The Flavours of Monkland Festival in NDG will go ahead with the proposed changes after borough council voted in favour of holding the event on Friday, Aug. 19 to Sunday, Aug. 21.
It was originally supposed to be held starting from Thursday, Aug. 18.
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The upcoming festival caused tension among residents in the area.
Some merchants complained that the celebration drives business away.
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Opponents of the festival started a petition and gathered 350 signatures.
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As a result, borough officials announced changes to the festival during a council meeting on Aug. 3.
Some of the changes include:
- Lowering bass levels by 50 per cent to decrease noise.
- Limiting noisy food truck generators to three.
- Reducing the number of days and hours the festival runs from four to three days and from 48 to 37.5 hours.
- No more live shows after 11:30 p.m.
- Increased police presence.
- Hiring a special cleaning crew assisted by local workers.
- Shortening the size of the festival. Instead of starting at Girouard Avenue and ending on Hampton Avenue, it will end at Draper Avenue.
City Councillor for NDG Peter McQueen said during the council meeting that better negotiation practices are needed for the festival to continue.
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Marvin Rotrand, city councillor for Snowdon, added that if the Monkland festival were to be cancelled, it ought to be relocated on Queen Mary.
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