The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has a noise monitoring program to better understand the source and intensity of port-related noises and help respond to community concerns regarding noise. In the spring of 2013, the port authority has contracted a company to deploy and maintain a series of permanent noise monitoring terminals along the north and south shores of Burrard Inlet. In late 2014 and early 2015, additional noise monitoring terminals were deployed at Roberts Bank.

During the summer of 2019 the Port Authority chose to work with Seti Media and the same locations have been maintained across the port.

Monitoring is one of the ways the port authority is working with port users to minimize noise and other nuisances originating from federal lands and waters that it manages. Actively monitoring, observing, and reporting on noise trends increases understanding of concerns and highlights the importance of considering noise impacts in policy and planning decisions.

The long-term nature of our noise monitoring program provides a good understanding of the existing noise environment, and allows us to track changes occurring over time. Annual summary reports are independently-prepared to provide general information, analysis of noise trends, and answer the following questions:

• Are the noise levels getting louder or quieter over time?
• What are the nighttime noise trends?

The key findings of overall trends from 2015 through 2018 are:

• In general noise levels remain stable, neither materially increasing nor decreasing over the long term.
• Each area experiences a different noise environment that reflects the makeup of dominant sources (e.g. bulk, grain, and container terminals, dominance of rail and truck supply chains, and relative proximity to port operations).

Our most recent summary report provide in-depth analysis and details of the three trade areas and individual noise monitoring locations.

2018 annual summary report

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