Oakville North News (Oakville, Ontario: Oakville Beaver, Ian Oliver - Publisher), 25 Nov 1994, p. 4

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@Fine Oak (3) Things@ QUALITY OAK FURNITURE Q OF CAMPBELLVILLE Fire resistant. Tree stand included. Easy to assemble. PREâ€"CHRISTMAS SA LE FANTASTIC SELECTION OF SILK TREES ON REAL BARK, PLANTS, FOLIAGE FLOWERS e NO BUGS « NO WATERING e NO MAINTENANCE * 7 Canadian Pine s, OJI"" l * 6‘ Canadian Pine Sr + 4/ Canadian Pine so 24°° 6‘ ISCUS ON Drai uimman SALE IN EFFECT NOV. 25 TO 30/94 If You Present This Ad Nov. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. NO PST NO GST sar 39°° DIEFFENBACHIA sae 19°° The Oakville Shrine Club will host 19 Shrine units in this year‘s parade, which not only includes the Oakville Shriners Drum Corps, but also a steel band and an oriental band. Shrine Clubs play major role in making parade successful In addition, there will be the Temple Unit‘s ancient fire truck, a 1888 street car, motorcycle escort, scooters and stunt drivers. The Niagara Falls Shrine Club will bring the ‘Maid of the Mist‘ and the Brampton Peel Shrine Club return with their mini goâ€"carts. Plus, the Shriners bring their usual array of clowns and other surprises to delight parade watches of all ages. (Continued from page 3) funny little cars and motorcycles? About 360 Shriners will be parâ€" ticipating in this year‘s parade. Their mandate is to raise funds for their local community projects and their Shriners hospitals â€" burn units. Another service club is also playing a major role in this year‘s parade. The Oakville Kinsmen Club will, as they have done in past years, walk ahead of the parade to collecting nonâ€"perishable food and cash donations for Fareshare and the Salvation Army. And the Knights of Columbus and Oakville REACT will keep the 100 entries organized as they move along the parade route. Yes, the annual Oakville Santa Claus Parade is very much a comâ€" munity effort, involving hundreds of volunteer hours to get it orgaâ€" nized. This year‘s parade is headed by a 14â€"member committee chaired by Cathie Mahoney, manager of the Laurentian Bank on North Service Road. The committee has been Kinsmen Jjood drive meeting monthly since January â€" except during the summer â€" to plan this year‘s event. The budget for this Saturday‘s parade is about $10,000, which was raised through donations from local business. Most of the funds cover the cost of bands. Parade sponsors include Shell Canada, Command Property Maintenance, Oakâ€"Land Lincoln Mercury, Laurentian Bank, Moen, SmithKline Beecham, Downtown Oakville BIA, Oakville Legion Branch 114, Longo‘s Fruit Markets, O‘Connor MacLeod, Witco, Claude‘s Vacuum Shop, Allcolour Paint, Monenco AGRA, Vacâ€"Aero, Tim Donuts, Vinylgraphics, Town of Oakville, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Rotary Club, Kerr Cadillac, Budds‘ Motors, Kennedy Ford, and Lorne Scots Cadets. In additional several downtown busiâ€" nesses have donated time and mateâ€" rials to various floats and entries. For the sixth year in a row, the Oakville Santa Claus parade will be led off with the Oakville Kinsmen and Kinette Club‘s tractor and crew collecting food donations from the spectators. The parade is Saturday, Nov. 26th, in downtown Oakville. "We feel that a food collection, in conjunction with the Santa Claus Parade, is a unique idea. Everybody enjoys the parade, but we often lose Do (See ‘Bring food‘ page 6)

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