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NOTICES THE STUDY: The City of Waterloo has initiated a Schedule 'B' Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the rehabilitation of Maple Hill Creek from the Westvale Park Stormwater Management Area to the creek's confluence with Clair Creek at University Avenue. The study is being undertaken to examine options related to channel improvements on Maple Hill Creek. A rehabilitation and management plan for the preservation and enhancement of the Maple Hill Creek system will be developed, including bank stabilization, removing existing barriers to fish passage from the Clair and Laurel Creek systems and incorporating a more natural channel form. THE PROCESS: The Study will be conducted in accordance with the planning and design process for 'Schedule B' projects, as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) document, (October 2000, as amended in 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Class EA process includes public/external agency consultation, an evaluation of alternative solutions and alternative design concepts, an assessment of potential impacts associated with the proposed improvements and the development of measures to mitigate identified impacts. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: Public Participation will form an integral part of the Class EA Study to ensure that the ongoing concerns of the public and affected groups within the study area are identified, documented and assessed.The Project Team invites public input and comments, and will incorporate them into the planning and design of this project. The second of four public information centres, presenting various alternatives to address issues within the Maple Hill Creek Watershed, will take place at the following time and location: Date: March 21st, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Presentation at 7:00 p.m.) Place: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Room 201 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, Ontario If you are unable to attend the public meeting and would like to provide any comments on the study, or for any further information on the study, please contact the study leaders below: Jessica Kellerman, P.Eng., Project Manager City of Waterloo 100 Regina St. S. PO Box 337, Station Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8 Tel: 519-886-1550 ext. 78243 E-mail: jessica.kellerman@waterloo.ca Jeff Daniel, P.Eng., Consultant Project Manager GHD Limited 651 Colby Drive Waterloo, ON N2V 1C2 Tel: 519-884-0150 ext. 7287 E-mail: jeff.daniel@ghd.com For more information on this project, and to stay informed on project developments, please visit the City's website at: www.waterloo.ca/en/living/maple-hill-creek.asp All personal information included in a submission - such as name,address, telephone number and property location - is collected,maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation.The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information,please contact the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at (416) 327-1434. NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR MAPLE HILL CREEK REHABILITATION P. 519.886.1550 TTY. 1.866.786.3941 waterloo.ca/publicnotices Thursday, March 16, 2017 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • 17 Continued from page 16 " W e r e a l l y w a n t t o approach it in a fresh and exciting, positive and collab- orative way," he said, adding that approach doesn't involve paying $50 or more for nose- bleed seats. The company attempts to update the medium through the adaptation of old operas and the composition of new ones. Plots are explained in programs and often include modernized English dialogue -- layman speak about what's happening to heighten the experience of what people hear. With a rich history dating back centuries, contextualiz- ing opera isn't always as easy, which is what most people look for in the "immediate cul- ture" of the 21st century, Lan- gan said. "It's fantastic, phenomenal and breathtaking sound, but we want to make it under- standable, so when they do go to sing the music erupts because you're ready." Some of those cast in Don Giovanni come with impressive resumes and have been part of larger pro- ductions, although most still have their day jobs. Langan teaches at the Queen Street Music store in Hespeler and is also an assistant con- ductor with the Guelph Sym- phony. Opportunities are available to aspiring stage directors, set designers, costumers, makeup and visual artists, conductors, instrumentalists and actors. "The opera needs those people without that education to liven it up," Langan said. More information can be found at www.vcopera.ca. Community opera on the way Midori Marsh, River Guard, Peter Brooks and Rachel Ginther in Vera Causa Opera's Production of Echo. suBMittEd PhOtO