Noise & nuisance — Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

Town of Port Hawkesbury has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

Noise Control By-Law adopted bylaw
quiet hours 65 dBA between 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; 55 dBA between 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. s. 3
construction hours Construction exempt between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for which a building permit has been issued s. 7(3)
exemptions Town/Canada/NS/NS Power/railway/telecom employees; snow removal; athletic/recreational/school activities 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; religious activities 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; emergency services; agricultural activities s. 6; s. 7
fine range $250.00 per occurrence s. 9(2) (final unnumbered penalty section)
scout note

Regulates noise disturbances within the Town of Port Hawkesbury (replaces an earlier noise by-law; signature date left blank, A.D. 2002 era).

Machine-readable: noise.json · Official website: http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Noise & nuisance across Canada