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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday February 9, 2008 - 15 Gallery Taste and Tour Keeping wildlife out M LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER CELEBRATING ART: Downtown Oakville's fourth annual Fabulous February kicks of today with the Gallery Taste and Tour. Participating galleries have teamed up to celebrate art, chocolate, wine, and Valentine's Day. Pictured here are (front row, l-r) Ineke Zigrossi, Abbozzo Gallery, Caroline Klahre, Native Art Gallery, Andrea Thompson, Win Henstock Gallery, (back row, l-r) Frank Bruno, Joanna Tonal, Town Square Gallery, Annette Venable, Bronze Frog. ilder winters bring more wild animals out and about, meeting each other, mating and looking for den sites to raise their young. Animals are opportunists and when an opportunity presents itself for shelter, safety and protection, an animal will most certainly take advantage. Discourage wildlife from using your house as their home with these simple tips: Take cover Galvanized steel screening cut and sized to fit over attic, stove and dryer vents allows air to flow out, but helps to keep animals from getting in. Capped chimneys discourage raccoons who like to view these openings as hollow trees. Larger spaces, like window wells, are used by skunks and raccoons as ideal den sites, especially if surrounded by a deck. Cover off all openings surrounding your home. Keep the Garage Closed Meshing can be installed to prevent raccoons from accessing the roof area of your garage if the door is left up. Try to keep the garage uncluttered and the door closed when not in use. A full garage PET OF THE WEEK: Macey loves to pose for the camera. Many of the other animals looking for homes can be viewed at www.oakvillehumane.ca. provides all sorts of amazing places for a raccoon to set up a nursery. Decked Out Under decks, especially those that are accessible, offer a dark and sheltered location to raise young. Keeping the deck area very open and exposed helps to deter wildlife. Screening around the deck perimeter prevents access. If placed on an angle, trenching and screening around the edge of a deck will prevent skunks from digging underneath. Simple preventative measures can keep wildlife away from your property. In addition, making sure you prune back trees that are located close to your home and placing metal sheeting at the base of the trees (to reduce raccoons climbing) as well as motion detection lights also help dissuade wildlife from setting up residence. Not everyone is handy, so if you need help to inspect and ensure that wildlife cannot set up residence there are professionals that can help. For more information about how to keep wildlife out of your home, contact the Oakville & District Humane Society at 905-845-1551. Complete Salon Services Microdermabrasion Laser Hair Removal Botox & Restylane Give your special man this Gift of Love. A 30 minute Relaxation Massage, followed by a Shampoo and Design Haircut Spa Packages Electrolysis Facials Waxing Body Treatments Sclerotherapy Massage Therapy Manicure & Pedicure Gift Certificates $ 69 Valentine "Hugs and Kisses" Enjoy a relaxing, Deluxe Pedicure and Manicure with our sea salt exfoliation followed by a Soothing Warm Paraffin Dip for both your hands and feet $ 98 Valentine "Chocolate Lovers" Indulge and melt away with our Hydrating "Cocoa Chocolate" Body Wrap, Followed by a Cascading Vichy Shower Treatment, and a 30 minute relaxation massage IMAGES INTERNATIONAL S A L O N & D AY S PA ® $ 149 Valentine "Passionate Makeover" Start your makeover with a half hour Aromatherapy Massage, followed by a Custom Facial, with a "A La Carte" eye treatment, and a manicure. Complete her experience with a shampoo and blowdry. Gourmet Spa lunch is included. EST. 1980 DORVAL CROSSING Dorval & QEW Visit us at our website at 4th Line North Service OAKVILLE TOWN CENTRE Dorval 905.338.3333 $ 199 www.imagesspa.com QEW Vo t e d t h e # 1 S a l o n a n d D a y S p a i n O a k v i l l e