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Wednesday, September 27, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Blades hope to turn around early season woes Friday and Sunday at Ice Sports Oakville The Oakville Blades are home to the Georgetown Raiders in provincial junior A hockey action Friday night at Ice Sports Oakville -- and not a moment too soon. An early season road trip proved tough for the Blades as they dropped all four games after opening the sea son at home two Fridays ago with a promising 3-3 tie against Burlington. But the road wasn't kind to them, losing in Buffalo 4-2 on Monday night, 5-4 to Kingston on Sunday (at the Hershey Ice Centre, as part of the annual college showcase weekend), 7-4 to Bramalea on Friday night and 4-2 to Mississauga on Monday, Sept. 18. The Blades captured the eighth and final playoff spot last year in the 10-team western division and then shocked the first place Georgetown Raiders by winning the first three games of the first round series. But the Raiders pulled off their own magic to win the next four games and oust the Blades. The Blades are also home this Sunday, 7 p.m., hosting the Milton Merchants. On tap in Burlington Young women, ages 17 to 25, who want to play competitive baseball, are invited to try out for the Burlington Bulls OBA tripleA rep team. Tryouts are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30, Sunday, Oct. 1 and Wednesday, Oct. 4. If interested and bom between 1976 and 1984 call Mark Rivell at 332-7215 or Don Cruikshank at 336-6560. Burlington Blaze girls volleyball club tryouts as follows (tryout fee $15): M idget/bantam (1985 or later): Thursday, September 28 & October 5, Burl. Central HS (small gym); Monday, October 2, Burl. Central Elem entary; Tuesday October 3, Lord Elgin HS, 7 -10pm Juvenile (1983 or later): Wednesday, September 26 & October 4, Aldershot HS; Monday October 2 Burl. Central HS (small gym), 7 -10pm «£ ; /^ FfiLL/WINTEl PROGRAMS G LID ER S SKILLS & DRILLS Hockey Development fo r4 -6 y e a ro ld s TH E CUTTING EDGE HOCKEY a SKATING fiCfiDEMY Leam to Skate Classes 4 -9 y e a ro ld s POWER M G For Hockey Players 6 -1 2 year olds MINhSEfiSON Januaryto M arch gam es and instruction for 4-6yr. olds For R egistration or Inform ation OAC learn to swim registration Thursday The Oakville Aquatic Club development programs have expanded to include the club's own Swim School, which includes a learn to swim program. The grass roots program offers highly specialized swim ming lessons with a very low teacher to child ratio (no higher than one-to-four, and lower is available). The after school program emphasizes safety in the water by learning to swim. The introductory development competitive programs (OAK 1 and 2), also offered after school, emphasize the `true love and fun' of competitive swimming. Children, are introduced to all four strokes, skill development and rules of the sport. Competitions are encouraged in a learning and fun atmosphere. The club, which boasts a stable of national and interna tional calibre swimmers, has also added a new program for youth and teens. The program builds fitness through vari ous activities -- land activities like running, hopping, skip ping, jumping, biking, and of course, plenty of swimming. This year the OAC will also be offering the `kids of steel' triathlon program. Canada's lone gold medalist at the Olympic Games came from a similar `kids of steel' pro gram. For more information, please call the OAC office at 842-0903 or come out to registration night Thursday, September 28th, 7-8 p.m. at the Glen Abbey pool. 905-849-9712 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE Q u e e n E l iz a b e t h W a y T hird Line to l km East of T rafalgar Road T own of O akville, Region of H alton THE STUDY: Cole, Sherman & Associates Ltd. has been retained by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to undertake a Pre-Design and Detail Design Study to examine improvements to the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Third Line to 1 km East of Trafalgar Road in the Town of Oakville, Region of Halton. The purpose o f this project is to examine the impacts associated with widening this section of the Q EW from six to eight lanes. Alternatives for widening the existing bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek and associated impacts will also be examined as part of this study. Curling d u b open house through to Friday The Oakville Curling Club is holding its annual weeklong open house all this week through to Friday, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Bring a pair of clean running shoes and stretchy pants; club instructors will help you with the rest. Curling is one of the most affordable sport/recreation activities in Canada. Individuals in the Greater Oakville area should try curling. It is a great way to spend a Canadian winter. The club has an excellent curling program for people of all ages and abilities. The junior program for youngsters is very popular as is the seniors program. The club is planning to expand its day time curling pro gram for adults of all ages. In addition, the club is looking for companies, associa tions etc., interested in establishing a late afternoon and/or Sunday evening league. For more info, phone the club at 844-6982. THE PROCESS: The study will follow the approved environmental planning process of the Class Environ mental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (1999). The opportunity for public input will be provided throughout the course of the project. A Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) documenting the anticipated environmental effects of the project and the cor responding mitigation measures will be prepared and submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for public review. Three Public Information Centres are scheduled for the project. The first Public Information Centre is anticipated to be held in November o f 2000, and will focus on alternatives to be con sidered and the proposed evaluation method. The second Information Centre is expected to take place in the early Spring o f 2001 with the purpose of presenting the evaluation of alterna tives and the preferred alternative. The third Information Centre is expected to take place in the Fall o f 2001 to present the detail design o f the preferred alternative. Notices advising of the time and location of the Public Information Centres will be published in local newspapers. You are encouraged to attend the Information Centres and to provide us with your views and concerns to that they can be addressed early in the study. There is an opportunity at any time during the process for interested persons to review outstanding issues and request an Individual Environmental Assessment. Last week for used soccer equipment collection A drive to provide a poor west African country with soccer equip ment has received a big kick from Oakville. It has also created a new but wel come problem. "We have received hundreds of soccer balls -- close to 800 -- and to ship them they all have to be deflated," said former Burlington councillor Barry Quinn, who is spearheading the (See 'Soccer" page D4) COMMENTS: Comments and information regarding this study are being collected to assist the Misistry of Transportation in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. This mate rial will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in study docu mentation. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Mr. Bram Hurd, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager Cole, Sherman & Associates Ltd. 75 Commerce Valley Drive East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 7N9 Fax: (905) 882-4399 Tel: (905) 882-3537 e-mail: bram_hurd@urscorp.com For further information, or to be added to the mailing list, please contact: Mr. Michael Bricks Senior Environmental Planner Cole, Sherman & Associates Ltd. 75 Commerce Valley Drive East, TTiomhill, Ontario, L3T 7N9 Fax: (905) 882-4399 Tel: (905) 882-3549 e-mail: mike_bricks@urscorp.com Burioak m asters settle for third place The Burioak M aster's were in tough at the 15th annual Canadian Master's Canoeing Championship in Dartmouth N.S. Twenty six Clubs from Australia, U.S.A. and Canada competed in over 119 events. Some 500 ath letes, both male and female ranging from 25 to 75 years of age competed at Lake Banook on Aug 20th. With the Burioak kids winning the Canadian Championship (for the third time in four years) a day earlier, it was a tough act for the `oldtimers' to follow. "Canoeing is very popu lar down east and a record number of athletes from that area always come out when the championship is there," said Drew Stephen, one of the Burioak coaches. "We are a powerhouse in the master's division, but when we go there they seem to dominate. We had quite a few new faces at the club this year, but we always push for the novices to com pete. Young, old, experi enced or novice compete together." Some of the highlights are listed below: Karen Redgrave/Susan Redgrave: 3rd C-2 (F 35-44) P.Laing/K.Totten/B.Manktelow /M .Hunkin 3rd K-4 (mixed 25-34) Reed Oldershaw 1st K - l (M45-49) Debbie Bell 2nd C -l (W25-34) D.Stephen/A.Taylor/R.ClarWC .PerTy 2nd C-4 (mixed 25-34) K .Redgrave/S.Redgrave/I .Tette ro/L.Leduc C-4 (F 35-44) Blair Manktelow 3rd K - l (M 25-34) Jim Farintosh 2nd C -l 54) Adrian Taylor 3rd C -l (M 5054) D.Whytock/J.Stokes/L.Stokes/ W.Perkins 1st C-4 55-64 Women's war canoe B 40+ 2nd D.Stephen/P.Hoy/J.Farintosh/ A.Taylor 2nd C-4 (M45-54) B ill Sharp 2nd C -l (M60-64) P.Hoy/D.Bell 1st C-2 (Mixed 35-44) Mens war canoe 43+ 2nd Mixed war canoe 45+ 2nd (M50- O n tario As Authorized In KPMG l BANKRUPTCY Formerly Linksland Golf of Name Brand Golf Equipment to be Liquidated I 3300 FAIRVIEW ST. 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Grab for as many prizes as you can to win your share of $15,000 in cash and prizes. For more information visit the Slots at Mohawk Raceway, or call (905) 854-4053. (905)849-9712 Applications at RIVER OAKS ARENA, GLEN ABBEY ARENA OR APPLEBY COLLEGE ARENA ·'local value o f combined cash and prizes. For complete contest rules and regulations or for more Information on how to enter, visit the W inners Circle Booth. N o purchase necessary. Must be 19 years of age or older.