It goes without saying that a bylaw unenforced is hardly worth the bother, and that excess noise is a health issue rather than a mere lifestyle nuisance.
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