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Together they are Cars & Guitars Artscene Taking the lead in scoring Sports www.insidehalton.com Electric, Gas & Wood Fireplaces Visit our showrooms in Oakville & Waterdown www. oakvillebeaver .com www.distinctivefiresoakville.com Stay Connected! Wednesday, December 11, 2013 | 44 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat G E T T I N G D O W N T O B U S I N E S S -5° -8° -7° -10° -5° -8° -4° -8° Schools now selected for FI pilot project by Bob Mitchell Special to the Beaver Halton's public board has selected the 24 schools in a pilot project that will see Grade 1 students learn French as a subject starting next September. Nine of the 24 are Oakville schools -- Captain R. Wilson, West Oak, Emily Carr, Falgarwood, Maple Grove, Heritage Glen, Palermo, Sheridan and Oakwood. see French-speaking on p.3 Eli Bomers, 8, has a chat with Santa during the annual Breakfast with Santa at Brookdale Public School on Saturday morning. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Time to Dream of the downtown in Oakville photozone See photos of the annual vigil at Sheridan College for the 14 women killed at L'École Polytechnique in 1989 by visiting www.insidehalton.com. by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville residents dared to dream as the Town launched its Downtown Plan at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Thursday night. The launch, titled -- A Time to Dream, drew about 400 people to hear Oakville Mayor Rob Bur- ton and an expert guest panel speak about the revitalization project and the shape it could take. "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do urgent and important work is upon us," said Burton. "The crown jewel of our town is our downtown. We have an opportunity to make it shine brighter for everyone. We have the opportunity to reimagine how it works as a cultural hub. We have the oppor- tunity to reimagine how it works as a commercial and residential area. We can even reassess how we travel and park within it." Burton said the reason these things must be examined now is because the foundations of Lakeshore Road within the downtown area are passing their life expectancy. see Time on p.8 MacLachlan College Oakville's only IB World School, proudly offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre Pre-school to grade 12 | Call to inquire about applying 905-844-0372 ext. 235 | 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville | www.maclachlan.ca Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com