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Bridgewater development granted noise exemption

New Horizon Development Group has been granted an exemption from the City’s Noise & Nuisance By-law for the next year (until Dec. 31, 2017) to allow the developer to complete concrete pouring for the three Bridgewater buildings on the south side of Lakeshore Road between Elizabeth Street and Pearl Street. There will be one concrete pour each week for the next year.

Once concrete work begins, it cannot be stopped and takes about 20 hours from start to finish with no delays. Pouring begins first thing in the morning and ends late afternoon. The concrete then requires time to set before workers can walk on it and complete the finishing work. The finishing work takes another 6 to 12 hours using walk-behind motorized finishing machines/trowels. The machines are not excessively noisy, however, they will be operating machinery after 7:00 p.m. and hence the noise exemption permit. Typically they would be done around 3-4 a.m. if there are no delays with concrete supply or anything else. It also depends on the size of the concrete slab poured, weather, temperatures, etc. In the winter it is a much longer process.

New Horizon has provided a work schedule for the 2016 holidays (below) and said there will be no construction work over the weekends and statutory holidays in 2017.

2016/17 holiday work schedule:

Dec. 23 – working half day only
Dec. 24 to 27 – closed
Dec. 28 and 29 – working full days
Dec. 30 – working half day only
Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 – closed

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Written by Marianne Meed Ward

I was inspired to seek public office because I believe, like so many of you, “I can do something about that” on the issues we face. As councilor, my role is to take a stand on what’s best for residents and go to bat for it. Pushback is inevitable from those who don’t have the community’s interests at heart. I will stand with you and for you, to achieve the best interests of our city, without caving to unacceptable compromise in the name of consensus.

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  1. The current noise exemption was to expire today, December 31st 2016 is this correct? Is this exemption now until December 31st 2017 ( an additional year)?

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