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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 1, 20 18 | 12 We are developing a stormwater master plan. The ultimate goal of the master plan is to protect our rivers, streams and ground water - the source of our drinking water - for now and for the future. THE STUDY: The City of Waterloo is continuing its efforts to complete a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the City of Waterloo Stormwater Management Master Plan. The study area will focus on all lands within the City of Waterloo municipal boundaries. The main goal of the study is to provide the City with a preferred stormwater management strategy to identify, protect and enhance natural features, ecological functions and biophysical integrity. The plan will stablish stormwater management policy and guidelines, address stormwater infrastructure, identify and prioritize identified works. THE PROCESS: The Study will follow the Master Planning Approach No 2 in accordance with Environmental Assessment Act as per the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MEA) document, October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011 and will satisfy the requirements of Schedule A, A+ and B projects and will identify future Schedule C projects. 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: Please join us to share your ideas and vision about what we can do at our homes, our workplaces and in our neighbourhoods to reduce runoff and prevent pollutants from entering our waterways. 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. This second Public Information Centre will present the results of a series of ongoing technical assessments ranging from stormwatermanagement controls and management actions, green infrastructure approaches, watercourse erosion and restoration etc. In addition, results from Market Research Initiatives being undertaken to understand the communities' views and opinions on water, stormwater and green infrastructure. Date: November 13th, 2018 Time: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Place: Atrium at City Hall, 100 Regina St S 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 Chris Denich, P.Eng. Consultant Project Manager Aquafor Beech Limited 55 Regal Road, Unit 3 Guelph, ON N1K 1B6 Tel: 519-224-3744 E-mail: denich.c@aquaforbeech.com For more information on this project, and to stay informed on project developments, please visit the City's website at waterloo.ca/stormwatermasterplan NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE NO. 2 MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN 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. Our city. Our water. Our future. P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca/publicnotices Three straight years of losses and un- reliable employees have led to the demise of uptown Waterloo's Wildfire Steakhouse and Wine Bar, according to the owner. "It had to do with two very difficult years of LRT," said Jody Ness, who owns the chain of restaurants. "Waterloo was nothing but a make-work project. On top of three straight years of losses since its opening in October of 2015, Ness said the company had major issues find- ing experienced, reliable employees. He said when it comes to personnel, the location ran into issues around alco- hol abuse, drug addiction and mental ill- ness. "You just never knew who was going to show up for work that day," said Ness. "We were constantly short staffed." Uptown Waterloo went through nearly two straight years of construction in vari- ous parts of the area, with LRT construc- tion in 2016 and streetscape construction in 2017, stretching into 2018. While uptown business owners were hoping that there would be a resurgence once the road was reopened to traffic in December of 2017, it didn't happen. "The community didn't rally around like it was expected to," said Ness. Ryan Mounsey, senior economic devel- opment advisor for the City of Waterloo, said he has heard some issues around em- ployee retention in the service industry, but not specifically about mental health or addictions issues. LENGTHY CONSTRUCTION, EMPLOYEE ISSUES LEAD TO CLOSURE OF UPTOWN WATERLOO'S WILDFIRE ADAM JACKSON ajackson@waterloochronicle.ca FOOD AND DRINK THE ISSUE: WILDFIRE IS YET ANOTHER BUSINESS TO CLOSE IN UPTOWN WATERLOO THE IMPACT: BUSINESSES IN THE UPTOWN CORE ARE IN A TIME OF IMMENSE CHANGESTORY BEHIND THE STORY After the Chronicle found out that a new restaurant is planning to open in that space, we asked what happened to Wildfire.