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31 | T h u rsd a y June 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .in s id e h a lto n .c o m METROLINX Notice of Commencement and Public Meetings GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process M e tro lin x , a n a g e n c y o f th e P ro v in c e o f O n ta rio , is u p g ra d in g its c o m m u te r ra il s y s te m in to R e g io n a l E x p re s s R a il. Th e G re a te r T o ro n to a n d H a m ilto n A re a (G TH A) is n o w h o m e to n e a rly 7 m illio n p e o p le a n d h e a d in g to w a rd s 1 0 m illio n b y 2 0 4 1 . To a d d re s s th e u rg e n t tr a n s it n e e d s o f th e G TH A, th e P ro v in c e o f O n ta rio c o m m itte d to im p le m e n t R e g io n a l E x p re s s R ail an d m a k e 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 tr a in s w ill be ru n n in g e v e ry 1 5 m in u te s o r b e tte r , a ll d a y a n d in b o th d ire c tio n s , w ith in th e m o s t h e a v ily tra v e lle d s e c tio n s o f th e GO n e tw o rk . The Process M e tro lin x a n d H yd ro O ne a re c o -p ro p o n e n ts , jo in tly c a rry in g o u t th e T ra n s it P ro je c t A s s e s s m e n t P ro c e s s (TPAP) in a c c o rd a n c e w ith O ntario R egulation 231/08 - Transit P rojects and M etrolinx U ndertakings (m a d e u n d e r th e Environm ental Assessm ent A ct) to e x a 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 s e v e ra l GO ra il c o rrid o rs fro m d ie s e l to e le c tric p ro p u ls io n . Barrie Corridor The Project A s p a rt o f R e g io n a l E x p re s s R a il, M e tro lin x is p ro p o s in g to e le c trify G O -ow ned c o rrid o rs . Th e GO R ail N e tw o rk E le c trific a tio n u n d e rta k in g w ill e n ta il d e s ig n a n d im p le m e n ta tio n o f a tra c tio n p o w e r s u p p ly s y s te m a n d p o w e r d is trib u tio n c o m p o n e n ts lo c a te d a lo n g a n d w ith in th e v ic in ity o f th e rail c o rrid o rs . Th e S tu d y A re a (s e e k e y m a p ) in c lu d e s s ix GO ra il c o rrid o rs , a s w e ll a s p ro p o s e d lo c a tio n s fo r th e tr a c tio n p o w e r fa c ilitie s (i.e ., T ra c tio n P o w e r 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 ) a n d a n c illa ry c o m p o n e n ts : · · · · · · U n io n S ta tio n R ail C o rrid o r L a k e s h o re W e s t C o rrid o r - W e s t o f B a th u rs t S t. to B u rlin g to n K itc h e n e r C o rrid o r - UP E x p re s s S p u r (a t H ig h w a y 4 2 7 ) to B ra m a le a B a rrie C o rrid o r - P a rk d a le J u n c tio n to A lla n d a le GO S ta tio n S to u ffv ille C o rrid o r - S c a rb o ro u g h J u n c tio n to L in c o ln v ille GO S ta tio n L a k e s h o re E a s t C o rrid o r - D o n R ive r L a y o v e r to O s h a w a GO S ta tio n Lake O n ta rio . Stouffville Corridor Kitchener Corridor Lakeshore East Corridor] UP Express (TPAP complete) 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 ro v in c ia l e le c tric a l s y s te m . It is p ro p o s e d th a t p o w e r be s u p p lie d fro m H yd ro O n e 's e x is tin g 2 3 0 k ilo v o lt (kV ) tr a 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 fiv e (5 ) T a p lo c a tio n s w h ic h w ill b rin g p o w e r to th e T ra c tio n P o w e r S u b s ta tio n s (TPS) a n d th e n fe e d in to th e p o w e r d is tr ib u tio n s y s te m c o m p o n e n ts a d ja c e n t to a n d a lo n g th e ra il c o rrid o rs to be e le c trifie d . Union Station Rail Corridor « + Lakeshore West Corridor GO Stations Planned GO Stations Study Area O # Proposed Paralleling Station Proposed Traction Power Substation Proposed Switching Station Proposed Tap Site 0 5 10 Kilometers 20 -------- UP Express Consultation B u ild in g on th e firs t a n d s e c o n d ro u n d s o f p u b lic c o n s u lta tio n m e e tin g s h e ld in F e b ru a ry /M a rc h 2 0 1 6 a n d N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 , M e tro lin x an d H ydro O ne a re n o w fo rm a lly c o m m e n c in g th e TPAP. A th ird rou n d o f p u b lic c o n s u lta tio n is p la n n e d fo r J u n e /J u ly 2 0 1 7 (d e ta ils b e lo w ) a n d w ill p re s e n t th e fin d in g 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 (p o s te d o n lin e a t w w w .g o tra n s it. c o m /e le c trific a tio n ) u n d e rta k e n fo r th e GO R ail N e tw o rk E le c trific a tio n P ro je c t. M e m b e rs o f th e p u b lic , g o v e rn m e n t a g e n c ie s , In d ig e n o u s c o m m u n itie s an d o th e r in te re s te d p a rtie s a re e n c o u ra g e d to p a rtic ip a te in th e p ro c e s s a n d /o r c o n ta c t th e p ro je c t te a m d ire c tly w ith fe e d b a c k o r q u e s tio n s . A d is c u s s io n g u id e w ill be p o s te d o n lin e a t w w w .g o tra n s it.c o m /e le c trific a tio n p rio r to th e m e e tin g s to p ro vid e key in fo rm a tio n . W e in v ite y o u to jo in u s in p e rs o n a t th e p u b lic m e e tin g n e a re s t y o u to fin d o u t m o re . Meeting times: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. / Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 C la rk e M e m o ria l H a ll 1 6 1 L a k e s h o re R oad W e s t M is s is s a u g a , ON L5H 1 G 3 Wednesday, June 28, 2017 A ja x C o m m u n ity C e n tre 7 5 C e n te n n ia l R oad A ja x, ON L 1 S 4 S 4 Thursday, June 29, 2017 M e tro H a ll 5 5 J o h n S tre e t T o ro n to , ON M 5 V 3 C 6 Wednesday, July 5, 2017 N e w m a rk e t C o m m u n ity C e n tre 2 0 0 D o u g D u n c a n D rive N e w m a rk e t, ON L 3 Y 3 Y 9 For fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n on th e p ro je c t a n d s tu d ie s c o m p le te d to d a te , p le a s e v is it w w w .g o tr a n s it.c o m /e le c tr ific a tio n . If y o u w o u ld lik e to be a d d e d 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 , o r to re c e iv e a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n re la te d to th e P ro je c t, p le a s e s e n d a n e -m a il to th e p ro je c t te a m a t: 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 n a g e r, E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro g ra m s a n d A s s e s s m e n t M e tro lin x - GO T ra n s it 2 0 B ay S tre e t, S u ite 6 0 0 , T o ro n to , ON M 5 J 2 W 3 e -m a il: 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 tr a n s it.c o m /e le c tr ific a tio n Patricia Staite T e a m L e a d - E n v iro n m e n ta l A s s e s s m e n ts H yd ro O ne N e tw o rk s In c. 4 8 3 B a y S tre e t T C T 1 2 , T o ro n to , ON M 5 G 2 P 5 e -m a il: C o m m u n ity .R e la tio n s @ H y d ro O n e .c o 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 a n d in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g th is p ro je c t a re 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 Environm ental Assessm ent A ct. A ll 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 - s u c h a s n a m e , a d d re s s , te le p h o n e n u m b e r, e m a il a d d re s s , a n d p ro p e rty lo c a tio n - is c o lle c te d , m a in ta in e d a n d d is c lo s e d by th e M in is try o f th e E n v iro n m e n t a n d C lim a te C h a n g e fo r th e p u rp o s e o f tra n s p a re n c y a n d c o n s u lta tio n . T he 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 Environm ental Assessm ent Act o r is c o lle c te d a n d m a in ta in e d fo r th e p u rp o s e o f c re a tin g a re c o rd th a t is a v a ila b le to th e g e n e ra l p u b lic a s d e s c rib e d in s. 3 7 o f th e Freedomof Inform ation and Protection of P rivacyA ct. P e rs o n a l in fo rm a tio n you s u b m it w ill b e c o m e p a rt o f a p u b lic re c o rd th a t is a v a ila b le to th e g e n e ra l p u b lic u n le s s yo u re q u e s t th a t y o u r p e rs o n a l in fo rm a tio n re m a in c o n fid e n tia l. For m o re in fo rm a tio n , p le a s e c o n ta c t J a m e s H a rtle y (c o n ta c t in fo rm a tio n a b o v e ) o r th e M in is try o f th e E n v iro n m e n t a n d C lim a te C h a n g e F re e d o m o f In fo rm a tio n a n d P riv a c y C o o rd in a to r a t 4 1 6 - 3 2 7 - 1 4 3 4 . T h is N o tic e fir s t is s u e d o n June 14, 2017. Si v o u s d e s ire z d e s re n s e ig n e m e n ts e n 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 ) .