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e-2351 (Transportation)

E-petition
Initiated by Sonia Simard from St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

Original language of petition: French

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:
  • Air traffic from Saint-Hubert airport operations flies over densely populated residential areas;
  • Quality of life (noise pollution and public safety) is greatly affected by the high frequency of daytime and night flights of small private planes and flight schools, helicopters and heavy aircraft;
  • The excessive noise that aircraft generate does serious damage to human health;
  • Air pollution contributes to climate change; and
  • There is a lack of cooperation on the part of the airport and the City of Longueuil.
We, the undersigned, residents of Longueuil and neighbouring cities, call upon the Government of Canada to take the concrete steps necessary to ensure that: the airspace, flight paths, and aircraft arrivals and departures are limited above residential areas for all aircraft types; the Saint-Hubert airport regulates all its operations to protect public health and safety (curfew, schedule, frequency, flight altitudes, noise mitigation measures); the airport authority is subject to comprehensive impact studies and public hearings on all changes that could affect the quality of life, health and safety of residents; an independent and accountable committee of agents of the cities concerned, non-partisan residents and invited experts is created to manage the nuisances caused by airport operations; and jurisdiction over the airport is returned to the City of Longueuil, and the latter takes control of the airport by appointing a majority of its board of directors.

Response by the Minister of Transport

Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Marc Garneau

NAV CANADA has a mandate to establish the current routes and procedures for entry and exit points for aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) from the Saint-Hubert airport. Noise management is a complex issue that airport authorities and communities must manage while ensuring that aviation safety is not compromised. Thus, the airports are important players in this issue. Transport Canada’s role is as a regulator. Airports and NAV CANADA are responsible for day-to-day operations at the local level.

For more information on aircraft noise management issues, please consult the following Transport Canada web pages:https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/aviation/operating-airports-aerodromes/managing-noise/expressing-concerns.html

https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/aviation/operating-airports-aerodromes/managing-noise.html

Additionally, please contact DASH-L and the Sound Climate Management Committee for any questions or concerns regarding aircraft noise from CYHU at the following coordinates:•         Press releases from DASH-L : https://dashl.ca/category/comite-consultatif-du-climat-sonore/ 

•         Telephone: 450-678-6030•         Online Noise Complaint Form: https://dashl.ca/en/complain-form-v2/

Open for signature
December 30, 2019, at 9:01 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
March 29, 2020, at 9:01 a.m. (EDT)
Presented to the House of Commons
Stéphane Bergeron (Montarville)
June 17, 2020 (Petition No. 431-00282)
Government response tabled
September 24, 2020
Photo - Stéphane Bergeron
Montarville
Bloc Québécois Caucus
Quebec