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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, June 5, 2013 | 8 www.oakville.ca Volunteer and make a difference in your community. Join a Town of Oakville committee! Looking for a new way to get involved locally? Here's your chance. Oakville Town Council is encouraging residents to take part on its committees and boards. Help make Oakville the most livable town in Canada. Currently there are vacancies on the following committees and boards: · Accessibility Advisory Committee (3 positions available) · Committee of Adjustment (1 position available) · Oakville Public Library Board (1 position available) Applications will be accepted until Friday, June 14, 2013. Further details, committee descriptions and application forms are available at oakville.ca/townhall/boards-committees.html or from the Clerk's department at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. For more information about the appointment procedure, please call Kathy Patrick, Supervisor of Council and Committee Services at 905-338-4235 or kpatrick@oakville.ca. Celebrate Oakville's Community Champions Get your Community Spirit Awards tickets today! Join the Town of Oakville and emcee Chris Mei of The Weather Network for an exciting evening showcasing Oakville's finest volunteers at the 12th annual Community Spirit Awards! Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:30 p.m. ­ Reception 7:15 p.m. ­Award Presentations Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road, Oakville Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased by calling the Oakville Centre Box Office at 905-815-2021, Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or online at oakvillecentre.ca. Don't miss your chance to be part of this Oakville tradition! For more information, visit www.oakville.ca With special performance by hip hop artist Deshaun Clarke! The Town of Oakville is kicking off the summer in style with Summer Tune Up, a night filled with live music of all genres performed by Oakville youth. More than 10 talented acts will take to the stage, with 16-year-old Toronto hip hop artist Deshaun Clarke, known for his hit `Turnt Up' closing this year's show! Join us: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7 to 10 p.m. Black Box Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre Tickets will be available at the door for $6. Please note that this event is only open to youth aged 13 to 19. For more information visit oakville.ca FREE RBC P.A. Day Skates Come on out to a free skate with our branch. No matter if you're just learning or have been skating for a long time, bring your skates and let's have some fun! Friday, June 7 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. River Oaks Community Centre 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Capacity restrictions apply. For more information visit www.oakville.ca/culturerec/pa-day-skates.html Public Open House Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Midtown Oakville June 19, 2013 Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar Room 7 p.m. -- Presentation 7:30 p.m. -- Alternative solutions available for public comment Your Input is Important! The Town of Oakville appreciates your feedback and ideas and we encourage you to get involved. This is the second open house for this study. At this open house, the project team will present the project details, review study findings, address public comments and concerns and ask for your input on the alternative solutions presented. You will have an opportunity to have your say on how we change and improve our transportation system within Midtown Oakville -- getting us closer to our goal of being the most livable town in Canada. The Town of Oakville is initiating this Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to determine a practical, long-term strategy to guide the development of the transportation and municipal stormwater network needed to support the planned growth in Midtown Oakville to 2031. Midtown Oakville is an urban growth centre identified in the province's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe -- Places to Grow, and further defined in the town's Livable Oakville Plan. The area is required to accommodate approximately 20,000 residents and jobs by 2031. It is also identified as a mobility hub in The Big Move, Metrolinx's regional transportation plan. This Class EA Study will consider a diverse range of options to satisfy future growth demands, including but not limited to: · Public transit system and network improvements · Active transportation (pedestrian and cycling) network improvements · Travel demand management requirements · Land use planning policies · Municipal road network improvements · Municipal drainage network improvements This project is a continuation of Switching Gears (the town's Transportation Master Plan study) to define the preferred design of the transportation and municipal drainage network components, and their related property requirements, in Midtown Oakville. To receive updated study information, please email midtownea@oakville.ca to be added to our mailing list. Questions or comments, contact our project team: Midtown EA Project Team, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville ON L6H 0H3. midtownea@oakville.ca. 905-815-6060 Suzette Shiu, P.Eng., Consultant Project Manager, Cole Engineering Group Ltd., 70 Valleywood Drive, Markham, ON L3R 4T5. OakvilleTMP@ColeEngineering.ca. 905-940-6161, ext. 436 Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.