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The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y M a y 1, 2002 - C3 Travel show for mature jet setters Canada's largest retirement forum is fast approaching -- The 50+ Lifestyle & THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE QUOTATION FOR: QUOTATION NUMBER: VARIOUS TYPES OF PAINT PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES Q-18-2002 Travel Show 2002. The show w ill hit the road on May 3 and 4 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located at 255 Front St. W. (North Building, Hall A). It will operate from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission costs $5 per person. Presented by the Oakville-based Forever Young newsmagazine. The 50+ Lifestyle & Travel Show w ill boast a selection of exhibitors offering prod ucts and services for mature consumers. There will be everything from travel insurance and financial services, to health care and retirement housing options. Included in the admission is access to lots of seminars and presentations. Presentations include a Retirement Housing Forum with speaker and Forever Young housing writer P.J. Wade. There w ill be the Second Career Workshop by Centennial College; Cyber Cafe Internet Training Centre: travel videos; Good Health Forum: and. an interactive presentation dubbed Stay Fit. Fun & Active and Let's Not Fall. Players from the Renaissance Festival will also bring laughs and merriment to the Main Stage. The Toronto All-Star Big Band will be back by popular demand, and Sue Johanson of TV's Sunday Night Sex Show will appear on Saturday. May 4. SEALED QUOTATIONS on forms provided will be received by the Purchasing Department. 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6, until 12:00 NOON, local time on MONDAY, MAY 13, 2002 Specifications, quotation forms and quotation envelopes may be obtained from the Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone (905) 338-4197. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all quotations and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Coumoyer, C.I.M., P.Mgr. Director, Purchasing and Office Services THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE QUOTATION FOR: MODIFICATIONS TO KITCHEN AT SIR JOHN COLBORNE RECREATION CENTRE FOR SENIORS Q-20-2002 QUOTATION NUMBER: SEALED QUOTATIONS on forms provided will be received by the Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 until 12:00 NOON, local time, on MONDAY. MAY 27, 2002 Specifications, quotation forms and quotation envelopes may be obtained from the Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone 905-338-4197 A certified cheque or Bank/Trust Co. draft, for the amount specified in the quotation document MUST accompany each quotation and will be retained without interest as a performance bond for the due and proper performance of this contract. NOTE - MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT Two pre-bid meetings for potential bidders will be held on site at 1565 Old Lakeshore Road, Oakville, on: WEDNESDAY, MAY 15,2002 AT 3:30 P.M. ANI>OR FRIDAY, MAY 17,2002 AT 8:30 A.M. FAILURE TO ATTEND AND R EG IST ER AT QN£ OF THE ABOVE SITE M EET INGS WILL RENDER ANY BID SUBM ISSIO N INFORMAL. INFORMAL BIDS W ILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all quotations and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessanly be accepted. R.J. Coumoyer. C.I.M., P.Mgr. Director, Purchasing and Office Services The 50+ Lifestyle & Travel Show promises great entertainment, education and chances to win exciting prizes, including a cruise by Travel Only and a fabulous RV rental courtesy of Canadream for snowbirds, active retirees and other mature individuals seeking retirement planning options. For information call 905-815-0017 or toll-free at 1-800-265-3673. Karen Newman · Special to the Oakville Beaver OH WHAT A PARTY: Pat Gibbons, chair of Big Sisters of Oakville, was among many who enjoyed the festive atmosphere at the Rattlesnake G olf and Country Club recently as Big Sisters threw a wildly successful M ardi Gras fundraiser that took in $8,000 for the Big Sisters of Oakville. Community Living has come a long way M ay is Community Living Month, a new concept for those with an intellec tual challenge. Fifty year; ago being intellectually challenged was a sentence to be isolat ed. Education was denied. That changed when the Kelley and Gunn fami lies decided their five-year-olds shouldn't be " retired" from V r school. ^ They inde pendently hired a teacher and a tiny school grew to seven children and found a home at St. Jude's Church. By September 1954, the Oakville and District Association for the Mentally Retarded was formed. Fundraising allowed the Association to purchase a school by June 1955. The Kinsmen Club got involved and financially supported the school in May 1957 allowing another school. The intellectually challenged were no longer hidden. O akville Adult Training Centre opened in 1965. June 1967 saw the introduction of sports and evening socials. In 1968, the United Way of Oakville recognized the unique service and financially assisted the Oakville Association for the Mentally Retarded. Support was augmented when the Special Olympics were held and Oakville had two medal winners. The government began to fund com munity based programs for preschoolers and adults. The Oakville Association continued being innovative and responsive. Residences were purchased or leased. Claycrafters began in downtown Oakville: a co-op apartment program began: a second Workshop and Training Centre opened. By 1984, community apartments facilitated further community integration. Changes also occurred in public awareness and attitude. By 1992. the use of the label retard ed was held in disfavor and Community Living Oakville (C LO ) was adopted. Political reality struck and in 1995, funding for two residences was cut. Vocational assessments were phased out. C LO had to engage in cost-cutting meas ures including moving to smaller, cheap er accommodations. C LO training cen tre, located at 1108 Speers Rd. now held the Life Skills. Pre-vocational and Best Pack programs. Fortunately, volunteers from the Ford plant pitched in to paint the main areas to make them more habitable. In March 2000, C LO purchased 301 Wyecroft Rd.. a better work environment. In June 2001, Halton Region took on responsibility for preschoolers. Community Living Oakville now serves only adults. From the vision of two parents to community-wide service in less than fifty years, the changes are monumental. Yet there is still a long way to grow. Community inclusion remains elusive to many. Total integration is the goal. Community Living is living proof that living life honors and accepts those with an intellectual challenge to fully participate. Relocation of Oakville Parking Operations and Provincial Offences Office to Oakville Town Hall Effective M ay 6, 2002, the Oakville Parking O perations and Oakville Se rvice Office for Halton Court Services, also known a s the Provincial O ffences Office, will be relocating to Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road All t e l e p h o n e a n d fax n u m b e rs will re m a in unchanged. Te le p h o n e 9 05-338-4394 Fax 905-338-4257 1 J p I ' OffilTY U V I V G Armstrong speaks on Afghanistan Human rights activist and award-winning author Sally Armstrong will speak at the Canadian Federation of University Women (C FU W ) - Oakville's annual meeting next week. At the Oakville G olf Club. Armstrong w ill speak about " The Way Forward" for the women of Afghanistan. Canadian Letters. Armstrong is currently the editor-at-large of Chatelaine magazine and recently penned an article about the heroic efforts of Dr. Sima Samar who defied the Taliban regime and is now one of Afghanistan's deputy prime ministers and in charge of Women's Affairs. Armstrong also co produced and hosted sev eral documentaries, has won numerous awards and this month w ill launch her latest book. OAKVILLE Please note th a t C o u rtro o m s and J u s tic e s of the Peace arc n o t a va ila b le at th is lo ca tio n . YOU CAN M A K E A D IF F E R E N C E S T A K E H O L D E R S A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E F O R OPA No. 198 Oakville Town Council invites you to volunteer your skills and knowledge to assist it in its decision-making process regarding Official Plan Amendment (OPA) No. 198, which will set the framework for the future development of the lands north of Dundas Street (Regional Road #5). Information relating to OPA No. 198 may be found on the Town of Oakville website at www.town.oakville.on.ca. Based on Council resolutions, the mandate of the Stakeholders Advisory Committee includes the following: 1. To review and make recommendations concerning the revised Official Plan Amendment No. 198 for North Oakville to the Town of Oakville Council. 2. To provide input and advice on the development of the Town's Environmental Strategic Plan. 3. To provide input and advice on the development of North Oakville Secondary Plans. 4 To participate as an observer to the Technical Advisory Committee for the Sub-Watershed Study of the lands east of 16-Mile Creek (2 observers required).___________________________________ Stakeholders Advisory Committee for OPA No. 198 Environmental / Recreational Groups Representatives 1 Eva: Witness fo r Women, a profoundly moving story of a Croatian woman who was gang-raped in the Balkan region, won Armstrong a Gold Award from the National Sally Armstrong Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author's Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Correction A story that appeared in last Wednesday's Focus Section of the Oakville Beaver incorrectly identified the late Mike Blagojevic's daughter. Her name is Gabrielle. The Beaver apolo gizes for any inconvenience to Gabrielle and her family. Veiled Threat: The Women o f Afghanistan. . 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To reflect the diverse nature of the Town's population, we encourage men, women, people with disabilities, native peoples, and racial and ethnic minorities to participate. (Note: This committee currently has one of two representatives from this category and is particularly seeking a representative from a Recreational Group). HOW TO APPLY: Any Oakville resident interested in applying, may do so by completing an application form available from the Clerk's Department and returning it to the Town of Oakville, Clerk's Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6J 5A6; OR on line at www.town.oakville.on.ca by 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2002. SELECTION PROCESS: Town Council will appoint a qualified candidate for the position based on the recommendations of the Striking Committee Receipt of applications will be acknowledged after the appointment process has been completed, at which time each applicant will be notified by mail. QUESTIONS? 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