25 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,A ugust 1,2019 insidehalton.com Ontario is repealing its Toxics Reduction Act, axing a voluntary reduction program that empowered you to see what toxins are used in the industrial facilities in your neighbourhood -- and what they planned to do to reduce them. This week, the web-exclusive Torstar Community Brands series A Toxic Decision? takes a deep dive into the publicly available Toxics Reduction Program data and provides you with a number of interactive ways to make sense of all this information. READ IT NOW insidehalton.com/toxins COMING SOON Ontario facilities mum on toxic substance reduction efforts. ATOXIC DECISION? FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Free Weekly Meditation Classes (every Friday from 7 to 8 pm) WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, 1415 Third Line, Oakville CONTACT: Anjali, 905-901-5006, contact@free-meditation.ca, http://www.free-meditation.ca We welcome everyone to our weekly free med- itation classes and special events offered in OakvilleOther events include evening programs, day seminars, music and art inter- twined with meditation, and have workshop presentation booths at fairs. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Mentorship Program WHEN: 5:00 a.m - 6:00 a.m WHERE: Power Yoga Canada, 485 Trafalgar Road, Oakville CONTACT: PYC Oakville, info@po- weryogacanada.com COST: 30 days for $40 The Mentorship Program: Power for Me is designed for continuing education for graduates of the PYC 200hr Teacher Training Program. Spanish family meet- up WHEN: 4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m WHERE: Duran Place for Kids, 83 Reynolds Street, Oakville CONTACT: Alicia Sevi- llano, 2899934841 COST: $10 Duran place for kids + maleta books: enjoy music, games, dance, play and yummy snacks. Come speak and make new friends in Spanish. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 Little Pretzels Yoga WHEN: 5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m WHERE: Power Yoga Canada, 485 Trafalgar Road, Oakville CONTACT: PYC Oakville, info@po- weryogacanada.com COST: $15 drop-in Kids drop in yoga class will intertwine yoga poses and cre- ative play. Suggested age 4-9. Free Yoga (with donation) WHEN: 6:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m WHERE: Power Yoga Canada, 485 Trafalgar Road, Oakville CONTACT: PYC Oakville, info@po- weryogacanada.com COST: 30 days for $40 It is a FREE class with a suggested dona- tion of $5. All donations go towards 2 initia- tives: 1. Africa Yoga Project 2. Yoga Outreach Project MONDAY, AUGUST 5 Art in the Park Oakville WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m WHERE: Bronte Heritage Water- front Park, 2340 Ontario Street, Oakville CONTACT: Maggie Sims, (905) 827-5711, artinthepar- koakville@gmail.com, http:// artintheparkoakville.com/ COST: This is one of the finest art shows in southern Ontario featuring more than 175 artists and arti- sans from across the country, the event attracts thousands of people to the Bronte waterfront. Emancipation Day Family Picnic WHEN: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m WHERE: Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street, Oakville CONTACT: (905) 815- 6055 COST: Oakville Museum and Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton celebrate Aug. 1, 1834, the day slavery was abolished across the british empire.Picnic includes a host of activities and musical performances. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Gut Health 101 WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m WHERE: Sobeys Glen Abbey Community Room, 1500 Upper Middle Road, Oakville CONTACT: Rebecca King, 9056368141, rebecca.king@so- beys.com, https://www.so- beys.com/en/cooking-classes/ COST: Join this class with our in-store dietitian to learn nutrition tips to improve your gut health. Meet and Knit WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m WHERE: Oakville Public Library - Central Branch, 120 Navy Street, Oakville CONTACT: 905- 815-2042 COST: Bring your needles and yarn to this social knitting and crochet drop-in at the Oakville Public Library. Every Wednesday until Aug. 28. It's a free event and you can drop in on any meeting. Geared for those 12 and over. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 Weekly Debtors Anonymous Meeting WHEN: 7:30 a.m WHERE: St. Simon's Anglican Church - Oak- ville, 1450 Litchfield Road, Oak- ville CONTACT: Alison F, 289 795-0009, alisonbf@hot- mail.com, https://www.debt- orsanonymous.ca COST: Are you or someone you know having problems with money and debt?Debtors Anonymous is a 12-step program in the tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous and is a non-profit organization. Walking Soccer WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m WHERE: Pine Glen Soccer Centre, 1520 Pine Glen Road, Oakville CONTACT: walk- ingsocceroak- ville@gmail.com COST: $ 5 weekly (assuming 12 players) Indoor 5-7 aside walking football (no running one foot on ground at all times) low impact fun pick-up game.No pre-registration re- quired. Sparky's Dog Days of Summer WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m WHERE: Sixteen Hollow Park, 2140 Westoak Trails Blvd, Oak- ville CONTACT: service@oak- ville.ca COST: Oakville Fire Department making appearance at Sixteen Hollow Park splash pad. Families will get a chance to meet the fire crew, check out the fire truck take part in activities and get some practi- cal information and tips for preventing fires and stay EVENTS Visit insidehalton.com/events for featured online events. Things to do outside goes live on July 1. Next, we'll be featuring Last-minute things to do before the kids go back to school. Visit insidehalton.com/events and hit the POST YOUR EVENT button to submit these or any other community events!