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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A ugust 14, 2002 - A 3 Promises to keep but no real action Farmhouse Festival on tap at Bronte Creek Park Step back to a simpler time in an authentic Victorian setting with the Spruce Lane Farmhouse Farm Festival. On Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., community members are encouraged to visit the Farm Festival to enjoy Victorian music and dancing, guided tours of the 103-year-old farmhouse and historical demonstrations. For children there will be pony rides, face painting, crafts, farm animals and a Penny Carnival. The event will also offer the chance for local crafts people and artisans to exhibit their trades and for the public to discover their talents. Many of the goods will be for sale. Cost to attend the Farm Festival is the general admis sion fee -- $4 per adult, $3 per senior, $2 for each youth, with children aged three and under admitted for free. Most events at the festi val are free with park admis sion. The Spruce Lane Farmhouse is located on the day use side of Bronte Creek Provincial Park, at Parking Lot "F \ Bronte Creek Provincial Park is located between Burlington and Oakville just north of the QEW on Burloak Drive (exit 109). For more information, call 905-827-6911, ext. 271. (Continued from page 1) allocated across the board. That m eans that transportation gridlock in the GTA while o f im por tance here, m ust com pete against other issues o f concern, like health care, deficit and debt, on the Canadian plane. Collenette took Monday's press con ference as a chance to underline the importance of getting rail service back on line in Canada, but the mayors Rob Beintema · Special to the Oakville Beaver weren't convinced that would solve Mayor Ann Mulvale makes a point at M onday's press conference following a W5 Mayors' Caucus local gridlock issues. meeting with federal Transport Minister David Collenette. 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