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"We‘ve also done away with the volunteers at the toy depot," said Wright. "Now the toys, all of them donated, have been priced, and the clients can come and pick out what they want up to the value of their toy vouchers. We‘re running it like a store. Last year, 966 people received assistance from the Salvation Army, and to date, 891 applications have been received. We expect to help about 1,000 people," said Wright. Recipients will be given vouchâ€" ers for food, clothing and toys for children 14 and under. Wright added the toy depot where clients would come to pick up toys with the help of volunteers, has been moved to Trafalgar Village, and has been open since "The reaction we got from the clients in the past was that they didn‘t like somebody going around with them, telling what the could and couldn‘t take." The toy depot will remain open to Dec. 24th. The Army has also mailed out 14,000 letters of appeal for its Christmas Assistance Program (forâ€" merly the Oakville Christmas Bureau), said family services workâ€" er Barry Wright. He noted donations are running about 25% behind this time last year, and hopes the Salvation Army can hold its own. He also added the Oakville Salvation Army is no longer receivâ€" ing any kickâ€"back from Toronto. ‘"We have to raise all of the money we need ourselves this year." "Demand for assistance is up slightly over last year," said Wright. "All of the agencies are down in their fundraising this year, and we would like like to hold our own." e Oakville Salvation Army E is hoping to raise $250,000 for its Christmas assistance programs. Of that goal, $125,000 has already been collected just a week after the Christmas Kettles went into the malls with uniformed volunteers. Donations falling behind In addition to the Christmas Salvation Army worker William Castle accepts a donation from a youngster. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Despite the pouring rain, four tons of food were collected Saturday for needy Oakville famiâ€" lies through a joint program of the Salvation Army and Century 21. The food drive took place in selected areas of Oakville and thanks to the number of volunteers who turned out â€" between 60 and 70 â€" and the participants who filled the bags provided in the Giant Marketplace, it was a tremendous success. fundraising and toy depot, the Salvation Army is also continuing to accept donations to its food bank. ood Processor, Chease Machine, Magican Can Opener, Garlic Press plus all these functional items that are not o shown: Bottle Vacuum Set and smmm’ ol Pepear 3.49â€"13.99 Multiâ€"grter, 4z-1mx. Reg. 4:99 to 19.99... Anyone interested in dropping off nonâ€"perishable goods can still do so at the Salvation Army headâ€" quarters on Rebecca Street or by calling 827â€"5324 to have the goods picked up. ‘Four or five times the number of volunteers last year" â€" made the difference Salvation â€"Army spokesperson George Fraser and he wanted to thank T.A. Blakelock High School, in particular coâ€"ordiâ€" nator of the TAB student volunteers Mike Sorenson; St. Jude‘s Anglican Church, Knox Presbyterian Church and Wallace and Carrie. selection includes Food Processor, Chease Machine, Magican Can Opener, Garlic Press plus all these functional items that are not shown: Bottle Vacuum Set and Stopper, Environment study delay could cost town $8â€"M As part of the effort to keep its end of the bargain, the Town will host the second of two public inforâ€" mation meetings on Tuesday (Dec. 14th) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre at 1280 Dundas St. West at Fourth Line. On the agenda will be the latest alignâ€" ment option for the Neyagawa Boulevard/Fourth Line extension which will link the 403 at the proâ€" posed interchange. A total of eight alignments have been presented to the public, some of which were aired during an Oct. 19th open house. After residents‘ comments and a technical review, Butler explained, these have been narrowed down to one option which confirms an earlier alignâ€" ment already contained in the Official Plan. This proposed route would have Neyagawa Boulevard extend south from the interchange (Iocated just The reason is simple: the province has decided to start conâ€" struction on the missing link of Hwy. 403 through Oakville and Burlington in 1995. As a result, if the Town isn‘t ready in time then the municipality â€" not Queen‘s Park â€" must pay for the planned interâ€" change. "If the Town wants the interâ€" change the Environmental Assessment must be done. If not, then we build it," said Butler. According to Bill Butler, Manager of Development Engineering for the Town, this would cost Oakville approximately $8â€"million. Neyagawa Blvd. Environmental Assessment under the gun to meet provincial deadline hile the final alignment for Neyagawa W Boulevard/Fourth Line will be decided shortly, time is running out on the Town to have an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project prepared by spring. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff (See ‘Public‘ page 3) 200 North Service Rd. (905) 338â€"8313 2290 Lakeshore Rd. W. Bronte 827â€"7866 Today‘s Trust in us for Special Care with all your Holiday wear SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Food City, Canadian Tire; Kmart, AP, Biway, The Bay, Sears 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2003 BURLINGTON DRY CLEANERS NC _ EST1995 _ * Rates subject to change Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 8.20%