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Case of 91Ƶfrustrating91Ƶ downtown Salmon Arm mystery beeping solved

Employee said noise heard for at least two weeks
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City of Salmon Arm staff located and addressed a beeping noise that had been a cause of frustration for some downtown Salmon Arm employees over the past couple of weeks. (File photo)

The case of the mystery beeping noise of downtown Salmon Arm has been solved and is being resolved.

On April 16, an employee of a downtown firm emailed the Observer and city staff regarding an electronic beeping noise they said had been going continuously for about two weeks.

91ƵMost may not be hearing it, going about their business in the din of downtown, but for those of us who are staying working downtown all day, it91Ƶs incredibly frustrating and concerning,91Ƶ wrote Dani Gratto of Acuity Advisors LLP. 91ƵNot only is this noise (if not causing) at least aggravating headaches and ringing ears, but it is, again, incredibly frustrating in general 91Ƶ to the point of being disruptive to our work and living environments.91Ƶ

Speaking with the Observer on April 17, Gratto said when she and co-workers first began hearing the noise, some were uncertain if they were just imagining it.

91ƵThen, a couple of days in, we started actually asking each other, 91Ƶdo you hear that?91Ƶ91Ƶ

The same day she sent the email, Gratto shared a post about the noise on social media. She found others who were familiar with and frustrated by it, including one commenter who noted it had been going on much longer than two weeks and was especially noisy in the evenings.

Gratto said a co-worker wound up calling the City of Salmon Arm91Ƶs bylaw enforcement on the 16th to make a noise complaint.

91ƵI guess they went and tracked it down and had them turn it off,91Ƶ said Gratto. 91ƵHowever, it was going again this morning, but then promptly turned off. We still don91Ƶt know what it is.91Ƶ

City planning and community services director Gary Buxton said on April 18 that the mystery beep was found to be an alert emanating from a downtown rooftop in response to a backup power supply that had failed. He said the owner had been contacted and the issue had been corrected.

Gratto noted the beeping had returned briefly after being addressed. In a follow-up email, Buxton said the same occurred on the 18th.

91ƵApparently the beeping started up again this morning, and we91Ƶve already (re)contacted the owner to remedy it again, so we are continuing to keep on this,91Ƶ wrote Buxton.

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