TO WAR F photo TOWARF Rear Commander Mike Baskwell presents Oakville Power Boat Squadron Vice Commodore Brian Owens with a plaque in recognition of the help the group provided during the flooding in spring 2017. TOWARF now back at HQ • Continued from page 54 Baskwell said the Oakville Power Boat Club actually went one step further and gave the TO WARF vessel fuelling rights at their docks so the rescue boat could continue to do its impor tant work. Baskwell noted that because of the actions of these two groups there was never a time during this upheaval when TOWARF was out of action and unable to provide its water rescue service. With the receding of Lake On tario TOWARF is now back at its headquarters, however, the assis tance offered by the two boating groups has not been forgotten. "We wanted to thank them for all they have done," said Bask well. In this time of community and community building and all the different things that are going on at the waterfront, I thought this was something that definite ly needed to be recognized." As a token of that apprecia tion, TOWARF recently present ed plaques to both the Oakville Power Boat Club and the Oak ville Yacht Squadron. "Thank you for your initiative and for helping us," said Bask well. It is wonderful when every one comes together and does what they need to do. That's what it is all about." TOWARF is a Canadian Coast Guard auxiliary unit and pro vides marine search and rescue service with the primary goal of saving lives at risk in western Lake Ontario. Started in 1954 by Oakville then police chief Fred Oliver in partnership with the local boat ing community, TOWARF has been patrolling the waters off Oakville ever since. 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Jo in R eg ional C o u n c illo r B la ir Lancaste r and o th e r c o m m u n ity leaders a t H a lto n R eg ional C en tre in O a kv ille fo r an in fo rm a tiv e panel d iscuss ion and w o rks h o p , to learn m o re a b o u t o p p o r tu n it ie s in g o v e rn m e n t.T o a tte n d th is e ve n t, re g is te r a t halton.ca/womeningov by F e b rua ry 23. Gary Carr Regional Chair M eetings a t Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville , L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule. Feb 13 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Feb 14 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Feb 14 1:30 p.m. Administration & Finance Feb 21 9:30 a.m. Regional Council MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY W est River W astew ater Pum ping S tation and Forcem ain O akville , O ntario PR -2964A Background H a lto n R egion is u n d e rta k in g a M u n ic ip a l Class E n v iro n m e n ta l A ssessm ent S tu dy fo r th e W est R iver W as te w a te r P u m p in g S ta tion a n d Forcem ain in th e T o w n o f O akv ille . The need fo r a d d it io n a l c a p a c ity a t th e W est R iver w a s te w a te r p u m p in g s ta tio n w as id e n tif ie d in th e 2011 S u sta inab le H a lto n W ate r a nd W as te w a te r M as te r Plan. A w id e ra nge o f a lte rn a tive s have been co n s id e re d to address w a s te w a te r con ve ya n ce re q u ire m e n ts in th e v ic in ity o f th e W est R iver W a s te w a te r P u m p in g S ta tion . The im p a c t o f th e va rio u s a lte rn a tive s o n socia l, c u ltu ra l, e co n o m ic , a nd n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n ts have been e va lu a te d a nd assessed d u r in g th e S tudy. Process The M u n ic ip a l Class E n v iro n m e n ta l Assessm ent S tu dy is b e ing ca rrie d o u t in a cco rdance w ith S ched u le B o f th e M unic ipa l Class Environm ental Assessment d o c u m e n t (O c to b e r 2000, as a m e n d e d 2 007 ,20 11 & 2015), w h ic h is an a p p ro v e d process u n d e r th e O ntario Environm ental Assessment Act. The f irs t P ub lic In fo rm a tio n C en tre was he ld o n June 2 7 ,2 0 1 7 to o b ta in p u b lic an d s ta ke h o ld e r in p u t. As p a r t o f th e S tudy, a second P ub lic In fo rm a tio n C en tre (PIC) is b e in g h e ld to o b ta in p u b lic a n d s ta ke h o ld e r in p u t o n th e u p d a te d ana lysis a nd e v a lu a tio n o f a lte rn a tive s , th e re c o m m e n d e d a lte rn a tiv e s o lu tio n , an d n e x t steps. The second P ub lic In fo rm a tio n C en tre has been a rra n g e d fo r: Date: Time: Location: Tuesday, F ebru ary 2 0 ,2 0 1 8 6 - 8 p.m . (D ro p -in ) Q ueen E lizabeth Park C o m m u n ity and C u ltu ra l C en tre (M u lti-p u rp o s e R oom 4) 2302 B ridg e Rd, O akv ille , ON The m a p show s th e a p p ro x im a te lim its o f th e S tu dy Area. Comments I f y o u are u n a b le to a tte n d th e P ub lic In fo rm a tio n C en tre a nd w o u ld like to p ro v id e c o m m e n ts , p lease fo rw a rd th e m to th e P ro je c t Team b y M arch 13 ,2018 . C o m m e n ts rece ived th ro u g h th e course o f th e S tu d y w ill be co n s id e re d a n d d o c u m e n te d in th e Class E n v iro n m e n t A ssessm ent P ro je c t File R eport. For m o re in fo rm a tio n o n th is S tudy a n d th e c o n s u lta tio n process, p lease v is it th e p ro je c t w e b s ite a t halton.ca/EAprojects. David McCollum, P. Eng., PMP Project M anager Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road O akville , O ntario, L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000 ext. 7093 Email: David.M cCollum @ halton.ca Mr. Rob Lewtas, P. Eng., PMP, CEng., C.WEM Project M anager B lack& V eatch Canada 50 M in th o rn Boulevard, Suite 501 M arkham , O n tario L3T 7X8 Phone: 905-370-1243 Email: lewtasr@ bv.com This N o tice f irs t issued o n F ebru ary 8, 2018. halton.ca/EAprojects NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFO RM ATIO N CENTRE A Halton halton.ca (j 311 REGION • C» <!> Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 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