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Oakville Beaver, 25 Jun 2008, p. 8

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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 25, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Celebrate Canada Day in Kerr Village on Saturday Celebrate Canada Day in Kerr Village on Saturday, June 28. The party will be at Kerr Street and Lakeshore Road from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Catch the Carousel of Nations, a multicultural experience for the entire family. This entertaining family-friendly event features pavilions from countries around the world including Taiwan, Latin America, Poland, the Arab Nations and the Caribbean. Enjoy traditional dance and music on the Carousel of Nations stage from the Hindu Heritage and Portuguese Folklore groups, Russian/Kazakhstan Dancers, Korean Yesung Samulnori and many others. Visit the Artists Village and listen to the sounds of a steel band. Also scheduled for the day: Annual skateboarding competition, live-art displays, classic car show, wellness fair and the Kids' Zone with special guests Canada's Singing Cowboy and Robert Davis. Live musical performances by Trish Kerr and the Divas, Mo' Kauffey and Al Lerman, Phil Kane Combo Deluxe, Ian Sherwood, Mike Branton Band, Foggy Hogtown Boys, Ross Neilsen, Dale Roossien Band and The Matthews Band. Admission is free. For information, visit www.kerrvillage.ca or www.carouselofnations.com. Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada PUBLIC WORKSHOPS Join us in making Oakville the most livable town in Canada. Plan to attend our upcoming meetings for input into the following studies: Uptown Core Review Presentation: Study Analysis, Findings, Recommendations and Implementation Strategies June 25 · 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. River Oaks Community Centre, Community Room B Official Plan Restructuring and Readability Planning & Development Council (Update) July 14 · 7:00 p.m. Town Hall, Council Chamber For more information on Livable Oakville: http://www.oakville.ca/officialplanreview.htm Attention families! GreenTrans and Oakville Transit will be hosting the fourth annual Summer Fun Bus Day for Kids. Children 12 and under can participate in fun, free activities, focusing on how to care for the environment, such as: using Oakville Transit's new bus bike racks.This event is sponsored by TD Friends of the Environment, The Town of Oakville and Sheridan College. For more event details, please visit: www.greentrans.org or call 905-827-5989. July 9, 2008 - 9 a.m. ­ 12 p.m. Sheridan College, 1430 Trafalgar Road, Ceremonial Drive entrance ·free bus tours ·stories ·crafts ·games Come and see a demonstration on how easy it is to transport your bike to your destination Did you know... There is a new transit terminal in town! The new Uptown Core transit terminal is open and ready for you. Upon completion of the second phase, the terminal will Located at Taunton Road and Oak Walk Drive, near the become a hub for buses making connections from other corner of Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street, this terminal is municipalities with additional bus bays and public amenicurrently a connection point for the five bus routes, 19, 20, ties being added. 29, 30 and 200, that currently serve the Uptown Core. Transit schedules for those routes serving the Uptown Core can be found at www.oakvilletransit.ca. FREE BIKE SAFETY WORKSHOP AND EXAM CELEBRATE THE GREAT WATERFRONT TRAIL ADVENTURE Join us on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure and cheer on more than 200 cyclists who will be passing through the Waterfront Trail at Oakville's Coronation Park located at 1462 Lakeshore Road West. In partnership with the Town, Cycle Path Oakville will be offering free bike exams, as well as a bike safety workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Those participating in the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure will travel the 680 km stretch of the Waterfront Trail from Niagara-on-the-Lake to the Quebec border, over the course of eight days. The end-to-end tour is designed to connect participants with their Great Lake, as well as support the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, established in 2002. This initiative strives to enhance and expand the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail, as well as promote it as a way to achieve a healthy environment and lifestyle For more information visit: http://www.waterfronttrail.org/gwta_web/

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