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Sunday, October 1, 2000 Oakville Beaver Weekend 17 £ Y n ttH > < /u x U n & . . . Photo by Peter C. M cCusker Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale officially kicked off Library Month in Oakville with the help of a few others to demonstrate everything that's available from the library. Surrounding the mayor are (front row, left to right) library director Eleanor James, and volunteer Lee Tempo rale, (back row, left to right) library com munications officer Yvonne Attard, library board chair Margaret Perschy, Jeff Jarvis, vice-chair Friends of the Library, and Dana Sharanewych, of the children's department 1194 Ballantry Road Oakville, Ontario L6H 5M9 P R IV A T E S A L E SHOWCASE HOME 2 storey, 4-bedroom, 3000 sq. ft. brick home, superb location - close to schools, parks 8c shopping, 5 minute access to QEW, Highways #403 & #5, professionally finished and decorated throughout. MOVE IN CONDITION FLEXIBLE CLOSING ASKING PRICE $429,900 Telephone: A month's worth of celebrating at the library By W im a Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR O ctober is O akville Public Library M onth - a first. Instead o f m erely recognizing Oct. 16th to 22nd as O ntario Public Library W eek, M ayor Ann M ulvale decided to devote the entire m onth to the library. It w as also announced that the new Iroquois Ridge Recreation Centre, currently under con struction at E ighth L ine and G lenashton Drive, scheduled to open in Septem ber 2001, will includ ed a fourth branch library in addition to W hite O aks, W oodside and G len Abbey. "I rem em ber during the tough financial years o f the early 1990s that a group known as the Taxpayers Coalition were particularly unkind to the library budget," said M ayor A nn M ulvale, not ing the w idespread support for this town facility. "T he library has always been well supported, with more than 65% o f O akville's residents using a library card, w hich is not bad when you consid er that w e never had 50% o f the people vote in a municipal election. To me, that 65% is a real indi(See `Library' page 18) (905 ) 338-7248 The Worlds #1 Central Cleaning System A u tism Society O n tg r fo / H glton Chgpt V T he Fall2000 TrainingInstitute onAutism/PDV presentedbp Autism Society/Halton Chapter j - H alton Autism f 7 X l / n / Resource Team H elp in g Your C h ild Cope w ith S ensory D ysfunction Speakers: Debbie Rodrigues form ally from C redit la lle y H ospital/C hiId & Family Services What Occupational Therapy is and how it can help children with Autism in their self care, play and school activities, to maximize their functioning and independence. C e n t r a l C l e a n in g Halton Instructional Assistant Association S leep D isorders Speaker. Maureen Kay/S LP w ith Waterloo Region D istrict Board Understanding the N a tu re o f Sleep This workshop w ill focus on the understanding of the nature of sleep, and w ill also talk about sleep disorders that particularly affect people with developmental issues including Autism. FALL CLEAN UP EVENT · C o rro s io n a n d r u s t-r e s is ta n t p o w d e r c o a t fin is h in s p e c ia l F a il E d itio n c o lo u r. · H e a v y D u ty 5 . 7 " , 3 -s ta g e m o to r w ith 1 3 6 " of m e a s u re d w a t e r lif t B e a m E x p re s s e le c t r ic p o w e r h e a d a n d h o s e e n s e m b le w ith a tt a c h m e n t s Toileting Speaker M iola F iglola / Peel Behavioural Services Are Toilet Training Problems Getting You Down? This workshop w ill provide you with some simple, positive strategies to help you and your child achieve success with toilet training. Tuesday, O ct T7th 7-9:30 p.m . Asperger's P anel Listen and Learn from People Living with the Diagnosis of Asperger's A panel of high functioning Adults talk about life's experiences growing up with Asperger's. They will talk about wnafs been good for them and their difficulties. It will be lead by a representative from Woodview Manor. Questions are wekomed. $ Monday, O ct 2nd 7-9 p.m . Tuesday, Nov. 7th 7-9 p.m . F a c ilita to r Speakers: Francine M cLeod & Janet P ilcher o f A utism P artnership Transitioning ABA from Hom e to School R e c e iv e 2 P e r m a G lo N ig h t lig h t s ·The PermaGlo Central Vac Nightlight System provides a m aintenance-free and child-safe lighting system that is easily installed behind the Vacuum inlet valve. 599 99 A u tism S p ectru m D isorders Speaker. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum MD FRCPC Departm ent o f Pediatrics/Children's Hospital, HHSC Chedoke Child & Family Centre Monday, O ct 2 3 rd 7-9:30 p.m . Howto SuccessfullyInteract with Y o u rSchool Board Speaker. Lindsay M o ir Comhnadh C onsulting Leam to Advocate Effectively for Your Child A Workshop to make you familiar with key aspects of education law and where to find them. Strategies and successful advocacy tips are shared. A companion book, 'Education Access Resource guide 2000' may be purchased. An Update for Parents and Professionals This presentation w ill include an overview of what characterizes autism spectrum disorders and provide an update on current research. Opportunities for questions and discussion. 4 A $59.98 Value PermaGlo com plem ents any new or existing central vacuum unit M U PV TS) Monday, O ct 3 0 th 7-9:30 p.m . Monday, Nov. !3 th 7-9 p.m . Non-AAembers: Each se m in a r is $ 5 .0 0 , payable a t tire door. __________ NO ADVANCED REGISTRATION_________ Location: A ll workshops w ill be held in Notre Dame High School, Lecture Hall 2333 Headon Forest Drive, Burlington WALTON] VACUUM 2 5 7 6 1 4 5 s l a a -- -- i s ---------- - y t r o rrE ftm n /* , /w O ^ s a a Mon.-Thurs. F r ? l? 3 0 -If o O Sunday 12-4:00 BEAM A U T H O R IZ E D D E A L E R 2379 Trafalgar Road Y O U R C E N T R A L V A C U U M S P E C IA L IS T