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Richmond allows ‘disturbing noises’ on Sundays and holidays, other cities do not by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter Civic politicians have called for a review of a bylaw that regulates noise on construction sites in Richmond. At issue is a rule that allows builders to make “objectionable and disturbing noises” every day of the year—including holidays. Most Metro Vancouver cities have stricter limits in place, including every municipality that neighbours Richmond. “There was a house taken down in my area, and the entire road was full of machinery and workers on Family Day,” said resident Kerry Starchuk. “On Easter weekend there were workers all over the place working on Easter Sunday and Good Friday.” Richmond allows construction noise weekdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster, however, all prohibit construction activity on Sundays and holidays. In Delta, Sundays are off-limits for builders. Starchuk appeared before city council’s planning committee Wednesday with an unusual prop—a door, mounted on a wheeled platform, complete with brass knob. On each side were photographs of a changing Richmond—unsightly construction sites, demolition projects and boarded up buildings. Many of the photos were examples of developers not being good neighbours. “The average house takes one year to build,” she said. “This is going to be an ongoing issue and needs to be discussed so it’s fair for all.”
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A door featuring photographs of construction and demolition sites in Richmond outside Richmond City Hall Wednesday.
Starchuk suggested the city’s Good Neighbour Program isn’t working. The program, created by Richmond with the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, outlines in a brochure six recommended practices for builders. They include informing neighbours about construction plans, keeping sites clean at all times, respecting hours of work and not blocking driveways or streets. Councillors called on staff this week to determine if city regulations around demolition and construction activity should be tightened on weekends and holidays. Complaints related to construction in established single-family neighbourhoods have been heard by councillors before. “These are not new concerns, we hear about them every now and then,” said Coun. Linda McPhail, planning committee chair. “We really are dependent on people in the community to help us and to report these kinds of things.”
It was another packed house at the 2015 Kwantlen Fashion Show at River Rock Show Theatre on Thursday, where students from Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Wilson School of Design in Richmond displayed everything from couture to commuter wear for cyclists. The annual event is the culmination of four years of studio-based design training for the team of 39 designers and their final projects featured collections for women, men and children. Martin van den Hemel photos
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