END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us! 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 www.magnesgroup.com T H E M A G N E S G RO U P I N C . H O M E A U T O L I F E B U S I N E S S A V I A T I O N dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax)A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 93 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011 Gemini time Artscene The 19th annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival is hitting the streets with performances running this afternoon to Sunday evening (Aug. 5-7). Considered one of the premier jazz events in the Greater Toronto Area, this years festival will feature some 40 musicians and bands per- forming on stages along Lakeshore Road from Allan Street to the stage at Centennial Square and in between. There will be local musicians and out-of-towners for this free presen- tation, put on by the businesses and merchants of the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA). Among the performing groups will be a Juno Award-nominated Toronto band Sultans of String. Returning for her third year to the jazz festival, Oakvilles own Paula Gardin will perform on the Friday night at the Jazz East Stage. Headliners of this years show include Oliver Jones, Larry Coryell and Julian Coryell, Warren Hill, Hot Club of Detroit, Tony Monaco, Jill Barber, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Dr. Draw, Kellylee Evans, Susan Wylde, Steve Strongman, Treasa Levasseur, Bill Durst, along with many other performers. There will also be a Youth in the Spotlight presentation on Saturday at noon. It will feature musicians aged 13 to 19 on the Towne Square stage. For information and a full sched- ule, visit www.oakvillejazz.com. ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER NEED A BUDDY?: The Oakville & Milton Humane Society has a full house and then some with hundreds of cats that need a home. To that end, numerous cat adopt-a-thons will be held this month. y p gFor stor and more hotos, see Livin . Tune in to the Jazz Festival By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF After eight years of speaking out against human trafficking, Oakvilles Shae Invidiata is getting some recognition. Invidiata has been nominated in the Hot 20 Under 30 category of C h a t e l a i n e s Canadas Women of the Year. The Oakville native founded the Free-Them organi- zation, which works to abolish child sex trafficking in Canada and abroad through various campaigns. By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Halton Regional Police Service has received $38,400 from the Province in order to combat human trafficking. The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services announced, Monday, July 18, it would be investing in numerous police services in order to rescue the victims of human Chatelaine nomination for Shae fPolice get unds Shae Invidiata See Advocacy page 4 See It's page 7 Pssst... www.oakvilleshops.com 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008