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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, April 9, 2014 | 14 2 5t h OAKVILLE April 11 - 13, 2014 Glen Abbey Recreation Centre 1415 Third Line (north of Q.E.W.) Oakville's longest running show is 25 years young! Spanning two arena floors plus the auditorium the 25th annual Oakville Lifestyle Home Show is full of the latest products and services for your home. Show dates are April 11 to 13 at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre on Third Line just north of the QEW. "Our surveys have shown that Oakville consumers enjoy shopping at the home show because it is convenient, saves them time, saves them money and they can deal with local businesses." stated Show Manager Sharon Jenkins of Jenkins Show Productions. "We have over 130 excellent companies exhibiting at the show this year !" Seniors are free on Friday right from the Grand Opening at 1 p.m. until 9 p.m.. If you are looking for the latest backyard landscape ideas and stonework this year's home show is the place to be! Some gorgeous displays taking gardening crews several days to complete have been taking shape at the Glen Abbey Rec. Centre. If you are looking to redo your kitchen the areas finest kitchen designers will be on hand at the show this year with all the newest designs and ideas. Returning as a major sponsor of the show is Reliance Home Comfort who will also be exhibiting at the show and offering tremendous deals on new highefficiency air conditoners and furnaces. Saving money on our heating/cooling bills and gas bills can be quite significant with new equipment. In the front auditorium where the show begins - in additon to lots of great exhibitors - there is a huge artwork sale with some amazing home show prices on a brand new collection of artwork presented by Golden Eagle Art Gallery. New to the home show this year is a great Silent Auction area located in the second arena where you can bid on items hourly and come home with some real bargains! Donation made to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Be sure to drop by the backyard oasis in the show created by Cypress Landscaping. Sample some tasty treats. Last year over 8,000 shoppers attended the spring Home Show looking to discover what's new and exciting for their home. The Grand Opening of the show is Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. Seniors will receive FREE admission on Friday as part of the special "Salute To Seniors Days". Family discount coupons are available at virtualhomeshow.ca or look for the pink passes in your local newspaper. "We are inviting everyone in Oakville to be Oakville Proud this year and come enjoy the three-day event" stated Jenkins. "This is a true 'community' home show where you can talk with local companies and save money on some excellent one-time show specials." The Home Show is a reflection of what a great town Oakville is! Limited exhibit space is still available - call 905-827-4632. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Oakville Lifestyle Home Show there are some very special contests, prizes and free giveaways in store for Oakville residents this year. Back by popular demand is the show's "We'll Move The Earth For You Contest" where over 8,000 pounds of bagged earth will be awarded as prizes. A total of four 2000 pound bags (a cubic yard) of prime black gardening soil are to be given away. The huge bags of earth will be delivered to your driveway, courtesy of Greenhorizons - an exhibitor at the Home Show. They are great for topping up existing gardens or starting new ones. It's a very timely prize this time of year! Another great prize to be won is a G.E. washer and dryer set valued at $1800. courtesy of Direct Buy who are exhibiting in the show. Other prizes include an accent side table courtesy of ATD Contracting Services booth 47 - plus some great gift cards too! Just one of the many important fund raisers at the show takes place at the "As It Happens Photography" booth. Have your photo taken with real rabbits and a portion of the proceeds will go to Cancer research. Jenkins continued, "We search for local companies that have a service or product that will be of interest to Oakville home owners". There are several excellent window and door companies in the show this year plus manyothergreatexhibitsincluding:landscaping,roofing, patio covers, rubberized walkways, Cogeco, Costco, granite counter tops, kitchen designers, cookware, chiropractors, air conditioners, furnaces, renovators, solar products, painters, investment advisors, custom home builders, garage doors, lawn experts, northern resorts, sheds, deck refinishers, kitchen refacers, shutters, water conditioners, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, retractable screen doors, photographers, sunrooms, realtors, sod, bags of gardening soil, upholstery, mortgage experts, garage organizers, Oakville Fire Department, lawn professionals, fireplaces, Bronte Horticultural Society, live music, great prizes and much more! Reliance Home Comfort is also supporting an important public awareness campaign about misleading door-to-door sales tactics. Some homeowners are being pressured to replace their water heaters unnecessarily by sales people claiming they are Reliance representatives but are not. Homeowners are being offered "deals" that may trap them in long term contracts with punitive exit fees. You will also be able to enjoy the live Home Show Strolling guitar players Rick and Larry who love to play your requests. Show hours are: Friday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is only $5. at the door and children 12 and under are free. Parking is free and there is even over flow parking at Abbey Park High School - just beside the arena - and a new back entrance as well! Come out and bring the whole family to the 25th annual Oakville Lifestyle Home Show at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, April 11, 12, 13. Discount admission coupon available at virtualhomeshow.ca. See you there! AW N I N G S EST. 1966 AWNING PRODUCTS www.jansawningproducts.com 4361 Harvester Road, Burlington SHOWROOM 905 335 3733 HOME SHOW OAKVILLE LIFESTYLE Friday April 11 & Saturday April 12 GLEN ABBEY RECREATION CENTRE, OAKVILLE