Oakville North News (Oakville, Ontario: Oakville Beaver, Ian Oliver - Publisher), 23 Sep 1994, p. 5

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On the recommendation of the committee, ROAR voted to invite youth participation in the association and request police maintain a comâ€" plaints log and assign a designated constable for the area. The association will also ask the Halton Board of Education to increase the present lighting at the rear of River Oaks Public School or install motion senâ€" youth for their unsolicited clean up of the parking lot at the school prior to the meeting. The advisory committee met with several young people again in August, and Edmonds is delighted with the positive attitude of the youth who "provided recommendations for joint improvements to relations between young and not so young." e River Oaks Residents I Association (ROAR) met with area youth during the summer to help ease tensions after reports of vandalism at River Oaks Public School and offensive behavior by youths hanging around the adjacent plaza. Edmonds told fellow directors at ROAR‘s monthly meeting last week that he and the other members of the advisory committee, Carol Gall, Town of Oakville‘s Recreation Supervisor for Community Development, and Chris Hallicar who represented the youth, met in July and discussed ways to enhance communications between teenagers and adults in River Oaks and youth programs in neighboring communities. ROAR committee to deal with g’ vandalism at River Oaks School 7 C The association has established an advisory committee led by ROAR‘s publicity director, Larry Edmonds, to liaise with the youth. At that time, Edmonds thanked the ROAR‘s president, Jim Richards, who is running for Regional and Town Council, declared a conflict of interest and offered to step down from his position at last week‘s meeting. The board supported Richards remaining as president until such time ALLâ€"CANDIDATES MEETING River Oaks residents will have the opportunity to talk to area (Ward 5) candidates running in the upcoming municipal elections at an allâ€"candiâ€" dates meeting sponsored by ROAR on Nov. 3rd. at River Oaks Public School starting at 7 pm. ROAR hopes to put a glow on River Oaks during the Christmas seaâ€" son. It is sponsoring a Christmas Lights contest, with prizes for the three best decorated houses in the are and a Tree Lighting ceremony where the community would gather for Christmas warbling, snacks and a cup of hot chocolate. ROAR hopes this ceremony will become a tradition. The social committee is also orgaâ€" nizing doorâ€"toâ€"door caroling with chilâ€" dren from local groups and schools. For Halloween, the social commitâ€" tee is designing a "Haunted Forest" for wee folk in Munn‘s Park. Neighborhood children under eight years old can visit the park on Sunday, Oct. 30th from 2 pm to 4 pm. Except the weird and wonderful, plenty of candies and prizes, but no entrance fee. Donations to UNICEF will be accepted. SOCIAL OFFERINGS ROAR‘s social committee received approval to proceed with its plans for upcoming community events. The incumbent Ward 5 Regional and Town councilor, Liz Behrens, also attended last week‘s meeting and presented the recent proposals for Single Tier Waste Management in Halton. ROAR is holding elections for its executive and officers at its annual general meeting on Oct. 13th at River Oaks Public School at 7:30 pm. it determines there is a conflict of interest. ce le brate! 100 ud c 9 ty â€" 957 pdog ee ‘wd ¢ 9 ‘wiay; â€" ydeg impy on mef pun uq sung pu worpooy oy wof vroug; What better time to consider becoming a member of the Oakville Public Library Board of Trustees, than its 100th Anniversary Year? Learn more about how you can become a memiber of our Board of Trustees, at our INFORMATION NIGHT September 28, 1994 7:30 p.m. Glen Abbey Branch Library 1415 Third Line, in the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre Everyone Welcome!

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