Chilliwack residents are enjoying the sounds of silence in a way they haven't in months.
It's the absence of constant train whistling.
The "slow order" with whistling, that had been issued for trains travelling through Chilliwack after a fatal incident has been lifted by Transport Canada.
"It certainly made me happy," Mayor Ken Popove said.
City officials say the order was lifted on Aug. 17.
"It's going to mean a lot of people are going to be able to finally get a restful sleep."
City hall was inundated with resident complaints after the sustained and frequent whistling started in April after a fatality was reported from a train striking a pedestrian.
Work to repair fences and cut off access to CN Rail property made all the difference.
"We were asked to harden up three or four areas to limit access to the railway tracks, which we have done, and CN also undertook about the same number of to close off access," Popove said.
