R. v. Gabrielson, (1986) 76 A.R. 81 (QB)

• Judge: Holmes, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: July 25, 1986
• Citations: (1986), 76 A.R. 81 (QB)

R. v. Gabrielson (1986), 76 A.R. 81 (QB)

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R. v. Gabrielson

(No. 8610-004S4)

Indexed As: R. v. Gabrielson

Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

Judicial District of Red Deer

Holmes, J.

July 25, 1986.

Summary:

The accused was convicted of contravening the provisions of the City of Red Deer Noise Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2626/79). He appealed, arguing that the bylaw was invalid for uncertainty.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the appeal and affirmed the accused's conviction.

Municipal Law - Topic 3848

Bylaws - Quashing - Grounds - Uncertainty or vagueness - Noise bylaw - The City of Red Deer Noise Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2626/79), s. 3(a) prohibited persons from making "loud, un necessary or unusual noise or any noise whatsoever which either annoys, disturbs, injures, endangers or detracts from the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of other persons" - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench held that the wording of the bylaw was not uncertain and therefore the bylaw was valid.

Cases Noticed:

Re Bunce v. Town of Cobourg, [1963] O.R. 343 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Clarke v. Wawken, [1930] 2 D.L.R. 596; [1930] 1 W.W.R. 319; 53 C.C.C. 366, refd to. [para. 7].

R. v. Hadden and Sand, [1983] 3 W.W.R. 661; 23 Sask.R. 303 (Q.B.), affd. [1984] 1 W.W.R. 384; 34 Sask.R. 54 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

Arcade Amusements Inc. v. Montreal (1985), 58 N.R. 339; 29 M.P.L.R. 220 (S.C.C.), appld. [para. 12].

Montreal v. Morgan (1920), 60 S.C.R. 393, refd to. [para. 12].

R. v. Myers (1984), 53 A.R. 253, refd to. [para. 14].

Hlushak v. City of Fort McMurray (1982), 37 A.R. 149, refd to. [para. 14].

Hopper v. Municipal District of Foothills No. 31, [1976] 6 W.W.R. 610; 1 A.R. 129 (S.C.A.D.), dist. [para. 19].

Statutes Noticed:

City of Red Deer Noise Bylaw, Bylaw No. 2626/79, sect. 3.

Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. M-26, sect. 160(1)(g) [para. 4].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Driedger, E.A., The Construction of Statutes, p. 67 [para. 13].

Halsbury's Laws of England (3rd Ed.), p. 517 [para. 6].

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary [para. 10].

Counsel:

N. Riebeek, for the respondent;

D. Gross, for the appellant

This appeal was heard before Holmes, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, who delivered the following decision on July 25, 1986: