28 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday July 1, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com For more news about your community visit www.oakvillebeaver.com Good time to tour Canada I wasn't allowed to tell you about this until today, so that all of you get an equal chance, to book a fabulous deal at any of the participating Westin, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, W and Le Meridien hotels across Canada. Rates range from $99 per room, per night based on two adults per room or a family, with children under 18 staying free. Taxes are extra. Visit www.starwoodhotels.com/canadaday to make an online booking or call 1-866-7168143 and ask for promo code "Canada." You can choose Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Collingwood, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Tremblant and Halifax. Starwood is offering this to celebrate Canada's 139th birthday, and a minimum of 139 guest rooms will be available. The deal is over July 3 at 11:59 p.m.. Book now, it is a fabulous way to enjoy Canada, and take in some festivals and museums at the same time. And there are lots of them; too many to tell you about. Just in Ontario, Toronto has the Toronto Street Festival July 7-9, and the Outdoor Art Exhibition at the same time. Ontario, only a 30-minute drive west of Ottawa, is home to one of the world's absolutely fascinating museums the Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum. The Ottawa-area attraction looks like a farmer's field from afar, but, look hard and you can see the hidden entrance to the Diefenbunker a privately owned monument to what Canada was like in the Cold War days of the `60s and `70s. The Diefenbunker is now designated as a National Historic Site of Canada and it is one of the most unique historic sites in Canada. It is an underground nuclear bomb proof bunker. This immense structure was built in secrecy during the height of the Cold War between 1959 and 1961, and was meant to house the top officials of the Canadian government and military during a nuclear attack. This huge four-storey bunker was closed by the Canadian Government in the 1990s and sold to a privately funded museum group who now operate the building as an underground museum. Exhibits and re-created areas provide a startling glimpse into the mindset of Canada's government at a time when the heavily armed Super Powers glared at each over the Iron Curtain. Even though it is called the Diefenbunker, there is no record of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker actually visiting it. Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is the only one of Canada's prime ministers recorded to have visited the Diefenbunker. Happy Canada Day, enjoy our lovely country.. -- Sam Ion can be reached at Sion10@cogeco.ca. KLM'S LOUNGE OPEN TO ALL For travellers who need a place to relax or to do a bit of work before their flight, KLM's Crown Lounge at Toronto's Terminal Three is now open to all international travellers - even if you are not flying on KLM. International passengers can make use of the lounge at Lester B. Pearson International Airport's Terminal Three for a nominal fee of $25. Access for all international travellers to the KLM lounge is a concept "first of its kind" in Toronto. The lounge is a 575 square metre facility, boasting a spectacular view of the apron and the runways. The lounge has seating for 140 passengers. Passengers have access to a self-service buffet and drinks. For entertainment, the lounge has two TV rooms: one is located in a separate smoking area. Newspapers and magazines are available in different languages from various countries. The business centre is located in a quiet area where busy travellers are able to get some work done while waiting for their flights. Individual workstations are equipped with electrical outlets and wireless internet connection. The use of printers, copiers, and fax machines is provided free of charge and public telephones are located throughout the lounge. Lounge access passes can be purchased in advance or on day of departure at KLM's ticket counter in the departure hall or, alternatively, in the Crown Lounge itself. Happy Canada Day Everyone! Visit McTavish At: www.mctavishtravel.com Congratulations to our Tourism Oakville Winner! We asked Oakville residents to send us a photo and paragraph of their favourite tourist attraction in Oakville. Alex Verdurmen, 19 of Oakville sent us this wonderful entry and won himself passes the The Oakville Waterfront Festival this past weekend. Congratulations Alex! To me this lighthouse represents a community connection. Any time of day you can go out there and find someone else, whether they are just going for a short stroll, or trying to find the inspiration behind their next big life decision. The lighthouse to me is the guiding light, not only does it bring the boats out from the unknown, but it brings the people to a common place that they know. Oakville is a waterfront town, and I feel that any other sort of representation would not show the true identity of Oakville. The lighthouse centers itself in the heart of Oakville, just down the road from downtown Oakville and the entrance way to our Harbour, the first point of interest for Oakville. Contest winner Alex Verdurmen with his passes to The Waterfront Festival and Special Features Editor at The Oakville Beaver, Shannon Mastaler. This is a place to enjoy yourself, I know I have with my friends, and I hope for generations to come, they can as well. - Alex Verdurmen The 8th Annual Celebrate Toronto Street Festival will once again transform the world's longest street into a curbto-curb celebration of tastes, talent and all that is Toronto. Along with fantastic free entertainment, the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival also highlights Toronto's 4th annual Summerlicious, presented by American Express offering exceptional prix fixe (it means three courses for a set amount) menus at 130 of Toronto's top restaurants from July 7-23. American Express Card members can go to the front of the line to book early. The Fergus Truck Show is on July 21-23 in Fergus. If you've always wondered about the living accommodation in those huge rigs we pass on Hwy. 401, here's your chance to see it. Collingwood is famous for skiing, mountain biking, and golf, but also for the Collingwood Elvis Festival July 26-30. 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