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Here's how 13 · Friday, January 8, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Speaking to the Afghanistan debate Afghanistan: Stay, Go or Something in Between is a free public forum to be held Sunday, Jan. 10. The event will be at 7 p.m. at St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St. and will feature presenters Haroon Siddiqui, columnist for the Toronto Star and Sally Armstrong, contributor to Maclean's, Chatelaine and other publications. The Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR) is hosting the forum. Both presenters are highly informed about Afghanistan having spent considerable time in that country. Canadians in Support of Afghan Women (CSAW) also will be present with a display featuring the two schools for girls that they are supporting. To receive e-mail notifications of future free public forums, events and activities hosted by OCCPEHR, contact info@oakvillepeacecentre.org or 905-8495501. HERITAGE Lifestyle Home Furnishings SINCE 1977 SA SA JA VI LE NU NG S AR S u EV Y p to ENT 50 % KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER TIPS FROM DAD: Todd Frith gives some skating pointers to his four-year-old son Carter at the recent family skate in support of Kerr Street Ministries at the River Oaks Recreation Centre. Help pick names for new schools The Halton District School Board encourages public input in the naming of two new elementary schools in Oakville currently under construction and scheduled to open in Sept. 2010. The schools are located in the Palermo community at 2561 Valleyridge Dr. and in the Clearview community at 2860 Kingsway Dr. Suggestion forms and ballot boxes have been placed in the neighbourhood public libraries and the elementary schools where the future students currently attend. For the Palermo school in Oakville, suggestion forms may be submitted at: · Heritage Glen Public School · Captain R. Wilson Public School · Lorne Skuce /Palermo Public School · Glen Abbey Branch Public Library (1415 Third Line) For the Clearview school in Oakville, suggestion forms may be submitted at: · Chisholm Public School · Maple Grove Public School · E.J. James Public School · Linbrook Public School · Clearview Branch Public Library (1148 Winston Churchill Blvd.) Suggested names may be submitted until Friday, Jan. 29. Entries may also be submitted via the Halton District School Board website at www.hdsb.ca, faxed to 905335-4447 or mailed to the Communications Department, Halton District School Board, 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Z2. Submissions must indicate for which school the name should be considered. Please include your name, address, telephone number and a short rationale for the name you have suggested. It is anticipated that Halton District School Board trustees will select names for the new schools next month. 4205 Fairview Street, Burlington 905-634-5298 NEW! WESTMOUNT GEM PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING! MelissaCescon SALES REPRESENTATIVE A Family Name In Real Estate For Over 35 Years.0000000 · Spectacular 4 Bdrm; 3+2 Baths w/ 2 ensuites! · Newly renovated Euro Shower/Spa Bathroom · Open Concept Kitchen w/ Stainless Appliances · Over $75K spent in upgrades · Perfect for Nanny or In-Law · Stunning 5 Bdrm w/ prof finished lower level · Over $250,000 spent in upgrades on every floor · Open concept kitchen/family room · Oasis backyard with privacy tree-belt · Prime Joshua Creek location TEL. 905.845.4267 CELL 416.436.9294 $629,000 Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage $929,000 melissacescon@royallepage.ca · www.homesbymelissa.ca