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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE VERMONT STREET RECONSTRUCTION The City of Waterloo is proceeding with the reconstruction of Vermont Street from Margaret Avenue North to the street's end. In general, the scheduled work includes the replacement of sanitary sewers, storm sewers watermains, sidewalks, curb and gutter, road base and asphalt pavement for the full extent of the project. The work also includes the replacement of the stairway in the pedestrian link to Roselea Crescent. This is subject to City of Waterloo Council approval.Weather permitting and pending Council approval, construction will start in early April 2018, with substantial completion expected by the end of June 2018. More information about the Vermont Street reconstruction project will be shared at an upcoming public information centre, which you are invited to attend: Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Time: Drop in anytime between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm Place: Moses Springer Community Centre - Optimists Room 150 Lincoln Rd, Waterloo If you have any questions or concerns about the project, please contact: Gavin Vermeer, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer - Engineering Services Integrated Planning and Public Works, City of Waterloo Telephone: 519 886-1550 ext. 78066 Email: gavin.vermeer@waterloo.ca P. 519.886.1550 TTY. 1.866.786.3941 waterloo.ca/publicnotices NOTICE Visit: www.earandhearingclinic.com Email: elvira@earandhearingclinic.com Phone: 519-743-7000 "THE GifT of HEarinG" BEcomE a haPPy winnEr and rEcEiVE a FrEE Pair oF hEaring aids. Starting from September 18, 2017 - October 23, 2017 Express your interest why you or somebody you love needs hearing aids. 20172017 14 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • Thursday, September 14, 2017 Serving your community since 1856 Continued from page 1 The design is by David Warne, architect and principal, of studioCANOO, who was also responsible for the redesign project at the Kitchener Public Library's main branch and the University of Waterloo's Archi- tecture Library in Cambridge. "Libraries are constantly evolving," said Warne. "Today libraries are focused on pro- viding digital literacy to the community, and that includes ebooks, 3D printers and a whole plethora of internet and digital media including audio, video, editing -- you wouldn't believe what's going on in libraries today." The design incorporates the needs of a modern library with maker spaces, a 3D printing area and flex space to allow for bigger presentations and events. There will also be an outdoor reading courtyard and 40,000 pieces in the site's permanent collection with cross-borrowing allowed from other branches. The building will be curved like a hockey stick, keeping in line with the activity in the rest of the building, and have floor- to-ceiling windows and a grand entrance with an archway to bring another focal point to the building. "Let me be the first out of the gate to say it looks spectacular," said Mayor Dave Jaworsky. "To have something that spectacular on the east side is something." More importantly, he said with all the other activity going on at RIM Park, the east-side library has the possibility of rein- troducing libraries to a whole new generation of users. "As a hockey family being there an hour early and an hour after, it's an opportunity to take the other children into the library and become reac- quainted with things," he said. "It's a great opportunity to con- nect with everybody and a great location." Shari Chantlar, chair of the Eastbridge Neighbourhood Association, said it's exciting that residents will have the same access to cultural resources that other Waterloo residents do in their neighbourhoods. "It's great to have more access on that side of town where people don't have to drive over to access services, they can walk to it and get it right in their own neighbourhood, which is so positive," she said. "It will engage people who use the facility for other things, so it will be a multi-use facility." Cindy Watkins, past presi- dent of the Eastbridge Neigh- bourhood association, said they've been advocating for an east side library since 2006. "To see this come to fruition is such a huge accomplishment for the city," said an emotional Watkins. "I'm very emotional about this because we've been looking for this a long time." A report will come back to council in November after the public engagement process and after negotiations over the pro- posed annual operating budget of $882,000 are resolved. Scian said the operating budget is in line with the operat- ing budget of the Harper Branch on the city's west side. "We're confident that November will bring a really positive step for the library sys- tem in this community," said Scian. Final approval set for November "Let me be the first out of the gate to say it looks spectacular. To have something that spectacular on the east side is something." Mayor Dave Jaworsky