Oakville Beaver | Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 38 insidehalton.com ShelfGenie EVERYTHING WITHIN REACH® a neighborly company Custom Glide - Out Shelves for new or existing cabinets. e Design & Install e Lifetime Warranty ¢ Custom to the Millimetre | had the pleasure of having Julien and TJ from ShelfGenie into my home to help with my kitchen accessibility. Their recommendations have been a total success and | would recommend their services to anyone. Customer Review by Nusha from Oakville 3133») s)[c] \ Tete) EU ay -wile) | Call today! 289-812-8952 | shelfgenie.com IBNEWS EXHIBITION CELEBRATES HMCS OAKVILLE DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com An exhibit honouring HMCS Oakville will open to the public at the Queen Elizabeth Fark Communi- tural Centre on ter the town of Oakville, served during the Battle of the Atlantic and was recog- nized for its role in sinking a German U-Boat (U-94) during an escort mission near Cuba on Aug. 27, 1942. The exhibit celebrating ganized by the Museum and will feature artifacts, phates, nye accounts and akville Museum col- lections curator Carolyn Cross said the artifacts in- clude the ship's bell, its chronometer, a uniform a eoss said some of the artifacts have come to the museum through those who served on HMCS Oak- hi is is something we've worked a lot on be- cause it is such an impor- tant part of Oakville 's his- tory,” said Cro: "It was one oF the very Goverment of Canada photo An exhibition of the HMCS Oakville is set to begin. ew ships that were chris- ned in the namesake town i in Lakeside Park on Nov. 5, 1941...At that time the mayor officially adopt- ed the officers and the crew as honorary citizens." ‘ville MPP Stephen Crawford discussed the coming exhibit at Queen's Park on Thursday, Oct. 27. He also noted HMCS Oakville's history may have been lost had it not been for naval historian Sean Livingston who wrote the book "Oakville's Flow- er: The History of HMCS Oakville." ON NOW AT THE re BR ae reeves EARLY ACCESS ‘eave S150 40" anise ipa swes250 | on | SAVING YOU MORE “As we approach Re- membrance Day, I encour- age everyone to find out more about the history of our ship and remember all the great veterans from the Second World War," said Crawford. The exhibits opening ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 3 pm. Cross said the display will be up until September 3. 8 8 The Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cul- tural Centre is located at 2302 Bridge Rd. BRICK! For more details shop instore or online at thebrick.com