The CAO in the Chase says about 70 per cent of survey respondents are in favour of doing away with train whistles in the community.

Joni Heinrich says the village reached out to residents because while the Pine Street crossing has the required infrastructure in place, it could cost $100,000 to install a crossing gate at the Aylmer Road crossing.

“What we need to do now is liaise with CP Rail, get an engineer to come out and assess those crossings, and tell us what needs to be done,” she said. “If the infrastructure can be installed, then we need to figure out if we can get some grant funding to cover a portion of those costs.”

Heinrich says the village could request train whistles to stop at Pine Street, but notes because the two crossings are so close to each other, it will not achieve the desired outcome.

“The survey respondents also said to us, ‘please look into both,'” noted Heinrich.

The idea gained traction after resident Reg Greenfield presented to Chase council in April. Heinrich previously told NL that if the village gets grant funding, it could reduce the village’s share to $20,000.