A new motion at council will ask the province to revoke extended construction hours implemented during the COVID-19 emergency. Under unaltered city rules, construction may only start at 7 a.m. on weekdays and continue until 7 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Construction noise is typically not permitted on Sundays. “Residents across the city have complained that their mental health and work have suffered from these extended construction hours,” the motion says. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Doug Ford has used COVID to extend construction hours for his developer friends under the guise of building new hospitals,” Matlow said in a statement.

Source: thestar July 13, 2021 23:26 UTC