The City of Calgary said it received a total of 70 noise complaints related to various tents and events across the city during the first three days of this year’s Calgary Mess.
They include 40 noise complaints related to the Cowboys Music Festival, compared to 39 in the same period last year.
The city has also received 15 noise complaints for the Badlands Music Festival, compared to just six at this time last year.
Other noise complaints include 15 for the National Hall, five for Whiskey Rose and one for Mexifest.
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The city says Community Safety Peace Officers are out every night doing noise readings in nearby residential areas.
Badlands Music Festival organizers were ticketed Sunday night for exceeding the maximum permitted decibel limit.
However, the city said noise readings from the Cowboys Music Festival have so far been below their allowable limit, as outlined in the Noise Exemption Permit.
Last year, the city said it received 225 noise complaints throughout the mess, with the Cowboys being the subject of 125 of those complaints.
The large number of complaints prompted the city council to make some changes to the city’s noise bylaw, including lowering permissible noise levels.
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