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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 11, 2015 | 10 Ontario Energy Board oversight to guard against unreasonable rates: Chiarelli continued from p.7 "Our government rebuilt the system by investing more than $33 billion in either new or upgraded generation transmission. By making these investments, we have eliminated all of our coal generation. That's the equivalent of taking seven million cars off the roads of Ontario and saving Ontario $4 billion in healthcare and medical costs." The Hydro One privatization will come later this year, along with a merger of four power distribution companies (Brampton Hydro, Enersource, PowerStream and Horizon Utilities) into one to serve more than a million customers. "It's been estimated this merger will save ratepayers $1 billion over 10 years," he said. By legislation, the government is required to own a minimum of 40 per cent of Hydro One's shares and no other owner is allowed to have more than 10 per cent, Chiarelli said. "The people of Ontario will keep the largest share of ownership, gain billions of dollars to build up our infrastructure, pay down an estimated $6 billion in debt and strengthen the protection that ratepayers enjoy." He said the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will continue to oversee Hydro One, so residential and business will remain protected against unreasonable rates. www.oakville.ca Oakville is a municipal leader in Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) management. The town continues to treat 75 per cent of the ash tree canopy on streets and in active parks to help protect the trees from the damaging effects of EAB. Unfortunately, EAB has damaged most of the ash trees in the town's woodlands. These trees are now dead or dying and present a potential safety hazard to adjacent properties and to people using the trails. This summer or fall, as soon as weather and ground conditions permit, the town's contractor will begin to remove trees from 22 of the town's woodlands for public safety, as part of a 10-year Woodlands Hazardous Abatement program. Join us at the Community Open House and talk to the experts. Discover how EAB has affected your woodland and learn about its future restoration. For more information and a list of properties in this year's program, contact ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601 or serviceoakville@oakville.ca or visit the EAB page at oakville.ca. If you would like to attend the open house and have any accessibility needs, please contact Jill MacInnes at 905-845-6601, ext. 3096 or fill out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. EAB Open House Learn about tree removals in our woodlands Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sixteen Mile Sports Complex 3070 Neyagawa Boulevard Notice of Public Information Centre #2 West Morrison Creek stabilization and rehabilitation preliminary preferred alternative Upper Middle Road to McCraney Street Thursday, June 25, 2015, 6­8 p.m. Town Hall, South Atrium, 1225 Trafalgar Road Your input is important! The Town of Oakville appreciates your feedback and we encourage you to get involved. The first Public Information Centre (PIC), which presented background information, problems being addressed, and typical creek erosion treatment alternatives, was held in November 2014. The second PIC will review the alternative design concepts being considered, the evaluation criteria and evaluation process. At this PIC you will also have an opportunity to provide your input on the preferred alternative design concept. Representatives of the Town of Oakville and its consultant will be available to provide information and answer questions. The format of the PIC will be an informal drop-in centre. If you have any questions or cannot attend but would like to provide comments, please contact one of our project representatives. Public input and comments received by Friday, July 31, 2015 will be incorporated into the study. The study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements of a Schedule B project as outlined in the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) document (2013), which is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The EA process includes public and agency consultation, an evaluation of alternative solutions, an assessment of the potential environmental effects of the alternative solutions, selection of the preferred solution, and identification of reasonable measures to mitigate any adverse impacts. If you are attending the open house and have any accessibility needs, please let us know as soon as possible by contacting one of the project representatives or by filling out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. For more information or to be added to the study mailing list, please contact one of the study representatives: Kristina Parker, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Water Resources Engineer Development Engineering Town of Oakville 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3 Phone: 905-845-6601, ext. 3889 Fax: 905-338-4414 kristina.parker@oakville.ca Brian Bishop, M.Eng., P.Eng. Senior Associate Engineer AMEC Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure 3215 North Service Road, Burlington, Ontario L7N 3G2 Phone: 905-335-2353/Toll Free: 1-886-751-2353 Fax:905-335-1414 brian.bishop@amecfw.com Comments are collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act for the purpose public consultation and will become part of the public record. If you have any questions regarding this collection of information please contact Kristina Parker, at 905-845-6601, ext. 3889 or kristina.parker@oakville.ca. This notice first issued on June 11, 2015.