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Bio-diverse, water-wise Garden for Life opens 11 · Wednesday, September 19, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com bloooming: The Town of Oakville reducing run-off and pro-- with the Oakville tecting the river below. Horticultural Society Blooming from early (OHS) and Halton Region spring to fall, the garden -- unveiled the innovative, also supports many pollinawater-wise and bio-diverse tors and provides food and Garden for Life at Anderson shelter for an array of wildBridge Parkette last life. Saturday. "The Garden for Life "Not only is this garden nourishes our environment beautiful to look at, but it while providing a place of will require no watering, beauty for all visitors to fertilizing, pesticides or enjoy," said resident gas-powered equipment to Catherine Kavassalis from maintain," said Mayor Rob the OHS. Burton, in a Town press Catherine Kavassalis "In 2010, the United release, noting the garden Nations General Assembly demonstrates the Town's challenged the world to commitment to creating a more sustainable take action to protect the variety of life on our Oakville. planet by safeguarding regional species diver"We hope that Oakville's Garden for Life sity. This is our contribution toward that will serve as a model for sustainable garden- goal," said Kavassalis. ing throughout the community and encourThe OHS, with support from the Town of age others to launch similar projects," said Oakville, Halton Region and photographer the mayor. Freeman Patterson, raised more than $14,000 The 3,000 square-foot Anderson Bridge to create the garden. Parkette, found at the corner of Forsythe and Designed by Sean James of Fern Ridge Rebecca streets was transformed by the OHS Landscaping, initial planting of the garden and a team of volunteers into an urban oasis began in the spring of 2011. with more than 40 native plant species. For more information about the garden It features a permeable pathway that allows for Life or to get involved in other naturalizawater and air to move through, in turn tion projects visit www.oakville.ca. Carole Dickinson and Sheila Royce read the commemorative plaque in the new Garden for Life, Saturday in the Anderson Bridge Parkette. The garden will provide year-round beauty and will support pollinators and wildlife. NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog Oakville's State-of-the-Art Hearing Clinic OPEN HOUSE October 4th (10am - 4pm) Student architectural design competition now underway Building on the success of the inaugural event, John Willmott Architect, Inc. (JWA) has announced it is sponsoring the Oakvillebased student design competition for 2012. The competition is opened to all Grade 11 and 12 students attending Oakville schools, who have an interest in architecture and or other design-related fields. For this year's event, students will be asked to design a public skating rink and pavilion for the Sixteen Mile Creek Harbour area. Entries will be judged mainly on design concept and overall presentation, but also on technical detail and drawing quality. The 2012 competition will expand the digital computing component of the submission. Awards for the top three entrants as judged by a jury panel include an Apple iPad. Entrants all receive a competition package of equipment and all those submitting a design will receive a participation prize. "Last year, all of our staff and judges were amazed by the talented submissions -- many comparable to a first-year university level architectural project" said John Willmott, principal of JWA. "And, we learned in the spring that one of the prize winners was accepted to the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. In her message to us, she credited the opportunity to participate in the design competition as one of the assets in her application." All entrants will have the opportunity to meet with an architectural advisor at an interim consultation to assess progress, answer questions, and provide feedback. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 20 with an awards event scheduled for Nov. 22. Registration is now open and will close on Oct. 2. An information meeting will be held Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the offices of John Willmott Architect Inc., 594 Chartwell Rd. Pre-registration is required to attend the information meeting. A $20 entry fee will be collected. For more information on how to register, visit www.jwarchitect.com and look for the Student Design Competition link. Sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting Janet Szeto at 905-8422332, ext. 33. Come experience the latest in Hearing Aid Technology! 100 AID % INVISIBLE* HEARING The only 100% custom, invisible*, digital and fully programmable hearing aid. 289.837.1137 Visit our office across from Winners 2387 Trafalgar Road Oakville, ON www.pureaudiology.ca