Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 3° -2° 2° -2° 1° -2° 0° -3° Titans make history Sports www.insidehalton.com MECHANICAL SERVICES dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 Stay Connected! Friday, November 14, 2014 | 64 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Santa Claus The view from Peru arrives here tomorrow by Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver Staff The man in the red suit at the end of Saturday's Oakville Santa Claus parade will be familiar to everyone, but he'll have a new ride this year. Santa Claus will have a new oat to carry him though downtown Oakville for the 66th annual parade. Santa's previous oat, built in 1997, has been replaced by a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade-inspired oat that will carry him and his team of reindeers through town. The theme of this year's parade is `A Canadian Christmas' giving Oakville residents a chance to think about the meaning of Christmas in our country. The parade will once again try to ensure every child has a gift on Christmas. The Oakville Professional Fire Fighters will be accepting new, unwrapped toys during the parade. Gifts for children aged 12 and older are especially needed. The Kinsmen Club will also be accepting donations of change, canned goods and new, unwrapped toys. Last year, the Kinsmen received a record see Annual on p.10 Oakville YMCA recognizing 30th edition of Peace Week by Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville's Luis Juarez is pictured hiking a muddy road en route to an Andean coffee producing community as he continues his exploration of the coffee industry in Peru. See story on p.4. | photo courtesy Luis Juarez The YMCA of Oakville's YMCA Peace Week celebrates its 30th anniversary next week (Nov. 15-22). The week-long activities are meant to invite people to re ect on peace, to talk and take action. "The idea of trying to attain world peace can feel overwhelming simply because it's such a large-scale goal," says Kyle Barber, president and CEO of the YMCA of Oakville. "But if you look at ways to be kind and spread kindness in your own home and community and gradually work up to bigger national and international issues, Kirk Smalley peace becomes manageable and attainable. Our goal is to demonstrate that together we can make a difference in creating a peaceful community." A variety of activities will be taking place in recognisee Promoting on p.11 OF SHOES TO CHOOSE famous EuropEan brand namEs all undEr onE roof M FRO COURT, MISSISSAUGA ingeborg's warehouse 1681 FINFAR www.ingeborgs.ca 905.823.7415 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 to 5 · Sat. 10-5 · Sun. 11 to 4 1000'S Warm up to Winter Look for us on