www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 1 1 , 2 0 1 7 | 2 4 M useumcelebrates Canada 150 w ithfour exhibits by Nathan Howes O a k v ille B e a v e r S ta f f To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday this summer, July 1, the Oakville Museum has launched the first of four new exhibitions that showcase different aspects of the country's sesquicentennial history. Our Home and Native Land Being Canadian opened to the public Feb. 17 at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) museum, 2302 Bridge Rd., and will remain there until January 2018. The exhibit tells the Canada story with Oakville voices, as residents share what being Canadian means to them and museum artifacts explore some of the country's most iconic symbols, which tell the story of it, the people, environment, history and traditions. The second display, With Glowing Hearts: Celebrating 1967, will be open from June 24 to Sept. 3 in the main gallery at the QEPCCC. The Oakville Museum describes it as a fun and energetic look back at how Oakville celebrated the centennial years ago. Oakville Museum has created four exhibits to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. Our Home and Native Land: Being Canadian is the first one to open and can be viewed now at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre. The other three will open at different dates and locations throughout the year. | Nathan Howes/Metroland Recapture the spirit of the 1967 through film, photographs and other paraphernalia. From F ar and Wide: Tales from a Suitcase will be the next exhibit to go on display, from July 1 to Sept. 16, 2018 at Oakville Museum's Erchless Estate, 8 Navy St. Using the museum's suitcase and costume collection, along with archival documents and photographs, different stories of immigration and settlement emerge as a collective history of becoming Canadian. The fourth and final public exhibit, Stand on Guard: Sport in Canada , will be open from Sept. 29 to Aug. 19, 2018 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Blvd. Canada played a key role in the development of hockey, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, karate and cricket, which is captured in the display. Residents will learn interesting facts about these sports that have been shaped by Canada's geographic and social diversity. The Oakville Museum' s first exhibit, Our Home and Native Land: Being Canadian , is on display now at the QEPCCC, 2302 Bridge Rd. For more information, visit www.oakville.ca/ museum/exhibits-collections.html. CANAD IAN PET CONNECTION (at Third Line) (Whole Foods Plaza - behind Shoppers) -- 11-- ------------------------------------------- Healthier | Foods for Healthier Pets 1 PRE-SEASON POOL HEATER SALE 905 - 847-3299 ^ 905 - 815-0320 m yTs S in c e m 250,000 BTU P O O L H E A T E R ON j| V S o lv in g I P r o b le m s " 1 9 8 2 MODEL:PR 266AMN, NG *1.749 Email: scott@gasfix.ca U N T iL MAY 15, 2017 (Installation Extra) Bring in this coupon for $5.00 off A N Y raw brand entree. *One coupon per family. For all your other pet needs shop our online store: 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -0 7 0 1 W W W .C a n a d ia n P e tC o n n e c tio n .c o m S The G enuine. The O riginal O v e rh e a d D o o r C o . o f H a m ilto n -B u rlin g to n Proud to be servicing the GTA for 32 years. 5 4 5 0 H a r v e s te r R o a d , B u r lin g to n O v e rh e a d D o o r ( H a m ilto n - B u r lin g to n ) L td . T h erm aco re® For premium construction and maximum thermal efficiency, a Thermacore® insulated steel door is the ideal choice. This series of doors feature our sandwich construction o f steel-polyurethanesteel as well as between-section seals with thermal breaks to reduce air infiltration. With several panel designs to choose from, these doors offer design flexibility, durability and thermal efficiency that will help keep your home com fortable in cold or hot climates. 9 0 5 -3 3 3 -1 7 7 2 info@ overheaddoorburlington.ca overheaddoorburlington.ca