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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 7, 2010 · 20 1 2 1 st OAKVILLE April 9, 10 & 11, 2010 Glen Abbey Recreation Centre 1415 Third Line (north of Q.E.W.) Oakville Lifestyle Home Show ­ Largest Show Ever for 2010! Spanning two arena floors, the 21st annual Oakville Lifestyle Home Show is full of the latest products and services for your home. This is the largest Home Show ever to take place in Oakville and it runs April 9, 10, 11 at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre on Third Line just north of the QEW. "Our surveys have shown that Oakville consumers enjoy shopping at the home show because it is convenient, saves them time, saves them money and they can deal with local businesses." stated Show Manager Dave Jenkins of Jenkins Show Productions. "We have over 130 excellent companies exhibiting at the show this year - the most we have ever had!" Seniors are free on Friday right from the Grand Opening at 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. Returning as a major sponsorship of the show is Reliance Home Comfort who will also be exhibiting at the show and offering tremendous deals on new high-efficiency air conditoners and furnaces. Saving money on our heating/cooling bills and gas bills can be quite significant with new equipment. Be sure to drop by the backyard oasis in the show created by Cypress Landscaping. Sample some tasty treats. Take a walk around, this could be your backyard. Tastings will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. Additional contributors to the backyard oasis include: Better Built Decks & Fences, Goemans Appliances (barbeques), Connon Nurseries, Stonerox, Legends Estates Winery and Bradstone. Another important sponsor of the Home Show this year in Cogeco! In addition to a helpful Cogeco booth at the show you will be able to enter a free draw at the show entrance for a chance to win a voucher entitling you to 6 months of free Cogeco High Speed Internet use (residential standard package, including professional installation, valued at over $300.) Last year over 8,000 shoppers attended the Home Show looking to discover what's new and exciting for their home. The Grand Opening of the show is Friday, April 9 at 1 p.m. Seniors will receive FREE admission on Friday as part of the special "Salute To Seniors Days" and discount coupons are available at www.jenkinsshow.com or in your local newspaper. Just one of the many new items at the Home Show is a unique, newly developed swinging chair for the backyard presented by Sunset Swings in the second arena. "We are inviting everyone in Oakville to be Oakville Proud this year and come enjoy the three-day event" stated Jenkins. "This is a true `community' home show where you can talk with local companies and save money on some excellent one-time show specials." The Home Show is a reflection of what a great town/city Oakville is! Limited exhibit space is still available - call 905-827-4632. To celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the new bigger Oakville Lifestyle Home Show there are some very special treats in store for Oakville residents this year. Back by popular demand is the show's "We'll Move The Earth For You Contest" where over 8,000 pounds of bagged earth will be awarded as prizes. A total of four 2000 pound bags (a cubic yard) of prime black gardening soil are to be given away. The huge bags of earth will be delivered to your driveway, courtesy of Greenhorizons - an exhibitor at the Home Show. They are great for topping up existing gardens or starting new ones. It's a very timely prize this time of year! Jenkins continued, "We search for local companies that have a service or product that will be of interest to Oakville home owners". There are several excellent window and door companies in the show this year plus many other great exhibits including: landscaping, roofing, patio covers, rubberized walkways, Cogeco, Costco, Cutco knives, granite counter tops, kitchen designers, cookware, chiropractors, air conditioners, furnaces, renovators, solar products, painters, investment advisors, custom home builders, garage doors, LED lighting, lawn experts, northern resorts, sheds, deck refinishers, kitchen refacers, shutters, tinted window films, water conditioners, vacuums, Toronto Star, National Post, retractable screen doors, Oakville Humane Society, photographers, limited edition artwork, sunrooms, realtors, sod, bags of gardening soil, upholstery, mortgage experts, garage organizers, Oakville Fire Department, lawn professionals, fireplaces, Bronte Horticultural Society, live music, great prizes and much more! Be sure to drop by the Hamilton Grand booth at the home show too. Get investing information on two unique building projects underway in Hamilton by developer Harry Stinson - famous for his Candy Lofts building development in Toronto. Check out www.stinsonschool.com and www.hamiltongrand.ca Just one of the many important fund raisers at the show takes place at the "As It Happens Photography" booth. Have your photo taken with real rabbits and a portion of the proceeds will go to Cancer research. Packages start from $75. The good people at Reliance Home Comfort are also supporting an important public awareness campaign about misleading door-to-door sales tactics. Some homeowners are being pressured to replace their water heaters unnecessarily by sales people claiming they are Reliance representatives but are not. Homeowners are being offered "deals" that may trap them in long term contracts with punitive exit fees. The Home Show strolling musicians are back to play your requests and they encourage you to sing a long. Hours for the show are: Friday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is only $3 and children 12 and under are free. Parking is free and there is even over flow parking this year at Abbey Park High School - just beside the arena - and a new back entrance as well! Come out and bring the whole family to the 21st annual Oakville Lifestyle Home Show at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, April 9, 10, 11. Discount admission coupon available at www.jenkinsshow.com. See you there! SHOW SPECIAL SEE US FOR www.naturallightpatiocovers.com 1-877-707-7427 SAVE the PST before July! TK740 See you at the Oakville Show! 48 Booth ONTARIO SOD 905.849.1915 2376 Royal Windsor Drive, Oakville patio, deck, pool and spa covers partially or completely enclosed maintenance-free outdoor living Neat Organization Solutions Inc. 905.906.9069