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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, January 8, 2010 · 20 Community Update Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560. Free. BULLETIN Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR) needs volunteers for Halton Eco Festival, Earth Week clean up and more, contact 905-8495501, info@oakvillepeacecentre.org or www.oakvillepeacecentre.org. IODE Opportunity Shop reopens for 2010 at noon on Monday, Jan. 11 in a new location at 432 Kerr St. Free Yoga for those with mental illness, Jan. 14-March 18, 7-8 p.m., Woodside Library, Program Room, 1274 Rebecca St., contact 905-693-4270. Limited space. Butt Out! for smokers who want to quit, free, begins Tuesday, Jan. 12, 6-7 p.m., Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, 327 Reynolds St., Learning Resource Centre (basement), register at 905-3384691. FRIDAY JANUARY 8 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m. at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building, free, all welcome, park in Lot 8, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Beginner Class, Taoist Tai Chi Society, 2464 Lakeshore Rd. W., 910:30 a.m., contact 905-825-0514 or oakville@taoist.org. SUNDAY JANUARY 10 South Peel Naturalists' Club Mid-winter Waterfowl Inventory, Joshua Creek to Bronte Harbour, bring binoculars, lunch and dress warmly. Meet at 8 a.m., parking lot west side of Bronte Road, south of the QEW. Contact Mark at 905279-9576. Afghanistan: Stay, Go or Something in Between, free public forum, 7 p.m., St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St., speakers Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star columnist and Sally Armstrong, contributor to Maclean's and Chatelaine. Donations accepted. Contact info@oakvillepeacecentre.org or 905-849-5501. MONDAY JANUARY 11 Oakville Osteoporosis Group meets at 1:30 p.m., St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr. (north of QEW, off McCraney Street). Speaker Emily Perras, chiropractor, on pain management. Contact Phyllis Spillone at 905-829-4863. Ticket deadline for Friday, Jan. 15 dinner at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 6:30 p.m., $15/person, entertainment is Johnny Cash impersonator. Advance tickets only, call 905-827-4722. Tots and Us for moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler, meet others, participate with child in playtime, music, stories, snack, free, 10-11 a.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., contact 905-845-3427. Moms Offering Moms Support (MOMS), 11-1155 North Service Rd. W., 9:30-11 a.m., $5/session, register with The Women's Centre at 905-847-5520. TUESDAY JANUARY 12 Tourette Syndrome Association of Ontario, Burl/Oak Hamilton, support meeting and movie viewing, Front of the Class, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 461 Elizabeth St., Burlington, contact Lydia at mcox1@cogeco.ca. Oakville Newcomers Club Social, featuring The Cook's Companion owner Nadine Hughes, 7:30 p.m., BurlOak Canoe Club, 160 Water St. Annual membership $35. Contact Ashley at 905-582-9835, membership@oakvillenewcomersclub.com or visit www.oakvillenewcomersclub.com. Developmental Early Identification Prevention Program (DEIPP) Clinic for parents concerned about hearing, speech, behaviour or development of a child under five years, Oakville Parent-Child Centre at 1500 Sixth Line, 9-11 a.m., first come, first served. Contact 905-849-6366 Oakville Choral Society registration and rehearsals for the 2010 spring session (JanuaryMay), Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus, Room B125. Register and/or receive music anytime after 7 p.m., rehearsal begins at 7:45 p.m., $105, all music loaned to choristers free from the choir's library. Contact 905-827-6129 or 905-825-0776 or visit www.oakvillechoral.com. EQUILIBRIUM, mental health support for those affected by depression or bipolar disorder, What Halton Healthcare Services Offers with Vivian Demian, mental health program leader, OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital, Halton Healthcare Services, doors open at 7 p.m., meeting 7:30 p.m., Evangel Pentecostal Church, 1450 Rebecca St., contact www.equilibrium-oakville.com or 905-693-4270. Colborne Computer Club meets at 7 p.m., Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre for Seniors, Lakeshore Road/Third Line, $5, 7 p.m., Julie Petendra, manager BMO on Internet Investing and Banking for Seniors. Contact www.colbornecomputerclub.ca. Acclaim Health Alzheimer Family Discussion Group meets, 7-9 p.m., Sunrise Assisted Living, call 905-847-9559. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets at Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., Bronte, 6:30 p.m., contact 905827-3380. Halton Catholic District School Board NOTICE TO PARENTS OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS INFORMATION MEETINGS AT CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS Parents of grade 8 students are invited to attend an information meeting regarding grade 9 programs and services offered at their designated Catholic Secondary School in September 2010. INFORMATION MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AS LISTED BELOW: OAKVILLE St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic y Secondary School y 1550 Nottinghill Gate Acting Principal: Mr. Rocco DiIanni Telephone: 905-847-0595 p Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010 y y Time: 7:00 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic q Secondary School y 124 Dorval Drive Principal: Mr. Patrick Daly Telephone: 905-842-9494 p Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 y y Time: 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School 2420 Sixth Line Principal: Mr. Colin McGillicuddy Telephone: 905-257-3534 Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010 y y Time: 7:00 p.m. For further information please telephone the School Principal "S H A R I N G T H E S P I R I T" Bob Van de Vrande Chair of the Board Michael W. Pautler Director of Education