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34 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 23, 2009 www.oakvillebeaver.com Cultural grants administered The Town of Oakville's Cultural Grants Review Committee has allocated $98,000 to 17 not-for-profit arts groups in Oakville. "There is a limited amount of funding and there is still an enormous need," said Robert Eagle, chair of the Cultural Grants Review Committee. "The benefits to the community are ever increasing from the cultural groups." The Cultural Grants program was established in 1989 and is administered by the Oakville Arts Council on behalf of the Town of Oakville. The grants are designed to enable notfor-profit cultural organizations, assisting their efforts to increase membership and community participation. With support from the Town and the Oakville Arts Council, committee members Bill Hewitt, David Newman and Maureen Latocki reviewed requests from 19 different Oakville-based groups seeking $207,000 in funding assistance. The 2009 Cultural Grants recipients are: · Canadian Music Competitions ($3,000) · Carousel of Nations Multicultural Association ($2,850) · Halton Youth Symphony ($8,000) · High Rendition Jazz ($3,500) · Intrada Brass of Oakville ($7,500) · Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra ($5,000) · Oakville Art Society ($1,500) · Oakville Camera Club ($2,400) · Oakville Chamber Ensemble ($5,650) · Oakville Chamber Orchestra ($5,000) · Oakville Children's Choir ($10,000) · Oakville Choral Society ($5,500) · Oakville Symphony Orchestra ($12,000) · Oakville Wind Orchestra Inc. ($10,000) · Poetry Café ($5,000) · Trafalgar Township Historical Society ($3,600) · West End Studio Theatre ($7,500) For information about the Cultural Grants program, call 905-815-5977 or go online to www.oakvillearts.com. Whitehorse theatre troupe in town The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts presents Sour Brides Theatre, hailing from Whitehorse, Yukon with its criticallyacclaimed production So Many Doors, on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. A story of tremendous tragedy, So Many Doors explores the bonds of human emotion. Two couples, after having lost their young children in a traffic accident, discover the effects of grief on their relationships. HALTON CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Internationally recognized and awardwinning co-artistic directors Celia McBride and Moira Sauer established Sour Brides Theatre as a touring company, which takes original and interdisciplinary works of performance art to theatres around the world. Tickets cost $28.99 and can be purchased from the box office by calling 905-8152021 or online at www.oakvillecentre.ca. FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM REGISTRATION for September, 2009 Registration for those families who wish to enrol their child in the French Immersion Program in the Catholic Elementary Schools in Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills will be held at all designated schools as listed below on: TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION INFORMATION · student must be entering grade 5 in September, 2009 in a Halton Catholic School; · in person only - parent, guardian or other adult with a letter indicating they are acting on the parent's behalf; · registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is to take place at the French Immersion school designated for your attendance area; · enrolment for the French Immersion Program is limited; · transportation is not provided; OFFICIAL NOMINATION ENTRY CARRIER OF THE YEAR! Your Name Address Phone Yes, I would like to nominate my carrier: DESIGNATED FRENCH IMMERSION SCHOOLS Area Burlington Georgetown/Acton Milton North Oakville South Oakville Schools St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School St. Matthew, St. Bernadette & St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary Schools St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School Now that 2008 has ended, The Oakville Beaver is looking for their Carrier of the Year, and would like your input! If you think your present carrier is providing excellent delivery service, and is friendly and courteous, then please fill in the attached ballot. The winning carrier will receive 2000 BONUS POINTS from the paper, plus a $100 Gift Certificate from Boston Pizza, and his or her family will be treated to dinner by The Oakville Beaver! One lucky reader who sends in a nomination will also receive a $100 Boston Pizza Gift Certificate! Name for Oakville Beaver Carrier of the Year! Comments: Alice Anne LeMay Chair of the Board Michael W. Pautler Director of Education Please mail nominations to: The Oakville Beaver Circulation Dept. 467 Speers Road, Oakville ON L6K 2S4 or Fax to: (905) 337-5557