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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, A ug us t 27 ,2 02 0 | 8 oakville.ca Erosion hazard limits in Downtown Oakville Sixteen Mile Creek Valley Slope Assessment The Town of Oakville in co-operation with Conservation Halton (CH) have completed a study to confirm the limits of the erosion hazard for a portion of the Sixteen Mile Creek valley in downtown Oakville (as shown in the map below). Work carried out in association with the study included site inspections, background information gathering, soil investigations, and geotechnical and creek erosion analysis. Study information Details regarding Sixteen Mile Creek Valley Slope Assessment study, including a comprehensive map of the study area, can be found on oakville.ca by searching 'Natural Areas and Streams'. About Conservation Halton's Ontario Regulation 162/06 Under the Conservation Authorities Act and pursuant to Ontario Regulation 162/06, CH regulates development within and adjacent to naturally occurring hazards and sensitive natural areas such as: creeks, floodplains, meander belts, steep slopes, valleys, Lake Ontario shoreline, wetlands and hazardous land. At this location, CH regulates the erosion hazard, as well as an allowance of 15m from the limit of the hazard, or stable top of bank. Permission is required for any works undertaken in an area regulated by CH. Conservation Halton's regulation and policies, as well as Approximate Regulatory Limit (ARL) mapping, is available at conservationhalton.ca/permits. Refinements or adjustments to the ARL may be permitted if detailed technical studies are undertaken to demonstrate that the hazard limits differ from that shown on the map. Project contacts Diana Friesen, B.Sc., C.E.T Water Resources Technologist Town of Oakville 905-845-6601, ext. 3904, (TTY: 905-338-4200) diana.friesen@oakville.ca Charles Priddle, PhD Manager, Regulations Program Conservation Halton 905-336-1158, ext. 2276 cpriddle@hrca.on.ca The construction of the Glen Abbey En- core Oakville subdivision has kicked off with the building of at least two community play- grounds, despite there being no houses pre- sent as of Aug. 15. JUST THE FACTS • The subdivision will be located on the lands of the former Saw-Whet Golf Course on Bronte Road, south of Upper Middle Road. • It will be made up of approximately 1,181 residential units including single-family homes, townhouses and low-rise apart- ments. • The property will also feature a neigh- bourhood park that will be two hectares in size, and two smaller parks that will be 0.30- hectares and 0.19 hectares respectively. Why did the developer choose to build the playgrounds first? • Staff with the Town of Oakville Planning Department point out there is no require- ment to have parks and playgrounds built be- fore the houses. They said sometimes the developer chooses to construct playgrounds and parks first to showcase the amenities and green space of the neighbourhood to potential buy- ers. NEWS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? CONSTRUCTION OF THE GLEN ABBEY ENCORE OAKVILLE SUBDIVISION IS UNDERWAY Construction is well underway, with at least two playgrounds already erected in a new housing subdivision with not yet a single in sight. Graham Paine/Torstar