Facilitated by storyteller and multi-disciplinary artist Whitney French, this creative writing workshop embraces the changing seasons, allowing writers to shift their observation to the flux in the natural world. Tree Sessions encourages writers to connect with nature's teachings to understand their own writing rhythms. This iteration of Tree Sessions will take inspiration from the current exhibition at Oakville Galleries, Paul P.'s Friendly in the Knife-edged Moment, and from works in the Oakville Galleries sculpture garden.

https://oakvillenews.org/events/tree-sessions-outdoor-writing-workshop-whitney-french/

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OFFA's Friday Gala includes a rap performance by Jerelle and the feature film is Iran's Tehranto, a Canadian theatrical premiere Synopsis: In Toronto, lively music, intricate textiles and vibrant colours paint an unlikely story of love and family when, Badi and Sharon, two young students with very different upbringings from a divided Persian community, accidentally fall in love. Director: Faran Moradi Starring: Sammy Azero, Mo Zeighami, Navid Negahban FILM FACT:  Director Faran Moradi is from Oakville and has participated in the festival in previous years.

https://oakvillenews.org/events/offa-friday-gala/

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While the Halton District School Board (HDSB) is working toward implementing an anti-sex trafficking protocol across all schools as part of starting the new school year, experts highlight the importance of introducing mandatory parent council training to meet long-term success. Lauding Canada's first-of-its-kind sex trafficking prevention initiative, they emphasize parent education is critical because sometimes it might even take 18 months for parents to understand that their children are trafficked.

https://oakvillenews.org/mandatory-parent-council-training-combating-sex-trafficking/

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Conservation Halton will conduct a prescribed burn at Glenorchy Conservation Area in Oakville as part of the long-term management plan for the natural area.  The prescribed burn is expected to occur between April 13 and May 2. The exact date will not be decided until about 48-24 hours in advance, based on the humidity, temperature and wind direction required for a safe and effective burn. A prescribed burn is a carefully planned low-severity fire, deliberately set and highly controlled, removing invasive plants and providing the disturbance that many grassland plants require for germination and growth.

https://oakvillenews.org/news/glenorchy-conservation-area-prescribed-burn/

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Based on one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed video game series of all time, Uncharted tells the story of Nathan Drake and his first adventure with rival-turned-partner Victor 'Sully' Sullivan. Starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as quick-witted, wise-cracking Sully, Uncharted will introduce audiences to how Nathan Drake becomes the treasure hunter as he unravels one of history's greatest mysteries and treasures in an action-adventure epic that spans the globe.

https://oakvillenews.org/events/uncharted-opening-day

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There is no arguing about the problem.  Congestion on Highway 401 is terrible. Drive on it any time of the day or night, and you can see the issue.  For many of us, building a new highway seems like the obvious solution.  After all, that is what we have always done - just add road capacity and the problem is solved - at least temporarily.  The fact that it is a temporary fix begs the question of what we should expect from a $6-8 billion investment.  History has shown that new highways quickly fill up as drivers adjust to the opportunity the new highway presents.

https://oakvillenews.org/opinion/highway-413-the-lazy-man-s-solution-for-401-congestion/

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