Editor,
It's 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and that noise is on again. It sounds like the wind is howling outside. Except that the treetops are still; there is no wind whatsoever.
It turns out this sound is coming from the Triack grinder. I have been hearing this for the last several months. My neighbours have heard the strange noise too, and have been wondering what it is. We live close to Fisherman's park, and we have never been exposed to such loud, continuous noise, day after day.
Triack is near Don Ross Secondary, at the northern end of Brackendale. I wonder what the noise is like for people who live in that part of Brackendale?
An extremely noisy business like Triack should not be allowed to operate in such close proximity to a residential area. I do sympathize with Triack's dilemma. There is no land in Squamish zoned for that kind of use. There should be. Triack is a business providing an important service for our community. It would be unfortunate to lose yet another business, the way we lost Carney's composting facility, because we cannot find land to accommodate them. Triack is currently operating on this parcel of industrial land on a temporary permit. I certainly don't want to see that permit being renewed as long as they operate a grinder or other loud, dusty equipment.
At the same time I also sympathize with residents who work from home with this relentless, disruptive noise. I sympathize with people out on a nature walk on the Cheekeye fan trails. I also sympathize with local entrepreneurs who have opened their homes as B&Bs in the last few years. Noise pollution is not an attractive feature for building our tourism industry.
I encourage residents affected by this noise to notify municipal hall.
Many have been disturbed by this noise, but few have taken the time to notify municipal hall. Nothing will get done unless a case is made that we cannot tolerate this noise in our neighbourhood any longer.
Stéphane Perron
Brackendale
