Skip to main content

Noisy generators spark complaints during blackout in Ottawa

Generator
Share

Ottawa Bylaw says it received "many noise complaints" about generators running, as tens of thousands of Ottawa residents spent the night in the dark.

Hydro Ottawa says approximately 177,000 customers remain without power across Ottawa after a severe storm moved across the region, damaging hydro wires and 200 hydro poles.

With generators humming in neighbourhoods across the city, some people complained about the noise from the generators.

However, Ottawa Bylaw says generators are exempt from the noise bylaw during power outages.

"Please be advised that usual noise by-law restrictions are waived for generators supporting properties in areas without power. This means they are allowed to run 24/7," Bylaw Services said on Twitter.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

BREAKING

BREAKING Indigo Books & Music shareholders vote to approve privatization sale

Indigo Books & Music Inc. shareholders have voted to approve a deal that will see the retailer become a private company. The offer of $2.50 per share comes from Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments L.P., which have a 56 per cent stake in Indigo and are owned by Gerald Schwartz, the spouse of Indigo chief executive Heather Reisman.

Stay Connected