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Oakville Beaver, 27 Jun 2001, C06

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C6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 27, 2001 Enjoy historic Canada Day at Oakville Museum The Oakville Museum at Erchless is cele brating Canada Day on Sunday with a variety of historical activities. Open from 1 to 4 p.m. - admission is by donation - the museum is offering tours of Erchless, family home Oakville's founder Col. William Chisholm. Or, add a leaf to the museum's Canadian tree, make a craft to take home, try your knowledge in Canada's Facts Quiz, or participate in an activity at the Old Post Office Museum in Lakeside Park. The museum, at 8 Navy St., is also open Monday, July 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., however reg ular admission applies. For information, call 905-338-4400. Bronte swings on Canada Day Canada Day celebrations in Bronte and at Coronation Park on Sunday will be linked this year by a free shuttle bus ser vices. The Bronte Village BIA and the Halton Multicultural Council will also share the opening ceremonies for Canada Day festivities. The ceremony will be held at Bronte Village Mall at 11 a.m. Speakers will include represen tatives o f the Bronte Village BIA and the Halton Multicultural Council, plus local politicians. Following the singing of `Oh Canada' and the traditional cut ting of the cake, a parade will proceed eastbound along Lakeshore Road to Coronation Park, leaving at about 11:30 a.m. In Bronte, there will be an afternoon of entertainment from the stage, a martial arts demon stration, sidewalk sale and fash ion show. In addition, there will be pony rides at Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park. Both Coronation Park and Bronte will have cultural enter tainment, plus local and out-oftown vendors selling food. A draw for a barbecue will be held on stage at 4 p.m. Coupons have been distributed to 30,000 homes, and entries will be accepted until 3:30 p.m. Canada Day celebrations in Bronte will end with a street dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Bronte Road and Ontario Street will be closed for the cel ebrations from Marine Drive to Jones Street. Parking will be limited in at Coronation Park, hence the Bronte Village BIA and the Oakville Beaver file photo AI Parker was.one of'the many musicians to entertain audiences in Bronte on Canada Day last year. Halton Multicultural Council are providing shuttle buses which will run from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., between Bronte Village Mall, where there is parking, and Coronation Park, stopping at Hopedale Mall. "Regrettably, there will be no fireworks this year," said Liz Behrens, executive director of the Bronte Village BIA. "The Bronte Village BIA was unable to secure the required funding from corporate sponsors or a boat to tow a barge to Bronte." For more information, call the Bronte Village BIA at 905825-3258. loU lK M T Faamp P Z £o< L 11 5 5 5 5 Z 1ssss*§ OAKVILLE CanadaDay at Bronte CreekProvincialPark Bronte Creek Provincial Park is celebrating Canada Day/Dominion Day on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sundance Heritage Performers entertain at 2:30 p.m. Spruce Lane Farmhouse. An `I am Canadian' hike starts at 2 p.m. meet at the Nature Centre. Activities throughout the day at Spruce Lane Farmhouse also include making a craft, having a Union Jack or Canada flag painted on your face, and testing your Canadian trivia knowl edge. The park is on Burloak Road north of the QEW. 2501 Hampshire Gate Road - (905) 822-8444 ·AJAX -ANCASTER · BARRIE · BRAMPTON · CAMBRIDGE · KINGSTON · LAWRENCE SQUARE · MARKHAM · MISSISSAUGA (2 STORES) · OSHAWA · RICHMOND HILL · SCARBOROUGH · STONEY CREEK · SUDBURY · VAUGHAN · 1-800-BouClair In the event of a printing error, the item(s) wiil be sold at the correct pnce Merchandise may vary from photos and selection may vary from store to store. Shop early for best selection. We reserve the nght to limit quantities. All sale pnces are applicable on m-stock merchandise only and are not applicable to custom and/or Sfvop-at-Home. No Dealers. Every year, the 5000 volunteers of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) participate in more than 1700 search and rescue missions, resulting in over 200 lives saved. To reach all those that need help, we need your financial support. For more information, call (613) 991-5714 or visit us at www.ccga-gcac.org Canadian Coast G uard Auxiliary 200 Kent St, 5th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6 R eg istered C h a rity 8 7 0 2 9 84 94 R R 0001 CONBIMI Please take notice that the recent Waterfront Festival Fireworks Display was also sponsored by Oak-Land Ford Lincoln We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

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