MONTREAL — Daniel Lalonde likes to take advantage of the fine weather to do a little spring cleaning. But a quick glance to the sunny skies can dampen Lalonde’s spirits.
“It’s pretty loud,” Lalonde said.
The St-Laurent borough resident complains the noise levels of overhead planes are unbearable and that something needs to be done.
“We’re trying to make proposals to lower down the sound level. Have a better environment for our weekends, nights,” he told Global News.
Lalonde will have a chance to voice his concerns at a public consultation meeting Saturday with Transport Canada.
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The department is considering making zoning changes around the Trudeau Airport to prohibit the construction of high rise buildings or other tall structures within a certain radius of the airport.
“It’s just protecting the airspace against structures that could cause risk to aviation,” Justin Bourgault told Global News on the phone.
Bourgault says other considerations will be heard as well but there’s a limit as to what the federal authorities can do.
He says flight paths and altitudes can’t easily be changed but certain types of aircrafts can be restricted.
“For example, an old Boeing 707 wouldn’t be allowed to come into Montreal. It’s banned because of the noise,” he said.
The consultation hearings on Saturday will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Pointe-Claire.
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