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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 16 Ivy James wins music business award for best promotional campaign Young Oakville musician Ivy James has picked up an award for her selfpromotion campaign. The musician was presented with a KOI CON/Kitchener Indie Award on Saturday, May 11. KOI CON is a conference on the business of music, which handed out awards in six categories. James won for the Best Overall Promotional Campaign. Award presenter Craig Norris, host of a morning show on CBC Radio 89.1, played her song, titled Your Escape (Nate's Song), on the station on May 14. Following the awards ceremony, James played in an artist showcase Saturday evening in downtown Kitchener. The teen musician will be performing at the upcoming JuneFest at Toronto's Mel Lastman Square on June 5. James performed at the festival last Ivy James performs at an artist showcase in Kitchener. year as well. Submitted photo E A R T H T O W A T E R The annual Earth Day concert at St. Jude's Anglican Church in Oakville was a success this year. It raised $1,600 for the church's Oakville-based charity H2O 4 ALL, which helps develop and implement sustainable water solutions in developing countries. Here, concert organizer Ross Connell (left) presents the concert proceeds to H2O 4 ALL founder and president Tim Muttoo. H2O 4 ALL was founded in 2008 and has contributed to installing puri ed drinking water systems in Uganda, Liberia and Ghana, improving the lives of more than 120,000 people. photo by Inger MacKenzie ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Beauty & Spa Spring Specials MICRODERMABRASION and Vitality Mask for only Protecting hair from surf and sun (MS) - People are well aware that they need to protect their skin from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. But few may know they need to devote as much attention to protecting their hair. 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