www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 18, 2015 | 12 Prepare to cheer Pan Am torch relay arriving The Pan Am Games Torch Relay, which began May 30 in Toronto, arrives here this week and next. The relay route will go through Burlington on Friday (June 19) on its way to Niagara Falls before coming back through Oakville and Milton on Tuesday (June 23). The torch is making its way to more than 130 communities over 41 days until July 10, when it will be used to light the cauldron at opening ceremonies of the Pan Am Games in Toronto. The relay involves 3,000 torchbearers travelling 5,000-plus kilometres on the road. The torch will travel all over Ontario with one-day stops in Nova Scotia, Quebec, B.C. and Manitoba along the way. Other highlights of the torch relay include visits to six Canadian Forces Bases, a national and provincial park, five First Nations communities and five national historic sites. The torch also will be present at Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill on July 1 in Ottawa. A separate Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games Torch Relay will take place prior to the Aug. 7 start of the Parapan Am Games. The Pan Am Games features 49 sports and several thousand athletes from 41 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It will run from July 10-26. Milton's new velodrome is hosting the Pan Am indoor cycling competition while the town is also staging individual time trials on a rural roads course. Burlington's City View Park and its three artificial turf fields is the site for Pan Lynn Petruskavich Am Games teams' soccer practices. The actual soccer competition will be held at the new Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton. The 16-sport Parapan Am Games for the physically challenged are from Aug. 7-15. Visit http://goo.gl/5O9jov for Pan Am route maps, highway information and transportation recommendations from the province of Ontario. Visit http://www.toronto2015.org/ for more information about the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. To view an interactive map that shows the entire torch relay itinerary, visit http://www.toronto2015.org/ torch-relay/map. see Celebration on p.14 CONCRETE Rob Lister, President & CEO, Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. Brent Rosart, Process Engineer Thermal Division, Vac Aero International Inc. Congratulations, Vac Aero International Inc. Recipient of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce Conservation Leadership Award, sponsored by Oakville Hydro. Precision engineering and manufacturing for aerospace industry can be energy intensive. the aerospace Vac Aero upgraded their air compressor system and significantly reduced their energy needs. Want to learn more about how we can help your business save energy? Contact us at retrofit@oakvillehydro.com or visit Oakvillehydro.com Oakville Saves! r u o v a S ROLLSHUTTERS the SHADE WITH A QUALITY AWNING OR PATIO ROOF SYSTEM EST. 1966 AWNING PRODUCTS EXPOSED AGGREGATE (Pebble) · DRIVEWAYS · STEPS · FRENCH CURBS · WALKWAYS · PATIOS · GARAGE FLOORS www.jansawningpoducts.com SHOWROOM 4361 Harvester Road, Burlington Funded by the Independent Electricity System Operator and offered by Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. OM Official Mark adopted and used by the Independent Electricity System Operator. Used under licence. 905 335 3733 uality At Its Best! Call Fernando Uncompromised Quality Since 1966 905-844-5518 1-888-944-5518 www.concretetrimmings.com FREE ESTIMATES