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1 2 - The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y N o v e m b e r 14, 2001 What Christmas Means to Me By C e c ilia QUEEN ELIZABETH WAY CORNWALL RD. STEWART ST. FARADE ROUTE STARTS HERE 9 A.M. MACDONALD RD. C hristm as tim e is the tim e for fam ilies to com e togeth er and celebrate the birth o f Jesus Christ. C h ristm a s m e a n s g iv in g . C h ristm a s m e a n s lo v e. It m eans it's time to put up the C hristm as tree and take a break from school. It m eans Santa Claus will be com ing soon w ith all his presents for all children all over the world. C hristm as is the m ost joyful tim e for me as a child. C hristm as m eans a lot to me. FARADEROUTE RANDALL ST. REBECCAS! UONS --I------POOL £ LAKESHORE RD. By Lydia T he 5 3 rd a n n u a l O a k v ille S a n ta C la u s P a ra d e w ill b e h e ld th is S atu rd ay . T h e m e d . " W h a t C h ristm a s By A m a n d a C hristm as is my favourite tim e o f year because I was bom 3 days before Christm as! I was m y parents first child, so we becam e a family. I like that tim e because my dad is hom e from work, m y grandm a com es and visits us, my nana and gram ps com e for dinner and som etim es my uncle, aunt and cousin com e but they live in the U.S.A. so not usually. This is w hat I love doing at C hristm as with, my family. I love getting the tree and deco rating it, decorating the house and m aking cookies and presents. I love Christm as because I get to spend tim e with my family. That's w hat Christm as m eans to m e ! M e a n s to M e " th is y e a r 's p a ra d e is s h a p in g u p to b e th e b e s t o n e yet! T o c o m m e m o ra te th is tra d itio n a l ev e n t, th e O a k v ille B e a v e r c a lle d o n all y o u n g s te rs to se n d in th e ir sto ry o r p ic tu re w ith th is th e m e in m ind. W e 'v e d is p la y e d th e e n trie s o n th e n e x t tw o p a g e s. W e w ill b e p u b lis h in g th e w in n e rs o n N o v e m b e r 2 1 . a r * r J l i J .1 By Evan frv By Ben For me, Christm as is a time for m y family to get together. My whole family gets together at my grand parents house. We have a big dinner. Then we exchange gifts. It's a tim e to be thankful for family and friends. We go to church and praise Jesus. I like C hristm as because I get to play w ith m y cousins. By Lydia By V ic to ria To m e, C hristm as m eans a very special m onth and season o f the year. I have lots o f things to do to get ready for C hristm as. It's fun getting ready for Christm as. I like to see Santa and tell him what I w ant for Christm as. I like spending C hristm as w ith my family. C hristm as is the best tim e o f all. I love spending tim e w ith my daddy and my m om m y and my baby sister, and playing in the snow. A nd my dolly nam ed Bam bola. H appy H olidays and Peace on Earth. By C orey Elizabeth C hristm as m eans to me giving and getting, most im portantly is giving because it m akes people happy and it m eans love! And that is what C hristm as m eans to me! r Ho! Ho! Ho! Oakville Transit Welcomes the Santa Claus Parade! When: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:00 am -1 2 :0 0 noon Due to the Oakville Santa Claus Parade, Oakville Transit services will be slightly disrupted on the morning of Saturday, Novem ber17- The following routes will be detoured as described below: 11 Linbrook 11 Oakville GO 14 Lakeshore West 15 Bridge Cross Ave to Speers Rd., West to Dorval Dr., South to Mary St. and continue on Regular Route 15 Oakville GO Regular Route to Mary St., North on Dorval Dr., East on Speers Rd., to GO Station via Cross Ave. 17 Eastlake/Downtown Leave Oakville GO Station via South Service, South on Chartwell, East on Maple, South on Watson, and West on Lakeshore Rd. continuing on the regular route. 17 Oakville GO Regular route to Lakeshore Rd., North on Watson Ave., East on Maple, North on Chartwell Rd., South Service Rd to the Oakville GO. Community Bus Santa's Shuttle Bus: Service will not start until 12:00 noon. Leaves the Oakville GO Station at 0:25 and 0:55 past each hour. Leaves Downtown Oakville Terminal (Church and Dunn) at 0:15 and 0:45 past each hour. The shuttle will wait at the Oakville GO in the outer bus loop near the bike rack. 14 Oakville GO Leave Oakville GO via South Service Rd, South on Chartwell to Linbrook continuing on the regular route. Regular Route to Linbrook, North on Chartwell to South Service Rd., and West to the GO Station. Cross Ave. to Speers Rd., South on Dorval Dr., West on Rebecca St. and continue on Regular Route. (Those passengers wishing to go into Downtown should take the special shuttle leaving from the GO Station). Regular Route to Rebecca St., North to Dorval Dr. to Speers Rd., East to Cross Ave. to Oakville GO Why Search for Parking Downtown? T h ere's a shuttle bus between the Oakville G O Station and the Bus Terminal at C hurch & Dunn. Regular fares apply, children 5 and under are free! OAKVILLE TRANSIT `Royal" Windsior_D.r._^ MCornwaU. : M a p le = ? . ·inbrool fern m b * 8 Lake Ontario Lake Ontario f^Q |jj[0 ^