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Take a look inside
St. Aidan's
church...
With all the wood... it feels so warm and friendly.
The inter-locking comfortable
chairs can be removed and tables set up for a variety of functions. Call the office at 845-6111 (Leslie) and inquire
about booking St. Aidan's for meetings / birthdays / family functions / weddings / Christmas functions, etc.
A wonderful Nursery School is located inside St. Aidan's
Church. The nursery school has been at this location for over 15 years. Everyone is welcome to enroll. Come
and talk to the friendly staff members.
New Playground Equipment at Oakwood School September '08
| Cake made by Dee McAulay |
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OAKWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
(905) 845-0412
Oakwood School has grades Junior Kindergarten to, and including, Grade Five. You can register your child any time during
the year. Simply come in and see the secretary, Carol Kelly.
You will need proof of age (birth or baptismal certificate), proof of address and proof of immunization. Please
also bring your child's Health Card.
Get all the Oakwood Public School news by going to their website listed on our Links Page.
| Principal Brian Van Wyngaarden and 1950's Oakwood |
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| student Bruce McAulay enjoyed a quick chat. |
West River Map
| Entire WRRA Community Area |
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Kerr Street Ministries
“The Dream Centre”
Northeast
Corner of Kerr Street & Prince Charles Drive
Kerr Street Ministries (KSM), as part of our community, has been serving families, and children and youth at risk
for over 12 years. Currently operating out of a converted underground parking garage and other local venues, KSM provides
a number of adult, children and youth programs, including summer day camps, after school programs, youth mentorship, community
meals, and a drop-in centre. Over 2,000 members of our community are served on a regular basis.
As a result of increasing need in the community, particularly among our children and youth, and very limited space in
which to provide services, KSM has embarked upon an ambitious plan. The “Dream Centre”, a 22,000 square foot community
centre consisting of gymnasia, recreation space, professional services and administration, chapel and a drop-in centre, will
provide a central location for all KSM services.
Because of the generous donation of land at the northeast corner of Kerr Street and Prince Charles Drive (former Sunoco
gas station), we now have a proposed location and are currently working through preliminary plans for the development of the
Dream Centre.
If you would like further details on the Dream Centre please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
Ron Shantz, Executive Director
KERR STREET MINISTRIES
See Graffiti? Report It! The Town of Oakville strives to remove all graffiti as quickly as possible...contact or call (905) 338-4392.
318 Queen Mary Drive
(inside St. Aidan's Church)
It's never too late to join! Call now to sign up!
FREE tuition for babies (under four
months)
Saturday classes available!!
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PARKS
A BUSY PARK IS A SAFE PARK
WESTWOOD PARK
Located on the corner
of Wilson and Bond Streets. The 3 meter fencing surrounding the park was removed summer 2007. A new wandering
pathway close to Kerr Street was installed with 3 additional park benches.
| New pathway and 4 benches along Kerr |
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| So nice to see taking a rest in the Open Park. |
| Fencing removed Thursday, July 5, 2007 |
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| It was so old that many trees grew with chain fencing embedded in them. |
HEAD STREET PARKETTE
Adopted by the residents of the WRRA in October 2005, this park
situated on Forsythe Street looks out onto the Sixteen Mile Creek. A small group of residents in 2006 was formed to
give this parkette a face-lift. Gardens were cut in, topsoil from the Town was spread around, the garbage was cleaned
from the hillside, 3 boulders were installed for sitting on, and perennials were planted. In Spring 2007, a tree or two
will be planted close to the sidewalk. The hydro pole will be replaced on the property line and more topsoil will be
spread onto the gardens with some mulch.
| A nice place to sit and chat with a buddy |
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| When the leaves are down the view is beautiful. |
FORSTER PARK
Located in the "hub" of our community between South and North
Forster Park Drives. We are fortunate that we have one of only two community parks that has a full service washroom
brick building. On a weekly rotating basis, residents take turns opening/closing the washroom daily from June 1 to Sept.
30.
Forster Park also has a tennis court, basketball nets and playground
containing climbers, sandbox and swings. In 2006, 12 new trees were planted by local residents in partnership with the
Town of Oakville.
Our successful Annual June Picnic is held here.
| The washroom building was saved from destruction |
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| by the residents of this community in 1999 |
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| A little neighbourhood B-ball |
| Sept. 11, 2007 Two New Park Signs erected. |
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| New backboard at tennis court in Forster Park |
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| Great for practicing when you're by yourself. |
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New playground
equipment and new lighting in the basketball/tennis courts .. . . . . . . .
| New lighting fixtures on the courts |
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| Boulders- a good place to sit to watch the action. |
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FLORENCE PARK
Located at the east end of Florence Street.
BRIDGE PARKETTE
This parkette was adopted by the WRRA in the spring of
2007. The bridge area has been raked and maintained by residents for many years.
In Fall 2006, the ladies of Ladies Night Out planted 100 spring
bulbs and purchased the park bench which was installed in August 2007 overlooking the river. The concrete step was ramped
and some railing was removed to make the area more pleasing to the eye.
ANDERSON BRIDGE PARKETTE
Located at the corner of Forsythe and Rebecca
Streets, the Anderson Bridge was opened in 1961. Up until then, there was a bridge for the tracks of the radial
cars that ran to Hamilton and back. Many people used the old tracks as a walkway to downtown. (pictured below)
A big "thank you" goes out to the Horticultural Society
for kindly and lovingly looking after this Parkette for many years now. They come in the spring and tend to its gardens, which
are beautiful to look at every time we enter our community from the south end. We are also lucky to have a couple of
park benches to rest on in this location.
| Corner of Forsythe and Rebecca (north east corner) |
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| The picture below was taken from south east corner. |
NORMANDY PARK
Located just off Kerr Street on Normandy Drive.
Have you ever thought of a MEMORY BENCH or TREE for yourself, or in memory
of those you love?
When speaking with the Town you can request that a bench or tree gets installed
in THIS community.
| Bench at St. Aidan's Church |
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| This bench and tree make a pretty setting |
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When you donate a bench or a tree in memory
of your loved ones, you show that you care for them, and for your community.
WRRA/KERR VILLAGE COMMUNITY OFFICER
Constable Mark Vegso
844-6444
"Thank you Mark for getting involved in all the community events."
| Constable Mark Vegso - Your FIRST contact for |
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