APPENDIX G: PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE 1 - City of Barrie

HURONIA ROAD TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Phase 1 and 2
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
The Corporation of the City of Barrie hereby notifies all interested individuals and parties, that a Public Information
Centre will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the City of Barrie, in Huronia Room
‘B’, located on the 2 nd Floor, City Hall, 70 Collier Street, to receive comments regarding Phases 1 and 2 of the Huronia
Road Transportation Improvements Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA). The purpose of this Study
is to:
• Assess the existing transportation system in the study area;
• Identify deficiencies to the existing transportation system;
• Identify the location, extent, and sensitivity of the existing natural environment within the study area;
• Establish appropriate measures required to mitigate any adverse impacts to property and the natural
environment resulting from proposed transportation improvements; and
• Provide a conceptual design, cost estimates, and sequencing requirements associated with the proposed
alternative solutions.
The City of Barrie is proceeding with Phases 1 and 2 of the Schedule “C” Municipal Class EA (October, 2000, as
amended in 2007). The Corporation has retained the consulting firm C. C. Tatham and Associates Ltd. to
develop/evaluate alternative solutions, recommend a Preferred Alternative Solution and document the entire Class EA
planning process in a report.
A copy of the draft Class EA document, outlining the planning, approval, and preliminary impact assessments of the
various alternatives, will be available for review on Friday, June 13, 2008, and thereafter at the following locations:
City of Barrie City of Barrie
Clerk’s Office Engineering Department Barrie Public Library
1 st Floor, City Hall 6 th Floor, City Hall Information Desk
70 Collier Street 70 Collier Street 60 Worsley Street
Barrie, Ontario Barrie, Ontario Barrie, Ontario
Copies of the Information Bulletin and Comment Sheet will be available at the above locations to interested individuals
and parties unable to attend the Public Information Centre. Comment Sheets are to be returned to the City of Barrie,
Engineering Department - 6 th Floor, P.O. Box 400, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, L4M 4T5, to the attention of Mr.
Ralph Scheunemann by Friday, July 4, 2008. Subsequent to the comments received, a recommendation of a preferred
alternative will be made to City Council.
Should additional information be required, please contact Mr. Ralph Scheunemann at (705) 739-4220, Ext. 4782, Email:
rscheunemann@barrie.ca
D. McAlpine R. W. McArthur, P. Eng.
City Clerk Director of Engineering