Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 16° 14° 17° 14° 19° 13° 20° 13° Haunted Backyard opens Page 19 Fit for the Kings Sports www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, September 30, 2016 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Culture Days this weekend Painted Faces Ford CEO speaks at Chamber's Chair's Gala by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Today through Sunday (Oct. 2), Oakville's Culture Days is a chance to explore music, dance, visual arts and theatre at multiple locations. The Town is showcasing free music, dance, theatre and art activities at more locations than ever this year. In addition to the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC), Downtown Oakville at Towne and Centennial squares; the Bronte Waterfront Park and Bronte Gazebo; Westwood Park and Heritage Square in Kerr Village; Oakville Public Library; Oakville Galleries and various local businesses will be participating. Culture Days is a grassroots, nation-wide movement to raise awareness, participation and engagement in the arts. For full details, visit www.oakville. ca/culturerec/culture-days.html. Harper, an oil painting by Helen Grif ths, is on display in the new Painted Faces exhibit at Sovereign House. The exhibition continues through Wednesday, Oct. 5. Sovereign House is located at 7 West River St. in Bronte Village. It is currently open 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. For more photos, see Artscene. Nikki Wesley/Metroland Ford Canada President and CEO Dianne Craig delivered an update on the auto sector and self-driving cars as guest speaker at the Oakville Chamber of Commerce's 62nd annual Chair's Dinner Tuesday (Sept. 27). Held at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre, the event attracted some 375 Oakville business leaders and politicians. Craig, who was appointed president and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada in Dianne Craig 2011 and has since called Oakville home, introduced her remarks by noting the last few years have seen record-breaking sales for the auto industry in Canada. see Ford's on p.8 63rd Anniversary Sale on Now! Furniture & Home Decor 217 Lakeshore Rd. E., Downtown Oakville 905.844.3530 · www.swissinteriors.com