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•Th e IF P• H al to n H ill s • Th ur sd ay , F eb ru ar y 20 , 2 01 4 18 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE Notice of Commencement - GTA West Transportation Corridor Route Planning and Environmental Assessment Study, Stage 2 www.gta-west.com THE STUDY The OntarioMinistry of Transportation (MTO) has initiated Stage 2 of the Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the GTA West Transportation Corridor. Building on the recommendations from Stage 1, the EA Study continues with a focus on identifying the route and developing the preliminary design for a new transportation corridor within the previously identified Route Planning Study Area. The new transportation corridor will include a 400-series highway, a transitway and potential goods movement priority features. As part of the study, a preferred route and interchange locations will be selected and developed. TheGTAWest transportationcorridor isvital towardsproviding the transportation infrastructure to meet the projected growth in both population and employment identified in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2006) and will deliver multiple benefits, including: • Greater connectivity between urban growth centres; • Enhanced people and goods movement; • Improved commuting; and • Greater economic vitality. The GTA West Transportation Corridor Route Planning and EA Study is being undertaken as an Individual EA in accordance with the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act) and the GTA West Corridor Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference, which was approved by the Ontario Minister of the Environment on March 4, 2008. This new transportation corridor is only one component of the full suite of multi-modal recommendations that are included in the Transportation Development Strategy (TDS) developed as part of Stage 1. These recommendations also included transit improvements, transportation demand management measures, opportunities to optimize the existing transportation system as well as widening of several key provincial facilities in the western GTA. These recommendations are being pursued as separate initiatives. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Public involvement is encouraged and Public Information Centers (PICs) and Community Workshops will be held throughout the study. Notices advising of the time and location of the PICs will be published in local and regional newspapers and advertised on the study website. If you are interested in the study and would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact the Project Team via the contact information outlined below. Study information will be posted and updated on the project website: www.gta-west.com. COMMENTS Comments and input regarding this study are encouraged and will be collected to assist the Project Team. This material will be maintained on file for use during the project and may be included in project documentation to meet the requirements of the EA Act. Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. For further information, please visit our project website at the address provided above. To contact the Project Team directly, please send an email to: project_team@gta-west.com or contact: Ms. Natalie Rouskov, P.Eng., MTO Project Manager Mr. Neil Ahmed, P.Eng., Consultant Project Manager Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Central Region MMM Group Limited 1201 Wilson Avenue, Building D, 4th Floor 2655 North Sheridan Way, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M3M 1J8 Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8 tel: 416-235-4977 tel: 905-823-8500 fax: 416-235-3576 fax: 905-823-8503 e-mail: project_team@gta-west.com e-mail: project_team@gta-west.com Des renseignements sont disponibles en français en composant 905 823-8500, poste 1471 (Yannick Garnier). By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. . . . Lend MeYour Ears We care about your hearing! Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210, Georgetown 905-873-6642 Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING The Georgetown You have probably heard recently, that legislation has been passed that will target drivers using cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. We all know that distractions are a dangerous combination and common part of driving on today's congested roadways. Any way to lessen the number of distractions faced daily would greatly help one to focus on the task at hand, and get on with their day. At the Georgetown Hearing Clinic, we do not condone the use of cell phones while driving, but when absolutely necessary, a hands free device, such as a speaker phone, Onstar™ or a bluetooth connected earpiece can be very useful and help reduce distraction - not to mention allow the driver the use of both hands. At The Georgetown Hearing Clinic, we provide a wide variety of custom fit and non custom fit bluetooth hands free devices. We would like to welcome everyone who knows Lucien Verschuere to come and celebrate his 80th Birthday OPEN HOUSE Saturday Feb 22, 2014 Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Location: 60 King Street Georgetown, Ont Hope to see you there! Georgetown Bach Chorale will offer a wonderful selection of choral masterpieces ranging from the sublimity of the Renaissance Period through to the richness of the late Romantic Era. Heavenly Spheres-- A Choral Celebration will be held 2:30 p.m. at Croatian Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill Blvd. on Sunday, Feb. 23. The program will include Spanish composer Francisco Guerrero's eight-part setting of a Regina Caeli, followed by move- ments from Mozart's dramatic Mass in C minor, Lotti's lamentful Crucifixus and Monteverdi's Lau- date Dominum. Lyric Soprano Jane Potovszky (SP) will be the featured soloist in the Kyrie from Mozart's solemn mass which almost has the feel more of a Requiem. The chorale will be accompa- nied by Baroque organ, harpsi- chord and violin. In the second half of the concert the program features works by the great ro- mantics such as Mendelssohn, Reger, Rachmaninoff and Bruck- ner. Tickets, adults $30 or students $10, are at Foodstuffs, Main St. S., Pat's Prime Cuts and Deli, S. Georgetown Centre, and at The Holland Shop in Acton or at georgetownbachchorale.com Georgetown Bach Chorale presents Heavenly Spheres at the Croatian Centre on Sunday By IAN OLDAKER Georgetown Bach Chorale