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@ Sports trivia...Box No. 5239 Sports picks...Box No. 5240 Sheridan College... To come â€" Oakville Blades...... To come Oakville Little League... To come CC _ It is a muggy August weekend. _ Traffic is heavy and tempers are frayed. Slower drivers frustrate speed freaksâ€"or is it the other way around? S _ Somewhere out there, somebody‘s got some sort of mechanical problem and somewhere out there, someâ€" body‘s failing a breathalyzer. â€" Abh, nothing like the simple pleasures of boating on Lake Ontario. â€"â€" Okay, so we‘re being cynical. _ Boating is so much part of our life, here in the Golden Horseshoe, that it‘s easy to take for granted what our poor landlocked cousins don‘t have. And, really, there is no sensation quite like the romantic priâ€" Â¥acy, the cool breeze, and fresh spray from the choppy blue waterâ€"yes, even Lake Ontario has blue waterâ€"â€" that stretches well past the horizon. _ Of course, most people who live in Oakville already know this. If you don‘t own a boat then you probably know someone who does. | OAKVILLE GooDYEAR‘s Every Tirs On SAE EvRENT With a half dozen clubs and miles of waterfront, Oakville is a boater‘s paradise "I‘ve been here since 1981 and I‘d say the number kam All.MILLS on tres an Cpopagege®e 297 Speers Road (at Dorvai) 845â€"4227 | «hy * s‘ _\ 4 4sl | 6 Thas.‘ ‘ 7 ‘:v:. } i# v + \\ fi\ â€" sepeomnmmnt t ;« ' : .‘ # #: i f & * . 9l i € '-/ | ’ n 4* ~<glp ,;f' 8 f |\ « ‘::,."; ¢ ‘ TV L P «[ Â¥ W . * A pfi*ii ‘ I. ‘ I @@@ Boating season is in full bloom after a weekend that saw the transformation of hundreds of empty slips into a rainbow of masts and canopies. Above, Bill Bamber (Jeft) and Alan Heisy were among the boaters preparing for the season at Bronte Harbour. Top right, Tom Mathews puts the finishing touches on his boat, while Dave Johnston does some sanding on his. passenger and light truck tire is on sale. We‘ve i 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8. Tire sale ends May 8, 1993. ind sale prices. Prices may vary. No cash down ur months to pay on credit card purchases nliiin)] ind 58 of boats has doubled since then," says Linda Beers, who keeps tracks of such things as harbour secretary for the Town of Oakville. This past weekend was the official start of boating seasonâ€"the time of year when boats are lowered or launched into more than 800 permanent slips operated by the town and five private boating clubs. All you have to do is take a leisurely stroll down to Bronte Harbour or Oakville Harbour, where the sleck, colorful craft of our childhood dreams bloom into realâ€" ity, to see how much boating means to the area. And Oakville, through its Harbour Development Authonity, is umd@ue in several respects. O Fencedâ€"off areas at clubs are almost nonâ€"existent; boaters and browsers alike are welcome to wander and wish at their heart‘s content. Q Mooring fees ($2.35 per sq. ft. of the boat each year for local residents) paid by boaters go directly to a townâ€"operated account, which in turn, pays for vanous capital projects, such as the $500,000 breakwall at Bronte. Photos by Christine Chew for 14". $60 for 13 Story by Jim Wilson §« 303 Upper Middle Road E. 338â€"0011 ~SPORTS cp||o@@@ milmlir HE OAKVILLE BEAVER | @0 L coviner cernIFIED Q Free temporary mooring areas for visitors in the outer basin. "I get calls all the time from boaters in the U.S. wanting to come here for a weekend," says Beers "They think it‘s great that we offer this." One area where Oakville isn‘t so unique is the increase in power boats. Reflecting an industryâ€"wide shift, about 60 per cent of boats registered here are power boats; not too long ago, the majority were sailâ€" RBeers says this has created a demand for larger powerâ€"boat slipsâ€"â€"which is bound to cut down on the overall number of slips available for lease. With all this comes the need for safety, which is another area where Oakville seems to surpass other communties. The local branch of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadronâ€"a must for all boaters, proponents sayâ€"â€" has never been busier. The last of 118 studentsâ€"eight per cent more than a year agoâ€"from four different classes are just wrapping up this past winter‘s basic boating course, an introductory class into the ways of the 5353 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, Ont. 681â€"1922 Our prices have undergone â€" extensive alterations. :-SERGER DEMONSTRATIONS ALL DAY plus q x "" x oo enc coturonNnl THE STITCHING POST J 30% orF ALL FABRIC . 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All consist almost entirely of volunteers seeking nothâ€" ing more than to make boating safe "It‘s a pretty comprehensive course. There‘s an _ awful lot to it," said Fraser Farmer, executive officer of the Squadron‘s Oakville branch. Beers says the town enthusiastically supports the Squadron‘s preachings. Adds Kendrick, "The OPP will agree that 95 per cent of all boating accidents could have been avoided." See OAKVILLE, Page 25 Acceptable Proof of Motherncod : 1 Your own Kid (s) 2. Phnoto of Your KWid (5). 3. Bbirth Certificates 4 Grey hairs 5.Expectant mothers oet .. â€" â€"_"wWo/ BENG&IJERRY‘S Evree Cones Mother‘s Day! SHOP ERM A PROJECT OF THE OAKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE y 4; ocy OAKVILLE for all Mothers on 87 Bronte Rd. 825â€"8819 FINEST + ICE CREAM & FROZEN YOGUR WHEN IT‘S GONE, IT‘S ALL GONE... ‘"TIL NEXT YEAR!