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 | 10 Overhead Door Co. of Hamilton-Burlington™ ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. oakville.ca Notice of study completion Munn's Creek Stabilization and Rehabilitation Study The Town of Oakville has completed the Munn's Creek Stabilization and Rehabilitation Study and the Project File is now available for public review. The purpose of the study was to assess the problem of creek erosion and instability and evaluate alternatives to reduce risk to public and private property. The recommended solution to reduce erosion risk within the study area includes the use of erosion mitigation works at six (6) of the eight (8) erosion sites identified, using a combination of hard engineering (armourstone), natural channel design principles, and soft bioengineering approaches. The remaining two (2) erosion sites are located within park lands, far removed from private property and show no immediate risk to park lands. The recommendation for the first of the two (2) remaining erosion sites is continued monitoring by the town following some clean-up of debris in the channel. The recommendation for the second remaining erosion site is to address erosion issues at the time of future pedestrian crossing modifications as recommended in the associated flood EA study. The recommended solutions address the long term sustainability of the creek and considers such factors as creek confinement, habitat function and tableland uses. The study was carried out in accordance with the requirements as described in the Municipal Engineers Association's Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) document (October 2000, as amended in 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Schedule B Municipal Class EA process included consultation with regulatory agencies, stakeholders and the public, including two Public Information Centres that were held during the study. The recommended solution incorporates public, local municipal and agency comments received during the course of the study. Project File now available for public review The Project File has been prepared to document the planning and decision-making process for this study. By this Notice, the Project File is being placed on the public record for a forty five (45) day review period from and including September 1 to October 15, 2020. In recognition of current COVID 19 restrictions the Report will be made available on the town's website at oakville.ca and special accommodations to view hard copies will be determined on an as needed basis. Interested persons may provide written comments to one of the Project Team members listed below: Diana Friesen, B.Sc., C.E.T. Town of Oakville 905-845-6601, ext. 3904 (TTY: 905-338-4200) diana.friesen@oakville.ca Robert Amos, MASc., P.Eng. Aquafor Beech Limited 416-705-2367 or amos.r@aquaforbeech.com If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussions with the Town of Oakville, a person or party may request the Minister of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) to make an order (referred to as a Part II Order) for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act which requires completion of more rigorous study by way of an Individual Environmental Assessment. The written request must be received by the Minister within the forty five (45) calendar day review period. The request must be copied to the Director, Environmental Approvals Branch listed below and the Project Team. Honorable Jeff Yurek, Minister, MECP 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2T5 minister.mecp@ontario.ca Director, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch, MECP 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1P5 enviropermissions@ontario.ca Date of first notice issuance: August 27, 2020