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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 9, 20 22 | 10 oakville.ca McCraney Creek Bridge Replacement Notice of Study Commencement and Online Public Information Centre The Study: The town has initiated an environmental assessment for the replacement of the McCraney Creek Bridge that is located over McCraney Creek, on Lakeshore Road West immediately to the east of Fourth Line. The bridge was built in 1940. Due to its deteriorating condition, ongoing erosion and risk of flooding, the bridge requires replacement. The process: This Study will satisfy the requirements of a Schedule 'B' project as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) document (October 2000, as amended in 2015). This Class EA Study will build on and utilize information from previously completed reports that were developed as part of the Lakeshore Road West Improvements Study. Online consultation: The town is hosting a Public Information Centre to share the recommended solution for bridge replacement. Information materials will be available on oakville.ca by searching McCraney Creek Bridge EA, from June 16 to 30, 2022. We encourage you to participate by reviewing the information materials and providing any comments on the online comment form by June 30, 2022. You are also invited to attend the Online Presentation on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 6 p.m. where there will be an opportunity to ask any questions of the study team and provide comments. Please visit the project web page on oakville.ca for details on how to join the meeting. Your Input is Important! Following this public consultation, the Class EA study team will review all the comments received and incorporate them into the Project File Report (PFR), as required. A Notice of Completion will be issued once the PFR is finalized, and it will be made available online for review for a minimum 30-day review period. We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the following Class EA study team members: Syed Rizvi, M.Sc., P.Eng. Transportation Engineer Town of Oakville 905-845-6601, ext.3981 syed.rizvi@oakville.ca David Sinke, B.Eng. Mgt., P.Eng. Principal, Transportation Engineering Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions 905-630-5842 david.sinke@woodplc.com Voter turnout in took a nose- dive this provincial election, both locally and across the province. According to still unofficial results, 49.88 per cent of eligible voters in the Oakville riding cast a ballot on June 2 -- way down from the 62.46 per cent turnout in 2018. PC incumbent Stephen Craw- ford won the riding with 19,991 votes, or 42.99 per cent of the vote. The turnout wasn't any better in the Oakville North-Burlington riding, where 46.85 per cent of eli- gible votes came out to vote. This figure is down from the 60.20 per cent who voted in 2018. PC incumbent Effie Triantafi- lopoulos won this riding with 22,221 votes, or 47.18 per cent of the vote. Province-wide, voter turnout was at an all-time low with just 43.03 per cent of eligible voters heading to the polls -- down from 56.67 per cent in 2018. VOTER TURNOUT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com PROVINCIAL ELECTION Voter turnout in Ontario reached a record low in the 2022 provincial election. Graham Paine/Metroland