Local kids will Ride for Rafiki orphans on Sundaycrimination and lack of Cycle and Fitness and onOakville children will cyclein Tanzania, East Africa.that Oakville.When adults had endlesseducation, the children of Sunday at OneHealthClubs,for their counterparts in Africawe know of. Helping 38 of The children of that schoolreasons why not to support thePJP II opened their hearts 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E.this Saturday, April 16 in thethese young souls has become have been involved in the RafikiRafiki children who hadand minds to offer solu-in the Upper Oakvilleannual Ride for Rafiki.a mission of Pope John Paul II Orphan Care Home Projectendured devastating injusticestions, said Catherine Shopping Centre. There are 3 million orphansSchool on Kingsridge Drive in since 2008. and are at risk of disease, dis-Mulvale, director of Participants will rideStrategies for Life. between one and six hours2he RegionalPJP II is reaching out of indoor spinning. again. In a session last week Also new this year is anMunicipality of Haltonwith Grade 8 students, 85 km ride by students of www.halton.caMulvale asked the children Niagara College. for their ideas on expand-Led by OakvillesNOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1ing the Rafiki concept into Christopher Beaulieu, thea cooperative village. team will ride from itsEnvironmental Assessment for Phase 2 of the Insights and inspiration campus to Oakville onfrom Oakville teens flowed Sunday morning. BTrloaJ6ater PTriation Plantfreely and thoughtfully. I wanted to do some-The StudyThe youngsters discussed thing big to help these kidsHalton Region is initiating a Class Environmental Assessment and defended the need for who need us and inspire my(Class EA) Study to increase capacity of the Burloak Watereducation, leadership, rec-friends to try something bigPuriation Plant (WPP) to meet future demands. A map of reation, lodging, health-and bold, Beaulieu said.the project site is included.care and a new definition of And, this is just thefamily based on the dire start. Were going to doA Class EA study is being conducted according to the situation for orphans and more and change the worldrequirements of a Schedule C project of the Municipalthose living in extreme one cycle at a time, saidClass Environmental Assessment process (October 2000, aspoverty. Once again, it is Beaulieu.amended in 200 ).our children who are offer-Mulvale, along with2he purpose of the Class EA study is ing practical, compassion-Adam Scott, co-creator of )2o identify the preferred solution for increasing water ate solutions, says the event and lead instruc-treatment capacity at the plant; and Mulvale.tor, ask all to rememberThis coming weekend, that orphaned children are2)2o recommend the preferred design for the eVpansion. students and staff of PJP II not statistics but beautiful,2he study will include along with dozens of oth-vibrant kids doing theirers are taking part in the best to survive and thrivekPublic and agency consultation;annual Ride for Rafiki to despite circumstances theykEvaluation of alternative design concepts for theraise funds to meet the inherited. Everyone is wel-eVpansion;nutritional and educational come to participate in thekAssessment of the impacts of the proposed work; andneeds of the Rafiki chil-Ride for Rafiki riders anddren. Growing to three sponsor alike. k'dentiation of measures to mitigate impacts. events this year, the Ride is For information, con-2echnical, socioultural, natural environment and economictaking place between 8 tact Mulvale at 905-827-issues will be considered during the assessment.a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday 9633 or visit www.The ProBessin Burlington at Neworld RideforRafiki.ca. As part of the study, a Public Information Centre (PIC) is more information on the project, or would like to be includedplanned to allow interested persons to learn more about the on the project contact list project and provide comments on the proposed treatment Kelly Goorts Oya Koctechnology alternatives and the proposed criteria forHalton RegionAECOMevaluating the design concepts.1151 Bronte Road5600 Cancross Court, Suite ADate: Thursday, April 28, 2011Oakville, OntarioMississauga, OntarioTime: 7 p.m. 9 p.m.L6M 3L1L5R 3E9LoBation: BurloaJ6ater Puriation Plant2elephone 0525000 eVt. 2elephone 9051299 80 ReAeBBa Street 3309 $aV 905011 1(parking available on site)$aV 9052526 oya.koc@aecom.com Diversifi ed Financial Services Inc.FaBility tours at 7: 0 p.m. and 8 p.m.kelly.goorts@halton.ca Hopedale MallAdditional information related to the study and consultation7ou are encouraged to attend the PIC and provide comments1515 Rebecca St., Suite 301, Oakville,process may be obtained through the study website so that they may be included in the study. CommentsOntario L6L 5G8received through the course of the study will be consideredwww.halton.ca/EAsTel: (905) 847-0029 1-800-603-5333in aliXing the recommended design concepts for the plant 2his,oticest issued on April 1 , 2011Fax: (905) 847-0054eVpansion as well as the evaluation measures. Comments andinformation regarding the project are being collected to assistPersonal, Business, andthe project team in meeting the requirements of the Class Corporate Tax ServicesEA process. With the eVception of personal information, allMaking Halton a better placecomments will become part of the public record.Personal (T1)to live, work and retireIf you are unable to attend, we would still like to hear fromCorporate (T2)Gary Carryou. Please contact either of the project team members listedRegional ChairEstate & Trust (T3)below if you have questions or comments, wish to obtain Bookkeeping & AccountingFinancial PlanningPlease let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting.Serving your community since 1989 ronte Road -akville -ntario * + * "ial or k 2oll $ree k 227 k www.halton.cawww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, April 15, 2011 34150411