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9 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,A ugust 13,2020 insidehalton.com Notice of Completion of Environmental Project Report 407 Transitway - West of Brant Street to West of Hurontario Street Regional Municipalities of Halton and Peel, Ontario Ministry Of Transportation THE PROJECT The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has completed an Environmental Project Report in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the 407 Transitway from west of Brant Street in the City of Burlington to west of Hurontario Street in the City of Brampton. This 43 km segment forms part of the 150 km long high-speed interregional Transitway facility planned to be ultimately constructed on a separate right-of-way that parallels Highway 407 ETR from the City of Burlington to Highway 35/115, with stations, parking, access connections and support facilities. The Transitway is a component within the official plans of the stakeholder municipalities and is part of the Province's commitment to support transit initiatives in the Greater Golden Horseshoe through the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan. The 407 Transitway is planned to be implemented initially as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). THE PROCESS The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report has been prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. The Environmental Project Report for the 407 Transitway from west of Brant Street to west of Hurontario Street is now available electronically for a 30-day review period starting August 13, 2020 on the project website: www.407transitway.com. Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by September 11, 2020 to project contacts listed below: Graham DeRose MTO Project Manager Ministry of Transportation 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, 4th Floor Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-5255 e-mail: graham.derose@ontario.ca Larry Sarris, MCIP, RPP MTO Senior Environmental Planner Ministry of Transportation Central Region, Environmental Section 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-6701 e-mail: larry.sarris@ontario.ca Chris Bishop Consultant Project Manager Parsons 625 Cochrane Drive, Suite 500 Markham, ON L3R 9R9 tel: 416-500-5344 e-mail: chris.bishop@parsons.com Grant Kauffman Consultant Environmental Planner LGL Limited 22 Fisher Street, P.O. Box 280 King City, ON L7B 1A6 tel: 905-833-1244 / fax: 905-833-1255 e-mail: gkauffman@lgl.com There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Indigenous or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the identified change to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks no later than September 11, 2020 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Indigenous rights. Environmental Assessment Services Environmental Assessment Branch Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Attention: Dorothy Moszynski, Project Officer tel: 416-314-3352 or 1-800-461-6290 / fax: 416-314-8452 e-mail: dorothy.moszynski@ontario.ca If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry. All personal information included in a submission - such as name, address, telephone number and property location - is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks' Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. If you have accessibility requirements to participate in this project, please contact a team member. First published on August 13, 2020