Noise & nuisance — Wolfville, Nova Scotia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

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

Bylaw 64 - Prevention of Excessive Noise Bylaw adopted bylaw

quiet hours	10:00 pm - 7:00 am 55 dBA; 7:00 am -10:00 pm 65 dBA	s. 3(1)
construction hours	7:00 am and 8:00 pm	s. 5(11)
exemptions	Town/utility employees on duty; snow removal; athletic/religious/community activities and Acadia Welcome Week 7am-11pm; emergency services	s. 5
fine range	not less than $200.00 first offence, $400.00 second, $900.00 third and subsequent	s. 7(4)

scout note

Regulates excessive noise in the Town of Wolfville; sets continuous noise level standards based on the Ontario Municipal Model Noise Code.

Chapter 97 - Nuisance Party Bylaw adopted bylaw

fine range

not less than $400.00 first offence, $600.00 second, $900.00 third and subsequent

s. 8.1

scout note

Creates a duty on hosts of social gatherings to control participants' behaviour and lets enforcement disperse gatherings that become a public nuisance in Wolfville.

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