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Belfountain Dam and Headpond Conservation Ontario Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Filing Document for Review Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has completed a study of the Belfountain dam and headpond, located within Belfountain Conservation Area in the Town of Caledon (see map). The study was conducted at the same time as the ongoing Belfountain Complex Management Plan, which is evaluating a larger study area including the Belfountain Conservation Area and the neighbouring Willoughby and Cox properties. The Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been prepared in accordance with Conservation Ontario's procedures as outlined in the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Remedial Flood and Erosion Control Projects (2002 amended June 2013). The Class EA has assessed several alternatives for the future management of the Belfountain dam and headpond, ranging from rehabilitation to removal. The Preferred Alternative proposes lowering the existing dam spillway to allow construction of a naturalized channel through the existing headpond area. The lands outside of the naturalized channel and previously within the headpond, are proposed to be naturalized or repurposed as passive recreation and cultural areas. The ESR provides additional information on the alternatives considered, the evaluation process, implementation options and details of the Preferred Alternative. Interested persons are invited to review the ESR at creditvalleyca.ca/bcmp. Printed copies of the ESR are available upon request. Printed copies are also available for review at CVC's head office (see address below). You can provide written comments to Jesse de Jager within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice at: Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) 1255 Old Derry Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 6R4 Phone: 905-670-1615 or 1-800-668-5557, Fax: 905-670-2210 cvc@creditvalleyca.ca, creditvalleyca.ca Subject to comments received as a result of this study and the receipt of necessary approvals and funding, CVC intends to proceed with the construction of this project. If you feel that serious environmental concerns remain unresolved after consulting with CVC staff, it is your right to request that the project be subject to a Part II Order by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. Part II Order requests must be received by the Minister, with a copy to CVC, within 30 calendar days following the date of this notice: Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 15th Floor Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1P5 If you have specific questions about the study, please contact a project representative: Credit Valley Conservation Mr. Jesse de Jager Conservation Lands Planner 1255 Old Derry Road Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 6R4 905-670-1615 ext. 281 jesse.dejager@creditvalleyca.ca Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure Mr. Ron Scheckenberger, M.Eng., P.Eng. Project Manager 3215 North Service Road, P.O. Box 220 Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3G2 905-335-2353, 1-866-751-2353 ron.scheckenberger@amecfw.com NEWS theifp.ca The model will be presented by the two organizations on Feb. 23 in Oakville. File photos SAVIS, HCAHT present model to service providers Continued from page 5 In both cases, women will receive first response bags filled with what Stover describes as "dignity" items. "When they come to us, they often don't have much with them, they might only have the clothes they're wearing," Stover said. "The bags are intended to be something so they can have toiletries to go take a shower, they can put on a new change of clothes, they can have a new phone card to make a phone call. It's just really about showing dignity to survivors and... really treating them like they are valued individuals and we really want them to feel comfortable and cared for, especially when some of them are in their most vulnerable situations in their lives." On Feb. 23, the two organizations will present a model to service providers detailing the best and most effective ways of handling a situation of human trafficking, the first half of the project. "The model itself is intended to be a basic user manual or how-to guide for service providers in the Halton region when they're providing service to survivors of human trafficking," Stover said. "Our intent is that it will be used by those who are currently providing service and also to help those who may not be already providing service but have the potential to do so." According to Stover, no such model has ex- isted until now. "There wasn't a co-ordinated approach in the region to be able to support survivors and we also found there were a lot of agencies who weren't aware they were supporting survivors of human trafficking and weren't aware of the unique needs they have in terms of the trauma they experienced and the appropriate housing and service models they needed," she said. "It was really important to create something that would meet the unique needs of the survivors of trafficking." The second half of the model will include the collaborative, going out and hosting sessions to raise awareness in the community and educate service providers on how to best use the model. "We want to provide the services and also equip service providers in how to use the model and how to approach survivors and how to serve them that is best for the survivor," Stover explained. The event will take place next Thursday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Rd., in Oakville. "We never want a survivor to be on their own trying to access the services they need," Stover said. "We want it to be a wrap around approach, that providers are walking alongside survivors and helping them every step of the way." REGISTER NOW FOR OUTDOOR HOUSE LEAGUE SUMMER CAMP and PARENT AND TOT PROGRAM registration also available Sign up now for the world's most popular game. 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