Noise & nuisance — Antigonish, Nova Scotia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

Town of Antigonish has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.

Noise Control By-Law adopted bylaw

quiet hours	7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.: 65 dBA; 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.: 55 dBA	s. 2
construction hours	Construction noise permitted between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for which a Building Permit has been issued	s. 6(3)
exemptions	Town/Province/Canada/utility employees; snow removal; athletic/recreation/school activities 7am-11pm; religious activities 7am-11pm; Highland Games and Exhibition 8am-2am; Frosh Week 8am-11pm	s. 5; s. 6
fine range	$387.50 per occurrence	s. 10

scout note

Noise Control By-law of the Town of Antigonish; controls noise disturbances. PDF opened (scanned) and confirmed; amendments certified July 3, 2013.

Nuisance Party By-Law adopted bylaw

fine range

Not less than $400 first offence, $600 second offence, $900 third and subsequent offences

s. 8.1

scout note

Nuisance Party By-law of the Town of Antigonish, made under s.172 of the Municipal Government Act; addresses disruptive gatherings. PDF opened and confirmed.

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