www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, June 3, 2016 | 2 NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY Ninth Line (Regional Road 13) Transportation Corridor Improvements Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) to 407 ETR (Express Toll Route) Town of Oakville and Town of Milton PR-3036A/PR-3037A Study Halton Region has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study to consider a wide range of options for transportation corridor improvements to satisfy future travel demands to 2031 on Ninth Line from Dundas Street to the 407 ETR (approximately 500m south of Lower Base Line) in the Town of Oakville and Town of Milton. In order to best address public safety and travel demand along Ninth Line, the Class EA Study will consider a wide range of road improvement alternatives as well as intersection improvements, active transportation and overall traffic operations. The impact of road improvements on social, cultural, economic and natural environments will also be evaluated and assessed during the study. The map shows the approximate limits of the study area. Basement blaze brings warning from Oakville Fire by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Process This notice signals the commencement of the Class EA, a study which will define the problem, identify and evaluate alternative solutions, and determine a preferred solution in consultation with the Town of Oakville, Town of Milton, regulatory agencies and the public. The study is being conducted in compliance with Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Public and review agency consultation is a key element of the Class EA process and input will be sought throughout this study, including two (2) Public Information Centres. Details regarding the Public Information Centres will be advertised as the study progresses. Upon completion of the study, a comprehensive Environmental Study Report will be prepared and placed on the public record for a minimum 30-day review period. The document will detail the planning process and the preferred alternative, including how public and agency input was received. The first Public Information Centre has been arranged for: Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016 Time: Drop-in: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Location: Fern Hill School (Oakville Campus) 3300 Ninth Line, Oakville, ON L6H 7A8 The purpose of the PIC is to review and obtain public input on the study, background information and the corridor planning alternatives being considered. Anyone with an interest in this study is invited to attend and participate. If you are unable to attend the Public Information Centre and would like to provide comments, please forward them by June 30, 2016 to either Project Team member. For more information on this project, please visit the project website at halton.ca/EAprojects Mr. Darryl Young, MCIP, RPP Project Manager Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 ext. 7475 Fax: 905-825-3270 Email: darryl.young@halton.ca Mr. Stephen Keen, P.Eng Project Manager CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) 3027 Harvester Road, Suite 400 Burlington, Ontario L7N 3G7 Tel: 289-288-0287 ext. 6834 Fax: 289-288-0285 Email: stephen.keen@cima.ca This Notice first issued on Thursday, June 2, 2016 halton.ca/EAprojects Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 020616 The Oakville Fire Department says poor plumbing work appears to be behind a basement fire, which sent a resident to hospital Wednesday (June 1) afternoon. Firefighters were called to a home on Eden Valley Drive around 1:10 p.m. They arrived to find smoke coming from the basement and main floor of the dwelling. "The fire was located in the basement, but had burned through to the main floor," Deputy Fire Chief George Birtig said Wednesday. "It took a fair bit of effort to get it all because it was working its way up through the walls. They do have it under It took a fair bit control now, of effort to get but they are still on scene. it all because it They're doing was working its an overhaul of way up through the area and the walls. making sure there is no further extenDeputy Chief sion into the George Birtig Oakville Fire house." A woman who was home when the fire started was able to escape. She was treated by Halton EMS for smoke inhalation at the scene and then transported to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) for further assessment. Birtig said the cause appears to be plumbing work, which was done in the basement earlier in the day. He noted if the proper precautions are not taken when soldering pipes, a fire can ignite. "There's dust in the walls. That can go and start whatever else," said Birtig. "Especially if the home is 20 years old or so. Dried out wood loves to burn." The Oakville Fire Department is encouraging residents to use qualified contractors when undertaking any renovations to their homes. A preliminary estimate puts the damage to the home between $80,000-$100,000.