THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER
AND SHEREAS standard stop signs have been erected on both sides of

SOUNDING OF TRAIN WHISTLES PROHIBITION BY-Law
each lovel highway crossing in the Municipality, except at 13th Street and Ko. 168h, 1958.

25th Streat vhere automatic gates have been installed; A By-law to prohibit the sounding of

train whistles,
NOW THEREFORE the Reeve and Council of The Corporation of the

District ef West Vancouver, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: WHEREAS the Pacific Creat Eastern Railway operates in and throteh

1. The sounding of any engine whistle is hereby prohibited in respect the Municipality of West Vancouver;
of any highway crossing at rail level situate in the area between AND WHEREAS the Railway Act ch. 285, R.S.B.C, 1928, Section 192

mileage 1.43 of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the vicinity as amended by the Railway Amendment Act 1958, provides as follows:

of Capilano Bridge in the District of West Vancouver and mileage (1) When any train 4s approaching a highway crossing at rail-level,

number 9.39 in the vicinity of Nelson Creek Bridge in the District the engine-whistle shall be sounded at least twenty seconds befere

of West Vancouver. reaching such crossing, and the bell shall be rung continuously

Every person who violates any of the provisions of this by~law, from the time of the sounding of the whistle until the engine has

or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contra- . crossed such highway.

vention or in violation of any of the provisions of this by-law, (2) Where e by-law of an urban municipality probibits exch sounding

or who neglects to do cr refrains from doing anything required of the whistle or ringing of the bell in respect of any ecch

to be done by any of the provisions of this by~law, or who does crossing or crossings within the Mizits of the municipality,

any act which violates any of the provisions of this by-law, the by-law shall, if approved by the Minister by certificate

shall be deemed to be guilty of sn infraction thereof and licble under his hand and seal of office, relieve the company aad its

to the penalty hereinafter provided. exployees, to the extent of the prohibition, fron the duty

Any person guilty of an offence against any of the provisions imposed by this section.

of this by-law shall be Mable to a fine or penalty of £100.00, Where application has been made to the Minister wider subsection

and such fine or penalty may be recovered end enforced, with (2) for the approval of the prohibition of whistling or ringing

costs by sumary conviction before any Justice of the Peace of the bell as required wider subsection (1), the cost of

having jurisdiction in the District of West Vancouver; and additional protective safety measures at such crossing or crossings

in default of payment the offender may be committed to deezed necessary by the Minister for the protection and safety

imprisonment for any term in the discretion of the convicting of the public shall be borne by the applicant.

Justice, not exceeding chirty days, unless such fine or (4) In subsection (2) urban municipality neans:-

penalty and costs, including the costs of the committe) (a) A City,

and conveyance to the place of imprisonment, are sooner paid. (bv) 4 Town,

This By-law shall come into force if and when the Minister of (ce) any other municipality which conteins

thickly populated porticn and whieh the
Minister, on the application of exch
municipality, declares to be an urben
municipality within the meaning of the
said subsection.

Railways declares the Municipality of West Vancouver an urban
Municipality within the meaning of Section 192 of the "Railway

Act" as axended and upon the approval of this By-law by the

AND WHEREAS the whistling of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway
said Minister of Railways by certificate under his hand und

leeonotives whilst traversing the Municipality greatly disturbs the peece

aeel of office pursuant to Section 192 of the "Railway Act".
: and quiet of the residents of the Municipality both ty day and at nights