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CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
After-hours construction greenlit at roundabout for major LaSalle development
LaSalle council has approved a limited noise exemption to allow construction crews to work outside regular hours on a new roundabout at Sandwich West Parkway and Heritage Drive. The exemption is intended to help contractors avoid extreme August heat when pouring the final concrete layer, which could be damaged by high temperatures and prolonged sun exposure. According to town officials, the change will allow occasional early starts — as early as 5:30 a.m. or 6 a.m. — or later evening work, rather than full overnight shifts. LaSalle Mayor Crystal Meloche said the approval covers just two or three nights and that crews 'don't expect to' work through the night. 'The noise would be the sounds of trucks backing up or a saw to cut the concrete,' she said, adding that residents will receive advance notice once dates are finalized. LaSalle roundabout construction Sandwich West Parkway and Heritage Drive roundabout proposal. (Source: Town of LaSalle) The roundabout is part of the Heritage Commercial Plaza development, known as The Shoppes at Heritage — the largest development in the town's history. The D'Amore Group president, Scott D'Amore, whose company is behind the project, said the traffic upgrade is key to handling the influx of vehicles the new shopping hub will bring. 'We want to make sure we have proper roadways wide enough, big enough to handle the increased traffic flow,' he said. 'It's actually better for emissions because you don't have vehicles sitting there idling while they wait in line.' D'Amore said nighttime flexibility will allow certain steps of the build — those that can't simply be paused mid-process — to be done under cooler conditions, cutting weeks off the construction schedule. 'It's not like you'll see crews out here every night,' he said. 'It's going to be limited to when it's essential to keep the project moving in the best possible manner.' He called the development 'historic' and 'transformative' for LaSalle and the surrounding area. 'It completely changes the makeup of the neighbourhood, provides an amazing tax base for the town, and gives residents a great new place to go,' D'Amore said. 'It's the most exciting thing I've been involved in during my career.' Work on the roundabout began in late July and is expected to be completed by mid-September. Among the businesses included in the plaza will be Dollarama, Food Basics, McDonald's, Pet Smart, Shopper's Drug Mart, Taco Bell, and Tim Hortons.
CTV News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Electronic music festival cancelled after Cambridge council denies noise exemption
A music festival that had been scheduled to take place in Cambridge next month will not be happening after city council denied their application for a noise exemption. The Rising Tide Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in The Gaslight District on July 5 from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Afterwards, an indoor event would follow until approximately 2 a.m. In social media posts, organizers called it 'more than a party – it's a movement.' However, during a council meeting on May 27, councillors raised concerns with how loud the event would be. 'Most of us understand what that music festival is all about and the kind of noise that is going to create,' Mayor Jan Liggett said. 'We have a senior's home right next door to it; we have condos all around it – [it's] right on the river where it's going to carry across the river. That entire neighbourhood is going to be very disrupted.' Councillor Sheri Roberts also shared concerns about the level of noise the festival would generate. 'Even a regular concert that happens there, I do get a lot of complaints from neighbours and people reaching out with their concerns about the sound,' Roberts said. 'Those are events that end at 10 p.m. I just really have trouble with this one going until 2 a.m. I think that it's maybe not the right location to have an event that goes until that time, being right in the middle of the residential neighbourhood.' Ultimately, all councillors present voted to deny a noise exemption. Councillor Ross Earnshaw was not at the meeting. In a social media post on Monday, the organizers of the Rising Tide Music and Arts Festival wrote, 'With heavy hearts, we must share that Rising Tide Music & Arts Festival will not be moving forward this year. Despite our best efforts, the City Council has denied our noise exemption with no opportunity to appeal this decision.' The post said all ticket holders would receive a full refund in the coming days. 'We are devastated,' the social media post read. 'So much passion, planning, and community support has gone into bringing this event to life, and we know many of you were as exited as we were to come together in celebration this summer.' Organizers are planning to move forward with another event, Rising Tide Presents: Cloverdale, at Room 47 in Waterloo on June 13.
