Steve Nease: Tribute to a Local Artist
The Town of Oakville
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WelcomeArtist BiographyArtistic InfluenceThe Cartoonist's AspirationsThe Appeal of HumourA Tribute to the TaxpayerCivil Service Strikes in CanadaQuebec's IndependenceA Cartoonist's Take on the Separatist MovementThe Major Political FiguresBrian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, & Mike Harris: A Tribute (sort of)The Town of OakvilleOakville's Inside JokesA More Serious NoteOur EarthToronto Maple Leafs - A Fan FavouriteArtist's Favourite
A number of cartoons include Oakville in the larger political landscapes of Ontario and Canada, but there are also some in this collection that focus on the Town specifically. Every municipality has aspects that make it a good subject for an editorial cartoonist, and Oakville is no exception.
"Oakville’s not much different from most large towns. You’ve got politicians, you’ve got residents. Politics. You’ve got controversies. All of this stuff makes for good cartoons. We had some good municipal elections, mayoralty races. And Oakville was a rapidly growing town at that time. It was a beautiful, small lakeside community and one day, all of sudden, it was developing so fast that people started to say we were losing our identity. So there was always controversy."
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Oakville's affluence proves to be a good subject for playful satire
Halton Images is created and maintained by the public libraries of Halton Region, the Burlington, Esquesing, Milton, Oakville and Trafalgar Township Historical Societies.
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