34 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 10, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Helping kids and parents with the walk to school L COURTESY OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BUSSING: Students, staff and parents with a Walking School Bus at Milton's Sam Sherratt Public School. S D SEAT LIMITE AILABLE V STILL A S D SEAT LIMITE AILABLE V STILL A ARLO GUTHRIE Lost World Tour Friday Oct 24th Featuring special guests Abe Guthrie and The Burns Sisters, the world's favourite folk artist makes his first appearance at the Oakville Centre with his amazing songbook and storytelling. You won't want to miss this one! FLEETWOOD WILLIAM JOSEPH MAC: RUMOURS with Special Guest Classic Albums Live Saturday Oct 25th Join the Classic Albums Live band recreate in ! O way, their magicalUT SOLD Mac's "Go Fleetwood Your Own Way", "The Chain", "Second Hand News" and many more from an album on many greatest albums list. JOE BONAMASSA Wednesday Oct 29th Blues/Rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa was named Best Blues Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine in 2007. Now is your chance to witness the next guitar hero of blues and rock! LILY FROST Tuesday Oct 28th This twenty-five year old Phoenix, Arizona native deemed a child prodigy at the age of eight, received a full scholarship to study classical piano with Russian legend Stella Saperstein. ast spring you may have read about the Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) Pilot Project. The ASRTS pilot is a joint project between the Halton District School Board and Halton Region Health Department and is supported by Choices 4 Health. In the spring, seven schools in the region were chosen to participate in the pilot: McKenzie-Smith-Bennett Public School, Acton; Alexander's Public School and Central Public School, Burlington; Centennial Public School, Georgetown; Sam Sherratt Public School and Hawthorne Village Public School, Milton; and E.J. James Public School, Oakville. This year-long pilot includes a Kick-off Forum, walkabouts, fall implementation, an evaluation, a communication plan and a closing ceremony scheduled for March 2009. Its implementation plan is on the Choices 4 Health website at http://choices4health.org. According to Jennifer Jenkins, Health Promoter and Project Manager of the pilot, "the schools are now running the ASRTS's many initiatives in the hope of convincing students and parents to use active transportation as their means for getting to and from school." The eight ASRTS initiatives are: · Walking School Bus · Walking Wednesdays · iWalk (International Walk to School Week and Day) · Walk a Block ·Neighbourhood Walkabout · Walking Buddies · No Idling at School · Classroom Mapping These initiatives are designed to promote walking and decrease car use. "Our goal is to help better child health by encouraging daily exercise and, at the same time, reduce car emissions. The `safe' aspect of the program targets the use of community supports and surrounding infrastructure, so that the routes to school are as safe as can be," said Jenkins. In addition to the school activity, two municipalities, Milton and Burlington, have posted school route signs on designated walking routes. Residents may notice these signs, a visual reminder for people that students will take these routes to school. With health professionals warning of childhood obesity and other chronic diseases, this program is one way for parents to increase their child's daily physical activity. Health Canada recommends 90 minutes a day for the elementary age group. Having them walk to and from school is one way to help meet those recommendations, while simultaneously improving the air's quality. For more about ASRTS, visit http://choices4health.org. Choices 4 Health is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, community partners and the Halton Region Health Department. The Choices 4 Health Network is a community coalition of more than 250 individuals and organizations working together to create a Halton in which people achieve optimum health by choosing opportunities for healthy eating, physical activity, good mental health and smoke-free living. -- Submitted by Choices4Health All performances are at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts To order tickets call 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784 Order on-line www.oakvillecentre.ca Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN & VISIONING SESSION Please join us: MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 at 7 pm Trafalgar Room, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road With a rich 30 year history to draw on, the Oakville Centre is looking ahead and planning for its future. Tell us what you think! How do you want to see your culture reflected? Why are culture and the Oakville Centre important to you? How can we best serve our clients? Let us know how the Oakville Centre fits into your livable town! Jamie Grant of Kitchener's Centre in the Square will moderate discussion. Space is limited. Please R.S.V.P. to 905-845-6601, ext 7530 or boxoffice@oakville.ca Tuesday, October 21st, 2008