2022 opens with opportunities for community engagement

The brand new yr is beginning off with extra COVID-19 challenges — but additionally alternatives for group engagement, as there are vital tasks and public consultations ongoing this month.

Be a part of me for the Indoor Winter Farmers Market at Connon Nurseries on Robson Street Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. COVID-19 practices can be in place, together with masks, distancing and so forth. Wonderful distributors can be there to serve you — come out and help native.

Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can be found now. E-book your booster shot at www.hamilton.ca/GetYourVaccine.

As effectively, the third public session for proposed bus fast transit (BRT) from Waterdown to Toronto alongside Dundas Avenue is going down this month. This can current outcomes of environmental research and preliminary design refinements made to the Mississauga East (between Etobicoke Creek and Confederation Parkway) section of the hall.

Public engagement can be open on-line from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1 — present suggestions at www.metrolinxengage.com/dundasbrt.

As a committee member on the Halton-Hamilton Supply Safety Plan, which resulted within the Clear Water Act 2006 provincial laws, I'm on the lookout for your suggestions.

Updates are underway for the scientific evaluation stories and the supply safety plan insurance policies to guard our water provide. I invite everybody to go to www.protectingwater.ca — public session ends Feb. 4.

All public data centres are being recorded and posted on-line with FAQs. The final session will happen Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at https://bit.ly/Session2Jan20.

In the meantime, the Metropolis of Burlington has up to date the development timelines for the multi-year widening and reconstruction of Waterdown Street from Craven Avenue to Mountain Forehead Street:

Water principal work close to Flatt Street, with no street closure required, will pretend place from December 2021 to spring 2022. Cogeco and Bell relocations, underground hydro works and avenue lighting set up on new poles will run from late 2021 to 2022.

The principle street and water principal development contract will happen in 2023.

The whole mission consists of street widening to 4 lanes, putting in visitors lights at Mountain Forehead Street and Waterdown Street, the set up of curbs and gutters, and a multi-use pathway on the west facet.

On Saturday, Feb. 26, group up for the Coldest Evening of the Yr — a COVID-19-safe and family-friendly stroll to boost funds for Eagles Nest Affiliation of Waterdown. Eagles Nest is a neighborhood group which gives counselling, teaching and help applications without cost or minimal value to households, adults, youth and kids. Each $50 raised will present a free counselling session supplied by skilled counsellors.

For extra data go to https://cnoy.org/location/waterdown.

Judi Partridge is the Hamilton metropolis councillor for Ward 15 which incorporates Flamborough, Waterdown, Carlisle, Freelton and Millgrove. She could be reached at judi.partridge@hamilton.ca or 905-546-2713.