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Wednesday, July 21, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B1 Your U ltim a te O akville W ebsite LivinglnOakville.com Focus OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF THE OAKVILLE WATERFRONT FESTIVAL BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE WITH BARGAIN- RATE SERVICE IS NO BARGAIN. D on't trust just anyone to insure your car, see me: Oakville Beaver Focus Editor: WILMA BLOKHUIS 845-3824 (Extension 250) Fax: 337-5567 Hal Mayer 2861 Sherwood HchtHg Dt 829-5200 It was a fun night in downtown Oakville on Friday as Lakeshore Road was closed for the annual M idnight M adness festivities. LEFT, five-year-old Jake Nyhuus, dapper in his balloon hat, has a great view of the crowd sitting on his dad Jim 's shoul­ ders. Close to 40,000 people were expected to fill Lakeshore Road for the event sponsored by the Oakville BIA. CIRCLE, Dog Guides o f Canada foster parent Lyn Garbett holds on to her new charge, Breaker; and BELOW, flutist Marcelino Vega of the Ecuadorian band, The Imbayakunas, entertains a large appreciative audience. Photos by Peter J. Thompson 1 "I wanted to help bridge the gap between people and technology. My business degree wasn't enough to get me there." John Murray, analyst/programmer John Murray's a people person. But to help people in business, he knew he needed more technical skills than his university degree provided. John comments, "I'm not one to sit in front o f a computer for hours on end. It's a tool to be utilized. ITI helped me make the most o f my university degree by teaching me the skills to land a great job in information technology." "It was an intense nine months. But I had a really good time there. I met a lo t of great folks, and keep in contact w ith many o f them - students and staff. The team atmosphere at ITI was a very important part o f the program. And the company I w ork for now is structured in teams, so the ITI environment is m irrored here on the job." John is using his Applied Information Technology education at ICG Communications, a telephone and data network services provider. His job? "I help others solve problems w ith information. I like working w ith the user community," John says. To join John and the thousands of ITI alumni w ho have launched great careers, call ITI today. R e a i in to lis te r to d a y fo r a n rm a tio n s e s s io n in y o u r a re a 1 - 8 0 0 - 9 3 9 - 4 4 8 4 416-351-8400 S u ite 200, 655 B a y St. T o ro n to , O N Information Technology Institute To attend an info session or arrange for an appointment 1-800-939-4484 • www.iti.ca HALIFAX MONCTON OTTAWA TORONTO MISSISSAUGA CALGARY VANCOUVER DENVER / v . °C ^G 3[£B G fizC jO (3dD [ Bell Phormcentre Oakvlle PI act, Oakville (905) 115-0200 Beil World Winston Cate Shopping Centre Hwy 403 at Dun das (M i) 155-2220 Penontl CcmmmteeSbae Can pee 3105 Unit #20. Mssisseuga S & H ffrfJ !f OefcvtOe. Mobility flU nii m n nt l B W r r r r e U fp P NOKIA' irimel'25j noursfstqnaby, I itfd i sp I ay. oat a 'foxTopplitgtiom • 200 Mem ory I orations Alarm Clock, calender, calculator and 4 games Artfrvttr Not* o*vd totWvf c Rtl ocf <rf S t w g / o s s e s I x p r e s s V u S a t e l l i t e T V S t o r t i n g a t D i g i t a l P h o n o s S t o r t i n g a t J HrMooffc http://www.iti.ca Your Ultimate Oakville Website Focus OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF THE OAKVILLE WATERFRONT FESTIVAL John Murray, analyst/programmer NOKIA'