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The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, January 20, 2004-7 !Region to hold tours of sewage treatment plant starting Friclay Àtelltak A workman shovels Snow onf a homes undor.construction ln tihe new subdivision «Mt of Thompson ROad and Woodward Avenue, s* Ota Work cmi continus dempt the, snow end oold. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE "I'm doing okay, but 1 wish 1 didn't have diabetes. The people at CDA moke it easier." Jody, aged 10 HELP SOMEONE YOU KNOW. CALL 1 -800-BANTING ~jCANADIAN IASCITO DIABETES CANADIENN1E ASSOCIATION I DOU DIABÈSÉrTE, woww.diabet.co As pars of art effort to provide residents witb ongomng information about the expan- sion of the mnid-Halton sewage treasmens plans, the Region will boss a series of pub- lic tours. Organized tours are scbeduled for Friday and Saturday. There will be two tours each day at 10Oand il a.m. There are a limaited number of spaces available per tour, wbich will be filird on a first-come, first-served basis. Anyone mnterested in participatmng in a tour is asked to register by leaving a message witb con- tact information as (905) 825-6000, ext. 7354. Callers will receive a confsrmation pbone cati witb details of the tour stars rime and meeting location. Additional tiines will be announced if there's sufficiens interest among the public. The Region will also bold a public meet- ing January 29 to outline the next stepa of the expansion project. Thse objective is to provide thse public witb information about thse currens operations as thse plant, tbe design criseria for the expansion, tbe fac- tors being considered in selecsing tbe pre- ferred design altemnative and to answer questions from participants. An open bouse will take place fromn 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. A presentation on the project is scbeduled as 7 p.m. It will be beld as tbe auditorium as the Bronse Road beadquar- sers in Oakville. A second public meeting will be sched- uled in thse spring. The Region is following thse required dlata environmental asseasmens (EA) to essablisb a prefenred design tIsas will mers aIl treasment goals and achieve tbe desired balance between commuty, envi- ronmnental and operational objectives. The mid-Halton plant, wbicb is located on North Service Road between Bronte Road and Tbird Line in Oakville, services residents and businesses located in tIse ways to expand the plant will be reviewed along the Halton Hilis 401 corridor. W1I %V 1 êi 4 EHLJ i F ES1UJFF!