City Hall is mulling over a potential update to Ottawa's list of noise bylaws. Chief among those growing concerns is excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington says the last noise bylaw update happened 24 years ago, and portions of the Downtown Ottawa landscape have changed since then. So what exactly could be changed, and what should business owners expect? Brockington joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.

City Hall is mulling over a potential update to Ottawa's list of noise bylaws. Chief among those growing concerns is excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington says the last noise bylaw update happened 24 years ago, and portions of the Downtown Ottawa landscape have changed since then. So what exactly could be changed, and what should business owners expect? Brockington joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.

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The City of Ottawa is looking at creating new noise bylaws, which would deal with excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. Establishments would be ordered by the Chief License Inspector to, among other things, relocate their sound equipment. Event spaces in the Downtown Core are pushing back, arguing that it would be extremely difficult for live event spaces to operate under these new rules. Joining Kristy Cameron for a broader discussion on this matter are Melanie Brulee, the Executive Director of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition, and Kwende Kefentse, the City of Ottawa’s first Cultural Industries Development Officer.

The City of Ottawa is looking at creating new noise bylaws, which would deal with excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. Establishments would be ordered by the Chief License Inspector to, among other things, relocate their sound equipment. Event spaces in the Downtown Core are pushing back, arguing that it would be extremely difficult for live event spaces to operate under these new rules. Joining Kristy Cameron for a broader discussion on this matter are Melanie Brulee, the Executive Director of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition, and Kwende Kefentse, the City of Ottawa&rsquo;s first Cultural Industries Development Officer.

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