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22 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday November 3, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com SPELLING GRAMMAR READING WRITING MATH FRENCH STUDY SKILLS FALL PROGRAMS BETTER GRADES ARE JUST A FALL AWAY. A FALL TO REMEMBER ­BETTER GRADES! Fall is the ideal time to catch-up or get ahead for the next grade at Oxford Learning. First, we pinpoint how your child learns. Then, we create an individualized program that goes beyond tutoring to teach your child to learn and study more effectively. For better grades, motivation and confidence this fall, keep your child's mind sharp with just a few hours each week at Oxford Learning. Contact us today for complete details. 1131 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville (905) 469-1929 380 Dundas St. E. Oakville (905) 257-1207 Maple Grove Village 511 Maple Grove Dr. Suite 2, Oakville (905) 849-4027 RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER TAKE THE FIRST STEP: Students from T. A. Blakelock and Iroquois Ridge high schools participating in the High School Challenge portion of Taking Steps Against Cancer invite everyone to join them at Oakville Place Sunday morning. Little Reader Fall Registration NOW OPEN New breast cancer fundraiser on Sunday Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer, a leisurely, non-competitive, five-kilometre fundraising walk, takes place this Sunday, inside Oakville Place. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. with registration and a light breakfast for participants, courtesy of Tim Hortons. At 8:45 kilometre Family Fun Walk will encourage young children to follow in their parents' footsteps in helping to find a cure. To date, the Canadian Cancer Society has funded close to $900 million in cancer research, $72 million of which has been dedicated to breast cancer research. For more information about Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer visit www.cancer.ca or call the Oakville Unit at 905-845-5231. -- Submitted by the Oakville Unite of the Canadian Cancer Society. Voted Best Learning Centre www.oxfordlearning.com LOOK! WE'VE MOVED! Sanger Contact Lens Centre & Opticians SINCE 1959 GRAND OPENING Wed, Nov. 8 up up to a.m., the Opening Ceremonies, hosted by Wave 94.7 FM's Vickie Van Dyke, will take place in Centre Court. A special survivor recognition ceremony will honour those who have faced and overcome breast cancer. At 9 a.m., participants will lace up their sneakers and take to Oakville Place's indoor track for the 5-kilometre walk. A 1- Knife-wielding robber foiled Halton police are investigating after an attempted holdup of a Petro-Canada gas station on Halloween night. Police are following up reports that a man with a knife attempted to rob the gas station located at 1123 Dorval Dr. shortly before 10 p.m. The man who was brandishing a knife, ordered an employee of the station to hand over cash around 9:50 p.m. The gas station employee refused and called police. The would-be robber fled the store, running north on Dorval Drive. Police responded to the call and set off in search of the suspect to no avail. The suspect is described as a white man approximately 16 years old, five-feet six-inches tall with a pudgy build. At the time of the attempted robbery, he was wearing a beige hooded winter jacket, a beige coloured baseball cap and dark baggie blue jeans. Anyone with information should call the Oakville Criminal Investigations Division at 905-825-4777 or 905-634-1831, ext. 2215 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477). to All Frames & Sunglasses 40 % OFF * * Specializing In: Certified contact lens fitter on-sight 6 days a week! · gas permeable · bi-focals · soft torics for astigmatism WE CARRY vogue EASYCLIP eyewear NEW STORE HOURS: MON-WED 9-6, THURS & FRI 9-8, SAT. 9-5, SUN-CLOSED *Some frames and sunglasses may be excluded OPEN HOUSE Saturday November 18th-9:00am * Renowned music education * Grades 3-12 * Advanced Placement Courses * Extended French * Exceptional university placement record NEW LOCATION 2330 LAKESHORE RD W, UNIT 4, OAKVILLE (ACROSS FROM ROYAL BANK) 905-845-4446 ST. MICHAEL'S CHOIR SCHOOL Please call us at 416-393-5518 or visit www.smcs.on.ca