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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE No. 1 Bram West Parkway (Heritage Road to Financial Drive) and Financial Drive (Heritage Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard) Class Environmental Assessment Study The Study The City of Brampton is conducting 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 are being 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 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 & 2011), 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. Public Information Centre No. 1 A key component of the study will be consultation with interested stakeholders (public and agencies) at Public Information Centres (PICs). The first PIC has been arranged for: Date: Wednesday June 27, 2012 (Drop-in-Centre Format) Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Chris Gibson Recreational Centre 125 McLaughlin Road, Brampton The purpose of the PIC is to present and obtain public input on the background information, the need and justification and alternative solutions for the extension of Financial Drive, and the alternative alignments, evaluation and preliminary preferred alternative identified for Bram West Parkway. Anyone with an interest in the study is invited to attend and participate. If you cannot attend and would like to provide comments, please forward them by July 13, 2012 to the City of Brampton at the address below. Following the PIC, the study findings will be reviewed in light of comments received and the preferred alternatives for Bram West Parkway and Financial Drive will be confirmed or refined. A second PIC is tentatively schedule for fall 2012. Should 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 Email: khurram.tunio@brampton.ca Michael Chiu, P. Eng. Consultant Project Manager McCormick Rankin Corporation 2655 North Sheridan Way Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8 Telephone: 905-823-8500, Ext. 1243 Email: bramwestparkwayea@mrc.ca 25 ·The IFP· Halton Hills, Thursday, June 21, 2012 Try knitting with these needles! Georgetown Yarn hosted World Wide Knit in Public Day at their shop on June 9. They were knitting at the same time thousands of ladies around at the world were doing so. Kelene Kinnersly and Natalie Lidano demonstrated spinning on their spinning wheels to the interest of many. Diane Crawford, owner of the shop, also made this a community event with donations from the day going to the Georgetown Bread Basket and Friends of the Library. Above, Kendra Gooding, left, and, Heather Crawford, right, tried knitting with very large needles. Links2Care presents talent show On Friday, July 6, Links2Care will be hosting "Class Acts for Backpacks", a talent show featuring local performers of all ages. The show will be held at the Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, 11611 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown and the doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Class Acts for Backpacks will feature music, comedy, and dance performances and all the proceeds will go towards Links2Care's Backpack Program. This program provides backpacks filled with school supplies to lower income families in Halton Hills. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased at the Links2Care offices at 36a Armstrong Avenue, Georgetown and 47 Mill Street East, Acton, or at the door. Come out to support this program. Miranda Timbers & Paul Carraro's Stag & Doe!! Friday June 22nd 7 pm Royal Canadian Legion, Acton $10 See You There!!! 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 June 13, 2012.