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anadian Champion | Thursday, April 12,2018 | 8 o insidehalton.com - ® Continued from page 3 slightly higher altitudes, but only during times when airspace can accommodate them. "We have to use strict de- sign criteria by Transport Canada to implement flight aths. There are some fun- amental principles that are essential," said Bagg. Shaun Dookhoo, of Mil- ton, isn't bothered by the airplane sounds, but his three-year-old son, who lives with autism, is "very sensitive" to any loud noise including aircraft, he stat- ed, His son goes to bed around 7:30 p.m., but be- tween then and midnight, he can hear the airplanes, which cause him to wake up streaming. "Obviously it's not good for his mental: health. When he's a kid, he needs 12 hours of sleep. "He's lucky if he gets six to eight hoursof sleep every night," ing the problem has been occurring for two months. While Dookhoo ap- plauded the GTAA and Nav Canada for having 'good initiatives" that may bene- fit some, and agrees new routes are needed, he feels the times being proposed ' for new departures and ap- proaches don't align with when most of the noise complaints arise from GTA residents. "By going from 12:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., it's a solution, but it's not the solution that's going to solve the problem. It's probably a very small piece of the pie," said Dookhoo. Milton resident Ximena Tinajero didn't know much about thé mitigation initia- tives beforehand, but had concerns about fuel emis- sions and noise levels at night. "I was talking to my hus- 289-293-0691 said Dookhoo, n¢ft- Nav Canada and the Giester Toronto Airports Authority hosted a community open house at the Milton Sports Centre, where residents weighed in on the Toronto Noise Mitigation Initiatives Engagement Plan. band the other day about this, thinking If all these ~ Nighttime approaches and continuous descent operations among options that would benefit local residents After reviewing plans, the Milton woman pre- ferred the continuous de- cent operations option. "It's going to reduce noisé and reduce the emis- sions. It's killing two birds with one stone," said Tinaj- ero. : It isn't just Milton citi- zens frustrated about air- plane noise and traffic. Oakville neighbours Fi- nola Pearson and Dennis Hung are affected and trekked to Milton for the community open house.- They live in north Oak- ville and have issues with planes during. different times. Pearson is bothered at night and Hung was get- ting disrupted during the day, while working from home; to the point where he reported every plane he heard to Nav Canada for several months. "I could actually feel Metroland file photo emissions and fuels are coming into our area, it's just going to cause pollu- tion," said Tinajero. ® See MIGRATING, page 39 CAREER Ask questions Get expert advice Great speakers Friday May 4th 10am -4pm ONE DAY ONLY! Ontario Science Centre FREE ADMISSION | Register to avoid the lines Visit www.caregivzrshow.ca fo register and for more information SPONSORED BY: ~ : : Humberview LCanniMed & CG MOBILIT ! BROUGHT TO YOU BY Sponsor / Exhibitor opportunities available Contact RONIT WHITE at rwhite@metroland.com or 416-774-2247 & + Metroland | BS ------