Locals in a residential area in the Upper Beaches are going head-to-head with the Toronto Catholic District School Board over the curfew for a local soccer field.St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School recently installed a new-and-improved turf soccer field, and, while it’s been good for the players using it, several residents on the neighbouring street, Torbrick Rd., have found the improvements to be disruptive to their daily lives.The residents are asking that the curfew of 11 p.m. be pushed back to 9 p.m. to accommodate those living in the area better.“The players aren’t considerate,” said Martha Lunderville, a resident of Torbrick Rd.Lunderville said the main issues for residents are the noise and lights.“It really affects newborns and small children, because the whistles wake them up.”Christian Nègre has lived on Torbrick Rd. for 19 years, and he said he feels that the TCDSB hasn’t been helpful in listening to their complaints.“They misled the community in what was involved in the field,” Nègre said. “Nobody in the school board is listening to us.”Nègre said that three times in the past few months, he’s had balls fly onto his back deck and people walking into his yard, without asking, to retrieve them. He also said that the lights from the field shine through into his third-floor bedroom at night when he’s trying to sleep.The field officially came into use November 2017, after the project first had an end put to it by residents back in the summer of 2016, due to similar complaints. John Yan, TCSDB, said he feels they have been accommodating with the residents and listened to their complaints.“We’ve banned players from sitting near the fence on the residents’ side of the field. We’ve placed a directive of no excessive cheering or clapping, and we’ve mandated use of electronic whistles, putting them on the lowest setting and covering the so ...
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