Gold River noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Gold River?

Gold River, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

General rule	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.Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording 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
Quiet hours	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.Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Any amplified music or speech which is audible outside the property where it originates between 11 :00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m .
Construction hours	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.Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(d); Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording 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. before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday and at all times on Sundays and Statutory Holidays.
Other limits	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.Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(e); Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(b); Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 3.2(c); Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 4.1; Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 4.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Using lawn or yard maintenance equipment, drills, compressors or other equipment before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily. Harbouring or keeping any animal or bird which persistently cries, barks, or howls. Idling or continuously running of a diesel engine, truck or bus for more than 15 minutes Snow removal or highway cleaning operations. extraordinary construction projects which have been may, upon receiving written application give approval to carry on any work or activity that is
Who to call, business hours	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.Contact, Contact page; Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 2.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 Phone: (250) 283-2202 After hours emergency, call (250) 283-2202, option 5 includes the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Clerk or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Who to call, after hours	The Village's contact page gives an after-hours emergency number: (250) 283-2202, option 5.Contact, Contact page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording After hours emergency, call (250) 283-2202, option 5
Fine	Not confirmed. The amendment and ticket bylaws are scanned PDFs, so the current fine could not be read.
Bylaw	Village of Gold River Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (amended by Bylaw No. 665.1, 2022)Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008, s. 1.1; Bylaws Archives - Village of Gold River, Bylaw library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 Official wording This bylaw may be cited as the Village of Gold River Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008. Bylaw No 665.1, 2022 Noise Control Amendment

How it works

The Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 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.

Good to know

Amplified music or speech audible outside the property where it starts: objectionable between 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
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.
Blasting: before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and at all times on Sundays and statutory holidays.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2022 amendment to this bylaw could not be read, so check with the Village that these hours are current.

Official forms and pages

Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF)

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Sources

Noise Control Bylaw No. 665, 2008 (PDF), Village of Gold River (read 2026-11-08)
Contact, Village of Gold River (read 2026-11-08)
Bylaws Archives - Village of Gold River (read 2026-11-08)

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