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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 29 ,2 02 0 | 10 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 11 29 20 NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION Meetings at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. Study Halton Region has completed aMunicipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Study to further improve future travel demands and network connectivity on the Regional Road 25 corridor from Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8) to 5 Side Road, within theTown ofMilton and Town of HaltonHills. The study has been conducted in compliancewith Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 and 2015), which is approved under theOntario Environmental AssessmentAct. Process The Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been prepared to document the planning, public consultation and decision-making process undertaken for this study. By this Notice, the ESR is being placed on the public record for a 30-day reviewperiod in accordancewith the requirements of theMunicipal Class EA. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice and the receipt of necessary approvals, Halton Region intends to proceedwith the detailed design and construction of the preferred alternative solution as documented in the ESR. An electronic copy of the Environmental Study Report can be accessed athalton.ca. Interested personsmay providewritten comments to our project teambyMonday, November 30, 2020. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to Ann Larkin (ann.larkin@halton.ca) at Halton Region. In addition, a requestmay bemade to theMinistry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e. requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g. require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested ordermay prevent,mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other groundswill not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name for theministry. Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an ordermay prevent,mitigate or remedy those potential adverse impacts, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that theministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request. The request should be sent in writing bymail or by email to: MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY Regional Road 25 Transportation Corridor Improvements from Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8) to 5 Side Road, Town of Milton and Town of Halton Hills Environmental Study Report | Our File: PR-3130A Themap shows the approximate limits of the study area. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto ONM7A 2J3 minister.mecp@ontario.ca Director, Environmental Assessment Branch Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Ave.W, 1st Floor Toronto ON, M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca Requests should also be sent to Halton Region bymail or by email: Ann Larkin, P.Eng. Supervisor - Transportation Planning Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 ann.larkin@halton.ca Information will be collected in accordance with theMunicipal 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 issued Thursday, October 29, 2020. Halton continues to see a large number of new COVID-19 cases, including outbreak spread in some long-term-care and retire- ment homes, as the region ex- tended its mandatory mask rules to next year. The local politicians approved a bylaw amendment during the regional council meeting on Oct. 21 that will see the regulation re- quiring non-medical masks in in- door public areas extended to May 31, 2021, with an option for further extension. As for the cases, data from the website of Halton Region Public Health shows that from Oct. 15 to 21 there were 211 new coronavirus cases across the region -- a dip from the 256 cases confirmed the previous week. The number of active cases stood at 167. In the same week, the out- break at The Village of Tansley Woods long-term-care home and retirement home in Burlington grew to 41 cases. Of note, the re- tirement home saw 32 resident cases with a total of three fatali- ties. In Oakville, the outbreak at the Chartwell Waterford Long Term Care Residence affected 17 residents with one fatality. As of Oct. 22, there have been 1,932 confirmed and probable CO- VID-19 cases in Halton since the onset of the pandemic, with 1,671 resolved and 30 deaths. With files from Melanie Hen- nessey NEWS Here's a weekly roundup of COVID-19 cases and news. Torstar file photo WEEKLY ROUNDUP: OUTBREAK SPREADS IN HALTON AMID SECOND WAVE BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com