The Project Team has developed a consultation program that will:
- Provide stakeholders with access to study information in a timely manner that enables them to provide input and participate in a meaningful way.
- Engage the broader community and give consideration to all input and differing points of view.
- Promote a cooperative and productive consultation environment that recognizes the value of dialogue and that everyone may not agree with every decision.
The consultation program will be ongoing during this Preliminary Design and Class EA Study and will include meetings with municipal staff and Council, emergency service providers, regulatory agencies, transit operators, Indigenous communities and directly impacted members of the public.
We will schedule two rounds of Public Information Centres during this study to give interested individuals the opportunity to learn more about the study process and provide feedback directly to the Project Team.
Two Public Information Centres (PICs) will be scheduled during this Study to provide interested individuals with the opportunity to learn more about the study process and provide feedback directly to the Project Team. PICs provide an opportunity for the public to discuss issues or concerns directly with members of the study team.
Public Information Centre #1
The purpose of the first PIC will be present and seek feedback on the study background; the need and justification for improvements; the challenges and opportunities in the corridor; the “Alternatives to the Undertaking”; schematic representations of the widening alternatives; the long and short list of Highway 401 realignment options, widening alternatives and interchange improvement alternatives including a screening level assessment.
Public Information Centre #2
The purpose of the second PIC will present and seek feedback on the evaluation of short-listed alternatives and the preliminary design plan including proposed avoidance and mitigation measures. Information presented at each PIC will be available for review on this site.
The final notification for this undertaking will be to advise of the filing of the TESR for the 30-day public review period. The TESR will summarize and document the process completed and provide additional opportunity for interested persons to provide feedback.
Notices
All notices will be published in the following local newspapers:
- Gananoque Reporter (in English)
- Kingston Whig Standard (in English)
- Frontenac News (in English)
The notices will also be posted on this website, sent directly to all contacts on the study mailing list, and mailed to property owners located within 500m of the study area through Canada Post’s unaddressed admail service. Members of the Project Team are available throughout the study to provide information and receive feedback. This dialogue is key to meeting our study principles of transparency, openness, traceability, timeliness and accountability. You can contact a member of the Project Team through the “Contact Us” section of the website.
All input will be incorporated into the study findings and recommendations as appropriate.
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We want to hear from you! Your input is important to us. To be added to the Project Mailing List, please enter your email to sign-up for our mailing list. To send your comments to the Project Team please visit the Contact Us section of this website.