‘Music of the Night’: Markham, Ont. residents kept awake by faulty park windmill – Toronto | 24CA News
For weeks, perhaps even months relying on who you speak to, a normally-quiet residential neighbourhood in Markham, Ont., has been affected by what some locals jokingly name “the music of the night.”
Residents within the houses adjoining to Wismer Park within the space of Mingay and Bur Oak avenues have had their quiet leisure walks, bike rides and most significantly, relaxation interrupted by a metallic screeching that wouldn’t sound misplaced in a horror film.
They declare it’s solely grow to be louder over time.
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The drawback will be traced to a big steel windmill, put in a while in the past to assist transfer the water within the pond surrounding it. It normally does so silently, however recently when the wind picks up, the windmill lets out a banshee-like shriek.
Jonathan and Annie Liu reside throughout the road and say they’ve misplaced loads of sleep to the noisy neighbourhood fixture.
As they stood on their doorstep discussing their plight with Global News, they have been interrupted by a protracted groan that coincided with a pickup within the wind.
“You see?” requested Jonathan, gesturing towards the windmill.
“This is always like this. And if it’s a strong wind in the night, it just sounds like that.”
The Lius and their neighbours all say they’ve contacted the City of Markham concerning the concern however haven’t seen, or heard, any reduction.
“They got back to us, they said they’re going to put in a work order,” mentioned Winnie Wong.
“But it’s been a long time already.”
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Local metropolis councillor Karen Rea says she had heard of the problem, however didn’t notice simply how loud the windmill was till Global News despatched her a video of it.
Apologizing to native residents, she says metropolis crews have ordered the half obligatory to repair the windmill however that it’s caught on again order.
Shortly after Rea was knowledgeable of the state of affairs Thursday afternoon, she requested metropolis staff to maintain the state of affairs with a brief repair.
“City staff are going to come out today and try and stop it from revolving around. So that should take away the noise issue.”
The blades have now been visibly sure with orange rope, stopping them from shifting and hopefully muting the screeching till a everlasting repair will be applied.
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