According to in-house research done by the Department of Health, most Canadians find the country a nice, quiet place..Blacklock’s Reporter said staff spent $48,166 on a survey that found only 8% of Canadians have their nightly sleep disturbed, mainly by noisy neighbours or a snoring spouse..“Results provide new information on noise annoyance, sleep, attitudes and expectations which will inform future updates to Health Canada’s guidelines,” said the survey report..“Health Canada considers both annoyance and sleep disturbance to be potential risk factors for adverse health outcomes, and for this reason insights that can be gleaned through this survey will form the development of a knowledge base that can be relied upon to provide expert advice.”.The survey asked: “Do you live in an area where you have a high expectation for tranquillity, peace and quiet?”.Respondents who participated said “yes, definitely” at 36% while 49% said, “yes, somewhat.”.When asked: “How often is the area where you live very quiet, calm and relaxing?” 61% said “often” or “always,” while only 5% replied, “never.”.Most Canadians surveyed — 91% — said they couldn’t recall being irritated by traffic noise in their neighbourhood..Few respondents, less than a tenth, said they were bothered from time to time by low-flying aircraft, wind turbines, construction noise, backup alarms on road vehicles, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers or chainsaws..Most Canadians — 87% — said they were “not highly sensitive” at all to noise..The Department of Health said it commissioned Advanis Inc. for the poll which questioned 6,647 people..“The department has very little information on attitudes and expectations toward noise in rural or remote communities and no data that is specific to indigenous Canadians,” said the report..“This has been identified as a knowledge gap for several years insofar as Health Canada’s current guideline includes a significant decibel adjustment based on an assumed greater expectation of peace in quit in so-called ‘quiet rural areas.’”.Environmental noise issues were last investigated by Parliamentary committees at a 2019 hearing of the Commons transport committee on airport noise complaints. MPs recommended in a report that cabinet appoint a federal noise ombudsman to “review and adjudicate noise complaints.”
According to in-house research done by the Department of Health, most Canadians find the country a nice, quiet place..Blacklock’s Reporter said staff spent $48,166 on a survey that found only 8% of Canadians have their nightly sleep disturbed, mainly by noisy neighbours or a snoring spouse..“Results provide new information on noise annoyance, sleep, attitudes and expectations which will inform future updates to Health Canada’s guidelines,” said the survey report..“Health Canada considers both annoyance and sleep disturbance to be potential risk factors for adverse health outcomes, and for this reason insights that can be gleaned through this survey will form the development of a knowledge base that can be relied upon to provide expert advice.”.The survey asked: “Do you live in an area where you have a high expectation for tranquillity, peace and quiet?”.Respondents who participated said “yes, definitely” at 36% while 49% said, “yes, somewhat.”.When asked: “How often is the area where you live very quiet, calm and relaxing?” 61% said “often” or “always,” while only 5% replied, “never.”.Most Canadians surveyed — 91% — said they couldn’t recall being irritated by traffic noise in their neighbourhood..Few respondents, less than a tenth, said they were bothered from time to time by low-flying aircraft, wind turbines, construction noise, backup alarms on road vehicles, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers or chainsaws..Most Canadians — 87% — said they were “not highly sensitive” at all to noise..The Department of Health said it commissioned Advanis Inc. for the poll which questioned 6,647 people..“The department has very little information on attitudes and expectations toward noise in rural or remote communities and no data that is specific to indigenous Canadians,” said the report..“This has been identified as a knowledge gap for several years insofar as Health Canada’s current guideline includes a significant decibel adjustment based on an assumed greater expectation of peace in quit in so-called ‘quiet rural areas.’”.Environmental noise issues were last investigated by Parliamentary committees at a 2019 hearing of the Commons transport committee on airport noise complaints. MPs recommended in a report that cabinet appoint a federal noise ombudsman to “review and adjudicate noise complaints.”
