Calgary City Council to Discuss Noise Rules for Stampede Tents

Calgary city council will talk about noise rules for music tents at the Calgary Stampede after many people complained about the rules.

A city council member wants to change the noise rules for the Stampede. She will ask the council to make adjustments at a meeting.

The council member's office did not answer our questions.

New rules say music at the Stampede must stop at midnight on weeknights. The noise levels will also be lower.

The city made these changes because many people complained about the noise last year. There were 225 complaints, and 125 were about one music festival.

Most of the complaints were about noise on weeknights.

A music festival said the new rules will cause problems and hurt their business.

A city official defended the new rules but said they might talk about it more.

The official said they want to balance supporting events and keeping residents safe and happy.

Many people, including important politicians, do not like the new rules.

They think the rules will hurt the music festival and the city.

People like to go to the Stampede and listen to music late at night.

A politician tweeted about the issue.

The politician and others wrote a letter to the city council asking them to talk to the people affected.

They want the city to respond by June 30 and explain what they will do.

The government might help the city and the music festival resolve the issue.

A tourism group also wrote to the city council. They want the city to talk to more people and delay the changes.

The tourism group thinks talking to more people will help find a solution that works for everyone.

A city council member said they are talking about a possible compromise.

The music festival knew about the changes in February.

The council member said the rules should not be a surprise, but they are talking about a compromise.

A group studied music festival rules in North America and found Calgary's rules are not strict.

They looked at rules for big festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza.

The group said Calgary's festivals can operate later than most others.

Many big music festivals start earlier in the day than the ones at the Calgary Stampede.

The Calgary Stampede happens from July 3 to 12.

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