This Notice issued on June 10, 2009 (BRT) Project Highway 403 –Eastgate Parkway/ Corridors Notice of Filing of Environmental Assessment Addendum The City of received approval in 1993 and addendum in 2005 under the Environmental Assessment Act of for the proposed Mississauga Transitway (now known as the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project), a new bus-only roadway in the Highway 403/Eastgate Parkway/Eglinton Avenue corridors. The City has reviewed and updated the BRT Project to mitigate the cost of the project due to the unusual rising cost of materials and the cost of relocating existing utilities. The study highlights improvements to the approved original and addendum BRT Project to save cost. These changes involve shifting selected stations, and realigning some other sections. These changes have been reviewed with the public and stakeholders. Per the requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, an Addendum to the approved Environmental Assessment has been prepared documenting the proposed changes, any concerns raised as a result of the proposed changes, and the City’s commitment to addressing those concerns. The proposed changes to the BRT Project do not affect the underlying approval for the Transitway granted in 1993 or 2005. By this notice, the BRT Project Addendum is being placed on the public record for review.

Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project changes: 1. East of Winston Churchill Boulevard Overpass 4. Dixie Road Station 2. Alignment 5. Eastgate Parkway Overpass 3. Tomken Road Station

Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, the receipt of the necessary approvals and allocation of appropriate funding, the City of Mississauga and GO Transit, as co-proponents, intend to work with stakeholders in the Provincial corridor, such as the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Ontario Realty Corporation, and Hydro One, to complete Phase One of the BRT Project from Winston Churchill Boulevard to Parkway and from Hurontario Street to Renforth Drive. The Addendum is available for review at the following locations:

Burnhamthorpe Library Mississauga Central Library South Common Library 1350 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. 2233 South Millway Mississauga ON L4Y 3V9 Mississauga, ON L5B 3Y3 Mississauga ON L5L 3H7 905-615-4635 905-615-3500 905-615-4770 Mon-Fri 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Thurs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun 1 to 5 p.m. Sun 1 to 5 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun 1 to 5 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch Central Region Office 2 St. Clair Avenue West – Floor 12A 5775 Yonge Street – 8 th Floor , ON M4V 1L5 North York, ON M2M 4J1 416-314-8001 or 1-800-461-6290 416-326-6700 or 1-800-810-8048 Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The documentation is also available for review on-line at: www.mississauga.ca/brt

Further information may be obtained from the City of Mississauga Transportation and Works Department Transportation Project Office by contacting:

W. Scott Anderson, P.Eng. Phone: 905-615-3200 Ext. 4399 Senior Project Manager Transportation Project Office Fax: 905-896-5504 201 City Centre Drive, Suite 800 E-mail: [email protected] Mississauga, ON L5B 2T4

Interested persons may provide written comments to the Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch (contact information below), within five weeks from the date of this Notice. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City, comments may be submitted to the Ministry by July 17, 2009. A copy of the comments must also be sent to the City’s Senior Project Manager. Once the review process is complete and the Ministry of the Environment has approved the EA Addendum, the proponents will be able to proceed with the BRT Project.

Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch Lorna Zappone, Project Officer 2 St Clair Ave West – Floor 12A, Toronto ON M4V 1L5 T: 416 314-8001

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act , unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.