Toronto received nearly 10,000 noise complaints last year about amplified sound from bars, nightclubs and concert venues.
The city is currently reviewing Toronto’s nightlife scene in an effort to modernizing licensing and zoning for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues.
“You live on King Street you expect it to be noisy, but not nightclub noisy,” said Dawn Bourque, who has lived in downtown Toronto for 18 years. as any noise that resonates from an electronic device incorporating a loudspeaker or mechanical transducer.The number of complaints for amplified sound exceeds the number of complaints for construction noise in a city that is always building.In 2023 so far, the city has received 1,488 complaints about amplified sound.
Another resident, identified only as Nancy, said she turns on noise machines in every room to try and drown out the sound. "I'm not against a ... bar opening up across the street," Sabrina noted."But the noise level for that type of place needs to be lower than what a noise level is for a nightclub."
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