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A2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 9, 2001 lit: /^ O t % akville B eaver ! Sports · N ews · Entertainment il Luxury. Speed & Sport 01 Mustang Gruonverti Photo by Barrie Erskine Incom ing Oakville Waterfront Festival C h air John Dawson is greeted by Jake from the Lake. s < > w i c & t s / E n jo y th e S u m e r In t h is h e a d -tu rn in g s p o r t s c a r ! n S f lD D oO wWn 36 month lease Waterfront Festival aims for $ -M mark for local charities 1 B y W ilm a B lo kh u is OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Oakville Waterfront Festival plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a mil lion-dollar weekend. "Over the past nine years, we've raised $868,000 from raffle ticket and button sales," said John Dawson, incoming OWF chair at last week's kick-off at Chaps Restaurant. "And, if we can raise another $132,000, then we will have raised $1 million for the community." This year's festival will be held on June 23, 24 and 25 at four locations - Coronation Park, Bronte Road, Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, and downtown Oakville. There will be no events at Lakeside Park because of park recon struction. Dawson, an OWF volun teer for seven years, said "we're planning a huge, huge celebration, with excellent variety - and we're guarantee ing really good weather." Over the years, the festival has raised funds for local charities, service clubs, sports and cultural organizations, schools and churches. Buttons, $8 in advance, will go on sale on May 22, and will be available from community groups, and at banks, Petro-Canada stations, the Rainbow Gas Bar on Third Line south of Speers Road, and Canada Post out lets. All buttons purchased will be automatically entered in a V8 Engine, 5 speed manual trans, leather seating, 17" forged aluminum wheels, M ach 460 Audio System with 6 disc CD, and more. Stock -16029 U P Pam aym e n t s599 Brand New 2001 Lincoln LS V8 Q O ow n Paym ent [/ " e a s e 799 " « 3 6 m o n th le a s e p r ic e s K i m : freight, air tax, protector plus PDI, 75,000 km total allowance. LEV on Mustang $17,300, LEV on Lincoln LS $22,300 O.A.C. See Dealer for Details. FORD LINCOLN 5 7 0 T r a f a l g a r R d ., O a k v i l l e AT THE Q.E.W. '> ic Hours: 8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Mon-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat. draw for a seven-night allinclusive Caribbean vacation including return airfare, dou ble accommodation at a Sandals or Beaches resort, courtesy of Air Canada Vacations, Sandals Resorts, and Adventure House Travel. The prize will be awarded to the person holding a button with the winning number. Community groups will begin selling raffle tickets for the OWF draw will also be for sale starting May 22. Raffle winners can choose from nine prizes including a $2,000 VIA Rail retrain trip from Toronto to New Brunswick for a tour of Bras d'Or; a $1,500 shopping spree at Oakville Place; premium wine, two gift certificates for the Vineyard Cafe at Hillebrand and four tickets to the Hillebrand Jazz Festival a $1,500 value from Hillebrand Estates Winery; a $1,500 wardrobe, colours and style consultation along with a day at the spa from Hutton's Images; $1,500 scuba diving lesson from Oakville Divers; one adult and one child's bike valued at $ 1,500 from Raleigh Bicycles; $1,200 in tuition (continuing and part-time) from Sheridan College; $1,000 gift certificate from Oakville Parks and Recreation; and a one-year executive membership for two, plus assessments, at International Family Fitness valued at $1,500. Raffle tickets are $5 each for three for $10. A raffle ticket blitz day will be held on Saturday May 26 at vari ous locations across town. Headline entertainment at the festival will be Kim Mitchell and Jeff Healey on Friday, 8 p.m., Jann Arden on Saturday, 8 p.m., and Second City on Sunday 2 p.m. - all at the Waterfront Stage at Coronation Park. In addition, the Oakville Symphony will be in concert at Oakville Towne Square on Saturday, 8 p.m.; the Big Band street dance happens Saturday, 7 p.m., on Bronte Road; and Oakville Towne Square has a Flamenco show on Friday at 9 p.m. Also featured will be the children and youth village, theme park, craft show and sale, sidewalk sale, classic Ford car show. Rotary bar and grill, gospel show, a Big Band street dance, nightly fire works, petting zoo, an interactive wildlife show, sports demonstrations, pancake breakfasts, and more. The button price increases to $12 at the gate once die festival begins. Oneday bracelets are $10. And, as in past years, children five and under are admitted free. For more information, visit the OWF website at www.oakvillefestival.com. Diversity Awareness officer honoured (Continued from page 1) The Com m unity Service Award is given to an officer who designs, im plem ents and/or participates in events relatin g to com m unity, school and/or cultural groups. H endry, H alton's D iversity Awareness Officer, was acknow l edged for her work with the ser vice's Police Ethnic and Cultural Education (PEACE) program and her w ork both on and off-duty with various cu ltu ral groups in the region. Awards were also bestow ed in categ o ries including M entoring, Valor and E xcellence in Perform ance. The H eritage Award for lifetim e achievem ent was also handed out. OW LE is a non-profit organiza tion incorporated in 1997 to pro mote women in law enforcem ent. OW LE offers training opportunities and recognition that may otherw ise not be available. 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