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19 | Thursday June 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .insidehalton.com METROLINX Notice of Commencement and Public M eetings GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process M e tro lin x , an agency o f th e P rovince o f O n tario, is u p g ra din g its c o m m u te r rail s y s te m in to R egional E xpress R ail. The G re a te r T o ro nto and H a m ilto n Area (GTHA) is now h om e to nearly 7 m illio n peo ple and h e a d in g to w a rd s 1 0 m illio n by 2 0 4 1 . To a d d re s s th e u rge n t tra n s it n ee ds o f th e GTHA, th e P rovince o f O n tario c o m m itte d to im p le m e n t R egional E xpress Rail and m ake o th e r im p ro v e m e n ts to th e GO s y s te m . By 2 0 2 5 , e le c trifie d tra in s w ill be ru n n in g every 1 5 m in u te s or b e tte r, a ll day and in b oth d ire c tio n s , w ith in th e m o s t h eavily tra ve lle d s e c tio n s o f th e GO n etw ork. The Process M e tro lin x and Hydro One are c o -p ro p o n e n ts, jo in tly ca rryin g o u t th e T ra n sit P ro ject A s s e s s m e n t P rocess (TPAP) in a cco rd a n ce w ith Ontario Regulation 231/08 - Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings (m ad e u n d e r th e Environmental Assessment Act) to e xa m in e th e e n v iro n m e n ta l im p a c ts o f c o n v e rtin g se ve ra l GO rail c o rrid o rs fro m d ie s e l to e le c tric p ro p u ls io n . The Project A s p art o f R egional Express Rail, M e tro lin x is p rop o sin g to e le c trify GO-owned co rrid o rs. The GO Rail N etw ork E lectrificatio n u n d e rta k in g w ill e n ta il d esign and im p le m e n ta tio n o f a tra c tio n pow er sup ply s y s te m and pow er d is trib u tio n c o m p o n e n ts loca ted a lo n g and w ith in th e v icin ity o f th e rail corrid ors. The S tud y Area (see key m ap) in c lu d e s s ix GO rail c o rrid o rs , a s w e ll as p ro p o se d lo c a tio n s fo r th e tra c tio n pow er fa c ilitie s (i.e ., T raction Pow er S u b s ta tio n s , P a ra lle lin g S ta tio n s , S w itc h in g S ta tio n s ) and a n c illa ry c o m p o n e n ts : · · · · · · U nion S ta tio n Rail C orrido r L ake sh o re W e s t C o rrido r - W e s t o f B a th u rs t St. to B urling ton K itc h e n e r C o rrid o r - UP E xpress S pu r (a t H ighw ay 4 2 7 ) to B ra m a lea B arrie C orrido r - P arkdale Ju n ctio n to A lla n d a le GO S ta tio n S to u ffv ille C o rrid o r - S carbo ro ug h Ju n ctio n to L in c o ln ville GO S ta tio n L ake sh o re E ast C o rrido r - Don R iver Layover to O shaw a GO S ta tio n Lake Ontario. Barrie Corridor Stouffville Corridor Kitchener Corridor Lakeshore East Corridor] Traction Power Supply and Distribution System E le c trific a tio n o f th e GO N e tw o rk re q u ire s a c o n n e c tio n to th e p rovin cia l e le c tric a l s y s te m . It is p ro p o se d th a t pow er be s u p p lie d fro m Hydro O n e 's e x is tin g 2 3 0 k ilo v o lt (kV) tra n s m is s io n lin e s th ro u g h th e in s ta lla tio n o f five (5 ) Tap lo c a tio n s w hich w ill b rin g pow er to th e T ra ctio n Pow er S u b s ta tio n s (TPS) and th e n fe e d in to th e pow er d is trib u tio n s ys te m c o m p o n e n ts a d ja c e n t to and a lo n g th e rail c o rrid o rs to be e le c trifie d . Consultation UP Express (TPAP complete) Lakeshore West Corridor « + GO Stations Union Station Rail Corridor Proposed Paralleling Station Proposed Traction Power Substation Proposed Switching Station Proposed Tap Site 0 5 1 0 2 0 O # Planned GO Stations Study Area -------- UP Express K ilom eters B uilding on th e firs t and second rounds o f public co n s u lta tio n m e eting s held in F ebruary/M arch 2 0 1 6 and N ovem ber 2 0 1 6 , M e trolin x and Hydro One are now form ally com m en cin g th e TPAP. A th ird round o f public co n s u lta tio n is planned fo r Jun e/July 2 0 1 7 (d e ta ils below) and w ill p re se n t th e find ing s o f th e te c h n ic a l/e n v iro n m e n ta l s tu d ie s (posted online a t w w w .g o tra n s it. c o m /e le c trific a tio n ) u ndertaken fo r th e GO Rail N etw ork E lectrification Project. M em bers o f th e public, g overnm e nt age ncies, Indigenous co m m u n itie s and o th e r inte re ste d partie s are encouraged to p a rticip a te in th e process a n d /o r c o n ta c t th e project tea m d irectly w ith fe e d b a ck or q u e stio n s . A d is c u s s io n guide w ill be posted o nline a t w w w .g o tra n s it.c o m /e le c trific a tio n prior to th e m e eting s to provide key info rm a tion . W e in v ite you to jo in us in perso n a t th e p ub lic m e e tin g n e a re s t you to find o u t m ore. Meeting times: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. / Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 C larke M e m o ria l Hall 1 6 1 L ake sh o re Road W e s t M is s is s a u g a , ON L5H 1G 3 Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Ajax C o m m u n ity C entre 7 5 C e n te n n ia l Road Ajax, ON L1S 4 S 4 Thursday, June 29, 2017 M e tro Hall 5 5 John S tre e t T o ro nto, ON M 5V 3 C 6 Wednesday, July 5, 2017 N e w m a rke t C o m m u n ity C entre 2 0 0 D oug D uncan Drive N ew m arket, ON L3Y 3 Y 9 For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n on th e p ro je c t and s tu d ie s c o m p le te d to d a te , p le a se v is it w w w .g o tra n s it.c o m /e le c trific a tio n . If you w o u ld like to be a d d ed to o u r p ro je c t m a ilin g lis t, s u b m it a c o m m e n t o r q u e s tio n , or to receive a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n re la te d to th e P roject, p le a se s e n d an e-m ail to th e p roje ct te a m at: e le c trific a tio n @ m e tro lin x .c o m o r c o n ta c t: James Hartley M a na ge r, E nviron m en tal P rogram s and A s s e s s m e n t M e tro lin x - GO T ra n sit 2 0 Bay S tre e t, S u ite 6 0 0 , T o ro nto, ON M5J 2W 3 e-m ail: e le c trific a tio n @ m e tro lin x .c o m w e b s ite : w w w .g o tra n s it.c o m /e le c trific a tio n Patricia Staite Team Lead - E nviron m en tal A s s e s s m e n ts Hydro One N e tw o rk s Inc. 4 8 3 Bay S tre e t TC T12, T o ro nto, ON M 5G 2P 5 e-m ail: C om m u nity.R e latio ns@ H ydroO ne .co m w e b s ite : w w w .H y d ro O n e .c o m /p ro je c ts C o m m e n ts and in fo rm a tio n re ga rd ing th is p ro je c t are b e in g c o lle c te d to a s s is t in m e e tin g th e re q u ire m e n ts o f th e Environmental Assessment Act. All p e rs o n a l in fo rm a tio n in c lu d e d in a s u b m is s io n - su c h as n am e , a d d re ss , te le p h o n e n um b er, e m a il a d d re s s , and p ro p e rty lo c a tio n - is c o lle c te d , m a in ta in e d and d is c lo s e d by th e M in is try o f th e E n viro n m e n t and C lim a te C hange fo r th e p u rp o se o f tra n s p a re n c y and c o n s u lta tio n . The in fo rm a tio n is c o lle c te d u n d e r th e a u th o rity o f th e Environmental Assessment Act o r is c o lle c te d and m a in ta in e d fo r th e p u rp o se o f c re a tin g a record th a t is a va ila b le to th e g en e ra l p ub lic as d e s c rib e d in s. 3 7 o f th e Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. P ersonal in fo rm a tio n you s u b m it w ill b e co m e p a rt o f a p ub lic record th a t is a va ila b le to th e g en e ra l p ub lic u n le s s you re q u e s t th a t y o u r p e rso n a l in fo rm a tio n re m a in c o n fid e n tia l. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , p le a se c o n ta c t Jam e s H artle y (c o n ta c t in fo rm a tio n above) o r th e M in is try o f th e E nviron m en t and C lim a te C hange Freedom o f In fo rm a tio n and Privacy C o o rd in a to r a t 4 1 6 -3 2 7 -1 4 3 4 . This N otice firs t is su e d on June 14, 2017. Si vo u s d esire z d es re n s e ig n e m e n ts en fra n g a is , v e u ille z c o m p o s e r le 4 1 6 8 6 9 -3 2 0 0 ou le 1 8 8 8 GET-ON-GO (4 3 8 -6 6 4 6 ).