Ziplining in Costa Rica Beaver Trails Swimming in Italy Sports www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. www.carstaroakville.com t k ill New EAST location OPENING August 1st 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, August 1, 2013 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun F A M I L Y H E R O by David Lea Measles outbreak continues 24° 17° 25° 16° 22° 16° 22° 14° Waterfront Festival returns this weekend by Dominik Kurek Oakville Beaver Staff Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Oakville Beaver Staff Public health of cials announced this week that another Halton resident has been diagnosed with the measles -- making six Halton cases so far this summer. Most were con rmed in Burlington with one diagnosis in Oakville. Of cials warn this new case may have led to exposure in retail, healthcare and other public places. "To avoid spreading illness to others, we cannot stress enough the importance of staying home and not exposing other people when you are ill," said Dr. Monir Taha, Halton Region Associate Medical Of cer of Health. "Measles is contagious from the beginning of the illness until four days after the rash rst appears." People who attended the following places on the following dates may have see Stay on p.3 Joelle Thomas (in foreground) often spends time with her uncle Sean O'Rourke while he is adjusting to living independently for the rst time in the March of Dimes apartment complex in Oakville. For more, see Spotlight on p.6. | photo by Hannah Yoon Oakville Beaver (@halton_photog) People will have a chance to party it up this weekend when nearly 20 music acts hit the stage at the resurrected Oakville Waterfront Festival, running Friday to Sunday in Coronation Park. The free event, reinvented after a four-year hiatus, will feature well-known and up-and-coming Canadian musicians, from the likes of Kathleen Edwards to 54-40. Being at the waterfront park means there will be plenty of activities for the 25,000-50,000 visitors organizers expect to attend. Edwards and Hannah Georgas will headline Friday night, 54-40 and Elliot BROOD on Saturday, and Corb Lund and The Skydiggers on Sunday. Festival organizers are catering to a broader audience this time around with a greater crosssee Striking on p.4