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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, A pr il 25 ,2 01 9 | 20 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE (PIC) TRILLIUM VALLEY PARK, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POND 48 CLEAN-OUT AND RETROFIT THE PROJECT The City of Waterloo is carrying out a retrofit and cleanout of three (3) stormwater management facilities (ponds), located within Trillium Valley Park in the City of Waterloo - Pond 28, Pond 10, and Pond 48. Excess sediment buildup will be removed from each pond. Additionally, a retrofit of each pond will be undertaken to bring it towards a more modern standard.Works at Ponds 10 and 28 will generally preserve the existing character of the ponds, however the works at Pond 48 are more complex and require further study. THE PROCESS The project is being planned in accordance with the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class EA document, which is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Ponds 10 and 28 are being undertaken as a Schedule 'A+' project,which are assumed to be pre-approved, and requires public notification. Pond 48 is being planned as a Schedule 'B' project, which involves a greater degree of study and public consultation, including a PIC meeting to present the project to the public and seek input on the identified preferred solution. PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE This PIC will follow an open house format with information on display to present the identified preferred alternative solution for Pond 48. Date: Wednesday May 8, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Location: Waterloo Public Library - Community Room (inside Stork Family YMCA building) 500 Fischer-Hallman Road North Personal information collected at public meetings or submitted in writing is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, and will be used by members of City staff. The written submissions including names and contact information and the report of the public meeting will be made available to the public. FURTHER INFORMATION If you have any questions or concerns regarding the retrofit of Pond 48 or cannot attend the PIC, but would like to provide comments, please contact one of the below project team members: Mr. Gavin Vermeer, P.Eng. Senior Project Enginner - City of Waterloo 100 Regina Street South, P.O.Box 337 STN Waterloo, ON N2J 1R8 Tel: 519-886-1550 x 78066 Email: gavin.vermeer@waterloo.ca Mr. Matt Senior, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Project Manager - Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions 3450 Harvestor Road, Suite 100 Burlington, ON L7N 3W5 Tel: 905-335-2353 x 3080 Email: matt.senior@woodplc.com If you require any accommodations for a disability in order to attend and participate in meetings, please let us know in advance so that arrangements can be made in a timely manner. For further information on the project, consult the City of Waterloo website: waterloo.ca/stormwater P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca Official Opposition Leader Andrea Hor- wath and the NDP caucus have announced the official formation of the NDP Black Caucus - being hailed in a media release as Ontario's first formal black caucus in a po- litical party. "Black community members should see themselves represented and respected when they look at their government. Black Canadian leaders must be at the table when every decision is made," said Hor- wath in the release. "That's why I'm so proud to announce the formal creation of the Ontario NDP's Black Caucus, chaired by our Anti-Racism Critic and MPP for Kitchener Centre, Laura Mae Lindo." Horwath added that it's the first time any party has elected enough black mem- bers to form a caucus - and the first time a body like this has been formally identified as a key priority. "What we're putting out there by for- malizing this caucus is that we expect and believe that the Ontario NDP MPP Black Caucus will continue for generation after generation, growing after every election," Horwath stated. The caucus was established as a direct result of an initial black community lead- ers' roundtable discussion at Queen's Park with the NDP, according to the release. "A key recommendation was the importance of formalizing representation, and direct engagement with the black community as a distinct group." "The mandate of the NDP Black Caucus is to ensure that black perspectives are meaningfully incorporated into the work that New Democrats do on every file - from finance, to health care, education, hous- ing, the arts and beyond. Our mandate is to work actively and collaboratively with black communities to address systemic an- ti-black racism by proposing policy solu- tions that will help build a future of equity, justice, respect and safety," said Lindo. The inaugural NDP Black Caucus con- sists of: • Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lin- do; • York South-Weston MPP Faisal Has- san; • Toronto-St. Paul's MPP Dr. Jill An- drew; • Brampton North MPP Kevin Yarde; and • Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns- McGown. NEWS KITCHENER-CENTRE MPP TO HEAD NEW BLACK CAUCUS BILL JACKSON bjackson@kitchenerpost.ca