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The Glen Abbey Re51dents Association (GARA) is holding a Park Bench Dedication Ceremony at the Hr.mage Way Tot Lot this Saturday, June 19th, at _ 10 a.m. "This dedication is in honor of the volunteers who have contributed _ their im and efforts to the betterment of this community through our associâ€" J ation," says Wendy Perkins, chair of GARA‘s Community Services. > Immedlately following is the dedication of Wildwood Park on Dorval Drive at 11:30 a.m.. If planning to attend, call the GARA office at 827â€"5378. GARAto _ > dedicate park _ and bench _ / Ar CC P ° AND FRAMING THE OAKVILLE BEAVER OAKVILLE NORTH NEWS Friday, June 18, 1993 * Children‘s programs * Water Colour Pastel Classes * Now introducing a teen program Posters, Prints Original Paintings Students Seniors discounts. Serving Glen Abbey, River Oaks Iroquois Ridge The Oakville North News is published every Friday by the Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd. Oakville, Ont. L6K 354. 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JUNE 20th 3 Blue Jays Father‘s Day Packages for your dad from Pn Vikege All packages include: o2 B»lue Jay Tickets * 2 Blue Jay Shirts * 2 Baseball Hats * An assortment of Blue Jay memorabelia (posters, mugs, frisbees, buttons, etc.) Simply fill out a ballot available from any store and deposit in draw drum. See mall display for details Packages Courtesy of: Bata‘s Athletes World _ Coles Bookstore Black‘s Photo Joggers > Celebrity Tobacco Jus Kids CBC Key Place Call Trafalgar Village INFOSOURCE 845â€"5585 Check box #6033 for more information Oakwlle Cycle Sport Oakv:(l;e Beaver td e T Etd BRASS COoLLECTIONS now open TA‘S ATHLETES WORLD m OAKVILLE Where Te amaet o m commn [qlfin‘ A/ilak cross avt _ |% VIA C HAPPEN: Selfâ€"help for employed professionals APPEN is another one _ of â€" those dynamic acronyms. Halton and Peel P rofes s io nal Executive Network is a selfâ€"help group for unemployed professionâ€" als, white collar types, engineers, plant managers, financial advisors, systems, administrative and marketâ€" ing people of every stripe. The group meets like clockâ€"work at the Club Galaxy on the North Service Road, Tuesday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon. Now you might think when a 100 or more jobless folks get together, the atmosphere would resemble a wake. Quite the opposite was true when I dropped in to the meeting earlier this week which feaâ€" tured a talk by economist Carl Beigie. The gathering was characterized by a distinct sense of purpose and industry, even buoyancy. Humor was evident, though it had an edge; as might be expected of businessâ€" men and women engaged in the serious, but not hopeless task of finding work. 11.4% UNEMPLOYMENT "It‘s a little bit easier to be in the soup if you‘re not in the soup alone," one fellow offered with a grin. The keynote speaker would later point out that 11.4% of Canadians are currently ‘in the soup.‘ My guide for the morning was Bill Watson â€" a Mississauga fellow â€" a marketing man formerly of Peat Marwick. Watson has all the beneâ€" fits of an outâ€"placement service July 19â€"Sept. 3rd. $110rer werk Mon.â€"Fri. 9â€"4 p.m. REGISTER TODAY! Jazz, Tap, Ballet For ages 3P up (office, telephone, counselling) in his job search, but still finds this network and these meetings worthâ€" while. "It‘s lonely out there if you don‘t have some touchstones," he said. The network is friendly, dynamic, supportive, and the weekly speakers are either informative or inspiraâ€" tional. Furthermore, the price is right; everybody pays a buck each meeting. FORMED IN 1991 No one would deny that loosing your job, whether through "reâ€"strucâ€" turing or downâ€"sizing or consolidatâ€" ing out west," is traumatizing, but it is also true that the job search can be "exhilarating and energizing." (These are words I heard more than once from guys in the hunt). HAPPEN has been around since early 1991 and membership, which costs $5, has grown to nearly 750, though not all members are active for a variety of reasons. One of the best reasons, of course, is that 57 members have found suitable posiâ€" tions since the beginning of ©93 alone. And while this organization is actively "selfâ€"liquidating," the burgeoning ranks is a sign of the times. About 120 men and women were (See ‘Good News‘ page 3) Members of D.M.A., C.D.M.A., D.E.A., B.A.TD, P GLEN ABBEY ul 461 North Service Rd. W Unit 32 33