Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the “fun police have cracked down” on Calgary after the city announced it will reject the sound count for its upcoming rodeo and music festival.
Smith claims in a post on X that Calgary’s recent decision to lower music volume thresholds over time Calgary Vacation it will negatively affect workers and create crowd control problems, as festival goers will leave early.
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She says Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas and council should rethink the new restrictions.
A Farkas memo posted on X says the city notified venues operating after midnight in February that allowable sound levels during the July event have been lowered by five decibels, bringing the maximum decibel threshold to 70.
After midnight on weekends, the memo says bass music levels can go up to 80 decibels, which is five decibels less than what was allowed last year.
The memo, signed by Calgary’s head of community standards, says the new restrictions come after the city received 225 noise complaints from residents, with many saying their windows were vibrating and items falling off shelves and tables during last year’s festivities.
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