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halton.ca ( 311 MA Halton R#GION In 2014, Halton Region completed a Schedule ‘C‘ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Study for proposed improvements to Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) from Tremaine Road (Regional Road 22) to Highway 407, within the Town of Milton. The study was completed in accordance with Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 & 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The purpose of the study was to recommend a preliminary preferred design to best address road safety and travel demand along the Britannia Road corridor to 203 1. The recommended preferred design included the widening of Britannia Road to six (6) lanes from Tremaine Road to Regional Road 25 (starting in 2014) and a phased widening to four (4) lanes from Regional Road 25 to Highway 407 (starting in 2014) and then to six (6) lanes (starting in 2028). Halton Region filed the Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the Britannia Road MCEA Study in October, 2014. During the 30â€" day review period, four (4) Part II Order Requests were received. One request was withdrawn in March, 2016 and the three remaining Part II Order requests were subsequently denied by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in May, 2016. Accordingly, the implementation of the preferred alternative was delayed and the period of time between the construction phases to widen to four (4) lanes and subsequently to six (6) lanes on Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) from Regional Road 25 to Highway 407 has been significantly shortened. As the first construction phase is proposed to commence in 2018 and the next construction phase will be initiated in 2028, the community in the vicinity of Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) will essentially have been under construction for nearly a decade. In addition, since the time of the ESR filing, the pattern of growth in the vicinity of the Britannia Road corridor known as the Boyne Secondary Plan has not proceeded as anticipated. Through this addendum, the Region is seeking to maintain an adequate level of service to support growth in travel demand in this corridor and minimize construction disruption impacts to the community by removing the phasing of construction as previously outlined above. As such, the Addendum is recommending Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) from Regional Road 25 to Highway 407 be widened in a single construction phase from two (2) to six (6) lanes starting in 2018. Please note that only the phasing changes proposed in the Addendum are open for review. By this Notice, an Addendum is being placed on the public record for review in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 & 2015). Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of all necessary approvals, Halton Region intends to proceed with detailed design and construction as documented in the Addendum. The Addendum report will be available for public review until Monday, February 6, 2017, on the Region‘s website: halton.ca/eaprojects and at the following locations: \ NOTICE OF FILING OF ADDENDUM Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) Transportation Corridor Improvements from Regional Road 25 to Highway 407 (Wards 1, 6, and 7, Town of Milton) mm smy a* ~~~~~ ........... mc Town of Milton Clerk‘s Department 150 Mary Street Milton, ON LST 6Z5 Tel: (905) 878â€"7252 Monday â€" Friday: 8:30 a.m. â€" 4:30 p.m. Regional Municipality of Halton Clerk‘s Department 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Tel: (905) 825â€"6000 Monday â€" Friday: 8:30 a.m. â€" 4:30 p.m. Further information may be obtained from: Ms. Melissa Greenâ€"Battiston, P. Eng. Supervisor Transportation Planning Infrastructure Planning & Policy Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Tel: (905) 825â€"6000, ext. 7623 melissa.greenâ€"battiston@halton.ca If concerns arise regarding the proposed modification to the project that cannot be resolved through discussions with Halton Region, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a "Part II Order"). This request must be received in writing within the above prescribed 30 calendar day review period by the Minister, at the address listed below and copied to Ms. Melissa Greenâ€"Battiston at Halton Region. If no request is received on or before the end of the review period, the Region will proceed with detailed design and construction of the project as documented in the Addendum. The Ministry/Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 275 A copy of the request must also be sent to the Halton Regional Clerk. This notice was first issued on Thursday, January 5, 2017. e m it En iting a Halton Reqion facilit A snowy owl sits on an outdoor perch at Mountsberg Conservation Area, where families can enjoy a‘nose to beak‘ experience with birds of prey Jan. 20â€"21, 28â€"27. Champion file photo Have a hoot at Mountsberg‘s Owl Prow! event Conservation Halton‘s annual ‘nose to beak‘ experience is back. Starting next weekend, the Ow! Prow! returns to Mountsberg Conâ€" servation Area, where visitors will get up close and personal with these birds of prey. Prowls for Adults are set for Friday, Jan. 20 and 27 from 7 to 9 p.m., while the Family Nights will run Saturday, Jan. 21 and 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Family Nights include a pupâ€" pet show and a campfire story time, while the Prowls for Adults gives naâ€" ture lovers an opportunity to learn the finer details of owl behavior and anatomy. Admission is by advanced registraâ€" tion, which can be done online at www.conservationhaliton.ca/events. The cost for the Prowls for Adults is $17 for adults and $12 for seniors, while the cost for the Family Nights is $17 for adults and $12 for children five to 14. Kids four and under get in for free. Mountsberg is located at Milburough Line, five kilometres west of Campâ€" beliville between Hwy. 6 South and Guelph Line.