‘Perpetual noise’: Kelowna, B.C. resident frustrated with pickleball court
Global News
"We have spent an enormous amount of money, indeed our life savings. We have then discovered this perpetual noise -- 'tock, tock, tock' noise -- of pickleball,"
It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and a growing pain for residents in a Kelowna, B.C. neighbourhood.
Shane Jamieson bought her house in 2021, unaware of the pickleball court in her neighbour’s yard.
But for over a year, she says she has been dealing with a constant back and forth between bylaw officers and nearby pickleball players.
“We have spent an enormous amount of money, indeed our life savings. We have then discovered this perpetual noise — ‘tock, tock, tock’ noise — of pickleball,” said Jamieson.
Jamieson says this has become a daily occurrence, with players making quite a racket all hours of the day.
It’s prompted her to have her TV on most of the time, build a shed and cover one part of her fence in an effort to block out all the noise.
“This is just for my mental health. I’m just trying just to not see the house next door,” she said.
Jamieson says she tried to reason with her neighbours and eventually turned to city bylaw officers, lodging numerous complaints about the noise.
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