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Isaac Award a Jade Lalonde Ava Clifford Kids Who Care Emily Mitchell Katelyn MacFarlane notary General Proficiency Award Jocelyn Buttie Mitchell A Ferguson Memorial Music Award g Andrew Milne Ava Clifrord Samual Hall ,. Emily Mitchell . Early Act-Rotary Award Matthew Be I . . LegiartlParentrhstmciiMost improired Lillian Corkety-Heftarrtan . nyon KeVIn Singleton Student Award Fa tt F Andew Milne i . we F Nathan Smith Sara Crank Sam“; Haalllrmfy Sports Award Valeth'ctorian ._ Matthew Banyan ' A 1' i i . a t . _ rama e agrees to stu y m response to , r' a . l were” -.2,-rosaa-w"esusssta S or train W ist e an I r" _ .xtlly _ l Byliihntampliell VV -- she implored council "to seriously director of operations Dan O‘Brien for sure." existing safety measures and a ban NGrr.caitmme.,HeartMt loathsome review the noise pollution from train said the assessment "must include the The mayor said the study should be is put in place. If the train engineers whistle blow isn't exactly what country whistles and its effects on real people railway corridor for400 metres in each completed "within a month or so ... "think they sec something, then music legend Hank Williams wrote but in this community. The prophylactic direction fromthe crossing surface and It's not complicated." obviously they're going to blow their that's how some Cmmahe Township benefit of train whistles (potentially the roadway in each direction from the The railways "will still have the whistle to alertpeoplethey're coining residents feel whenever a train passing affecting a few) does not negate or rail crossing through the safe stopping right" to sound a whistle at crossings" through," Coombs said, through the municipality announces its outweigh the actual suffering it is distance of the design vehicle." even should the township enhance approach at railway crossings. presently causing." The assessment will identify - Elizabeth Ross is one of dozens Although previous appeals to have "required upgrades and any other work who have tried to put a stop to the the township enact a train whistle ban needed to request whistle cessation" I practice, saying "the high frequency, had failed, Ross said she was trying as well as the costs involved. high volume blaring of train whistles once more to get it to do something, Cramnhe Mayor Marc Coombs night and day is damaging the quality because, as "the frequency of railway said in an interview council “finally oflives." trams ... continues to increase, decided to move forward" in response In unemail sent to council members perhaps council will be additionally to "psrs'rstent" demands by residents in_Miiy, the Colbome Creek resident motivated to reflect on this problem to take action. The study will focus said the train whistles pose "a serious again. Even a partial ban during the on two of the seven crossings in the threat to the well being of myself, my night-time sleep hours would promote township--one urban, one rural- family and community members here the health oflocal residents.” so council can make "an educated in Colborne .__ imagine never having That's not in the cards as yet but decision based on it real cost." an.und.iyu,rbed night of sleep due to last week council unanimously agreed It has been approached by two trainwhistlesscreamingoutrepeatedly to haveawhistlecessation study done, groups of citizens in the past asking all through the night." . one "several steps Transport Canada for a whistle ban, most recently in the Ross said that as a registered nurse requires before a ban on whistles at spring when a petition was submitted, she hnows what are "the negative crossings can be implemented. Coombs said,but"rhere's always been implications to human health from A detailed safety assessment will the question, if we're not committed chronic sleep de?rivatky".and she be done at two crossings, Ontario to spending $100)00 [for example, insisted she was "experiencing some Street and Peters Road, by CIMA to uiwadeacrorssiagl,wht spend the I ofthuse adverse effects Ftssthsmd." Engineering Services at a cost of $2,500 [on astudy]?" he said.“But we Expressing concern for herself, her $2,440 per crossing, don't know about the 5100.000. After W ll, we get this done we'll at least know _ z