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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, July 2, 2014 | 8 Children practice art and good food with community garden by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff With spades and gardening gloves in hand, a dozen children participating in ArtHouse programs dug into their new community garden last week. Two raised wooden beds were filled with soil June 26 and placed at the heart of a community housing complex on Margaret Drive . ArtHouse Founder and Artistic Director Don Pangman said through a partnership with a number of community groups and Halton Community Housing Corporation, the seeds were sown to create the special project. The idea, he said, is to use the garden to create public art, but also to teach the youths -- and the surrounding community -- about where food comes from and healthy eating habits. REBATES ARE BACK! ACT NOW!! UP TO RECEIVE $ IN REBATES 2800 $1450 FACTORY REBATE UP TO + UNION GAS REBATE $700 UP TO $ CALL NOW, QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED! 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"It's a way to get them more in touch with their environment, help them understand more where their food comes from and hopefully it will lead to healthy eating." Funding for the garden is from a Halton Region Community Investment Fund grant to ArtHouse. The boxes, soil, gardening tools and a water supply is provided by the Halton Community Housing Corporation. Sheldon Wolfson, Halton's social and community services commissioner, said it's gratifying to see the project that came before Halton Region last fall come to fruition this summer. He said there are many groups in- Children, families, and organizers from one of ArtHouse's programs excitedly help install a new community garden at community housing complex at Margaret Drive. From left are: Aniaya Chong, Sarah Creagen (instructor), Cici O'Sullivan, Kat Gomboc (instructor), and Bella Addison. | photo by Franki Ikeman ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) volved to see it become successful. "This is something that is going to be community-based, neighbourhoodbased and that's always good to see that kind of development occurring in the neighbourhood," he said. ArtHouse, which is based in Oakville, is a charitable organization offering cost-free arts programs to children aged seven to 12. For more information, visit www. arthouseonline.org. For a related story, see Artscene. Twenty six years ago a little bit of Japan opened up in the heart of Oakville. It was then that executive chef Motoaki Aoki opened the town's first Japanese resLocated just off the QEW at taurant, Mye Japanese, at the invitation of 2182 WYECROFT ROAD, OAKVILLE then Oakville Mayor Harry Barrett. 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In the last two years, Aoki has raised a total of Sushi platter Grilled Black Cod Sashimi à la carte Braised Pork Belly Ramen $125,000 for the new 905.849.8989 (Closed Mondays) 143 Church St. 360 Dundas St. (Closed Wednesdays) 905.257.7747 Oakville Hospital. Mye's DRYWALL Don't BIN IT Don't DUMP IT DELIVER IT for recycling NEW WEST GYPSUM RECYCLING Two Mye Japanese locations success is greatly attributed to the growth of the Oakville community, which has been the driving force for the restaurant's continuing support of the new hospital's development. After more than two decades in business, Aoki has opened his second location, Mye 2 Japanese Restaurant in Oakville. The menu at Mye 2 mirrors many of the same dishes as Mye downtown yet with several novel items, most of which the executive chef spent years perfecting for his family and friends. Aoki plans on keeping the menu at Mye 2 dynamic and fresh while maintaining the same quality and care as Mye downtown. Mye 2's décor is open and airy, yet the booths along the side offer a more intimate experience. Mye Japanese is located at 143 Church St. (905-849-8989) and Mye 2 Japanese at 360 Dundas St. E. (in the Longo's Plaza ­ 905-257-7747). 905-847-0520 NOW OPEN!