A dated record of what has changed, newest first
Changes to this site and to the documents it carries are recorded here as they happen, with the date. Substantive changes to the By-law itself are also recorded in the version history on the main page.
24 September 2026
A new page explains the sound of pickleball from the paddle face to the ear to the by-law: what the pop is physically, how the ear receives it, why average noise measurements miss it, why acoustic standards treat impulsive sound differently, and why the noise by-laws reviewed have no number written for it. Every statement is cited, and each source is labelled by the strength of its evidence. Read the sound page.
24 September 2026
A new page sets out what exists today, the checklist a usable test method must meet before a municipality can rely on it, and how a Canadian standard could come about. Read the quiet equipment page.
24 September 2026
A new page sets out the 2022 convictions of the Town and its pickleball club under the Town's own noise by-law, the 2024 reopening, and the Town's decision in February 2026 to keep the courts closed for the season, with a two-minute narrated video and transcript. Read the Niagara-on-the-Lake page.
24 September 2026
A new page sets out what Ontario municipalities have published on setback distances for outdoor pickleball courts: Ottawa's full table by court count and ground type, Vaughan's recommended default, Burlington's staff memorandum, and what to check before borrowing any of those figures. Read the setback page.
Wording elsewhere on the site has been tightened to match. The published figures are now described as a range that cannot be compared as equivalent standards, and the licence terms are stated as the licence itself sets them out.
24 September 2026
The Quiet Standard has been shared with the City of Toronto. Municipalities across Ontario hold their elections on October 26, so further steps with Toronto and other Ontario municipalities are expected once the new councils take office.
The standard is written for use by any municipality in Canada, and it is free to use and adapt with attribution under a Creative Commons licence.
Toronto's Lobbyist Registrar has advised that this work does not require registration as lobbying.
Procurement specialists have advised that pickleball court specifications are usually written by landscape architects rather than by municipalities themselves, so the next stage is making the standard as useful as possible to the people who write those specifications.
A contact form has been added so readers can reach the author directly.