APPENDIX A: Notification Materials 165001203 NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT Valley Inn Road Bridge, City of Hamilton Municipal Class Environmental Assessment THE STUDY The City of Hamilton and the City of Burlington need to make improvements to the Valley Inn Road Bridge. The Valley Inn Road Bridge carries a pedestrian trail over Carroll’s Bay Marsh and is located east of York Boulevard, between Hamilton and Burlington (see study area map). THE PROCESS The bridge improvements are being planned as a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) project under the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, and 2015). The EA will confirm the problem and opportunities, develop and assess alternative planning solutions (do nothing, repair or replace the bridge), and document the natural, socio-economic and cultural environments within the area. A preferred alternative solution will be identified following the technical review and input received from the public, stakeholders, Indigenous communities, and agencies. Additional information about the project is available at hamilton.ca/ValleyInnEA. The website will be updated throughout the study as information becomes available. This study will complete Phases 1 and 2 of the EA process as documented in the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Municipal Class EA document (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015). Upon completion of the study a Project File Report (PFR) will be prepared and made available for a 30-day public review and comment period, with an opportunity for a Part II Order (appeal). Another advertisement will be published at that time, indicating where the report can be viewed. PUBLIC COMMENTS INVITED If you have any questions or comments, or wish to be added to the study mailing list, please contact one of the project team members: Dipankar Sharma, P.Eng. Adam Renaud, P.Eng. Project Manager Project Manager City of Hamilton, Public Works Dept. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Phone: 905-546-2424 ext. 3016 Phone: 905-381-5436 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this study, please contact one of the project team members listed above. Comments received through the course of this study will be considered in selecting the recommended improvement(s). Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If you would like more information, please contact Dipankar Sharma. A4⎮THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 >>LOCAL Process to hire city’s next police chief underway Chief Eric Girt Girt appointed the police ser- two virtual town hall events lat- vice’s two deputy chiefs to al- er this month to discuss polic- announced his ternate month to month as act- ing issues that will include live retirement in December ing chief for the interim. In Jan- polls and question and answers. uary it is deputy chief Frank Eisenberger said there will also NICOLE O’REILLY Bergen and in February it will be outreach to community THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR be deputy chief Ryan Diodati. leaders and broader surveys to Hamilton could see a new po- Girt’s retirement comes amid help the board understand the lice chief hired by April after mounting public pressure on needs for the next chief. The Chief Eric Girt announced his policing internationally and in police board has not yet begun retirement last month. Hamilton, including fallout af- accepting applications, but a Mayor Fred Eisenberger, ter a violent clash involving ho- call out is expected as soon as chair of the Hamilton police mophobic disrupters at Pride in the next couple of weeks. services board, said the process 2019 and the defund the police The virtual town halls will is already underway. The board movement. In an interview take place Jan. 26 and 27 from has hired the firm Odgers CATHIE COWARD HAMILTON SPECTATOR FILE PHOTO with The Spectator when he 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They will Berndtson to lead community Hamilton could see a new police chief hired by April after Chief announced his retirement, Girt be livestreamed on the Hamil- consultations to assess what Eric Girt, centre, announced his retirement last month. said that criticism did not play a ton police Facebook page. Resi- Hamiltonians want to see in role in his decision to retire. dents will participate through a their next chief. leadership, appropriate qualifi- ment at the Dec. 17 police board “If I had a choice, I’d prefer randomized call out to City of They will be looking at both cations and strong communica- meeting. Over his 35-year ca- that he didn’t leave,” Eisenberg- Hamilton land lines. Residents internal and external candi- tion skills, “especially when reer, Girt rose through the er said, adding that he respects without a land line who wish to dates. Eisenberger said the pro- communicating with the public ranks at Hamilton police, in- Girt’s decision. be included in the pool can reg- cess will probably take until at large.” cluding 14 years in senior com- Girt has done “an outstanding ister a phone number by 4 p.m. April. He is also hoping the top job mand, as deputy chief and then job,” he said, bringing a wealth Jan. 25 at hpsbpublicmeeting- “It’s one of the most impor- attracts diverse candidates. chief since 2016. His five-year of experience to the job. .com. Results from the town tant jobs (of the board) and one “It would be great to have the contract was up in May, howev- But Eisenberger also ac- halls will be posted on the po- we’re looking forward to,” he opportunity to look at female er, Girt opted to leave early to knowledged the pressures fac- lice board website. said, adding it’s a process the candidates and candidates give time for a smoother transi- ing police in Hamilton and else- Nicole O’Reilly is a Hamilton-based whole board will participate in. from diverse communities,” Ei- tion. He’s officially gone in Feb- where, and the need to find the reporter covering crime and justice Eisenberger said he believes senberger said. ruary, but is using vacation time right fit for the new chief. for The Spectator. noreilly@thes- they need someone with strong Girt announced his retire- in January. The police board is hosting pec.com Province won’t let public health talk about vaccine supply 4,900 residents in 27 care homes and those in ‘high Wednesday residents at Idle- and front-line hospital workers. out didn’t go as planned. wyld Manor, St. Peter’s Resi- The last update Hamilton re- “(They’re) moving on the fly,” risk’ retirement homes to be vaccinated by Jan. 18 dence, Hamilton Continuing ceived about vaccine supply said Chagla of the province’s ef- Care, Macassa Lodge and Sha- came last week: public health forts to vaccinate Ontarians. KATRINA CLARKE ince issued the directive or if lom Village have all been vacci- confirmed we had 6,000 of the The province is juggling sup- THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR other public health units have nated. Wentworth Heights resi- Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. All ply with demand, he said, and in Hamiltonians remain in the been told the same. dents were being vaccinated doses came as part of one ship- some cases, it might have to dark about the state of our vac- The province did not respond Wednesday and Arbour Creek ment that arrived the week of take vaccines destined for arms cine supply thanks to a gag or- to questions about why they’ve and Grace Villa are scheduled Dec. 21. in one region and send them to der issued by the province. silenced public health. One ex- for Thursday. On Monday, Dr. Elizabeth another. But we know long-term-care pert thinks it might be an effort A total of 4,900 long-term- Richardson, Hamilton’s medi- Indeed, such a scenario un- residents are getting vaccinat- to pre-emptively stave off vac- care residents in 27 homes and cal officer of health, said: “I can folded Wednesday when the ed. And Moderna is on its way. cine rollout criticism. those in 10 “high risk” retire- tell you we continue to receive Niagara Health hospital organi- On Monday, Hamilton’s med- But there’s some good news: ment homes are expected to be volumes as we move forward.” zation wrote an open letter to ical officer of health confirmed more than 8,000 people have vaccinated via a mobile clinic by As for the province’s silencing the province, decrying the “in- the province had issued a direc- been vaccinated in Hamilton as Jan. 18. directive, Dr. Zain Chagla, an explicable diversion” of prom- tive to public health to stop of Wednesday morning. That Hamilton’s fixed-site vaccina- infectious diseases physician at ised Moderna vaccines. sharing information about the includes about 750 residents of tion clinic is currently vaccinat- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamil- Katrina Clarke is a Hamilton-based city’s COVID vaccine supply. It long-term care. ing around 1,000 people a day, ton, said it might be an attempt reporter at The Spectator. katrina- remains unclear why the prov- Public health confirmed including long-term-care staff to quell criticism if vaccine roll- [email protected] We’ve got comfort food cravings covered. NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT Choose from hundreds of delicious fall and winter Valley Inn Road Bridge, City of Hamilton comfort food classics – all with free delivery.* Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Get your FREE Menu 1-855-444-0623 HeartToHomeMeals.ca THE STUDY The City of Hamilton and the City of Burlington need to make improvements to the Valley Inn Road Bridge.