12 NEWS aK SE 19 Milton Canadian Champion | Thursday, July insidehalton.com TIM WHITNELL twhitnell@metroland.com More than 100 people : tended this week's a 1 tion and Future Develop ment Fair at Milton Town Hall getting a glimpse of significant change planned for the municipality. The recent community engagement event is the first-of-its-kind for Milton. It combined public consul- tation with an evening of in- teractive activities, presen- tations, demonstrations and workshops to highlight some of the initiatives and studies underway. The event, hosted by Milton's Planning and De- velopment Department, showcased four major stud- ies and featured some of the happening CEN NE hE Ener (VAR WIAA UR initiatives Details in-store. across the town and at the Milton Education Village (MEV) Innovation Centre The four studies are The Milton Education Village, Milton's Mobility Hub (around the Milton GO sta tion), The Trafalgar Corri- dor and the Agerton Em- ployment area study. The MEV, home of Mil- ton's future campus of Wil- frid Laurier University, is intended to be a catalyst for knowledge-based employ- ment, a mix of uses and a variety of housing choices. The MEV is a 400-acre area along the Nidgara Es- carpment. The Ontario gov- ernment has committed $90 million to the project. The Mobility Hub Study is an opportunity to sup- port the town's existing GO station and provide mobili- ty choices for resident: through transit-supported community design The Trafalgar Corridor, on Trafalgar Road, con nects Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. It is a key component of Milton's planning with the opportu- nity for a new GO station near Derry and Trafalgar roads. The Agerton Employ- ment area is an urban pop- ulation and employment expansion zone in south- east Milton. At the fair residents and guests were invited to par- ticipate in two interactive workshops, as well as take part in a number of engage- ment activities to provide input on future develop- ment in Milton. "It was particularly nice OFF our regular CECT] almost 330,01 in the store! fIM(¢) www.fabricland.ca BRAMPTON: SHOPPERS' WORLD, 499 MAIN ST. S.; BURLINGTON: 3515 FAIRVIEW ST. Our Milton store is closed. New Oakville store now open at 2501 Hampshire Gate (Dundas w. of Winston Churchil) 201 18 Cadillac Escalade ESV Premium Luxury OUR DISCOUNT - $17 576 = 588.264 78-2355 | SAVE OVER ----=-- §17.000! to see such a diverse collec dents come out; we had young families, pro fessionals and seniors con- tributing feedback and dis- cussing ldeas with each other. I know the (project) teams felt there was a lot of passion, interest and ideas drawn from both of the for- malized workshops," said Town of Milton communi- cations and marketing ad- visor Jenna Patterson. Specific feedback is be- ing compiled, she said. "Milton is focused on thinking differently about how we approach commu- nity engagement," said Jill Hogan, director of policy planning and urban design. "We want to create op- portunities for innovative, interactive and authentic engagement that truly in- volves residents at each stage of the planning pro- cess in order to create strong, sustainable future development." At the event residents were introduced to some of the smart initiatives and technology that Milton has been integrating into pro- jects, services and facilities in order to improve effi- ciencies across the town. . "In addition to showcas- ing and gathering input on four major planning stud- ies, this event was an oppor- tunity to highlight some of the innovative initiatives happening within Milton through collaborative part- nerships and forward- thinking local businesses," said Andrew Siltala, the town's director of strategic initiatives and economic development. "The MEV Innovation Centre plays a key role in tion of res Milton transformation projects highlighted at innovation and development fair Town of Milton/submitted About 100 residents and guests attended the Milton Innovation and Future Development Fair held June 26 at Milton Town Hall. Hosted by the town's Planning and Development Department, the fair showcased four major studies and featured some of the initiatives happening across the town and at the Milton Education Village (MEV) Innovation Centre. helping to cultivate and grow this type of innovation within our community." The MEV Innovation Centre was on-site at the event with an informative and ' = technology-focused booth that showcased the achievements and new pro- jects being created by. cur- rent tenants at the centre. Some of the tenants at [the fair included: Robo- 'Geek, a company that pro- vides training courses and programs for: kids that want to learn how to pro- gram and interact with ro- botics; Throwback Enter- tainment, a Canadian- based gaming company that develops and publishes immersive and interactive video games; and 3Open labs, an open innovation lab that helps corporate partners navigate new op- portunities with Artificial Intelligence and IoT tech- ° WALLACECHEV.COM/ 801 MAIN ST. 3 tA oh 4 nologies. For community mem- bers looking for updates on the Milton Education Vil- lage, information boards were displayed to help sum- marize the input that was received at workshops host- ed earlier this year. The pre- sentation also demonstrat- ed how community feed- back has been translated into a preliminary plan for the site. : Information about the initiatives and studies pre- sented at the fair will be made available on the Town of Milton website. Resi- dents will have the opportu- nity to review materials from the fair and provide feedback to planning teams in the coming weeks. Visit www.milton.ca/ engage for updates and in- formation on how to get in- volved in future engage- ment opportunities. VES TODAY! Stock #186387 WN oan a hen ilo)