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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 1, 2008 - 35 Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from Second Cup downtown. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour is on Sunday, Aug. 10. Oakville Historical Society presents Historical Trafalgar Road Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from St. John's United Church. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Historical Walk of Trafalgar Road is Sunday, Aug. 24. Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Houses in Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from 110 King Street. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Heritage House tour is on Sunday Aug. 31. Eleven-year-old boy needs a sports buddy. Can you help him live the dream? Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-339-2355 for information. Take Back The Night will be held Aug. 21, 2008. To get involved call Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) at 905 825 3622. Register for The YO! Summer Programs for Youth ages 13-16. Workshops will run Aug. 11-14. Each day will feature a topic from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., including substance use and abuse, gangs and belonging, anger and emotion, as well as healthy relationships. The programs are free and lunch is provided. Call Kara at the John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin at 905-864-1306 to register for one or more days. Parent-RAINBOWS program presents PRISIM, a program designed for parents to heal their families after death or divorce. Every Tuesday from Sept. 16 to Dec. 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m., St. Jude's Anglican Church. For information, contact Wendy Hart at whart@stjudeschurch.net. Register for Halton Region Community Food Advisor Volunteer Program Information Sessions -- Monday, Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., contact 905825-6000 or visit www.halton.ca/health/services/nutrition/community_food_advisor_program.htm. Calling all artists and artisans. Showcase and sell your art, extra supplies, frames etc on September 6th at community sites around Oakville and help the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Register for only $20 by August 15. Information and registration form at www.millionormoreSLF.ca For Women who want to start their own business: New Start Program starts Sept. 29. Self-employment training program for women. Learn how to start your own business. Free information sessions on Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 9 and Sept. 12. For information and to register for one of the information sessions, please call Elizabeth at 905-4689054 or email at newstart@haltonwomenscentre.org. SATURDAY AUGUST 2 Taoist Tai Chi Demo at 9 am in George Square, bordered by Trafalgar and Reynolds. Come and see what Tai Chi can do for you! SUNDAY AUGUST 3 Emancipation Day Family Picnic at the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, in partnership with the Canadian e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Carribbean Association of Halton (CCAH), 1-4 p.m., George's Square, Trafalgar Road (between Palmer and Sumner avenues); Emancipation Day picnics, held at this site annually since the 1860s, attracted many AfricanCanadians who visited Oakville to celebrate their freedom in Glory Land. Pack a picnic, enjoy musical performances, participate in African drumming, and bring along your kids. See Muhtadi's World Drummers - Native of Trinidad, master drummer, and founder of Toronto's International Drumming festival; Steel Band; Karolyn Smardz Frost, historian, archaeologist, and author of I've Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad (2007). Call the Oakville Museum at 905-338-4400, or visit www.oakvillemuseum.ca. MONDAY AUGUST 4 The Oakville Art Society is holding its 43rd annual Art in the Park on the waterfront in Bronte, Art in the Park is located at Heritage Waterfront Park, Bronte and Ontario street. Admission is $3 at the gate. Open House at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., barbecue, salad and dessert. All welcome, including children. For information, call 905-827-4722. THURSDAY AUGUST 7 Make giving blood a summer priority. Canadian Blood Services blood clinic, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca Street, Aug. 7, 2-7 p.m. SATURDAY AUGUST 9 Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, organized by the Vaishno Devi Temple and the Halton Sikh Cultural Association in Oakville, for the S.E.N.A.C.A Seniors Day Program Halton Inc. The five km walk is an interfaith walk. The walk will take place Aug. 9, 8 am. Pledge sheets can be picked at S.E.N.A.C.A Program locations, 53 Bond St, Palermo United Church, 2521 Dundas St. West. Forms available at the First Ontario Credit Union, 338 Kerr St. or by calling Pravin Lata Sharma at 905-827-9382. For more information contact, Pravin Lata Sharma 905-827-9382, Vaishno Devi Temple 905-825-4202 or Halton Sikh Cultural Association in Oakville 905469-1313. A FUSION of STYLE 166 Lakeshore Rd. E. Downtown Oakville 905.337.3155 BEAUTY & www.silkeborg.ca ANNOUNCEMENT Rui Pires Service Advisor Kerr Cadillac would like to announce the appointment of Rui Pires as our new Service Advisor. Rui has many years experience taking care of General Motors vehicles and customers. Rui would like this opportunity to welcome all his past and potential customers to come and visit and to feel free to contact him with any questions. BERTIN STABLES NOW BOOKING Summer Camps · Saturday at Farm 10am-3pm $40 (Children 5-12 yrs.) · Weekday Lessons 4/$107 or $35/Lesson 410 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, OAKVILLE 1-866-813-4266 just west of Dorval Drive www.kerroakville.com (905) 827-4678 www.bertinstables.com