Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 21 Sep 2010, p. 11

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Growth wiII continue to pay for itself, vows acclaimed Carr C from ACCLAIMED on page A2 'mr a big believer in the strategic plan driving everything we do.' said Carr. 'Then at budget time, we put the budget into those things deemed as priority items. So the next six weeks is about listening to, people and leamning the issues." Hc said during the next four years, the Region will continue te, focus on keeping taxes low, invest- ing more in infrastructure and working on master plans for trans- portation, water and wastewater. Asked if he expeets the popula- tion boom to continue through bis ncxt term, Garr said it depends on the economy. "We're stili fortunate that busi- nesses are coming to Halton; we did well through the recession." He attributes Halton's continued growth to low taxes. A Regional budget with a zero per cent tax increase was approved in 2010 and Hlalion's tax inerease %vas 2.2 lie cent in 2009, and 1.3 pcr cent mn 2008. ln June, a report from Regional staff suggestcd taxes coulci risc b>' 3.1 per cent in 2011. He also said the Regions reputa- tion as one of the safest communi- ties in Canada attracts new resi- dents. "We want to continue with that and we need to give police services the tools to get the job donc. " Regardlcss of Haltons growth rate, Carr maintaincd that the growth will continue to pay for itsclf. "We're going to make any new dcvclopmcnt be paid for b>' the developers, not b>' the cxisting tax paycrs.- uaedyau erin or flyrlaed Sept. 10-Sept 16 Iprduci Nikon ColPax S3000 12MP Digital ca mera. Pease note thal ts cameaadvertsedl hase a 27T teachscreen, as previously advertised. SKU:10140130/29/31/23 With experience at aIl levels of government, Carr said he feels like he's contribteting the enosa at the regional level. "At the federal and provincial lcvel, I've often 'said you'rc nothtng Project Name: Project Location: more than a marketing person. The decisions get made and (part>' lead- ers) just scnd their MPs and MPPs to, go oui andI champion whatever they've dccided, hc said. "At the regional levcl, you'r managing mnore, you'rc more involved. "Ehe other thing I like is that you reall>' have 10 work with peo- pice, there isn't the par>' lines, ' he continued. "Ini municipal polities cveryone is Irc. Il I want to get something through 1 have to con- w vince rny colleagues, because l'ni only oneC vote. Chr sUi Coonîissv (all be'~ rcached utc r iisg9uihcac diant hampion com. 0i Walmart Milton Walmart Store number 1000 1280 Steeles Avenue East, Milton, Ontario L9T 6R1 Dated at Milton, Ontario, this the 21 st and 23rd day September 2010. Walmart Canada is planning to engage in a renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance of a renew- able energy approval is required. The distribution of this notice of a proposai to engage in this renewable energy project and the project itself are subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (ACT) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with section 15 of the Regu- lation prior to an application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment. Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which the project is toi be engaged in, is considered to be a land based small ind turbine facility, classified under the Regulation as a "Class 2" If approved, this facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 20 KW. The project location is described in the map below. This project ls being proposed in accordance with the requirements of the Act and Regulation. The Draft Project Description Report titled "Walmart Canada retail wind turbines" describes the facility as a low wind suited 20 Kw wind turbine on an 80 foot tower supplied by Wind Power Media lnc. A written copy of the Draft Project Descrip- tion Report is being made available for public inspection at www.windpowermedia.com/miIton Project Contacts and Information: To learn more about the project proposai or to communicate concerns please contact: walmart@windpowermedia.com, subject: Walmart Wind Project - Milton H. ~r'~rc--##~'~ HI 4' ~ c c c mc cccli 1~ cD~e. ~ t ~j~T~tq~ ,ii~,,11~!Ï~ '/~c~1,,*jt hj 4' '1 j; ~ .1. j ~ ~I~'hI~fr{- .~. T'l '~ i1i~ ~ + Vi M NOTICE 0F A PROPOSAL by Walmart Canada and Wind Power Media Inc. to Engage in a Renewable Eneg Prject

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