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Regional councillors urged to form poverty task forceloud and clearly the day of the summit the city. She said Halton would benefitparents working minimum wage jobs, Halton schools.By Christina Commissois the intention to move forward from a similar strategy. There arethe video showed after basic living You cant separate social develop-METROLAND WEST MEDIA quickly.about 2,000 households in the regionnecessities, including rent, food, cloth-ment from economic development,Swarbrick was one of the organiz-waiting for affordable housing. ing and transportation, the family Edwardh told the committee. PerhapsThe call to action was sounded,ers of the summit, which brought There are lots of great solutionswould find themselves close to $4,000 the momentum in this room willand Halton has responded.together business and community innovated across Halton and otherin debt at the years end. The video move us to prevent this divide. Following Haltons first Summitleaders as well as those living in pov-communities. Often we dont spreadshowed the familys budget left no Immediate steps and recommen-on Poverty Reduction, held lasterty in Halton, to draft a community awareness of them, said Swarbrick.room for savings in case of an emer-dations to lessen Haltons 8.5 per centNovember, members of the Regionsaction plan.You replicate these solutions by shin-gency or money for gifts or holidays, poverty rate include: establishing ahealth and social service committeeOne area of great concern that ing spotlights on them.schools supplies, recreational sports or poverty task force that is financiallywere presented with a number of rec-emerged from the summit was a need Dr. Joey Edwardh of Communityeven money for a cup of coffee. and politically supported by regionalommendations to help Haltons mostfor more affordable housing in Halton. Development Halton and DavidGoodings said other focus areas to council; identifying a Communityvulnerable.Swarbrick pointed to a new housing Goodings of Poverty Free Haltonalleviate poverty include providing Poverty Reduction Plan; engagingIts clear people are thirsting forstrategy in Hamilton that aims to showed the committee a video titledaffordable transit, creating more sub-people living in poverty to help identifyaction, Habitat for Humanity Haltonsreduce the 5,300 households waiting Being Poor in Halton.sidized childcare spots and expanding solutions; identifying local championsAnne Swarbrick told the committeefor rent-geared-to-income housing in Following a family of four with twothe Food for Thought program in in business, politics, the arts, etc.Tuesday morning. What we heardThe RegionalMunicipality of Haltonwww.halton.caNOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT!TQKN@J6@SDQ/TQH@SHNM/K@MS/G@RD TNVMNEO@JUHKKDMunicipal Class Environmental Assessment Study!@BJFQNTMCTGDL@OADKNVBNUDQRSGD@OOQNWHL@SDHalton Region is initiating a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to increase the capacity of the Burloak WaterKHLHSRNESGDRSTCXPuriation Plant (WPP). A review of the Regionhs Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan, completed in 200 , identid the need for the new Burloak WPP to meet the demands of future development./QNAKDL SS@SDLDMSThe 200 Master Plan Review recommended that the Burloak WPP be constructed in phases to satisfy the water supply needs forthe projected population. The Burloak WPP has a current capacity of 55,000 m3/day. An update to the Master Plan completed in3200 identid that the next phase of expansion of the Burloak WPP is to a treatment capacity of 1 5,000 m/day.TGD/QNBDRRThe Class EA study is being conducted according to the requirements of a Schedule C project of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (-ctober 2000, amended in 200 ). The purpose of the Class EA study is to identify the preferred solution for increasing water treatment capacity at the plant. The study will include:kpublic and agency consultationkevaluation of alternative design concepts for the expansionkassessment of the impacts of the proposed workkidentiation of measures to mitigate potential impactskconsideration of technical, socioultural, natural environmental and economic issues./TAKHBIMENQL@SHNMCDMSQDRWe will consult with the public and review agencies throughout the Class EA process. Two Public Information Centres (PICs) willbe held in association with this study. We will publish invitation notices to the PICs in local newspapers, on the Regionhs websiteand distribute to all individuals who express an interest in this project.CNMS@BS URPlease contact either one of the following project team members if you have any questions or comments related to the study, wish to obtain more information on the study or wish to be added to the study mailing list:*DKKX&NNQSROX@*NBHalton RegionAECOMPhone: 0525000 Ext. 330 5600 Cancross Court, Suite AThis,oticest issued on February 3, 2011.Fax: 0525 22Mississauga, Ontario, *5R 3E Email: kelly.goorts@halton.ca Phone: 0512 Fax: 05011 1Additional information related to the study and consultation process may be obtained throughEmail: Oya.koc@aecom.com the study website:VVV G@KSNM B@ 6@SDQ6@RSDV@SDQCK@RRE R.Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting.11 1 Bronte Road, -akville, -ntario * M 3*1 k "ial 311 or 0 2 000 k Toll Free 1 2 k TT7 0 2 33 k www.halton.cawww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 11, 2011 20110211