{"title":"Valemount noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Valemount?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","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 Valemount","url":"https://valemount.ca"},"short_answer":"In Valemount, no one may make or allow noise that disturbs the neighbourhood. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours. Construction that disturbs the neighbourhood is banned before 7:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. A noise fine is $200.","aliases":["noise bylaw valemount","quiet hours valemount","loud neighbours valemount","barking dog valemount","construction hours valemount"],"cost":"Noise disturbance: $200 bylaw notice ($160 if paid within 14 days, $240 if paid late). The municipal ticket fine is also $200, reduced by $25 if paid within 14 days.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (Bylaw Enforcement)","value":"250.566.4435"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@valemount.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"735 Cranberry Lake Road, Valemount, BC V0E 2Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., closed statutory holidays"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989 (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/"},{"title":"Noise Control Amendment Bylaw No. 721, 2014 (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/57425/"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 698 (consolidated June 4, 2026) (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/96801/"},{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 641 (PDF), Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61063/"},{"title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Valemount","url":"https://valemount.ca/village-office/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Valemount bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Valemount dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Valemount unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/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 or allow noise, in a public or private place, that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used so noise disturbs others. No one may keep an animal or bird whose cries disturb the neighbourhood.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"s. 3(a) to 3(d)","quotes":["disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest , enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any person or persons in the neighborhood or vicinity.","No person shall own, keep or harbor any animal or bird which by its cries disturbs or tends to disturb the peace, quiet,"]},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/88487/","title":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/88487/","section":"s. 6.4","quotes":["An owner shall ensure his or her animal does not vocalize excessively or in any manner which might reasonably disturb any person."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Valemount's Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Construction, alteration, repair, demolition, excavation or filling that disturbs the neighbourhood is not allowed on any day before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. The Clerk Administrator may approve necessary work at other hours, in writing.","short":"7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"construction clause (section number not legible in text)","quotes":["No person in the Village shall on any day before 07:00 hours or after 22:00 hours, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter,","the Clerk administrator may give written approval to carry on the work that is found to be necessary at designated hours."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No decibel limits. Playing or operating a radio, stereo or other sound equipment so it disturbs the neighbourhood is banned. Emergency work to protect life, health or property is allowed (the person must show it was an emergency).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"s. 3(c) and emergency clause","quotes":["No person shall play or operate any radio, stereo-phonic equipment or other instrument or any apparatus for the production or amplication of sound","a person may perform works of an emergency nature for the preservation or protection of life, health or property"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Village Office, 250.566.4435, or bylaw@valemount.ca (Bylaw Enforcement Officer and Animal Control). Complaints need your name, contact information and the nature of the complaint.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.ca/village-office/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Valemount","section":"Complaint procedure","quotes":["By phone: Call the Village Office at 250.566.4435 during regular office hours","By email: bylaw@valemount.ca.","In order for a complaint to be considered official, you will need to provide your name, contact information and the nature of your complaint."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":"No after-hours noise line is listed. Outside office hours, leave a message at the Village Office, 250.566.4435; the call is returned during office hours.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.ca/village-office/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Valemount","section":"Complaint procedure","quotes":["Outside of office hours, please leave a message and the call will be returned during office hours."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Noise disturbance: bylaw notice $200 ($160 if paid within 14 days, $240 late). The municipal ticket (MTI) fine is also $200 (reduced by $25 if paid within 14 days).","short":"Notice $200 ($160 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/96801/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 698 (consolidated June 4, 2026) (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"Schedule A, Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, s. 3a)","quotes":["Creating Noise 3a) No $200.00 $160.00 $240.00 n/a"]},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61063/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 641 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"Schedule B1","quotes":["Creating Noise Disturbance 3a) $ 200.00"]},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61063/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 641 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"Exhibit 1 (sample ticket)","quotes":["The above fine may be reduced by $25.00 if paid within 14 days of the date of issuance"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Valemount Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989, as amended by Noise Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 721, 2014","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61063/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 641 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Noise Control By-law 306, 1989"]},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/57425/","title":"Noise Control Amendment Bylaw No. 721, 2014 (PDF), Village of Valemount","section":"s. 2","quotes":["Village of Valemount Noise Bylaw No. 306 is hereby amended by changing Section 6 to read as follows"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Noise Control Bylaw No. 306](<https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/>), amended by [Bylaw No. 721](<https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/57425/>), bans noise that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people nearby, in a public or private place. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used that way, and no one may keep an animal or bird whose cries disturb the neighbourhood. Playing a radio, stereo or other sound equipment so it disturbs the neighbourhood is also banned.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village Office at 250.566.4435 or email bylaw@valemount.ca.\n2. Give your name, contact information and the nature of the complaint. A complaint needs these to be official.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise and no decibel limits.\n- Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or filling that disturbs the neighbourhood is not allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m., any day. The Clerk Administrator may approve necessary work at other hours, in writing.\n- Emergency work to protect life, health or property is allowed.\n- No after-hours noise line is listed. Outside office hours, leave a message at 250.566.4435; it is returned during office hours. The Public Works emergency line is not for noise complaints.\n- A noise fine is a $200 bylaw notice ($160 if paid within 14 days, $240 if paid late). The municipal ticket is also $200.","sources":[{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/63476/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 306, 1989 (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/57425/","title":"Noise Control Amendment Bylaw No. 721, 2014 (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/96801/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 698 (consolidated June 4, 2026) (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61063/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 641 (PDF), Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.ca/village-office/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Valemount","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/88487/","title":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/88487/","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/noise-rules.json"}}