Complaints about airport noise

[Peter Donnelly <skookum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It became quite plain to me, after phoning Transport Canada's noise 
complaint hotline in Vancouver a couple of times, that this number exists 
solely for the purpose of receiving complaints and not for doing anything 
about them. They're quite candid about the fact that they have no power to 
act on anything other than safety violations. It's no wonder people don't 
bother complaining.

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From: 	Noise - Citizens Against[SMTP:cg343@freenet.toronto.on.ca]
Reply To: 	quiet-list@igc.org
Sent: 	Friday, November 21, 1997 5:16 AM
To: 	quiet-list@igc.org
Subject: 	Re: Spokesperson for Quiet

Hi Jack,

>
> >I like your idea about the stickers for the phone.  I suggested it
>  last year, but was met with some reistance. >>
>
> We tried it in Chicago, with O'Hare.  Complaints have gone from 300 a 
month,
> to over 3,000.

   Great news. It's also what I would have expected. I'll make sure I
mention this to the Toronto Airports Authority the next Noise Management
meeting I attend. They are very smug about their noise complaint 
statistics.


 Eric Greenspoon
  President - Citizens' Coalition Against Noise


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