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title: "Invermere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Invermere?"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: District of Invermere
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# Invermere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

**Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Invermere?

**Short answer:** In Invermere, the Noise Control Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the quiet, peace or rest of others, but sets no fixed quiet hours. Construction is exempt from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends and holidays. A ticket is $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net)  
**Cost:** $100 municipal ticket. The bylaw sets a maximum court fine of $2,000 a day.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Officer, 250-342-1404 (Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- Phone: District office, 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, cause or permit a noise or sound that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of a person nearby. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used that way, and no one may keep an animal or bird whose noise disturbs.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002, ss. 3 to 5](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/)
  - Official wording: "any noise or sound which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of a person in the vicinity" … "No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** None set. Invermere's Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours.
- **Construction hours:** Construction, demolition, maintenance, repair or excavation is exempt from the noise bylaw from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002, s. 6(g) and (h)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/)
  - Official wording: "Construction, demolition, maintenance, repair, or excavation activities carried on between 8:00 am and 8:00 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays;" … "Construction, demolition, maintenance, repair, or excavation activities carried on between 7:00 am and 9:00 PM from Monday to Friday."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** No decibel limit. Exempt: emergency vehicles, District work, snow removal, public address systems required by code, and lawnmowers or power gardening equipment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. any day. Maximum court fine $2,000 a day.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002, s. 6(a) to (f), s. 8](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/)
  - Official wording: "A lawnmower or power gardening equipment operated between 8:00 am and 8:00 PM on any day;" … "police, fire or other emergency vehicles proceeding to an emergency;" … "a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Officer, 250-342-1404 (Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), or the District office at 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
  - Source: [Protective Services (Bylaw), Protective Services page](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/)
  - Official wording: "Our Bylaw Officer’s hours of operation are Wednesday to Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m." … "Bylaw Officer 250-342-1404 Or contact the District office at 250-342-9281."
  - Source: [Contact Information, Municipal office hours](https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/)
  - Official wording: "Municipal Office Hours 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. No after-hours noise number appears on the District pages read.
- **Fine:** $100 (municipal ticket) for noise that disturbs, noise from a property, or noise from an animal.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002, Schedule D](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
  - Official wording: "Noise Which Disturbs 3 $100.00" … "Noise From Property 4 $100.00" … "Noise From Animals 5 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002, s. 1](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/)
  - Official wording: "Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Invermere, the [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/) bans any noise or sound that disturbs, or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of a person nearby. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used that way, and no one may keep an animal or bird whose noise disturbs. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours and no decibel limit.

## Steps

1. Call the Bylaw Officer at 250-342-1404 (Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or the District office at 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
2. No after-hours noise number appears on the District pages read. Ask the District who to call.

## Good to know

- Construction, demolition, maintenance, repair or excavation is exempt from the bylaw from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Noise outside those hours falls under the general rule.
- Also exempt: emergency vehicles, District work, snow removal, public address systems required by code, and lawnmowers or power gardening equipment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. any day.
- Noise that disturbs, noise from a property, or noise from an animal can bring a $100 municipal ticket under the [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/). No early or late amount is set. The bylaw's maximum court fine is $2,000 a day.

## Official forms and pages

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/)
- [Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/)

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## Sources

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1117, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61280/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1130, 2002 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61271/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Information, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/) (read 2026-11-08)

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