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GARA’s special events committee planning several major activities By DIANA ERWIN Special to the North News The GARA special events committee has set the date for the first meeting of the new year. Anyone interested in joining this committee is invited to attend. The meet- ing will be held on Jan. 28th at Designs of All Kinds, 481 North Service Rd. W., Unit A18 at 7 pm. During the year the special events com- mittee of the Glen Abbey Residents’ Association (GARA) puts on a variety of activities and community functions. This year several ideas are being considered. They include the Glen Abbey Garage Sale, a Summer Hootenany, Octoberfest, a Bridge Opening Party, New Year’s Eve and of course the very popular Summerfest. Volunteers are needed to head events or to help out on these events. A committee member can do as little or as much as they wish for any of the special events. This is a great opportunity to help out your commu- nity while meeting new friends. -,1 Sparling wants $4,000 far permanent concrete banner poles in Glen Abbey Ward 4 councillor Stephen Sparling will ask the town’s budget committee this Saturday (Jan. 23rd) to approve a $4,000 expenditure for a new banner location in north Oakville. Sparling said the Glen Abbey Residents Association will conuibute at least 25% of the installation cost of erecting two concrete poles from which banners will be hung. r V'thc banner site would be used by' service organizations and community groups wishing to advertise activities and fundraising events. The town currently has four banner loca- tions- Lakeshore Road West at West Street; Lakeshore West at Third Line; Lakeshore Road East at Gloucester Avenue; and Trafalgar Road near Freestone Lane- which are allg south of the Queen Elizabeth Way. “The sign location on the Lakeshore Road West (and West Street) near Mississauga J ' ’ v For further 1nformation on special (9 ® Beam of Canada Inc. 1 [93 No home, old or new, should be without a Beam Central Vacuum. If you want your family and friends to enjoy a healthier, cleaner home environment, Beam has the solution for you. Call us today! Beam of Canada - the Central Vacuum Company that cares as it cleans! DON'T [.06 A VACUUM-PLUG IN A BEAM! 0 events or any questions regarding the activities of the Glen Abbey Residents Association, call the GARA Community office at 827-5378. SUMMERFEST If you attended Summerfest last year then you know what a fun and exciting time was had by over 7,500 visitors. If you have some special talent you would like to share if you are a local business, com- munity group or vendor that would like to be part of this terrific weekend, please give GARA a call. Summerfest is a non-profit community event. n.n‘: Diana 7 Erwin is GARA's Communications Chair. Street is under utilized and there are no sign locations north of the QEW where over 50,000 Oakville nesidents live,” sziriing §§id. JV WU vmvmv AWIWA-w ... . v -râ€"___° But last year, it cost the town $11,600 to operate the four banner locations and three flag sites, said manager of forestry and ceme- tery services John McNeil, who manages the Sites. Of the dozen or so service organizations which utilized the service, only two were required to pay the $220 it costs the town to erect the banners, he said. He said he’s concerned that if a new ban- ner site is erected, crew members would be spending more time providing the banner and flag service and less time on their primary task of tree pruning and tree removal. fl 7 McNeil said the workload represents about 100 hours per year for forestry crew mem- CKWOOD 1% P FEATURING: Air, fact. pinstripe. auto. trans. .' b.s. mouldings, dual mirrors, light pkg, floormats, tinted glass. deluxe wipers, centre console. vanity mirrors. am/lm stereo wl4 speakers. driver's side airbag, and much more “To provide our clients with a shopping, buying, service and ownership experience that consistently satisfies each individual’s needs and exceeds their expectations in a comfortable supportive environment” Our Commitment to you THANK YOU OAKVILLE! s9,993 SALE PRICE" *‘l’.