--- title: "Sayward noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines" question: "What are the noise rules in Sayward?" place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sayward category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Sayward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/noise-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/noise-rules.json" --- # Sayward noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines **Question:** What are the noise rules in Sayward? **Short answer:** Sayward's Public Nuisance Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the peace of the neighbourhood. It sets no fixed night-time quiet hours, but construction is limited to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (8 a.m. on Sundays and holidays) and power tools to 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call the Village Office to complain. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Sayward, https://www.sayward.ca) **Cost:** On conviction, a fine of up to $10,000. The ticketing bylaw lists no ticket for the current noise bylaw, so ask the Village what ticket amount is used. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office (open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays), 250-282-5512 - In person: Village Office, 652 H'Kusam Way, Sayward, BC - Online: Online Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.sayward.ca/form/bylaw-complaint-form - Online: Public Works (not an after-hours noise line), 250-282-5509 ## Key facts - **General rule:** No noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood (s. 6.4). Owners and occupiers must not allow it from their property (s. 6.5). This includes amplified sound (s. 6.6) and animals or birds whose cries unduly disturb (s. 6.7). - Source: [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023, ss. 6.4 to 6.7](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - Official wording: "No Person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise" … "No Person shall own, keep, or harbor any animal or bird which, by its cries, unduly disturbs" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Quiet hours:** None set. Sayward's Public Nuisance Bylaw sets no fixed night-time quiet hours for general noise. - **Construction hours:** Not before 7 a.m. Monday to Saturday (not a statutory holiday), not before 8 a.m. on Sundays or statutory holidays, and not after 10 p.m. on any day, for building work, demolition, excavation or fill that disturbs the neighbourhood. - Source: [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023, s. 6.8](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - Official wording: "No Person shall, before 7:00 am on any day from Monday to Saturday when such day is not a Statutory Holiday, or before 8:00 am on any Sunday or Statutory Holiday, and after 10:00 pm on any day, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other limits:** Power gardening tools, other power tools and engine-powered model aircraft, boats or cars: not before 8 a.m. or after 10 p.m. (s. 6.10). Outdoor public address systems need permission of the Chief Administrative Officer (s. 6.11). Garbage trucks: same hours as construction (s. 6.9). - Source: [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023, ss. 6.9 to 6.11](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - Official wording: "No Person shall, before 8:00 am and after 10:00 pm on any day, use or operate any power gardening tool" … "No person shall operate any outdoor public address system at any time" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Who to call, business hours:** Village Office, 250-282-5512 (open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday except holidays), or the online Bylaw Complaint Form. - Source: [Bylaws, Bylaws page](https://www.sayward.ca/government-bylaws/bylaws) - Official wording: "Would you like to file a Bylaw Complaint? You may do so at the Village Office or, if you’d prefer, you can submit one online using the button below." - Source: [Staff Directory, Staff directory](https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory) - Official wording: "Chief Administrative Officer (250) 282-5512" - Source: [Property Taxes & Assessment, Payment options](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/property-taxes-assessment) - Official wording: "Our office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday except holidays." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The Village website does not state an after-hours noise line. - **Fine:** On conviction, a fine of up to $10,000 (s. 8.2). The ticketing bylaw lists no offences under Bylaw 502; its Schedule 3 still lists repealed Noise Control Bylaw No. 342 at $100 per noise offence. - Source: [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023, s. 8.2](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - Official wording: "to a fine of not more than $10,000 (and not less than the fines prescribed in the Village of Sayward Ticketing Offence Bylaw)" … "Noise Control Bylaw No. 342, 2005; No-" - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 3](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - Official wording: "Noise that disturbs 4.3 100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023 - Source: [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023, s. 1](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023”." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023]() (Part 6) bans noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. Owners and occupiers must not allow it from their property. This includes amplified sound and animals or birds whose cries unduly disturb. The bylaw sets no fixed night-time quiet hours for general noise. It does set hours for some activities: - Building work, demolition, excavation or fill that disturbs the neighbourhood: not before 7 a.m. Monday to Saturday (not a statutory holiday), not before 8 a.m. on Sundays or statutory holidays, and not after 10 p.m. any day. - Power gardening tools, other power tools and engine-powered model aircraft, boats or cars: not before 8 a.m. or after 10 p.m. - Garbage trucks: the same hours as construction. - Outdoor public address systems need permission of the Chief Administrative Officer. ## Steps 1. If it is safe, talk to your neighbour first. 2. Call the Village Office at 250-282-5512 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed holidays) or use the online Bylaw Complaint Form. 3. No after-hours noise line is stated on the Village website. ## Good to know - On conviction the fine is up to $10,000. - The [Ticketing Bylaw No. 422]() lists no offences under Bylaw 502. It still lists the repealed Noise Control Bylaw No. 342 at $100. Ask the Village which ticket amount is used now. - Vehicle noises, such as a diesel engine idling more than five minutes, are also covered. ## Official forms and pages - [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) - [Bylaws, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/government-bylaws/bylaws) ## Related questions - [Sayward unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/unsightly-property.md) - [Sayward fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/fireworks.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules.md) - [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules.md) - [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules.md) - [Port McNeill](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/noise-rules.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/noise-rules.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/noise-rules.md) ## Sources - [Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 502, 2023 (PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20502%20-%20Public%20Nuisance.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 422 (consolidated, PDF)](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2023-06/Bylaw%20422%20-%20Ticketing%20for%20Bylaw%20Offences%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaws, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/government-bylaws/bylaws) (read 2026-11-08) - [Staff Directory, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/contact/staff-directory) (read 2026-11-08) - [Property Taxes & Assessment, Village of Sayward](https://www.sayward.ca/municipal-services/property-taxes-assessment) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed. 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