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Lunafest will help SAVIS give hope to those in crisis continued from p.1 "I remember when a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a friend at a park. The police told her she shouldn't have gone to the park." As SAVIS celebrates its 25th anniversary, its executive director Kathryn Baker-Reed says attitudes are changing. Today, police officers train with SAVIS to learn how to respond to assault survivors. "We have come a long way, but there is still an awful lot of work to be done. It might not be as overt, but it is still very much a blaming experience. But we held 354 education events last year, so people are hearing and are brave enough to say `we have a problem here and need help.'" Besides education, SAVIS provides individual counselling for women and men who are survivors of childhood abuse, a 24-hour support line (905-875-1555), drop-in, elder abuse awareness and youth outreach programs, and eLearning curriculum for all Grade 9 students in the Halton District School Board. SAVIS also provides group and individual counselling at the Vanier Centre for Women, a correctional facility. "So many of those women are without hope. SAVIS in a small way gives some of them hope they are not alone," says board member Terri Lawson. LeFrancois adds she has yet to meet a woman at Vanier who is not a survivor of some kind of abuse. Lawson says that while the crisis phone line is still busy, the organization added a texting cell phone to accommodate youths and the hardof-hearing. SAVIS is also looking into possibilities for online support. "It's not as simple a world as it used to be in how we find clients and how they find us," Lawson said. "We need to evolve. Every month at our meetings, we talk about what's changing and how to get to people differently." SAVIS is looking into having a presence in more communities. Right now, it has satellite locations in Burlington and Milton, but hopes to open in Halton Hills, Georgetown and Acton. Although Baker-Reed says she wishes she could put herself out of work in a world where there is no need for SAVIS, she is proud of the help the organization provides. "We are small in square footage, but mighty." SAVIS is always looking for volunteers. For information, visit savisofhalton.org, email savis@savisofhalton. org or call 905-825-3622. SAVIS is holding its major fundraiser, Lunafest 2014, in partnership with Zonta of Oakville, a festival of short films, by, for and about women (that men will also enjoy). The event will take place Thursday, May 29 at Holy Trinity Secondary School, 2420 Sixth Line. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $20 and are available by calling 905-825-3622. 11 | Thursday, May 8, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Kathryn Baker-Reed Halton.ca 311 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. This Notice was first issued on May 8, 2014. NOTICE OF COMPLETION Navy Street and Water Street Wastewater Pumping Stations and Collection System Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Study Halton Region has completed a Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment Study for Navy Street and Water Street Wastewater Pumping Stations and Collection System in the Town of Oakville. The preferred alternative is to build a new Water Street Wastewater Pumping Station while decommissioning the exisiting Navy Street and Water Street Wastewater Pumping Stations. A Public Information Centre was held on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Oakville Public Library. Input and comments received from residents and other interested stakeholders were incorporated into the study report (the Project File). Process The Notice of Completion and the Project File will be placed on public record for a 30 day review period beginning on May 26, 2014 and ending on June 25, 2014. Halton Region intends to proceed with the implementation, subject to the completion of this study as well as all necessary permits and approvals. Comments Please provide any written comments to Halton Region's Project Manager, Mickey Liu by June 25, 2014. If outstanding concerns with this project cannot be resolved in discussion with Halton Region, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Written Part II Order requests must be submitted to the Minister of the Environment before June 25, 2014 at the following address: Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 A copy of Part II Order requests must also be sent to: Mickey Liu, P.Eng. Project Manager, Halton Region Phone: 905-825-6000 ext. 7235 E-mail: mickey.liu@halton.ca A paper copy of the Project File will be available for public review at the following locations: Town of Oakville Clerk's Department 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Oakville Public Library - Central 120 Navy Street, Oakville Mon. - Thurs. 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Fri.- Sat. 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Sun. 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Regional Municipality of Halton Citizen's Reference Library, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 080514 The electronical copy of the Project File is also available at the following site: Halton.ca/EAs