As a nearby resident of the…

As a nearby resident of the industrial park along Coronation Drive in Scarborough, I am alarmed by this proposal. We have been plagued with consistent, ongoing and extremely disruptive nighttime noise from a number of facilities along this stretch. The culprits include a food processing plant that runs a very noise cooling system 24/7/365 days at very high decibels, which are believed to be well above the Ministry guidelines. We have also endured ongoing nighttime noise with the Waste Water Treatment Plant and sleep deprivation from the recycling plant at 633 Coronation Drive. The latter is at 24/7/365 operation, which pushes materials around with construction equipment, subjecting residents to very loud back up beepers and often crashing, banging, dragging and vibrations related to the loading and unloading trucks. These heavy vehicles lumber up and down our residential streets throught the wee hours of the morning.

There are already significant environmental risks and compromises to the health of nearby residents. To make matters worse, our hands are currently tied by the Government of Ontario's 71/20 regulation, which has removed the City's authority to regulate noise. We simply have no recourse to deal with these current disruptions. That makes me feel as if I live in a sacrifice zone in the eyes of the Provincial government.

Therefore, the proposal to change the Municipal Act, 2001 and City of Toronto Act, 2006 to limit municipalities from regulating noise related to the delivery of goods need to clearly define the term "goods." This terminology must clearly state that "goods" refers ONLY to retail establishments, restaurants including cafes and bars, hotels and motels, which I believe is the original intention of the regulation.

I can only imagine the impact of additional noise inflicted on our community if the proposal from 2683517 Ontario Inc. for biogas/anaerobic waste digester processing plant, the largest of its kind in Canada, is approved. Few would agree that transferring of rotting waste, diapers and other "organic" refuge, or cans, bottles, glass could be defined as "goods."

I strongly urge the Ministry to take into consideration the issues facing our residential community, and reinstate the City's authority to regulate noise polluters adjacent to our community. These facilities are not transporting or processing "goods" for restaurants, cafes and bars.