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Re: Snow Removal and Air Horns - Disturbing the Peace?

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From: Rick Lawrence
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:06
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Is their not a noise bylaw in Montreal?

Rick
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<angry@montreal.muc> wrote in message
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>
> This morning I was awoken at 6:20 AM by the honking/sirens of tow
> trucks preceding snow removal.  They passed twice, making an
> incredible noise for 5 to 10 minutes each time.  I can hear them
> approaching from at least a block away.
>
> I guess today I was lucky, because these trucks have passed before
> blasting their horns at 1:30 AM and 2:00 AM, which is totally
> unacceptable.
>
> Waking up hundreds of people at that hour simply because 1 or 2 people
> have parked on the wrong side of the street is completely unfair.
> It's bad enough to have to hear this racket at 8:00 PM, but between
> 11:00 PM and 9:00 AM?  Isn't there a law against this?
>
> It's now 9:30 AM and the snow is still on the street.  Basically, the
> whole block got a rude awakening this morning for no reason, because
> now that everyone is awake and off to work, all the cars are gone!
>
> I'd like to see these honking/siren trucks banned.  Isn't this called
> "disturbing the peace"?  And isn't disrupting hundreds of people in
> order to save a couple people a towing fee a bit medieval?  There has
> to be a better way.
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