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Sovereign House ready to tell tales Spotlight Sports Qualifying for volleyball worlds www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 t k ill www.carstaroakville.com Collision & Glass Service 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, May 22, 2014 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun Y O U D O N ' T S A Y 18° 12° 17° 10° 20° 10° 22° 11° Old handgun found near McCraney by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff New Oakville Children's Festival set for July 27 by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Halton police are attempting to determine the origins of a handgun, which was discovered by a creek in the area of Trafalgar Road and McCraney Street East on Monday. At around 7 p.m., a woman was walking along a wooded trail on the west side of Trafalgar Road when she saw a rearm in the mud. She immediately called police. Of cers retrieved the rearm and it is believed to be a 9mm or .40 calibre pistol. Halton police spokesperson Sgt. Chantal Corner said it appears the weapon had been in the same location for some time. "It was extremely rusty... and the barrel was lled with earth," she said. "It looks like it was unearthed or something." see Handgun on p.7 Sasha Belczyk sips her `tea' from a Royal Doulton china cup during a Royal Tea Party in Centriller Square. The celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday headlined Bronte Village's Victoria Day celebrations. The party featured snacks, juice and genuine Royal Doulton china. Children, who donned their nest costume attire, also enjoyed two hours of non-stop entertainment including storytelling, etiquette lessons, and table games. Other attractions included Mike the Magician, and a `princess' who posed with children for photos. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Send in the face painters, balloon artists, storytellers and families -- the Town of Oakville, in partnership with Tim Hortons, will host the rstever Oakville Children's Festival this summer. The date is July 27 and the venue is Coronation Park, which the new festival will transform into an arts and culture playground for children of all ages. The inaugural, one-day offering will run 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will feature an entertainment lineup that includes Sharon, Bram and Friends, Sheesham and Lotus, Jack Grunsky, and Corpus ­ Les moutons. Admission will be free. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton said the festival will highlight some of Oakville's best qualities -- its family-friendly events and its love for arts and culture. see Town on p.3 saunderssaxtonwinter.ca 905.845.8908 Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage. Not intended to solicit propeties already under contract. 132 Allan Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3N5 SAUNDERS, SAXTON & WINTER Wendy Saunders Sales Representative Kim Saxton Sales Representative Ruth Anne Winter Broker