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The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 11, 2002 - 1 5 A volunteer for dll seasons n Dec. 12, the Y 's park ing lot was closed to allow for grading of the construction site and installation of curbs. The Town o f Oakville granted on-street parking in the surrounding area and a "kissand-ride" system was set up for parents bringing their young sters to pre-school programs. Some o f the pre-school pro grams involve both parents and children, though. These parents had to park on the streets and make their way to the Y on foot. Y staff members dressed in safety vests worked rotating shifts out on Rebecca Street, to ensure the safety of parents try ing to cross the road with their small children in tow. Leonard Cope, who lives in the area and has volunteered for past events at the Y, dropped by later in the week to check on the progress of construction and saw staff escorting Y members and participants across the busy street. He immediately went to A1 Evans, the Y 's facility manager, to volunteer his services, saying that Y staff should be inside doing their jobs, not spending time directing traffic. Leonard became a familiar Career information night Jan. 17 The Halton District School Board (HDSB) will host a Student/Parent Career Information meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17. One of a trio to be held throughout the region, the meeting takes place in Oakville at White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus on McCraney Street Students, and their parents, can attend to learn about career training opportunities and programs that are available through the school board. School to Career Programs provide stu dents with the opportunity to leam about the world of work, gain valuable work experience and explore potential careers. The programs assist all students -- whether bound for university, college, apprenticeship or the workplace -- in mak ing informed career decisions and in devel oping essential knowledge, skills and atti tudes. School to Career programs offered by the school board include: co-op; appren ticeship (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP); Bronte Creek Project; Mattamy Homes; Ford Academy of Manufacturing Sciences (FAMS); Personal Services Worker; and, Cisco Systems Network Academy. Other information meetings are slated fro Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Bishop Reding Secondary School in Milton and Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Lester B. Pearson High School in Burlington. For more information call 905-8423014. O POSTCARDS FROM THE Y sight on Rebecca Street, with his safety vest and stop sign. Y members and participants, neighbours and even strangers smiled and waved as he escorted yet another mom and her little one across the street. His help became even more necessary when Oakville Hydro arrived with a number of trucks to install new poles on Rebecca. At the same time, the traffic in and out of the Y 's construc tion site had increased with the arrival o f cement trucks bring ing concrete for the curbing. Through good and bad weather - sun, rain, wind, snow - Leonard was at his post in front of the Y, timing his arrivals to coincide with the pre-school program schedules. His willingness to spend long hours directing traffic freed up Y volunteer Leonard Cope staff time, but, more important ly, gave moms and their young ones a feeling of security and welcome when they arrived at the Y. The YMCA o f Oakville would like to thank all those who were inconvenienced by the temporary closing of the parking lot - our members and program participants, our neigh bours and volunteers - for their patience. And we offer a very big tip of the hat to volunteer extraordi naire Leonard Cope. I I t ' s s t ' t 1 I ' s A bout C are A bout V alue A bout T ime ilk BBQ's are here! ..available only at Bar^B-Q Gas Grill & Fireplace this weekend The best performing, most versatile grill on the market just got better. See the 2002 model Weber Mica B featuring an exclusive G R ILL O U T LIG H T TM built into the handle. l r *very Sunrise resident benefits from a program o f individualized care that seam lessly integrates independence and d ignity w ith a personalized program o f assistance in daily living activities. Founders Club M embers are honoured w ith a special array o f m em bership benefits. Reserved for th ose w h o act early to secure their Sunrise suite, th e Founders Club M embers are ensured ch oice suite selection, special Founders Club savings and m uch, m uch more. M odel S uites N o w O pen Su n r is e A s s is t e d L i v i n g * THIS WEEKEND... CLEARANCE on 2001 Floor Model BBQ's O f O a k v il le d a r e w i t h o u t (Compromise We W elcome Your Visit! M onday-Friday 9am -5pm , Saturday & Sunday 12pm-4pm 4 5 6 T rafalgar R oad ·Not to be combined with any other other offers. See store fo r details. (Trafalgar & Speers) b 'is p 'aV 490 Speers Rd. Oakville (905 ) 337-0165 Reserve now for special savings! Lao F i r ef ] e j -844-3224