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REPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: June 8, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Gloria MacNeil, Director of Enforcement, 519-741-2200 ext. 7952
PREPARED BY: Gloria MacNeil, Director of Enforcement, 519-741-2200 ext. 7952
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward(1)
DATE OF REPORT: May 16, 2022
REPORT NO.: CSD-2022-262
SUBJECT: NOISE EXEMPTION BINGEMANS I HEART BEER FESTIVAL
RECOMMENDATION:
That an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be
granted to Bingemans on June 23, 24, 2022 for the I Heart Beer Festival being held at 425
Bingeman Centre Drive, as outlined in CSD-2022-262.
This exemption is subject to the following conditions, which if not complied with, will
render the noise exemption null and void:
a) There shall be no offensive language, in the opinion of City staff, generated from
the music events, audible in any adjacent residential neighbourhood;
b) The event organizers will ensure that there is an on-site contact person accessible
to correspond with City staff at all times during the event(s);
c) The event organizers agree to respond accordingly to requests from City staff,
during the event(s), in order to address community concerns that may arise with
regard to the impact of noise heard within adjacent residential areas.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to seek a noise exemption for the I Heart Beer Festival being
held at Bingemans on June 23, 24, 2022.
This event will include amplified sound and will include the following genre of music - June
23, 2022 country music and June 24, 2022 oldies.
This event will also include a fireworks display both evenings.
BACKGROUND:
The I Heart Beer Festival will take place at Bingemans this year over the weekend of June 23
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and 24. This will be a licensed event with food, drinks and live music being played. The
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organizer is requesting a noise exemption on Friday June 23 from 5pm 11pm and on
Saturday June 24, 2022 from 2pm to 10:30pm.
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REPORT:
The I Heart Beer Festival is hosting their first annual Great Ontario Beer Festival at Bingemans
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on June 24 from 5pm 11pm and on June 25from 2pm to 10:30pm and will feature over 30
Ontario breweries, cideries and distilleries.
The anticipated number of attendees is approximately 2,000 people on Friday and 3,000 on
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Saturday. The event will have live amplified music, June 24 will be country themed and June
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25 will be oldies music.
In addition to food and drink, this event will have several charity driven activities including axe
throwing, dunk the brewer, an empties drive, etc. as their goal is to raise $15,000.00 for local
Ontario charities this year.
There will also be a fireworks display
e event organizer is working
with Kitchener Fire Department on obtaining the required permissions and permits for the
fireworks display.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM e of the
council / committee meeting.
The event organizer is responsible for ensuring that this event is communicated throughout the
community in advance of the event.
APPROVED BY: Michael May, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department