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8- The Oakville Beaver, Tuesday December 23, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com GO service improving As of Monday, Jan. 5, GO Transit will add two new weekday afternoon train trips -- one each on the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines. The new westbound train will leave Union Station at 3:15 p.m., operating express to Clarkson GO Station and making all stops to Burlington. The new eastbound train will leave Union Station at 5:10 p.m., operating express to Pickering GO Station and making all stops to Oshawa. Also beginning Monday, Jan. 5, the 7:58 a.m. weekday eastbound train from the Oakville GO Station to Union Station will now start at Aldershot, departing at 7:32 a.m. This 12-car train will serve all stops from Aldershot to Bronte. It will continue to operate express from Oakville to Union. In early 2009, when the Hamilton train layover site is completed, this trip will originate in Hamilton. Away we go WHY WAIT FOR SUMMER?: Mike Dobell and another kiteboarding enthusiast soar across a north Oakville field on Sunday as their giant kites catch a powerful gust of wind. Kiteboarding is a popular water sport in the summer, but as Dobell and his friend demonstrated, it can be enjoyed by hearty souls in the wintertime. ARE T WE MOS ! S N OPE LIDAY HO te oller Ska R Having A Christmas Party? oter's Roller Palace hosts corporate & family parties. have 20,000 square feet of space, great for large parties of 5-600. n a party that your family or co-workers will not soon forget! serve today! 905-823-4001 WLING · GIFTS · AIR HOCKEY · BILLIARDS · SNACK BAR EO GAMES · 3000 WATTS OF GREAT MUSIC · DJ Holiday Specials Sat. Dec. 13 Sat. Dec. 20 Sun. Dec. 21 Mon. Dec. 22 Tues. Dec. 23 9am - Noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 9am - noon SKATE WITH SANTA! 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm-1am All Ages Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate Christmas Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate Christmas Day - Closed (Happy Holidays) Boxing Day 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate Midnight - 4am Christian/Gospel Skate e 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 1am All Ages Skate Sun. Dec. 28 Mon. Dec. 29 Tues. Dec. 30 0 Wed. Dec. 31 Thurs. Jan. 1/09 Wed. Dec. 24 Thurs. Dec. 25 Fri. Dec. 28 Fri. Jan. 2/09 9 Sat. Jan 3/08 Sat. Dec. 27 7 Sun. Jan 4/08 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Night 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 10pm Family Skate 10am - Noon Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate New Years Eve 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate (cancelled) 9pm - 3am New Year's Even Skate New Years Day (Happy New Years) 10am - Noon Adult Morning Skate (cancelled) 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 7pm - 8pm Lessons (cancelled) 8pm - 11pm Adult Skate 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 6pm - 9pm Family Skate 9pm - Midnight All Ages Skate 9am - Noon Little Peoples Learner 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 3am All Ages All-Nighter 1pm - 5pm Family Skate 8pm - 11pm Adult Old School Skate ALL REGULAR SESSIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE Scooter's Roller Palace NIKKI WESLEY/OAKVILLE BEAVER Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada Happy Holidays! Over the holidays, the following Town services and facilities will be closed: Town Hall - December 24 (afternoon) through and including January 1. Town Hall will be open for business on Friday, January 2, 2009. All libraries branches - December 24 to 26, 31, and January 1, 2009. Community centres, pools and arenas - December 24 at noon, December 25, 26, and January 1, 2009. Seniors Centres - December 24 through to and including January 1, 2009. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - December 24 through to and including January 1, 2009. Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate - December 24 to 26, 31, and January 1, 2009. Central Operations Depot - December 24 to 26, and January 1, 2009 Fire Administration and Training Centre - December 24 through to and including January 1, 2009. Holiday Transit Service will operate as follows: December 24, regular service plus additional "early homebound" trips on select routes. December 25, 26, January 1 - holiday service December 31, late night service will meet the last train from Union, leaving the GO Station at 1:50 a.m For more schedule information, visit www.oakvilletransit.ca. Visit www.oakville.ca for holiday skate times.