MONTREAL — Lower Westmount residents say they have a very loud problem on their hands.
They’re furious with SNC-Lavalin engineers for not resolving a very loud noise emanating from the ventilation system of the soon-to-open research buildings at the McGill University Health Centre Glen yard site.
Residents say there has been a constant humming sound coming from large air extractors for more than one year and it’s making their lives unbearable.
“We are being tortured by this noise. It’s not an opinion. It’s fact,” said one resident at a meeting with SNC-Lavalin engineers and Westmount’s city council Monday night.
The most affected are those living on Ste-Catherine Street and a couple of cross roads.
“Ever since we noticed the noise, ever since the ventilation system was turned on, we have not had a normal life,” Henry Mietkiewicz said.
Westmount officials say the sound levels measure between 53 to 56 decibels which is higher than city noise ordinances permit. A normal conversation has a decibel reading of 60.
Councillors are working with the engineering firm that was responsible for building the new super health structure.
“The sound technically should have been acceptable from day one,” Denis Crevier, an SNC-Lavalin engineer, said.
Crevier added his firm is working on eliminating the noise and that the problem could be resolved within one week.
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