I commented earlier this week on my experience, obviously in North Vancouver, with the problems of the trains, particularly with the takeover between BC Rail and CN. The noise levels seemed to accelerate because of different operational methods and standards, and shunting was going on all night.
We had a presentation from the lady speaking from New Westminster, Joan Fisher, who on Wednesday, October 11, starting at midnight and going right through the evening, detailed all the noise that had occurred almost hour by hour. In my previous life as mayor and since then as MP, I've heard those kinds of things from residents in North Vancouver, so I have some empathy for the points that have been made.
Mayor Fassbender, you referred to the issue of train crossings. The gateway proposal that we put forward last year as the previous government, and I believe it's being responded to in terms of the announcement we heard last week, included a number of rail grade separations so that the trains could move through and the interference between train/truck traffic and train/car traffic would be reduced and there wouldn't be the need, perhaps, for the amount of whistling that can disturb a neighbourhood. Are you expecting to see some relief in that area?