Windsor hum call offers little new information
Hosted by Councillor Al Maghnieh, the call included Brian Masse MP (Windsor West), LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya, the creator of a popular Facebook group about the hum, Gary Grosse, and Terry Gilbert from the Ministry of Environment. Other guests were added later in the call.
Councillor Maghnieh started the call by welcoming everyone and said that the hum is noise pollution and a cross-border issue that is gaining international awareness. He said that social media has helped connect the community to share their issues and he looked forward to gathering more feedback during the call. According to moderator Mike Kakuk from AM800, at the 7:45 p.m. kickoff there were almost 1,000 participants on the line.
A brief discussion from the panel said that the main areas they have received complaints from seem to be Windsor, LaSalle and parts of Amherstburg. Gary Grosse tracks data via the Facebook group and said that most of those that feel and hear the hum are in West Windsor, South Windsor, and LaSalle. Grosse created the group to try and get answers, “I’ve been affected by this problem for two years.
'Ripped off' by dealer
THE more the price of brand-new cars goes up, the more consumers are exposed to unscrupulous second-hand car dealers who have no regard for the law.
Mikateko Mathebula, 32, a first-time car buyer, has accused two Mpumalanga second-hand car dealers of violating the Consumer Protection Act and the motor insurance laws when they sold her a car that was written off in May last year.
Mathebula said they also did not disclose this information to Motor Finance Corporation, a division of Nedbank, that the car was rebuilt.
She said the car was not suitable for the purpose for which she had bought it.
"Its parts are falling apart and it has to busk in the sun after every wash because the roof leaks," Mathebula said.
She said it took her three months to discover that she was sold a car that had been written off when she met previous owner.
Mathebula said she could not believe it until the previous owner showed her pictures when she still owned it. Its number plates had not changed.
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