Checking up on the noise bylaw

Times Contributor 

 

Weekends like the Strathmore Stampede long weekend bring lots of fun, along with lots of noise. As of now Strathmore has a bylaw that was last revised in 2005 and covers all different types of noise disturbances, from commercial and construction to domestic noise. 

Deputy CAO for the town, Linda Nelson says the bylaw is enforced on a complaint basis. 

“People would have to phone in and make a complaint,” said Nelson. “Bylaw and Peace Officers would enforce [this] unless it’s after 11 p.m., then it’s the RCMP. If there’s a noisy party or something the RCMP would get called.”

On weekends with big events such as the Strathmore Stampede, the disturbances can be a lot louder and more frequent than at other times of the year, but it’s expected. 

“It’s just kind of understood when you have an event of that nature there’s going to be some noise,” said Nelson. The rodeo events are over by 9 pm, which is in the parameters of the bylaw. What usually are called in are violations to the domestic noise section of the bylaw. 

“If there’s noise coming from the campsite or wherever then it would be the RCMP that would deal with it,” said Nelson, “and usually they’d probably just go and give the person a warning and say ‘hey we’ve had a complaint, could you turn your music down or stop yelling’ or whatever it is.”

The noise bylaw can be found on Strathmore’s website, www.strathmore.ca, under the Town Council tab, for anyone who is interested in reading all the specifics.