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. .> r BRIGHTON *t.tre Gr,tj,i"T'?t r a _ -- i a . soothers. a: . November 27, 2014 Proudly sen/mg Brighton, Colbome and Area i=5lltlitBTMlMmlMB8N. y y . P-cr/Sir',.,.]);.-' w ik'," at8.5: Santa procedure for ending ir,',ycl, _ et' . . as" 'SC, 'c-vet (came train whistles Ill RI . " ttri'i g Li" v" ' V __ i , = t l 31le V _ . _ ing certain requirements are ' n Ill, ilB8, I ' i Jr , * News - Cramahe - it could met." M IG " E r , - . _ se' t a - Ga I n cost Carmel-re tens of thou- Thoserequirementsinclude . . x ' he": ' ' _ V sands of dollars in upgrades carrying out safety measures Ir: h 5 My If , 'as at each of its railway cross- to address "any non-eonfor- - , 'Et' _, $5 N a " ta l ingstogettrainsto stopblow- mities and deficiencies" at 7 LN i 1'2 ' - - " ing their whistlesa’sthey pass each at-grade crossing, re- ' - ' 7 , Fd through the township. waiving around surface Gon- K, 1' . ' V “1 A draft pilot study by ditions, sight lines, signage, , . n qr q I . CIMA that looked at npair of pavement markings, warning fa 4» i,«3h£_ ' CN crossings estimated the devices, gates and fencing. " 7 ' required improvements could Hawash pointed out he i: . p L'iitt ' ' h cost between $45,000 and looked at only two CN cross- 5 N K [l ttr ‘ - $65,000 at Peters Road and ings in his review. "Guing Pf-A' ' . " tsm L"i' RI = $46,000 atOntario Street, forward, if the goal is the Mr, l e A if V _, IS '21) il . e r The township commis- reduction of noise from train IT, 'ti',, t , ' h . , . LT I“; . 1 _ sinned the'study in response whistling," he recommended " it g 1'y 'f 5, N, b: y J: f iai r " - ' to complaints from residents that "complete corridors and "r ill *1 ", a 'v, , ' J , about how much the sound all the crossings“ within Cra- . kd It“ _ r _ _ ' - of the whistle was disrupting mahe be considered when e V V ' I: k "1 ’2‘: 'rig .l a ' l _ - . theirlives. applying fur the cessation of fi, tl, _ - 5'; = ' " i UL' The two sites were chosen whistles. ' x A . '5 F;- _ ' . il _ ', ' E; ' for study to give council an Director of operations Dan J g g 1$'t, " _ C' If“ '"l _ l Assi' = , idea of the steps required to O'Brien said there are sixCN . . _ /f ;- s", 7s3j1' t 5 a; 5 ‘ _ e - 'i2i'tiliiiii t end the use of train whistles and CP railway crossings in .7 . = " ics'; ’ . ' “all” i i _ LN' .-. kr , _ ' Pdi?2 '-'- ' in Cramahe and the expense the municipality. ' Cl * tiae7a'":'22LI,22tt., '-. _ i .. 5 "iE2iM F.;, involved. He said some nirle de- ’ ' - ' - ' R ' . TTC' .. g: 'ST Transportation technolo- tails" need tobecollected and I' - W, ~--~r- "ru- . M _ " gist Khaled Hawash said added to the report before it is r » . . .- i ' Transport Canada "will con- finalizedvand then presented ' “ " . ' sitter applications for an ex- "to council in depth so the - - - emptiort from the whistling general public can Wasp what CnlbomemlledoutflremloomematfuraspecialvisltarfrumthetlnrthPulsSahrrdaynightanditwardearbythetwinltlein hiseyethatSiuttatlausertWedMtheatterttion. regulations at specific rail- they're ttilkingabout." 8aMssotdtas0akndg"tmrssiort,and iioats,indudlng 1lahitatfbrMirtimityand "ritagelmltedttmnhdormedahmgtttrpmessioasittmmditsmtrthmughdomttmo way grade crossings pmvid- Puasesee"SttyMg"rmpetgeq trrlttorttemmtnsuaarrsrha Ff"sesemoepMtoor1page18 I Saying good-bye Cottthiltedhompag" exceptional in terms of what this council CIMAwi_ed to 'tmkeaptesentatim accomplished" and he was “very plasui" 1o1henewamncilaiierittakesofficenext tohavelxxnparttfagmupwMsetearm month. work set "an example' for Northumlxr- Farewetlt said landCounty and other municipalities in the TTieirdaysinomcecametoanemHsst province. week firDepatrtttgyor Jim Williams and Councillor Ed Van Egmond told " . (1oateilksrclirrtrmBreauasrthsytookrsart Iiamshelmilmn"agtNteacher"becat1w -intheirlastootmcilmeeting. CommiHorPat even when the two ofthem had dimgxeed Wmmpe, who lostoutinher bidtn unseat on tiiffhestt things he had "always learned MayorMm Coombs, was absern from the from those eximiences." meeting. Williams said he enjoyed his 20 CdombsjtiaxivanEgrnondinamking years in total as an elected niticial, having Williams and Breau for their contributions served m "difEtmtaqmities"priortoaM to council, saying "it's the best one I've following the amalgamation of Cramahe' ever sat on, certainly had the most fun and Tmyyhiir.ayd Colbome. enjoyment, and from the townships point _ He said the past eight years "have been of view [produced] the most results."