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•T he I FP • H al to n H ill s •T hu rs d ay , A p ril 1 1, 2 01 3 10 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills ON L7G 5G2 NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Halton Hills Drive (Maple Avenue to Princess Anne Drive) THE STUDY: The Town of Halton Hills has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the connection of Halton Hills Drive, to link Maple Avenue with Princess Anne Drive. This project will assess existing and future transportation needs along the proposed road connection and other nearby road infrastructure in order to accommodate anticipated growth in this area. THE PROCESS: The Study is being carried out in accordance with the planning and design process for 'Schedule B' projects as outlined in the Municipal Engineers Association "Municipal Class Environmental Assessment" (October 2000, as amended in 2007), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. PUBLIC CONSULTATION: Public consultation is a key component of this study. The project team will meet with the public to present the project details, review study findings, obtain public input, and address public comments and concerns. PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 - DETAILS: Date: April 17, 2013 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Council Chambers, Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills All interested members of the public are invited to attend this PIC to share their ideas and concerns on this project. If you cannot attend this PIC but wish to provide comments, please communicate your concerns to either one of the following project team members: John Kwast, PEO. - L.E.L., C.E.T. Manager of Design and Construction Infrastructure Services Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 Tel: 905-873-2601, ext. 2310 Fax: 905-873-3036 E-mail: johnk@haltonhills.ca Drew Stirling Consultant Project Manager Cole Engineering Group Ltd. 70 Valleywood Drive Markham, ON L3R 4T5 Tel: 905-940-6161, ext. 393 Fax: 905-940-2064 E-mail: dstirling@coleengineering.ca Personal information is collected under the authority of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, SO 2001 and will be used for information purposes only. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. 37 www.birkdaleplace.comwww.birkdaleplace.com 905.636.6300905.636.6300 611 Farmstead Drive, Milton Ontario L9T 7Y8 Sheila and Stan already have a lot to say about celebrating life at Birkdale! "First of all, it was the wonderful friendliness that struck us, and so we decided to choose a suite and move in. We've been happy we made the choice! 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My hope was that we could work together across party lines to develop an action plan to support our manufacturing sector, at that time the source of so many jobs in Ontario's economy. While the Ontario Legisla- ture passed my Private Members Resolu- tion on November 30, 2006, the McGuinty government steadfastly refused to allow the hearings to take place. Since 2005, Ontario has lost more than 300,000 manufacturing jobs. Last week, , our riding received the dis- appointing news that A.O. Smith would soon cease manufacturing water heaters in Fergus, and 350 jobs would be lost. The next day, I made repeated calls to company, union, and government offi cials, and spoke to Premier Kathleen Wynne. 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