Town Hall hosts Lifestyle Expo and Art to showcase services and accessibility Residents are invited to the Lifestyle Expo and Art Showcase on Monday, May 26 to celebrate National Access Awareness Week. The event, hosted by the Town of Oakville at Town Hall, encourages residents to think about the barriers people with disabilities face, and to find ways to help remove them. "Council supports everyone having the opportunity to fully participate in our vibrant community," stated Mayor Rob Burton in a press release. "Visit the Lifestyle Expo and Art Showcase to learn more about the many accessible programs and services that are available in Oakville." The Lifestyle Expo, which runs from 4-7 p.m., features interactive displays and information from: · Community Living Oakville · Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides · Special Olympics Ontario: Oakville · CharterAbility (pontoon cruises on Sixteen Mile Creek) · Halton-Peel Cruisers Sports for the Physically Disabled · March of Dimes · Voices 4 Ability Canada's first radio station for, about and by people with disabilities · Town of Oakville · Oakville Public Library The art showcase, on display from May 24-31, will feature work by artist Tsochoy Go, a student with autism studying at the Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre. National Access Awareness Week was established in 1987 following Rick Hanson's 40,000 kilometre Man in Motion World Tour to promote better community access for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.oakville.ca. 25 | Thursday, May 15, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Halton.ca 311 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Notice Of Public Information Centre Class Environmental Assessment Study Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) Transportation Corridor Improvements Brant Street (Regional Road 18) to Bronte Road (Regional Road 25), City of Burlington / Town of Oakville PR-2550A Previous Public Information Centres were held to obtain public input on June 23, 2011 and November 24, 2011. The final Public Information Centre will be held to present the preliminary preferred design and the implementation strategy for improvements including the provision of curb lane High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/transit operations in the interim and the long-term transition to BRT by 2031. Public Information Centre Date: Time: Location: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Drop-in 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Tansley Woods Community Centre Community Rooms 2 & 3 1996 Itabashi Way, Burlington The Study Halton Region is undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for road improvements along the Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) corridor from Brant Street (Regional Road 18) to Bronte Road (Regional Road 25), within the City of Burlington and Town of Oakville. To best address the travel demand along Dundas Street, a number of road improvement alternatives have been examined as part of this study, including the long-term provision for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). This study provides an opportunity to develop multi-modal transportation improvements along Dundas Street which includes enhancement as an attractive corridor for pedestrians and cyclists, integrating new and existing land uses with heritage and natural features. Comments If you are unable to attend the Public Information Centre and would like to provide comments, please forward them by Friday, June 13, 2014 to either Project Team member (below). For more information on this project, please visit the project website at Halton.ca/EAprojects. Mr. Jeffrey Reid, C.E.T. Mr. Neil Ahmed, P. Eng. Senior Transportation Planner Project Manager Halton Region MMM Group Limited 1151 Bronte Road 2655 North Sheridan Way Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Mississauga, Ontario L5K 2P8 Tel: 905-825-6000 ext. 7920 Tel: 905-823-8500 Fax: 905-825-3270 Fax: 905-823-8503 Email: jeffrey.reid@halton.ca Email: ahmedn@mmm.ca The Process The study is being conducted in compliance with Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007 & 2011), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The map below shows the approximate limits of the study area. This notice first issued May 15, 2014. 150514