Group calls for crackdown on noise pollution

Organizer plans to lobby council to enact bylaw to deal with violators

SAINT JOHN - When Sam Blue was walking uptown with his daughter one day, the growl from an after-market motorcycle muffler was so startling that she dropped her ice cream cone to the ground with a plop.

On another occasion, a performer at Harvesting the Arts in King's Square had to suspend their music because of the deafening rumble of motorcycles as they drove up the street.

"When you pick a place to live, you have some basic expectations that you can maintain a certain quality of life," Blue said in an interview.

And for Blue, a bit of peace and quiet could go a long way. Read On: http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/1406883