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title: "Tumbler Ridge noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Tumbler Ridge?"
place: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tumbler-ridge
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Tumbler Ridge
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# Tumbler Ridge noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** In Tumbler Ridge, noise that disturbs the peace of people nearby is not allowed, and construction noise is banned from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The readable bylaw sets no other fixed quiet hours. A noise ticket is $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Tumbler Ridge, https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca)  
**Cost:** Ticket: $100 for noise that disturbs; $250 for amplified noise when prohibited.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-242-3939 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, cause or allow noise or sound that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002, s. 3](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise or sound that" … "disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of a person or persons in" … "the vicinity."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** Not confirmed. Part of the Noise Control Bylaw text is missing, including sections that may set times.
- **Construction hours:** Construction noise (including alterations, demolitions and excavations) is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002, s. 5(h)](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/)
  - Official wording: "any noise caused by or emanating from construction activity, including" … "alterations, demolitions, and excavations, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and" … "7:00 a.m."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** Prohibitions also cover animal, amplified, alarm and engine noise (including unmuffled engines and running motors) at times set in s. 5. Exempt: emergency vehicles, snow removal, required public address systems, worship bells, licensed entertainment venues' amplified sound between noon and 2:00 a.m., licensed industrial-zone businesses, and warning horns.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002, s. 6 Exemptions](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/)
  - Official wording: "Noise from police, ?re, ambulance or other emergency vehicles;" … "Noise from snow removal or highway cleaning operations;" … "between noon and 2:00 am;" … "Noise from a licensed business within an area zoned for Industrial uses; and"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated, Schedule 6](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)
  - Official wording: "Amplified Noise When Prohibited" … "Unmuffled Engine Noise"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement Officer, (250) 242-3939.
  - Source: [Municipal Bylaw Enforcement, Complaint Process](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/municipal-bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Please contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at (250) 242-3939"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The District's pages do not say who takes noise complaints after hours.
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $100 for noise that disturbs; $100 for animal, alarm, engine, unmuffled engine, running motor or construction noise when prohibited; $250 for amplified noise when prohibited.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated, Schedule 6](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)
  - Official wording: "Noise that Disturbs" … "Amplified Noise When Prohibited" … "Construction Noise When Prohibited"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002, s. 1](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/)
  - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 457, 2002" … "Noise Control Bylaw No."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Tumbler Ridge's [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/>) says no one may make, cause or allow noise or sound that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby.

## Good to know

- **Construction:** noise from construction, alterations, demolition and excavation is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The readable text sets no separate Sunday or holiday rule.
- **Quiet hours:** the readable bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. The sections that may set times (ss. 4 and 5) are missing from the document's text.
- The bylaw also covers animal, amplified, alarm and engine noise (including unmuffled engines and running motors). No decibel limits were found.
- **Exempt:** emergency vehicles, snow removal, required public address systems, worship bells, warning horns, licensed industrial-zone businesses, and amplified sound at licensed venues between noon and 2:00 a.m.
- **Tickets** ([Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/>)): $100 for noise that disturbs, and for animal, alarm, engine, unmuffled engine, running motor or construction noise when prohibited; $250 for amplified noise when prohibited. The court fine can be up to $5,000, and each day is a separate offence.

## Steps to complain

1. Call the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-242-3939, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2. The District's pages do not say who takes noise complaints after hours. The RCMP non-emergency line is 250-242-5252.

## Official forms and pages

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)
- [Municipal Bylaw Enforcement, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/municipal-bylaw-enforcement)

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## Sources

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 457, 2002 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/22984/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Bylaw Enforcement, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/municipal-bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Pets and Animals, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/pets-and-animals-) (read 2026-11-08)
- [RCMP, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/-rcmp) (read 2026-11-08)

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