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12 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, August 18, 2011 NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT WPEC to hold Great Solar Oven Challenge Is it hot enough to fry an egg? May- be, if you use the right solar oven and Bram West Parkway (Heritage Road to Financial Drive) and Financial Drive (Heritage Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard) let the sun do the work for you! Teams (and individuals) are welClass Environmental Assessment Study come to enter their solar oven designs The Study The City of Brampton has initiated a Class Environment Assessment (EA) for a new north-south arterial road, Bram West Parkway from Heritage Road to Financial Drive and the extension of Financial Drive from Heritage Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard, see map. In order to best address operational deficiencies and the need for additional transportation capacity in the area, a number of alternatives will be examined as part of the study including the potential Bram West Parkway to six lanes, extension of Financial Drive to four lanes, cross-sectional elements, intersection improvements, traffic operations, and the overall impact of improvements on the social, cultural and natural environments. The Process This notice indicates the commencement of the Class Environmental Assessment, a study which will define the problem, identify and evaluate alternative solutions, and determine a preferred design in consultation with regulatory agencies and the public. The study is being carried out in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule `C' projects as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study (2010) has completed the Phase 1 (need and justification) and Phase 2 (alternative solutions) of the Class EA process for Bram West Parkway. This study will satisfy Phase 3 (alternative designs) and Phase 4 (Environmental Study Report) of the Class EA process for Bram West Parkway and Phases 1 to 4 of the Class EA process for Financial Drive from Heritage Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard. A key component of this study will be consultation with interested stakeholders (public and agencies). Two Public Information Centres (PICs) will be held to present the project, review the study findings and discuss study issues including alternative solutions, evaluation criteria, and environmental impacts and mitigation measures. Details regarding the forthcoming PICs will be advertised as the study progresses. Upon completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared and made available for public review and comment. Comments Invited If you have any questions or comments regarding the study, or wish to be added to the study mailing list, please contact either of the following project team members: Khurram Tunio, M. Eng., P. Eng. Senior Project Engineer City of Brampton 8850 McLaughlin Road, Unit 2 Brampton, ON L6Y 5T1 Telephone: 905-874-2500 Fax: 905-874-2599 TTY: 905-874-2130 Email: khurram.tunio@brampton.ca Michael Chiu, P. Eng. Consultant Project Manager McCormick Rankin Corporation 2655 North Sheridan Way Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8 Phone: 905-823-8500, Ext. 1243 Email: bramwestparkwayea@mrc.ca Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. This notice first issued on August 5, 2011. in the Great Solar Oven Challenge at Willow Park Ecology Centre on Sunday August 21. You can enter online at www.willowparkecology.ca, by phone 905-8730614, or in person at noon on the day of the Challenge. Contestants may register and start setting up their ovens at noon. The event will open to the public at 2 p.m. for judging of the ovens as well as to view the informational displays in the park. Car cookies and Sun Tea will be available as refreshments-- on a firstcome, first-served basis. Categories for competition include: · Easiest set up to start cooking. (Judging from 2-2:30 p.m.) · Highest temperature reached. (Judging at 2:30 p.m.) · Most creative food item cooked An example of a solar oven. entirely in a solar oven. (Judging at 3 p.m.) · Most use of local foods in an item cooked in a solar oven. (Judging at 3:30 p.m.) So get started now, and harness all the power you need to cook a tasty meal for yourself and your friends, courtesy of the sun's energy. This program is sponsored by Sobey's Earth Day Canada. 121st Halton Plowing Match Friday, August 26th Politicians and Media Plowing, Various Tractor Classes, Soil Conservation Tillage Classes 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch is available by Troy's Diner Free Admission Ed Bird & Family Farm 10740 15 Sideroad, Halton Hills, west of Trafalgar Rd. 905-691-7142 for more info ARTIST RETURNS HOME LOCAL ARTIST RETURNS AFTER 2 DECADES TO START LOCAL BUSINESS Local artist Brian Gibson returns to Georgetown after several years honing his skills and abilities, in several places over the globe. Most recently Brian operated a decorative painting company for the last 15 years in the Washington DC area. With design carpentry and painting skills Brian felt ready to start his own home renovation company and brought those skills back to Georgetown and started Brian Gibson Designs. While the Georgetown library is undergoing a new addition, it was even prior to this present addition to the library that Brian did a painting of the library. The painting won a county art contest and now hangs in the offices of the library. Brian went to high school in Georgetown, and won 2nd place in a competition to redesign the high school lobby. Brian comes from artistic stock. His mother Ruth Gibson has been a successful local artist as well. His father Tom Gibson was a local public school principal. Returning to Georgetown, Brian is happy to be reconnecting with the community and hopes to have the opportunity to show his abilities to clients in the area and grow his new business. With emphasis on painting and kitchens and bathroom renovations Brian Gibson designs can help you decide if you need to just update your cabinet doors, need paint or to alter the footprint of your cabinetry. Brian has extensive experience in design and painting from Italianesque to contemporary design. To contact Brian, call him at 416 931-3041, view his website at Briangibsondesigns.com or email him directly at briang@briangibsondesigns.com