The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 28 ,2 01 9 | 10 oakville.ca Sheldon Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study Your input is important! Join us at our Open House: Thursday, December 12 6 to 8 p.m. Trafalgar Park Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Room 3, 133 Rebecca Street The Town of Oakville is hosting an open house to present information on the Sheldon Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study. The study will assess existing flood risks along the main Sheldon Creek and its East Branch, establish alternatives to mitigate these risks and determine the most viable and responsible solutions. Thiswill be the firstof twoopenhouses for theSheldon Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study. The town will be presenting background information on flood- prone sites, updates from ongoing investigations and preliminary alternatives for flood mitigation. The open house is a drop-in format where staff and the town's consulting team will be present to discuss this study and answer any questions. Members of the community are invited to share their ideas on this study during the open house. If you are attending the Open House and have any accessibilityneeds,please letusknowassoonaspossible by contacting one of the project representatives or by filling out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. Kristina Parker, P. Eng., Town of Oakville 905-845-6601, ext. 3889 (TTY 905-338-4200) kristina.parker@oakville.ca Aaron Farrell, M.Eng. P.Eng. CPM Project Manager, Wood 905-335-2353 or aaron.farrell@woodplc.com Following the meeting, the material presented will be posted on the town's website at oakville.ca. Vista Promenade and Water's Edge Park Shoreline Rehabilitation Join us at our Open House on December 11 We're taking steps to build a better shoreline. Join us at our upcoming open house to learn more and share your input: Wednesday, December 11 6 to 8 p.m., drop-in anytime Trafalgar Park Community Centre, Multipurpose Room 3 133 Rebecca Street The Town of Oakville is assessing shoreline protection needs at Vista Promenade and Water's Edge Park, bordered by Bronte Heritage Park to the west and Water's Edge Drive to the east. The current shoreline protection measures in place have deteriorated over the years, and this deterioration has accelerated given recent high lake water levels. This open house is a drop-in format where town staff and the project consultant will be on-hand to answer questions and collect feedback on the preliminary shoreline protection design. Accessibility requirements If you are attending the open house and have any accessibility needs, please let us know as soon as possible by filling out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca or by contacting one of the project representatives: Diana Friesen, B.Sc., C.E.T. Town of Oakville 905-845-6601, ext. 3904 (TTY 905-338-4200) diana.friesen@oakville.ca Jane Graham Shoreplan Engineering 416-487-4756, ext. 223 or jgraham@shoreplan.com Can't make the meeting? Visit oakville.ca to learn more about this project. LLLAAAKKKEES OOORRE RRD W TTTH IRR D LLLI N E MMAAAARRINE DR EEAAAA SST SST SUBJECT LANDS Halton police are inves- tigating following a series of break-ins in Oakville on Monday, Nov. 18. At around 8:20 a.m., a man approached a home on Sewell Drive, near Montclair Drive, and knocked on the front door, police said. When no one answered, he entered through a base- ment window. Police said the home is vacant and as such there was nothing for the in- truder to steal. The man is described as white, approximately six- foot, with a medium build.foot, with a medium build.f He wore a two-tone grey hoodie with an or- ange zipper, a black scarf covering his face, black or grey gloves, dark grey pants, black shoes and a brown hat. Police are also looking for the individual respon-for the individual respon-f sible for breaking into a home on Grand Boulevard near Kimberley Drive on the same day. At some point between 7:50 a.m., and 3:30 p.m., someone smashed the window of the dwelling's side door so they could get inside, police said. The intruder stole cash and jewelry. No one was home at the time of the break-in and no description is avail- able. Officers are also looking into Nov. 18 break- ins to lockers at a gym/ health club in the Upper Middle Road and Eighth Line area. At some point between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., locks were cut off two lockers at the facility and cash was taken. No suspect description is available. It is unclear whether the same person is respon- sible for all these break- ins. Anyone with informa- tion about any of these in- cidents is asked to contact Halton police at 905-825- 4747 ext. 2216 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). NEWS POLICE INVESTIGATING FOLLOWING SERIES OF BREAK-INS DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com