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Sunday October 3, 1999 1999 United Way of Oakville Campaign Oakville Beaver Weekend 25 OUR GOAL $3.1 m illio n United Way For more into: 845-5571 To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Business <3> O A KV ILLE 8 4 5 -6 6 0 1 Blakelock ' graduate wins AGF scholarship AT.A. Blakelock High School grad uate is among six Ontario students who have won 1999 AG F Financial U feskill scholarships. Kristin Horrell was honoured for out standing contributions to Oakville, exceptional leadership and original aca demic and creative achievements. "These are Canada's leaders of tomorrow," said Blake Goldring, presi dents and chief operating officer, AGF Funds, Inc. "At AGF we believe a strong investment in these students is an invest ment in the future of our communities." Horrell served as a volunteer in Blakelock's Developmental Education Program for two years and took an active role in preserving the program for five mentally-challenged students. She is currently attending McMaster University in a social sciences program. The scholarship is worth $1,000 towards tuition and $1,080. invested in AGF mutual funds over three years. The 40 AGF Financial Lifeskills scholarship winners from across Canada were selected from nearly 3,000 appli cants this year. The scholarships are awarded to students in their final year of high school who demonstrate excellence in all areas of life. Licensing of Commercial Snowplow Operators and Tow Truck Operators The Town of Oakville is presently considering the licensing o f com m ercial Snowplow Operators and Tow Truck Operators. These actions have been undertaken at the direction of Town Council and public meetings will be held later in the Fall of this year to discuss the feasibility of these inititatives. Halton Regional Police Services, in cooperation with the Ontario Provincial Police, are currently operating a Police Reporting Centre at Regional Headquarters on Bronte Road. One of the objectives of this partnership is to harmonize how both police services deal with towing arrangements. `Chasing' at accident scenes -- wherein tow truck operators race to the scenes of accidents and actively compete for the involved parties' business -- is quite common on our local roadways.TheTown is now looking at implementing a by-law that will not only help regulate and control the incidence of chasing on local and regional roads, but also regulate local tow truck operators, keep " out-of-town" tow firms from soliciting local business, and provide standards for towing equipment and the conduct of operators at accident scenes. The concept o f regulating and licensing snowplow operators is being considered at the request of the Public W orks Department. During the record snowfalls in January of 1999, piles of snow originating from private lands buried our sidewalks and created visibility problems at several street corners. Many of these piles could not be removed with the Town's standard removal equipment and were either left in place o r were removed with larger, hired construction equipment at great cost and delay to taxpayers. Although there are always a few residents w ho decide to clear the ir driveways onto the roadway, the issue is much less significant than the problems created by snow from industrial, commercial, and high density residential lands where, in most cases, the snow clearing has been contracted out to a commercial snowplow operator. For additional information on these issues, please contact Phillip Bouillon, Licensing Commissioner, during regular business hours at (905) 845-6601, ext 3252. Restaurateur Julia Hanna of Paradiso and her award-winning chef Michael Killip, did their thing in preparing health-wise food at last week's two-day 50+ Lifestyle and Travel Show `99. The show was held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton. 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Archive and store those old files or items you wish to retain. 2. Learn effective time management skills. Use one good time tool, one that works for you. 3. File vertically not horizontally in your workspace. Strategically, place your phone and in-basket to avoid interrup tions. 4. Create an effective and efficient fil ing system for your office and home. Ensure that it allows you to find what you want, when you want it. 5. Hire a professional organizer who can show you how to reduce your stress by taking control of your time, space, and activities. Q UALITY ORIGINAL ORIGINAL CRACKER 2 0 0 £ VEGETABLE, WHEAT 2 2 7 £ FRESH iT IU T Y 3AST1NG H ICKEN JU M BO ' -- 2.«D kg CRESCENT ROLLS PILLSBU R Y 225 g bkg. ntnuitt PEA S OR R N ELC O R N OR C U T B E A N S , M IXED VEG ETABLES APPL M C IN TO SH , EM PIR E, SP A R TA N OR C O R TLAND PRODUCT 0 E O N TA R IO C A N A D A PAN CY I kg bag I p > 1.26 kg 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD · OAKVILLE, O NTAR IO · L6J 5A6