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41 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,F ebruary 7,2019 insidehalton.com 72%OFFUPTO FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS! FRIENDSFRIENDS FAMILY Y TO YOURS!Y TO YOURS! DISCOUNT SALE! VISIT US IN STORE OR ONLINE AT BADBOY.CA 50"4K UHD LED SMART #115242 3HDMI • 2USB SAVE $200 $548 2.0 SOUND BAR #113918 $198 Injured in an accident? Stay at the Scene Check yourself and passengers Call the police Notify your insurance company Keep track of medical treatment Call a personal injury lawyer Call today for a no-obligation consultation 905.337.9568 Will Davidson LLP has been helping injured victims inOakville for 15 years Longtime CHUM radio executive and former Oak- ville resident Duff Roman will be honoured for his contributions to the Cana- dian music industry, at this year's Juno Awards. Roman will receive the Walt Grealis SpecialWalt Grealis SpecialW Achievement Award at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards - a part of Junos weekend that is not typi- cally televised - on March 16 in London, Ont. "Duff has been a con- summate figure in Cana- dian broadcasting, with industry insight and a dedication that knows no bounds," said Junos presi- dent Allan Reid in a media release. "His lifelong work exemplifies the true spirit of this award." Roman began his ca- reer on the Prairies, then moved to Ontario in 1959. He began as an announcer with CHUM radio in the 1960s, and worked his way up the ranks of the compa- ny, retiring as the head of CHUM Radio Network. The record label he ran, Roman Records, produced the first recordings of Le- von and the Hawks in the 1960s. That group would go on to become The Band. In 1982, Roman helped create FACTOR, the FoundationFACTOR, the FoundationF to Assist Canadian Talent on Recordings. He currently works as vice-president of corpo- rate development with the Evanov Radio Group, which runs 19 stations in- cluding Toronto's Proud FM and Brantford's Jewel 92.1 FM. This isn't the first of Ro- man's accolades: he was inducted to the Canadian Association of Broadcast- ers Hall of Fame in 2001, and in 2006, into the Cana- dian Music Industry Hall of Fame. "I've always felt lucky to be a part of an industry that honours creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit," said Roman in the news release. "I'd like to thank (The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) and ev- eryone in this incredible industry that I've had the honour of working along- side throughout the years." Roman lived in Oak- ville from 1992 to 2016. FORMER OAKVILLE RESIDENT DUFF ROMAN TO BE HONOURED AT JUNO AWARDS Former Oakville resident Duff Roman will receive the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, for work that has significantly impacted the development of the Canadian music industry, at the 2019 Juno Awards. Bill King Photography photo Two Sheridan College animation alumni have earned Oscar nominations in the Best Animated Short Film category. Trevor Jiminez, a story artist with Pixar, received a nomination for his ani- mated short Weekends, which follows a young boy as he goes between the homes of his divorced par- ents. Pixar storyboard artist Domee Shi also received a nomination in the Best An- imated Short Film catego- ry, for her short Bao. The film, which screened ahead of Incredibles 2 in theatres, tells the story of an aging Chinese-Canadian mother who receives an unexpect- ed second chance at moth- erhood when a dumpling comes to life. Animal Behaviour, pro- duced by Michael Fukushi- ma was also nominated in the category. Sheridan animation alumni also worked on four of the five projects nomi- nated for Best Animated Feature, including Incredi- bles 2, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Spider-Man: Into the Spi- der-Verse. "To see our alumni rec- ognized in this significant way speaks to their skills as storytellers as well as animators," says Janet Morrison, president and vice-chancellor of Sheri- dan. "Domee and Trevor's success is a testament to the heights Sheridan's Ani- mation students can reach. We are deeply proud of them, and all our alumni who contributed to films nominated this year," said Angela Stukator, associate dean of Animation and Game Design at Sheridan. Sheridan alumni have had a strong representation at the Oscars. In 1985, John Minnis won Best Animated Short Film for Charade, and in 2003, Eric Armstrong won for his work on The Chubbchubbs! In 2015, three of the five films nom- inated for Oscars in the Best Animated Feature cat- egory were directed by Sheridan-trained anima- tors, including Chris Wil- liams, who won that year for Big Hero 6. In 2017, Alanfor Big Hero 6. In 2017, Alanf Barillaro took home an Academy Award for his short film Piper. Winners will be an- nounced at a ceremony on Feb. 24. OAKEDIT - OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT A still shot from Weekends, one of two Sheridan animation alumni films nominated in the Oscars Best Animated Short Film category. Sheridan College/Photo TWO SHERIDAN COLLEGE ANIMATION ALUMNI NOMINATED FOR OSCARS NEWS