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O B u lk F o o d s N ow A v a ila b le a k v il l e a rd C f f lf tf M w B t y ffle w e a v e r s jp q tw live ENTERTAINMENT Every Friday 1 Saturday! '·< % & k s iw Sports Kiwanis cremaj fo o d & d ru g ULXm Upper Middle/8th Line Taking his best shot de la creme j at the Nationals Entertainment £ FRIDAY, APRIL 28,2000 L a tM M 1 M ght E v e rVF ftd ey some FRIDAY, APRIL284 SAT., APRIL 29at 10pm 844-8703 L .M .T . AMetroland Publication Vol. 38 No. 51 64 Pages 75 C ents (Plus GST) Merchandising graduates make a visual statement B y K aren R obbins ' Oakville ' Legion sells building Unknown buyerpays$850,000 B y W im a Blokhuis SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Sheridan students know how to make themselves look good. Graduates from the twoyear Visual Merchandising Arts program displayed their final projects, trade show booths designed to fit their personalities, at the stu dent lounge -- The Cage -- earlier this week. The diverse project designs ranged from a huge yellow sand castle to a 50's style diner. Diane Keeling, 20, had a sleek-looking booth with her name in red against a black and silver back ground. `The designs represent our characters," she said. "I'm into funky modem stuff so my design reflects my image while other peo ple have lighter more sub dued images." The purpose of the show and the booths is to give the students an opportunity to sell themselves to people in the industry. They are equipped with portfolios, filled with examples of their work, and personally designed business cards, so industry people can see what the students can do. One of the founding pro fessors in the program, (See 'Students' page 9) OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Oakville Legion building has been sold. Branch 114 of the Royal Canadian Legion sold its building on the corner of Church and Navy Streets on Tuesday for $850,000. "It was brought by a local family," said Trevor Byram, chairman of the Oakville Legion's building committee. `T h at's all I want to say about the buyer for the moment." The Legion must vacate the downtown property by Sept. 6th, but can use the downstairs area -- contain ing the Legion offices and bar facilities -- until the end of the year, if needed. `That will give us time to buy and build, or to buy and renovate," said Byram. The sale of its building will not mean the end of the Oakville Legion. "We're not closing down by any means," said Frank Pickles, president of the Oakville Legion. "Branch 114 is going to survive." The Legion is planning to relocate. "Were actively looking to buy a lot and build, or to buy an existing property which we can renovate," Byram said. "We need a building with easy access, a one-level building," said Pickles. "And we need to have our own parking." The decision to sell was prompted by the lack of free parking near the Legion, and the competition for paid spaces at nearby town-owned lots, including the one adja cent to the building. "Usage of this building is dwindling because parking is such a problem," said Byram. "Some of our members have to walk three blocks to get (See `Oakville' page 4) today' s paper £ Photo by Peter C. McCusker Visual Merchandising Arts student Stephanie Campbell, lounging on a couch in her display, says the two-year Sheridan College program was an enjoyable artistic outlet for her creative abilities. E ntertainm ent.2 7-33 W orship...,.......--....33 Sports------------- 34-36 Classified____ 34-4 3 Real Estate----------- 47 Canadian Publications Mail 2 ' I FoodBarks, Utra Mart, Togs R ih. SuperPot, Spoon RoadBroadbam, Pizza Nora. Hoots, Cuthnore's Garden Centro Your next purchase*1 a t y ; rU'A v n y h l i m u i J U=-r.A\J13 *vyiU ls supplies la s t 'Tiues eudutted. / Q D U i J U j I - '/ D i r r c a j ia d a . c l ip !