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Activities
for the Holidays!
Holiday Skating in Acton and Georgetown
There will be free skate times available in Acton and Georgetown
during the holidays. For more information on dates and times please
call the Acton Arena at 519-853-0020, Georgetown Memorial Arena
at
905-877-9612 or the Mold-Master Sportsplex at 905-877-8488.
Tim
Horton's Free Holiday Skate
Tim Horton's is offering free skating at 7 Burlington community
arenas, 5 Oakville arenas and 3 Milton arenas. For skating information
during the holiday season please refer to your local Parks and
Recreation Guide or call:
Burlington:905-637-3555 or 905-336-1877 or 905-634-5571
Oakville: 905-815-5950 or 905-338-4406 or 905-338-4186
Milton: 905-875-5393 ext. 2601 (for all Milton
arenas)
City
of Burlington
Festival of Lights
Enjoy a wonderful display of holiday lights while walking along
the lakeside promenade at Spencer Smith Park. The festival started
on December 7, 2008 and will end on January 8, 2009. For more
information please visit the Festival of Lights website at www.burlingtonfestivaloflights.com
or call 905-333-9868.
Bronte
Creek
New Years Eve Family Skate
Outdoor rink will be open December 31, 2008 at 9:30 am until
12:30 am January 1, 2009 so you can bring in the New Year. Skate
to music and enjoy a bonfire. Skate rentals are available. For
more information please visit www.brontecreek.org.
Lowville
Winter Games
Come out to Lowville Park and enjoy an afternoon of free family
activities at the Winter Games, on February 1, 2009 from 12:00
pm to 4:00 pm. For more information please call 905-335-7600
ext. 7201.
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Respite
Updates and Opportunities
Halton
Support Services - Respite Program
• Halton Support Services Respite Program will be mailing
out applications for respite funds for the 2009/2010 fiscal
year to families currently supported within the program. Please
watch for these forms in your mail in January 2009.
For those families who are on the waiting list for respite funding,
please contact the respite program if your circumstances have
changed since your initial application.
• The Respite Program also has out of home respite providers
in Halton Region. If you would like more information please
contact Halton Support Services Respite Program
• It's time to start thinking about registration
for March Break and Summer Camps. For more information on registration
dates please contact your local Parks and Recreation Department.
• If you would like assistance in planning for your respite
needs, please contact 905-849-8000 and ask for Janice Rotsma
(ext. 333) or Cyndy Ryckman (ext. 433).
• For assistance in locating potential workers, visit
www.respiteservices.com.
There
are training opportunities available for support workers in
Halton Region. There are two training sessions coming up in
the New Year. The first is called "Visuals Make It and Take
It"on February 3, 2009 and the second is called "Asperger Syndrome
and Social Skills" on March 3, 2009.
For more information on these training opportunities or to register
please visit www.kerrysplace.org/RespiteTraining
or call
1-888-928-5463.
After
School Programs
Community
Living Burlington (CLB), Community Living North Halton (CLNH)
and Community Living Oakville (CLO) all offer after school respite
programs. They are open to individuals who are between the ages
of 7 and 21 who have a developmental disability or Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD). They operate Monday to Friday from 3:00pm to 8:00pm.
There is a fee associated with these programs.
For more information
contact:
CLB: Nicole Jacobsen 905-336-2225 ext. 453
CLNH: Anisa Chernecki 905-878-7656 ext. 44 or achernecki@clnh.on.ca
CLO: Mary White 905-844-0146 ext. 210 or mary@oakcl.org
Time
to Start Planning for Residential Camps!
Ontario Camping Association (OCA) – 2009 Camp Fair
Camps
who are members of the OCA help families in selecting the right
camp to meet their child’s needs. Representatives from
some of these camps will be coming to Tecumseh Public School,
1480 Chriseden Drive, Mississauga on Tuesday February 3, 2009
from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
For more information please visit the Ontario Camping Association
website at www.ontariocamps.ca
or call 416-485-0425.
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