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Blakelock High School wind ensemble was thrilled to bring home gold after they performed at New York City's Carnegie Hall in February. Participating in the Bal- dwin Wallace Conservatory Invitational Band Competi- tion and directed by Brian Vincent, the group per-Vincent, the group per-V formed in the Isaac Sternformed in the Isaac Sternf Auditorium Stage to perfec- tion, leading to their gold rating. The 51 musicians board- ed a bus to get to New York City on Feb. 8. On Feb. 11, they had the honour of per- forming on the Ronald O.forming on the Ronald O.f Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Brendan Caldwell, professor at Baldwin Wal- lace Conservatory, was an adjudicator in May 2018 at MusicFest Canada nation- als when he heard T.A. Bla- kelock perform. He and Dr. Matthew Schlomer, director of bands, Interlochen Centre for the Arts, Michigan, ulti-for the Arts, Michigan, ulti-f mately invited the musi- cians to play at Carnegie Hall. With hours of hard work,With hours of hard work,W dedication, practice and lots of fun, Amy Abbott, se- nior music teacher and pro- gram leader, and Vincent, senior music teacher, pro- gram leader and conductor, led the band to the gold rat- ing performance. Their music consisted of Florentiner March, Lux Aurumque and Hounds of Spring. T.A. BLAKELOCK HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE WINS GOLD AT CARNEGIE HALL JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com COMMUNITY T.A. Blakelock High School wind ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall in February, bringing home gold for their performance. Janet Bedford photo The Oakville Public Li- brary has eliminated over- due fines on children's print materials, including children's books and maga- zines, Storytelling Kits and Enviro-Packs. "We are committed to ensuring literacy is acces- sible to everyone in our community and this pro- gram is a huge step in that direction," said Tara Wong, OPL's chief executive offi- cer. "Our new model for chil- dren's overdue fines will al- low parents more freedom and give kids more access to valuable literacy materi- als." The program applies to qualifying children's mate- rials checked out on any type of library card, which will accommodate parents who check out items for their kids on their own li- brary card. "Fines act as barriers," said Wong. "At OPL, we are actively working to reduce barriers, open doors and foster an environment where reading and learn- ing materials are available to everyone." OPL will also waive overdue fines that have ac- crued on materials prior to Feb. 18 (Family Day), the date the no-fine policy was launched. However, cus- tomers must come into an OPL branch to have this done. The program does not include DVDs or CDs, Fas- tLane materials, loanable technology and toys, or adult and teen materials. Customers are still re- quired to return materials on time and as such, the li- brary is implementing a new limit of two overdue items on qualifying chil- dren's materials. Cards with more than two over- due items will be blocked until the materials are re- newed or returned. LIBRARY ELIMINATES OVERDUE FINES ON CHILDREN'S PRINT MATERIALS Ensuring the accessibility of literacy is the goal of the Oakville Public Library in eliminating late fees on children's print materials. Nikki Wesley/Metroland NEWS PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER