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COMMUNITY UPDATE Please forward, announcements for Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845- 3824 Ext 250, or Fax 337-5567 BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Free English Classes for Immigrants, Monday to Wednesday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., in Oakville. Class offers learning with computers. Call Frances or Sophia, Halton Multicultural Council, 842- 2486. Volunteer opportunities at VON Seniors Day Program one morning or afternoon a week, to assist staff with recreational activities. Call Anne McNeil, 847-9559. ADVANCED REGISTRATION June 10th is the last day to regis­ ter, 634-2347, for CATC - Children's Assessment and Treatment Centre, annual general meeting, June 16th, 7 p.m., Burlington Central Library Centennial Hall, 2331 New St., Burlington. Speaker: Dr. Carol Crill Russell, parenting poll of parents of children under six. Munn's Child Care Centre cel­ ebrates 10th anniversary on June 11th, 7 p.m., Fun Fair. All former students, teachers and parents wel­ come. Call 257-0069 or visit the centre at Munn's United Church, Hwy. 5 and Sixth Line. True Colours Workshop - deal­ ing with personality conflicts and difficult people, June 11th, 7 to 9 p.m, and June 12th, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. Cost: $40 ($47 non­ members). Call 847-5520. June 14th is last day to register, 632-1975, for Halton Social Planning Council & Volunteer Centre annual meeting, June 21st, Burlington Public Library, 2331 New St., Burlington. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., speaker 7:30 p.m. Speaker, Linda McQuaig, well known journalist and social commentator and author of Shooting the Hippo, The Wealthy Banker's Wife, and The Cult of Impotence. WEDNESDAY TUNE 9 Journey Through the Turning Points of Marriage with Coco Johnson, MSW, CSW, lecture with video segments from movies, June 9th, Oakville Central Library audi­ torium, 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Oakville Trafalgar High School holds teacher retirement party at Bronte Harbour Yacht Club, 3:30 to 7 p.m.,. for Ann Bobker, 13 years, math teacher; and Carol Sanders, 25.5 years, art teacher. Call Kathy Raleigh at OTHS, 845-2875. Fibromyalgia Support Group meets at St. Dominic's Parish Hall, 2415 Rebecca St., 7 to 9 p.m. Call Cathy Miller, 827-0243. Burlington Dental Nurses and Assistants, Burlington Holiday Inn. Registration 7 p.m., meeting 7:30 p.m. on seniors dental care. THURSDAY JUNE 10 Coping with Loss Through Life Span - impact on life and strength­ en ability to cope, 7 to 9 p.m., Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. Cost: $10 ($17 non-mem­ bers), call 847-5520. Schizophrenia Society o f Ontario, Oakville Family & Friends Support Group meeting, 7:30 p.m., Canadian Mental Health Association office, 488 Kerr at Speers. Small informal group giv­ ing moral support, educational and coping skills for living with loved ones with schizophrenia. Call Bonnie Grant, 815-0070 weekdays after 6 p.m., anytime weekends. Mothers and expectant mothers interested in breastfeeding their babies are welcome to attend the Oakville La Leche League Canada meeting, 8 p.m., 1270 Cottonwood Cres. Call (842-5983 or 849-4138. Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210, continues free work­ shops on Women and Self Esteem. June 10th, Developing a Winning Attitude; June 17th, Improving Your Communications Patterns; and June 24th, Body Image and Self-Esteem; 1 to 3 p.m. Call 847- 5520. Iroquois Ridge High School pre­ sents Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town,' June 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30 p.m., in School Theatre. Tickets $5, call the school at 845- 0012. ME Association o f Halton- Hamilton Wentworth Support Group meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Tansley United Church, 2111 Walkers Line. (North of Upper Middle) Burlington. Call 319-7966. Pickle Ball - blend of tennis and badminton, River Oaks Recreation Centre, every Thursday 2 p.m., for older adults 50-plus. Call 827-8825. FRIDAY TUNE 11 Mature Women's Network: Over 50? Join the mature Women's Network, informal social group of women meet on the second Friday of the month. There are guest speakers, group discussions and special outings, at Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. No pre- registration required. No cost. Call 847-5520. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10, all proceeds to charity. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash door prizes and refresh­ ments. Dress code. Call 845-6271 or 842-1327. SATURDAY TUNE 12 Garage Sale, 8 a.m. to noon, 1522 Warland Rd., Lakeshore and Third Line area, proceeds to Canadian Hearing Society, Halton- Peel, services to deaf, deafened and hard-of-hearing programs. Furniture, old computers, books. First annual Grace Chapel Ball Hockey Tournament at Pilgrim Wood School, Pilgrim's Way. Registration, 12:30 p.m., games 1 to 5 p.m. Ages 7 and up welcome. Cost: $5 per person. Call Don Dimock, 844-6118. WOSS Car Wash, fundraising for music department, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., on school parking lot, Montclair and McCraney. Cost: $5 donation. Oakville Elite Cheer Club try­ outs and registration, Maplegrove United Church, 346 Maplegrove Dr. Primary (Grades 3 to 6), and Junior (ages 7 and 8), 2 p.m.; and High School (9 to OAC), 5 p.m. Cost: $20. Call 1-877-Cheer-CCI (1-877- 243-3722) toll free. South Peel Naturalists Club will lead a birding field trip to Carden Alvar. Meet 7 a.m. at Cawthra Conference Centre south of the QEW on the east side of Cawthra Road. Call 279-8807. SUNDAYTUNE 13 Friends of the Oakville Historical Society 33rd annual Picnic in the Park, noon to 4 p.m., Lakeside Park, foot of Navy Street. Bake table, fish pond, firemen, clowns, white elephant sale, bal­ loons, face painting, merchants mall, pony rides, Oakville Humane Society Bow-Wow Contest (all dogs welcome), 1 p.m.' Magnificent Magician & Merlin, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Timmy & the Jets, noon and 1:15 p.m.; Herb Heldman's Royal Oaks Stage Band, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; and Oakville Wind Orchestra, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Prizes for best decorat­ ed children's and adult's hats. Oakville & District Rod & Gun Club holds Open House, 1 to 5 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Road east of Sixth Line. Demonstrations and dis­ plays. Club celebrating 50th anniversary. MONDAY TUNE 14 Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services, Oakville chapter, 7 to 9 p.m., Alternatives, 579 Kerr St. Call Lottie Grant, 844-6651. Osteoporosis Support Group of Oakville Bone Centre, meets at noon for pot luck lunch at St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr.Call Phyllis Spillone, 829-4863 or Kay Duncan, 827-6750. A L L I A N C E F R A N C A I S E Thighs to Die for O r goal is to stabilize your weight by focusing on diet behavior and exercise. L e arn ways to control weight and improve your lifestyle. ARGUSMEDICALm Summer , k Specials CLI NI C "Don't Just Do It" "Do It Right" w ith Dp. Greg Thomson 581 Argus Rd. Suite 202, Oakville 338-7227 ADULTS • CHILDREN • PRIVATE • GROUP S t a r t i n g Ju ly 3 • CORPORATE FRENCH C O U R S ^ Since 1902, 1300 locations in 134 countries • CONVERSATIONAL • GRAMMAR • BUSINESS• LITERATURE • CHILDREN IMMERSION • CHILDREN REMEDIAL • SUMMER CAMP In Ju ly(Including Sw im ing) WELCOME A LANGUAGE AND STYLE INTO YOUR LIFE WITH THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE You drive a foreign car. Your kitchen reads Miele, backed by the subscription to Gourmet magazine. At work, the department is yours and at play, you and your family spent last September in the golden glow of Tuscany or under the brilliant light of Provence. But you are not - living yet - not until you truly taste la France profonde, its language and its culture notorious for its discriminating pleasure in philosophy, love and literature, food, drink and fashion. In essence, a civilization, a history, a style that can infuse, inspire and animate life, and a language that can broaden social and professional horizons. Experience la France profonde begins at 1140 Bumhamthorpe Rd. West in Mississauga with the Alliance Frangaise. To call the Alliance Frangaise, headquartered in Paris since 1883, a school is like calling Mardi Gras a party. Mandated to foster a love for French language and culture, the Alliance Frangaise has grown a network of 1300 autonomous, self-financed institutions in 134 countries throughout the world. Open the doors and you are immediately immersed in French surroundings, French facilitators, and French culture - there's no scape and the ratio­ nale behind the approach is as clear as an essay by Montaigne. "Learning a new lan­ guage is basically developing a second per­ sonality," explains Alliance Frangaise de Toronto, Mississauga campus director, Nicole Lescouzers-Debleu. "You must get a feel for the culture." By offering a total French experience, the Alliance Frangaise takes immersion to a high­ er level one where complete novices find themselves suddenly enjoying animated dis­ cussions or, if registered for business French, DOWNTOWN: ( 41 6 ) 9 2 2 - 2 0 1 4 MISSISSAUGA: ( 90 5 ) 2 7 2 - 4 4 4 4 NORTH YORK: ( 4 16 ) 2 2 1 - 4 6 8 4 discovering the intricacies of the French deal­ ings. For children and teenagers, there are after school and Saturday programs or summer camps (immersion or remedial) complete with team sports, outside activities and swimming. The Native tongue of facilitators is French, and they are trained to accommodate various ways of learning and assimilating a new lan­ guage and culture. And banish any lingering memories of traditional language instruction. Lescouzeres-Debleu, who came from France to the Alliance Frangaise in 1979, exudes a palpable enthusiasm that creates that cultural environment capable of inspiring students, from ages 5 to 100, to reach for the moon. "Language is the first tool of communication and communication is the key to business, to family life and to friendship. She explains referring to the seventeen different programs that accommodate a variety of needs, includ­ ing group training, private tutoring, corporate seminars and business assessments. "The world is getting smaller, "she continues philosophically, "and learning a new language, experiencing a new culture opens your person­ ality and allows for a better understanding of our world." Or as somebody wise once said - the limits of knowing only one language and culture means limiting your world. So if personal growth is your last, but not final frontier, the world and language of liberte, ehslite and fratemite may just hold the key. 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