20 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 12, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Saturday, November 15, 2008, Parade starts at 9 a.m. Follow Santa on his route! Temporary road closures for the 2008 Parade The 2008 Oakville Santa Claus Parade will take place on Saturday November 15th. During the Parade, the following roads and adjacent streets will be closed from 7a.m. 11 am: · Lakeshore Road from Allan St. to Kerr St. · Kerr St. from Lakeshore Rd. to Stewart St. · Stewart St. from Kerr St. to Maurice Dr. · Felan Ave. from Stewart St. to Rebecca St. · Rebecca St. from Dorval Dr. to Forsythe St. · Robinson St. from Navy St. to Allan St. The co-operation of all motorists is requested. For additional information on road closures, contact Bob deHoog, Road Corridor/Permit Co-ordinator. 905-845-6601 ext.3337. Don't forget to bring a new unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive, a non-perishable food item for the Food Drive & $2 for a `red nose' On Parade Day, the Kinsmen Club of Oakville will collect non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army Jingle Bell Fund. They encourage everyone to bring at least one non-perishable food item to the Parade. Cash donations will also be accepted. The Oakville Fire Fighters will be on hand accepting new, unwrapped toys from Parade goers. Toys are especially needed for the teens and tweens. Oakville Mazda, one of the Parade's Gold Sponsors, is the official dropoff location for the Toy Drive. Can't make it to the Parade? Drop your donation off at 1291 Speers Road anytime 'til November 24th. Kids of all ages will want to buy their "red noses" from the Fun Group of Family and Friends of Falgarwood, who are donating all proceeds to the Oakville Parade Child Center. This group is the only authorized seller of red noses don't buy your red nose from anyone else. For more information on the Parade, visit www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca or leave a message at 905-815-5981 Parade checklist You're making a Parade Check List - You're checking it twice! Before heading out to this year's Parade, be sure to double check your supplies. Here's a helpful list of Parade necessities: · Letter for Santa · Wagon for Kids · $2 for Red Nose · Unwrapped Gift for Toy Drive · Canned Goods for Food Drive · Blanket, Hat, Mitts, Chairs · Thermos of Hot Chocolate Don't forget your letters to Santa! Canada Post will be in the Parade collecting letters to Santa and will make sure they get to him in lots of time before Christmas. Oakville Santa Claus Parade air dates on TV Cogeco 23 · Tuesday November 18th @ 8:00 p.m. Repeats: · Sunday November 23rd @ 4:00 p.m. · Tuesday December 2nd @ 8:00 p.m. · Sunday December 7th @ 4:00 p.m. Don't worry about parking, ride on Santa's Shuttle Bus! The free Santa Shuttle runs every 15 minutes from the Oakville GO Station stopping at all regular stops along Reynolds to the downtown Church/Dunn bus terminal. The Santa Shuttle, provided by Oakville Transit, will run from 8 -11:15 am watch for the signs at the Oakville GO. Additional transit info is available on the Parade website. Please note for safety reasons, children must be removed from strollers and/or wagons while on the bus. Strollers must be folded and wagons put in an upright position. @ CORBETTS SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOP'S OWN NOVEMBER SKI SNOWBOARD SWAP OCTOBER SKI &&SNOWBOARD SWAP BUY & SELL USED STAY SHARP THIS WINTER 144 SPEERS ROAD, STEPS FROM OUR MAIN STORE! SKI & SNOWBOARD E Q U I P M E N T * STARTS WEDNESDAY, OCT 23RD 5-8PM STARTS THURS. NOVEMBER 12TH Only 1 day of registration AY too to sell your goods (we gethW uff!) muc st Hours of Operation at ReRuns are: $ 50 the ® ate with s mail-in reb 4 MICHELIN tire of purchase Mon-Fri 4-8 · Saturday 10-5 · Sunday 12-4 NOVEMBER SWAP RUNS NOV. 12 TO 23 OCTOBER SWAP RUNS OCT. 23 TO NOV. 2 CHOOSE FROM OVER 2000 PIECES OF SKI & SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT!!! COME SEE SPENCER 905 845-1561 · 905 845 8247 www.jensentire.ca 928 Winston Churchill Blvd. Royal Windsor Lakeshore Church nston C Winston Churchill 905-338-9919 QEW