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NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR MAPLE HILL CREEK REHABILITATION 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 is being 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 third public information centre, presenting an evaluation of alternatives to address issues within the Maple Hill Creek Watershed, as well as preliminary preferred alternatives, will take place at the following time and location: Date: September 19th, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Presentation at 7:00 p.m.) Place: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Room 101 101 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 Email: 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 Email: jeff.daniel@ghd.com For more information on this project, and to stay informed on project developments, please visit the City's website at 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. P. 519.886.1550 TTY. 1.866.786.3941 waterloo.ca/publicnotices Thursday, September 7, 2017 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • 11Serving your community since 1856 By Samantha Beattie Chronicle Staff Council quietly abandoned the plan for a glowing stone trail through Waterloo Park. Staff originally pitched the idea, estimating it would cost $800,000, at a committee of the whole meeting in February. It was passed with the under- standing the city would put out a request for proposals and could be reconsidered in the future. A report presented to council on Aug. 28 detailed tendering for the central promenade trail and bridge construction. In it staff abandoned the glowing stones, stating they were "no longer viable." The stones would have formed a three-metre-wide, 400-metre-long trail near the Perimeter Institute, making it glow in the dark with bright and colourful patterns. During the day it would look like typical concrete. Staff determined the plan was too expensive, exceeding the available budget. Also, Silver Lake, which the trail would run alongside, is cur- rently undergoing an environmen- tal assessment and possibly needs to undergo construction. The trail would be impacted. A relatively new technology, glow- ing stones could have safety, dura- bility and long-term maintenance issues. The proposed funding of $800,000 will be repurposed for park essentials such as lighting and separated pedes- trian and bicycle pathways. The park will also get a new wood- en boardwalk and pedestrian bridge, Wonders of Winter infrastructure and three rows of new trees. The work will total $2.6 mil- lion. The project will be funded in part by TD Bank, which has donat- ed $250,000, and by senior govern- ments, which have donated $505,000. No glowing path coming with Waterloo Park's redesign File photo there will be no glowing path coming to Waterloo park as part of redesign.