{"title":"Gold River noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Gold River?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Gold River","url":"https://goldriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Gold River's noise bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. It bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood, and lists construction before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday as objectionable. Amplified sound is objectionable from 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.","aliases":["noise bylaw gold river","quiet hours gold river","construction hours gold river","loud neighbours gold river"],"cost":"Ticket amount not readable in the Village's posted bylaws. The 2008 bylaw allows a maximum penalty of $2,000 on conviction.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Hall","value":"(250) 283-2202","note":"The Village's pages do not say which number takes noise complaints."},{"type":"phone","label":"After-hours emergency line","value":"(250) 283-2202, option 5"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF)","url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Gold River dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Gold River unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make, cause or permit noise or sound on a highway or elsewhere in the Village that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or of people nearby.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.1","quotes":["No person shall make, cause or permit to be made any noise or sound in or on a highway or elsewhere in the Municipality","which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":"No fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. Amplified music or speech audible outside the property where it originates is listed as objectionable between 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.","short":"None set; amplified sound banned 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(a)","quotes":["Any amplified music or speech which is audible outside the property where it originates","between 11 :00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m ."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Building, demolition, repair, excavating and filling work is listed as objectionable before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays. Blasting is listed before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday and at all times on Sundays and statutory holidays.","short":"Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(d)","quotes":["before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m . Monday to Saturday and before 9:00 a.m. or after","6:00 p.m . on Sundays and Statutory Holidays."]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(g)","quotes":["before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday and at all times on Sundays and Statutory Holidays."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"Also listed as objectionable: lawn or yard equipment, drills and compressors before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily; loading, unloading or handling containers or refuse in a residential area before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily; an animal or bird that persistently cries, barks or howls; idling a diesel engine, truck or bus more than 15 minutes in one place. Exemptions include emergency vehicles, snow removal, parades authorized by Council and extraordinary construction projects authorized by the Public Works Supervisor. The Administrator may approve other hours or noise levels on written application.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(e)","quotes":["Using lawn or yard maintenance equipment, drills, compressors or other equipment before","7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily."]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(b)","quotes":["Harbouring or keeping any animal or bird which persistently cries, barks, or howls."]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 3.2(c)","quotes":["Idling or continuously running of a diesel engine, truck or bus for more than 15 minutes"]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["Snow removal or highway cleaning operations.","extraordinary construction projects which have been"]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 4.2","quotes":["may, upon receiving written application give approval to carry on any work or activity that is"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"The Village's main number is (250) 283-2202 (Village Hall). The bylaw is enforced by Bylaw Enforcement Officers (including the CAO and Deputy Clerk) and the RCMP.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Gold River","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 Phone: (250) 283-2202 After hours emergency, call (250) 283-2202, option 5"]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["includes the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Clerk","or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":"The Village's contact page gives an after-hours emergency number: (250) 283-2202, option 5.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Gold River","section":"Contact page","quotes":["After hours emergency, call (250) 283-2202, option 5"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The amendment and ticket bylaws are scanned PDFs, so the current fine could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Gold River Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (amended by Bylaw No. 665.1, 2022)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the Village of Gold River Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008."]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/document-category/bylaw/","title":"Bylaws Archives - Village of Gold River","section":"Bylaw library","quotes":["Bylaw No 665.1, 2022 Noise Control Amendment"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf) bans making, causing or permitting noise anywhere in the Village that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or of people nearby. It lists examples of objectionable noise rather than setting general quiet hours.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Amplified music or speech audible outside the property where it starts: objectionable between 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.\n- Building, demolition, repair, excavating and filling work: objectionable before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays.\n- Blasting: before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and at all times on Sundays and statutory holidays.\n- Lawn or yard equipment, drills and compressors: before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily. Loading, unloading or handling containers or refuse in a residential area: same hours.\n- Also listed: an animal or bird that persistently cries, barks or howls, and idling a diesel engine, truck or bus for more than 15 minutes in one place.\n- Exemptions include emergency vehicles, snow removal, parades authorized by Council and extraordinary construction projects authorized by the Public Works Supervisor. The Administrator may approve other hours or noise levels on written application. The bylaw sets no decibel limits.\n- Enforcement is by Bylaw Enforcement Officers and the RCMP. Call Village Hall at (250) 283-2202 or the after-hours emergency line, (250) 283-2202 then option 5; the Village's page does not say whether that line takes noise complaints.\n- The 2022 amendment to this bylaw could not be read, so check with the Village that these hours are current.","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bylaw-No-665-2008-Noise-Control-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Gold River","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/document-category/bylaw/","title":"Bylaws Archives - Village of Gold River","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules.json"}}