Resident Update 04/21/10

I am tired of spending my weekends angry as a result of the lack of consideration from CB Freezers. They load up on Friday night and turn their reefers on and away they go and the rest of us living in the area have to just put up with it. I like to think I am a professional person, after all we do have two businesses in town but I find myself becoming irrational when it comes to this plant. They had at least six reefers cycling on and off at the west end of the plant all weekend with two in front of the loading docks facing the highway and homes and two at the east end of the lot. They are loud and intrusive. Imagine the drone of a parked truck running outside your door nonstop. This truck does not pull away for 3 days. Working in your yard is not the enjoyable task it should be. Instead of opening our door and hearing the birds in the morning the first thing we hear is the trucks. I have lived in this house for 26 years and am depressed at the thought of perhaps having to sell but that is our plan. I emailed our Mayor on the weekend and he promptly returned the email stating that we had decided for the noise study to begin in May and did I want that changed. We are 10 days away and it is not for me to decide as I am only one voice. My biggest fear is that the noise study will not succeed in making life any more pleasant for us. I wonder how the Mayor will explain the number of moves from the Carrying Place Road to his constituents when he is running? It can't always be about business. We were here first and although our tax bill is not nearly as high as the one at CB Freezers, it is a tax bill we have paid for 26 years. Disappointment in our Mayor and council is an understatement but I must say be careful what you wish for Mr. Mayor. Although you have succeeded in possibly driving two of us from the neighbourhood and perhaps even one business you may have people that are more driven and more determined replace us.

Resident Update Submitted 04/09/2010

It does not appear as though CB Freezers is making any attempts at mitigating the noise. Leaving refrigerated trailers to cycle on and off all weekend long, loading and moving trucks and trailers, disrupting the peace within our house, does not demonstrate any measure of respect for the residents who share this neighbourhood. Although we have been assured by the office of the Minister of the Environment that CB Freezers, and the City of Quinte West, are working to resolve the noise issue, our weekend was disrupted once again.

John Williams has decided to run for mayor of Quinte West once again. I understand that Mr. Williams campaign is based on attracting new employers to the Quinte West area. I wish Mr. Williams would place as much emphasis on the people who live here. Jobs are important, but what about the workers? I am a worker. My husband is a worker. What good are we when we are so tired, stressed and worn that we cannot function properly? I have asked Mayor Williams for help, I have begged, my health has been affected as a direct
result of the noise issue, yet the bombardment continues.

I sincerely hope that the sound assessment done in May will result in positive action for the other residents here. I hope that everyone keeps their word and that this issue will be resolved. For us, it's too little too late and although it may not be much, we're taking our tax dollars elsewhere.

Resident Update Submitted April 11, 2010

Another weekend of noise and disruption thanks to the folks at CB Freezers/Chill Chain Logistics. Despite assurances from everyone from Mayor of Quinte West, John Williams, to the owner of CB Freezers, Scott Willard, reefers continue to be left running in the front loading area for hours on end. Again, our entire weekend has been disrupted by the droning noise of those monsters left in the front loading area of the building.

Resident Update April 5, 2010

On Good Friday I was woken up at 7am to find that a street sweeper was cleaning the parking lot.

A reefer was left to run continuously in the front loading area of CB Freezers for approximately 18 hours.

Multiple reefers were left in the front loading area to cycle on and off, to disrupt our family dinners, to disturb our sleep for the entire weekend.

Our Easter weekend has been filled with noise and torment and it continues still.

This past Easter weekend CB Freezers/Chill Chain Logistics have demonstrated the level of their commitment to mitigating the noise from their facility by disrupting the entire Easter weekend. With total disregard for us, their neighbors, they left reefers running in the front loading area for the entire weekend. Despite the fact that I took prescription medication in order to deal with the noise, in order to sleep in my own home, I was still woken up repeatedly by the noise coming from Chill Chain Logistics reefers left to drone in the front loading area of CB Freezers.

Resident Update April 3, 2010

Easter Weekend and thankfully we have been away, although before we left the noise was unreal. We have just arrived home at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning and all you can hear outside is CB Freezers.

My real fear is that if we have any change in government, both local and provincial, we will be starting all over again.

I'm sure they would embrace the change. It would allow them to continue to disrupt our lives.

Resident Update April 1, 2010

Another week of noise. What I have difficulty understanding is why this bunch need to be loading in the middle of the night. Three nights this week I was awake at 2:30 in the morning. Not a nice way to live. I think I'll visit my doctor this week and see if I can get something to knock me out so that I can sleep in my own home. Isnt' that something? Like I'm not taking enough medication already.

Depression and desperation begin to become a regular way of life after awhile. I need to sleep for my health.

Resident Update Submitted March 27, 2010

I happened upon an article in the EMC newspaper on Thursday March 25th regarding concerns over property owned by William Hitchon Pumps and Sprouts Landscaping. The neighbours are worried about expansion and about the size of the piles of soil and dust blowing into their homes. In the article "site plan control would look at fencing, berms and vegetation plantings", Pordham said. Terry Cassidy (councillor) suggested staff meet with the appricant and Ron Hamilton said withthe wind blowing here is a concern of dust flying into neighbours homes.

Are you kidding me? Dust? We, on the Carrying Place Road have been sucking up the dust from CB Freezers for 3 years now with the promise that they are going to pave. Not going to happen! We have not been able to sleep at night or open our windows due to he noise and in the article they mention a noise bylaw from 7 p.m.to 7 a.m. Are they not part of Quinte West or are the Sidney Township laws not the same as ours?