Resident Update Submitted March 26

It has been extremely noisy of late. We have had to be up at 4:30 in the a.m. in order to pick up our son who was returning from Elliot Lake. The noise at that hour of the day was unbelievable. Our neighbours have sold their home unfortunately for the rest of us in the neighbourhood but we wish them well and understand that seven months of that was more than anyone else could endure. Reefers running at all hours, loading of trucks as well as the jet that seems to be taking off on a regular basis from the back of that building. I stepped outside at 7 a.m. to put my dog out and there was dead silence. I haven't heard that in a very long time. I'm hoping that I will be able to enjoy our yard this summer but I won't count on it. The wheels of justice turn slowly and sometimes simply grind to a halt.

I entertained the thought of holding outdoor events at my own business down the road but after being outside yesterday and hearing the drone of noise even that far away I can't see any of them being interested in coming as most of them are environmentalists and would simply not enjoy the experience. I do have to chuckle a bit when I read the City's website. There is nothing friendly about it and wouldn't encourage anyone to move here. Thank goodness I am a destination store and my customers come from out of town.

Resident Update Submitted 03/08/2010

Sunday we went for a walk along the old railbed to get a birds eye view of what was making the noise. There is a large unit off the back of CB Freezers that cuts in and really does sound like a jet taking off. They have been relatively quiet of late, just a few occasional blips but true to form they couldn't keep it up. Last night it was noisy enough to wake me up and there was a certain vibration. Not sure what that was all about. I did hear the incoming aircraft but that is not unusual and not what normally wakes me up. I did manage to get back to sleep but when I put the dog out this morning the unit was running loudly. What I dont understand is why they were allowed to put that unit there in the first place. Pillsbury had a similiar unit but had to put it inside the building or deal with the neighbourhood! My fear is that when spring and summer arrive we won't be able to spend any quality time in our yard. Oh well we can put the hacienda up for sale. I wonder how city hall will feel as the for sale signs go up or if they just don't give a shit.

A Resident Update

Submitted Saturday February 27th

"The noise this past week at night is unbelievable. Although the windows are closed when you step out on the back porch of our house it really does sound like a jet taking off. Although that noise does not affect us inside the house as the direction it is facing is north, I can hardly wait for summer when we try to spend time outdoors. I figure it will be unbearable
We'll see."