Public board sets new school year Parents who need their children's schedules to plan for the upcoming year can now do so as the Halton District School Board has revealed the school year calendar. School will begin the day after Labour Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, and will end on June 30. In order to accommodate the required amount of professional activity (PA) days into the school year, teachers will have their first on Thursday, Sept. 2, before Labour Day. The Christmas Break will run from Dec. 20-31 with students returning to class on Monday, Jan. 3. March Break will be held from March 14-18. The following is a list of the PA days: Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Jan. 31 and April 8. In June, elementary and secondary schools will have separate PA days -- Friday, June 10, designated for elementary teachers and Thursday, June 30 will be for secondary teachers. High school exams for the first semester will be from Jan. 21-27. Second semester exams will take place from June 22-28. Visit www.hdsb.ca for more information. 15 · Wednesday, April 28, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com PLANT EXPERTS HELPING YOU CREATE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES! WE ARE THE Alaska Tour & Cruise 19 Days Fly into Edmonton and travel by coach throughout northern Alberta and British Columbia. Journey along the famous Alaska Highway through the Yukon to Denali National Park and Anchorage. Then, set sail aboard Holland America's ms Statendam for a 7-day cruise that sails the inside passage from Anchorage to Vancouver. June 9th or July 7th, 2010 $6,595 pp twin Your holiday includes: Return airfare from Toronto with WestJet, 3-5 star accommodation, motorcoach travel, daily sightseeing, cruise in an outside stateroom, breakfast daily, 7 lunches, 3 dinners, all meals aboard cruise, port charges, and all taxes. Call or visit our website for more information! 1-866-967-9910 denuretours.com Thank-you to the Polkinghorne family for sharing their landscape (right photo). 71 Mount Hope St., Lindsay, ON Reg. #'s 50009376 and 50009377 IS YOUR FIREPLACE LOOKING TIRED? Come see our design team for a fireplace makeover, we can help! After 30 MINUTE SESSION FOR ONLY $40. Come in for our expert advice and hand-sketch design. Call to book your time today. EXPERT ADVICE AND HAND-SKETCH DESIGN VISIT www.connon.ca FOR ALL OUR LANDSCAPE DESIGN OPTIONS INCLUDING: NEW FOR 2010 Visit www.connon.ca to sign up and receive weekly gardening tips from the experts by VIDEO! SALES & PRODUCTION YARD Before "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a GARDEN CENTRE Garden Centre 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 383 Dundas St. E, Waterdown, ON Tel.: 905.689.4631 Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-8pm Saturday 7am-5pm Closed Sunday www.connon.ca BRANT ST.