w w w .insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 1 5 , 2 0 1 7 | 3 6 Bikers rev up for annual Ride for Dog Guides by Nathan Howes Oakville Beaver Staff On Saturday, June 17, bikers will be hitting the streets in Oakville to raise money for Dog Guides. Organized by the Lions Foundation of Canada, the Ride for Dog Guides is a national fundraising event catered to motorcyclists. This year, there are several rides happening in Ontario, but the feature ride starts in Oakville at the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides facility. Ride for Dog Guides was launched in 2009 by the Saltwater Retreads and the Enfield/Elmsdale Lions Club in Nova Scotia. Lions Foundation of Canada is a national charity dedicated to assisting Canadians with a medical or physical disability by providing them dog guides at no cost. Though each Ride for Dog Guides event varies in activities, most follow a scenic pre-arranged route and offer refreshments, incentives, prizes and a poker run. Money raised from the event goes directly towards helping Canadians with a medical or physical disability by giving them a dog guide freeof-charge. The Ride for Dog Guides takes place Saturday, June 17 at the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides facility, 152 Wilson St. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the ride begins at 10 a.m. To register or for more info, visit www. dogguides.com/ride/ in ,rfLHalton REG IO N halton.ca (| 311 YoufB NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Standby Power at the Oakville Water Purification Plant Town of Oakville B a ck gro u n d Halton Region completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the purpose of increasing the Oakville Water Purification Plant (WPP) capacity from 109 million litres per day (ML/d) to 130 ML/d in November, 2016. Halton Region also undertook a separate, stand-alone study considering the additional risk to security of water supply related to primary power interruptions. The Study consisted of a system-wide risk assessment to determine the need to implement a standby power system at the Oakville WPP. A Public Information Centre (PIC) was held on June 9, 2016 for the Class EA. Additional information on the stand-alone standby power system was presented at the same time. The recommendation presented at the PIC was to implement some form of standby power to address the risk of customers being out of service due to short-term loss of power, which could include the use of a portable generator, a service agreement or a permanent on-site solution. M&BY STt ST. JAMES ELEMENT ARVl SCHOOL LAKESHORE ROADI fra LAKE ONTARIO OAKVILLE WATERPURIFICATION PLANT Th e Preferred So lu tio n The preferred solution is to install a permanent on-site generator. This option provides reliability and redundancy of power as well as security of the water supply. The preferred solution is to install the generator within the footprint of an existing building on-site. This option will limit the requirements for excavation, reduce construction traffic and will be quieter and less visible for the community over the long term when compared to an outdoor installation. June is Pride month and there are numerous special events taking place to celebrate. Support and Housing Halton is host ing two events in Oakville in June to support Pride Month. The first will be a flag-raising ceremony Monday, June 19 at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., with appearances from Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and councillors. It will take place at 6:15 p.m. outside the municipal government building. Then, on Thursday, June 22, Support and Housing Haltons Diversity and Inclusivity Committee will be hosting a Celebrate Pride Day with various activities and a barbecue at its Oakville office, 599 Chartwell Rd. The free event will run from noon- 3 p.m. A number of the Region' s partnering agencies will be in attendance including STRIDE, United Way Halton and Hamilton, ADAPT (Halton Alcohol Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention and Treatment), Canadian Mental Health Association Halton branch (CMHA), Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and a number of others, including staff and clients that Support and Housing Halton aid. Halton police will also be present with three officers from its Community Mobilization Bureau in attendance to support the event. For more information, call 905-845 9212 or visit http://www.shhalton.org/ index.html. Pride events ta kin g p la ce th is m onth C o m m e n ts If you are unable to attend the PIC and would like to provide comments, please forward them by Friday, June 30, 2017 to either of the project team members listed below: M ark Connell, P. Eng. Daniel Berringer, P.Eng. P u b lic Inform ation Centre A Public Information Centre is planned to allow the public and interested stakeholders to learn more about the project. Representatives from Halton Region will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have. Date: Time: Location: Project Manager Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Phone: 905 825-6000 ext. 7322 E-mail: mark.connell@halton.ca Project Manager GHDInc. 435 King Street. Waterloo, ON N2V1C2 Phone: 519 884-0510 ext. 7228 E-mail: daniel.berringer@ghd.com Saturday 17 June, 7 pm St. Luke's Palermo E n jo y G o s p e l, a n d C o n te m p o ra ry M u s i e b y S ID E B A R C o n ce rt w ith W in e a n d Cheese R e ceptio n $ 2 0 . 0 0 per person for entertainment and refreshments All are welcome. Come and bring your friends. Wednesday, June 21,2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. St. James Elementary School (Gymnasium) 255 Morden Road, Oakville, ON Proceeds will go to a build a new sidewalk at St. Luke's Palermo Payment by VISA, MasterCard, E-transfer, Cash k Hr f ^ Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. St. Luke's Palermo 3114 Dundas StreetWest, Oakville For tickets, please call 905-825-3364 or email: office@stlukepalermo.ca