Good vibrations: Waking up to noise pollution’s threats, Canada’s cities and transit agencies look f

David Bosworth, his wife and 10-year-old son have seen steadily increasing train traffic on the tracks in their Upper Beaches...

Is this the noisiest neighbourhood in Toronto?

Recent immigrant Thomas Kyrgios waits for a bus on Kingston road. He says he finds the whole city much louder than his village back in...

Designing a quieter city

Letters in response to: Turn down the volume, please, Sept. 16 How loud is too loud for a busy city? Readers complain about the...

Turn down the volume! Toronto Star

The Toronto Star September 16 editorial eloquently reflects the Toronto Noise Coalition’s position that the City must address excessive...

Noise and your Health

Research has focused on noise as an auditory stressor that can produce both direct and indirect health effects. Read the article: Noise...

Tory takes aim at noisy motorcycles on Toronto streets

Mayor John Tory is revving up the fight against noisy nuisances on Toronto streets according to the September 3 Toronto Star article,...

Rebel House Liquor License decision prohibits outdoor amplified music!

The License Appeal Tribunal’s decision of August 20, 2018 on the case of Powerhouse Corporation vs the Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and...

How Loud is too Loud?

The Board of Health’s 2017 report How Loud is too Loud – Health Impacts of Noise on Environmental Health describes the increasing concern...

TNC advocates for policies to restrict noise in the TOCore Plan

Livability for the thousands of residents who live and work in the Downtown Core must include regulation of noise. The May 21. 2018 TNC...

The City restarts the noise bylaw process!

Municipal Licensing &Standards staff is now to report back in the fall of 2019 with proposals for a new bylaw. The March 28 ML&S report...

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