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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 24, 2012 · 24 Go ahead, make your night Say "goodnight" with a one-touch button to turn off 25 lights. 905-844-7600 85 Navy Street, Oakville Appointments recommended Eighteen of downtown Oakville's restuarants are currently taking part in the bi-annual culinary showcase, 'A Taste of Downtown Oakville' by offering signature prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from February 15- 29. www.canadiansound.com Beautiful downtown Oakville brings you the world through food Fabulous February wraps up with our bi-annual culinary showcase..."A Taste of Downtown Oakville" and an exciting opportunity to win a fabulous weekend get-a-way, compliments of Mercedes-Benz Oakville! Beautiful Downtown Oakville brings you the world through food; authentic Italian, Thai, South African, French cuisine, and much, more. This year's "Taste" features eighteen of our restaurants offering signature prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from February 15th29th, 2012. Participating restaurants include: Afro Café, Beccofino, Benvenuto, Bite Me Twice, Café Galleria, Colossus, Corfu Subs & Salads, Coriander Green, JAM, Jonathan's of Oakville, Kleopatra Fine Mediterranean Cuisine, Oliver's, Paradiso, Ristorante Julia, Seasons, Southside Cottage Grill, The Crepe Kitchen, and The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro. To book a reservation at the restaurant of your choice visit: www.oakvilledowntown.com/taste/ Fabulous February A Taste of Downtown Oakville Contest! Win a fabulous weekend at the Oban Inn, a mini shopping spree Downtown Oakville with a $500 Gift Card, and a weekend rental of a 2012 Mercedes Benz C-Coupe or equivalent. To qualify, contestants must dine at one or more of the 18 restaurants participating in "A Taste of Downtown" between February 15th-29th, 2012 and to enter simply fill out a ballot. Fabulous February is brought to you by the merchants of Downtown Oakville and sponsored in part by Global Toronto and Mercedes-Benz Oakville. For more information please contact the Downtown Oakville BIA at: 905844-4520 or visit www.oakvilledowntown.com. Time To Walk With The Endless Comfort Of MBT's For Spring Get Ready On Several Styles Sale ends March 4/12. Bring Coupon In Store For Discount. 40 % A brief history of downtown The Downtown core is home to many historic sites, one of which is the harbour. In 1827, Colonel William Chisholm (1788-1842) bought 960 acres of land from the Crown at the mouth of the Sixteen Mile Creek on Lake Ontario to establish a port, shipbuilding yard, and the village of Oakville. This location gave promise for a centre for trade, commerce, and travel. And so today the harbours of Downtown Oakville remind us of the goals for our town and the man who made a difference, Colonel William Chisholm. Today, the life and exploits of Colonel William Chisholm stand immortalized in Oakville's Erchless Estate. It is a four-acre estate home and gardens set on the shores of Lake Ontario in Downtown Oakville. The Museum preserves and interprets the town's history through the heritage and home where William Chisholm himself raised a family. Erchless was home to six generations of the Chisholm family over a period of 130 years. Today, visitors to the Oakville Museum can take a guided tour of Erchless, the Chisholm Family Home, (c.1858), which is authentically restored to the elegance of its 1925 appearance. The Erchless Estate is not the only preserve from our town's history. The Custom House, built in 1856 by Robert Kerr Chisholm (1819-1899), holds museum exhibitions and a Pioneer Discovery Gallery for students to enjoy. OFF Does Not Apply To Previously Purchased MBT's 213 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville (905) 339-Foot (3668) www.footsolutions.com/oakville Open: Tuesday-Sunday Closed: Monday