GOOD AS GOLD:,/b> St. Matthew School in Glen Abbey is now certified as a gold Ontario EcoSchool. Susan Paradiso, centre, Halton Catholic District School Board (science curriculum consultant and representative for EcoSchools) presented a plaque to Stephanie Ruzic, teacher and Nancy Guerin, teacher. This was St. Matthew's first year participating in the program and is one of only three schools in Halton's Catholic school board to receive this honour.
BIG BIKE RIDERS ONE FOR THE HEART: Longo's at the Rio Can Centre on Wyecroft Road was the scene of a Big Bike Ride for the Heart and Stroke Foundation on Saturday. Here, Jennifer Fazzari and Steve Vetrecin, Longo's team captains and Brian Kelley, a representative, lead a cheer.
BIG BIKE RIDERS ONE FOR THE HEART: Longo's at the Rio Can Centre on Wyecroft Road was the scene of a Big Bike Ride for the Heart and Stroke Foundation on Saturday. Team CIBC, shown here, raised $14,945, the highest amount in the Halton area.
BIG BIKE RIDERS ONE FOR THE HEART: Longo's at the Rio Can Centre on Wyecroft Road was the scene of a Big Bike Ride for the Heart and Stroke Foundation on Saturday. Here, Juve Jesus, team captain for CIBC and Mayor Rob Burton take the Big Bike for a spin.
CLASSIC SWING: Sam Morneau of the Oakville bantam tier 1 Angels takes a swing during last weekend's Angels Summer Classic girls' softball tournament at Trafalgar Park. The Angels reached the final before falling 8-6 to Brantford.
LEND A HAND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteers Lynne and Doug Parker collect bread and other baked goods from Cobs Bread on Lakeshore Road at Thomas Street. The Parkers collect the good donated by Cobs for Food for Life, a volunteer program that distributes food to the needy. Food for Life is looking for volunteers to collect donations from Cobs' new location at Upper Middle Road and Eighth Line. Volunteers collect the bread donated by Cobs at the end of day, package it and deliver it to a warehouse facility for delivery to those in need the following day. For more information or to volunteer, contact Charlotte Redekop-Young, Food for Life executive director at 905-510-5724 or exdir@foodforlife.ca.
CHEERING SECTION WELCOME: Spectators cheered cyclists participating in the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure as they arrived at Coronation Park on Saturday for a welcoming ceremony by the Town of Oakville. The Coronation Park stop was one of several participants made along the 680 km tour of the Waterfront Trail system.
NATURE'S WORKS PICTURE PERFECT: Photographers Linda Goodrow and Jim Dabir are exhibiting a collection of their works at the historic Sovereign House, 7 West River St. The exhibit runs until July 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The show, called Nature's Works, features images taken by Linda while travelling in Africa (www.DreamsofAfrica.ca) and Jim's images taken in Africa, Arizona, New Brunswick and Washington state.
BUILDING A FUTURE: There was a HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters) party at the YMCA of Oakville. Aarti Sharma and her son, Rohan, read during the HIPPY end-of-year party for their children here at the YMCA of Oakville. More than 30 children and their families attended.
OFF BASE JUST SHORT: Brantford Bobcats infielder Carey Thomas tags Oakville bantam tier 1 Angels baserunner Renee Helmer before Helmer reaches second base during Sunday's final of the Angels' annual Summer Classic softball tournament. The Angels rallied from four runs down to tie the game going into the final inning, but the Bobcats struck for two in the top of the seventh and prevailed 8-6.
SMOOTH SAILING: An assortment of tourism-minded folks came out for the media launch of first annual Doors Open Oakville. Front to back are June Cockwell, vice chair or Oakville Community Foundation, Lindsay Williams, chair of Ontario Trillium Foundation's Halton Peel grant review team, George Chisholm, president of the Oakville Historical Society, Bill Nesbitt, Oakville Museum supervisor, and Kevin Flynn, MPP Oakville, on the Anitra schooner, which will be docked at the Oakville Club and is part of this year's Doors Open event.
ALL ABOARD HELPING HANDS: Oakville firefighter trainees, Mark Tyler, left, Dave Walker, centre, and Cody Sirotkin lift a wheelchair with Easter Seals kid Bruno Tustanic onto the boat during the 4th Annual Oakville Regatta for Easter Seals Kids. The regatta provided 17 families of Easter Seals kids with a cruise on the lake and a barbecue thanks to the Oakville Power Boat Club, Oakville Yacht Squadron and Bronte Harbour Yacht Club. Other sponsors included Oakville Place, National Wireless, the Kiwanis of Oakville, and the Optimist Club of Oakville. The event was also a fundraiser for Easter Seals, which raises money for children with physical disabilities and their families to buy expensive mobility and communications equipment and to send them to specialized, fully-accessible camps.
STRAWBERRY FANS SOCIAL TIME: Dorine Tracey (left) and Betty Dowinton enjoy their treats at the annual Strawberry Social presented by Acclaim Health and the Oakville-Trafalgar Rotary Club on Sunday at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre.
