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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday January 18, 2006 - 13 UPDATE EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS J L Update ancient Chinese practice. Cost: $29 for members and guest; $39 for non members and $24 for girls 18 and under. RSVP by email to meetings@winwithresults.ca or 416226.3288. THURSDAY JANUARY 19 ^P* P Community 4 ^ ph°n® 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Please forward announce m ents o f non-profit and free events for Community Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 4 6 7 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-5567; e-m ail blokhuis@ haltonsearch. com or ca ll 905-845-3824 Ext. 250; BEFORE NOON MONDAY to be included. Free listing. Oakville Parent Education Network has presentation on Trafalgar-Chartwell Residents' Association (TCRA) AGM 7 p.m., Oakville Town Hall, South Atrium. Speakers: Councillors Keith Bird and Chris Stoate. Membership appli cations at door for new or renewal members, $15 per family or $10 per senior family. See www.tcra.ca. Healthy Weight Loss with regis tered nutritional consultant Angela Borgeest. Learn why it is so hard to lose weight, what diets to follow, how they work, why some diets fail, steps to maximize weight loss, Alliance Healthcare Professionals, 232 South Service Rd. E. from 7 8:30 p.m. Call 905-845-2291 to reg ister as space is limited. Admission by donation. Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 707 will host an Oakville rid ing all candidates debate at Galaxy Club, 475 North Service Rd., 7 p.m. Internet Safety and Cyber Bullying with Const. Wendy Moraghan and panel discussion by community leaders, Thursday Feb. 2, 7 - 9 p.m. West Oak Public School, 2071 Fourth Line at Upper Middle. Free admission, must register. Call 905825-6000 ext. 3161 or www.halton /scs/ChildrensHealth WEDNESDAY JAN. 18 Too Close for Comfort Canada's Future within Fortress North America - Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians speaks at Canadian Club of Halton Peel, Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft (QEW and Bronte). Cash bar, 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Students $15, members $30, and on-members/guests $40. Call 905-845-2862, e-mail rjtpreston@cogeco.ca or visit www.canadianclub.ca. HAPPEN - Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for-unemployed business pro fessionals, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. SpeakerTJudy Suke, The Prefect Job Interview. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca CFP Open Mic Night, Canadian Federation of Poets, third Thursday of each month at Timothy's World Coffee on Lakeshore east of Trafalgar, 7 p.m. Admission free and mic open to all poets to read work. Call George Arnold, 905-220-2226. Coffee with Ward 4 Councillors Allan Elgar and Renee Sandelowsky to discuss issues and concerns, 7:30-9 p.m., Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. Town staff will discuss any issues related to Third Line. High School Information Night for parents of Grade 8 students entering Grade 9, Iroquois Ridge High School, 6:45 p.m., 905-8450012, and White Oaks Secondary School, 7:30 p.m., 905-845-5200. between 50 and 65 who want to lose weight through healthy eating. There are no fees to pay and no special foods to buy. Participants who are committed to losing weight and who follow a healthy diet plan could lose 15 - 30 pounds and gain other health benefits. New 16-week session will commences at 12 noon. Call Ettie Atkinson at 905-825-4949. Can the Mind Heal Cancer? Dr. Alistair Cunningham director of the The Healing Journey Program at Princess Margaret Hospital, knows emotional turmoil that can cer patients experience. A cancer survivor himself, Dr. Cunningham has helped thou sands learn self-healing techniques over the past 20 years. Dr Cunningham discusses the findings in his new book, Can the Mind Heal Cancer?, 1 - 2:30 p.m. Call Wellspring 905257-1988 for location. Drop-In Diabetes Group at Oakville Seniors Centre on Kerr Street, third Friday of every month, 10 a.m. - noon. North Oakville Youth Dance at Munn's United Church provides youth in Grades 6 to 8 a fun and safe evening of dancing, good times and a chance to meet new friends. Professional DJ. Tickets for $5 at door only starting at 6:30 p.m. Line up inside. Dance ends at 10 p.m. Fully adult supervised, refreshments and snacks available. Profits are donated to various community charities. For more info call 905-257-8434 or visit www.munnsunited.com SATURDAY JANUARY 21 A Wee Celebration at the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy, Jan. 21 and 22, 1-4 p.m. Cost: Saturday regular admission and Sunday - $5 tickets must be purchased in advance. Celebrate the birth day of Scotland's most famous poet Robbie Burns featuring a weekend chock-full of entertainment, dancing, Scottish fare and Sunday's address to the haggis. Call 905338-4400. Recreational Running - A Fresh Approach, 18-week series of running work shops start at The Running Company, 118 Thomas, 9 a.m. T-shirt and running manual for each participant. Call 905-815-1952. B' Nai Shalom Congregation ofHaltonPeel is a conservative egalitarian synagogue inclusive of women, with a warm and friend ly atmosphere'and we welcome new mem bers. Mpnthly Shabbat services, study groups and Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation. Shabbat service, lovely kiddush and lively conversation, 10 a.m. For location and infor mation, call Judi at 905-469-4344. Oakville-Mississauga Prostate Cancer Support Group meets 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7 9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line at Dundas. Call 905-257-1988. Support is offered from cancer sur vivors to those men (and their fami lies) who have been diagnosed, or are following up on treatment options. WIN Oakville-Milton dinner meeting, Rattlesnake Point Golf Club, Regional Rd. 25, Milton. Registration 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Speaker: Irina Benoit from Life Management Clinic on Chi Kung, Franchise Information Night with Annette Brennan, founder of Crock A Doodle, 7-9 p.m., Country Inn & Suites Hotel, 2930 South Sheridan Way, Oakville To reserve free spot call 905-659-4448 or email info@crockadoodle.com. Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Information Session - With more than 50 per cent of skilled trades workers planning to retire within the next 15 years, Ontario is facing a severe shortage of workers in the skilled trades, at 860 Harrington Ct, Burlington, 6 p.m. Call The Centre for Skills Development & Training at 905-333-3499, Ext. 121 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca FRIDAY JANUARY 20 S p * r M e n t o r C o l l e g e le a d in g by exam ple. In sp irin g excellence, " W h e n X p ic k t h e m u p a t th e e n d o f th e d a y a n d s e e t h e s m it e s o n t h e ir fa c e s , I k n o w I m a d e th e r ig h t d e c is io n t o s e n d th e m to M e n to r." Colleen Paterson, mother of Casey and Kelsey (shown) Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group Display, Jan. 19 - Feb. 27, 1-4 p.m. Call 905-338-4400 for details. Sally Jackson Explorations exhibit, Jan. 19 - March 15, Ristorante Julia, 312 Lakeshore E., 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Opening recep tion, Jan. 21,2:30 - 5 p.m. f - # f ¥ #:v v 1 1 Diet Support Group for women : - % }, Saturday, January 2 1 st, 9 :3 0 to noon T o u r t h e s c h o o ls , m e e t te a c h e r s , p r in c ip a ls a n d s t u d e n t s G r a d e 5 to 1 2 e n t r a n c e t e s t in g JK to G rad e 4 : 9 0 5 -2 7 1 -7 1 0 0 G rad e 5 to 12: 9 0 5 -2 7 1 -3 3 9 3 Go to w w w .m e n to rc o lie Q e .e d u fo r m o re in fo , a n d a m a p to th e s c h o o l Open House Saturday, January 21st, Fern Hill School Admission Assessments for September Enrolment Preschool - Grade 8 Saturday, January 21, 2006 Please call 905-257-0022 to register. 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