"We feel that this grading process is the most valuable part of the report and it serves two purposes: increasing the community's awareness of the realities that exist within Oakville and inversely, increasing the understanding of Oakville agencies and organizations about how residents feel about the issues in the town." - Rusty Baillie, Ceo Community Foundation of Oakville
RIDING FOR HOME: Rev. Mike Marsden and the Knox Cycling Team return after a 175-kilometre bike-a-thon Saturday. They raised more than $10,000 for Home Suite Hope.
YOUNG STAR: Anthony Kim, pictured playing a practice round yesterday at Glen Abbey Golf Club, is the highest-ranked PGA Tour player to be competing in this weekend's RBC Canadian Open. Kim is fifth in the Tour's regular-season FedExCup standings, while Ryuji Imada (7th) and two-time defending Canadian Open champ Jim Furyk (13th) are other top-15 members scheduled to play this weekend.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Twenty-nine Oakville students received scholarships totaling $39,730.00 from the May Court Club of Oakville on June 24. Pictured here with the winners is Mark LeRoeye, the general manager of Mercedes-Benz Oakville Autohaus, May Court's official corporate sponsor.
LEARNING DIPLOMACY: From left, T.A. Blakelock High School students Morgan MacInnes, Quinn Durrant and Louis Progosh await their flight to Vienna, as they headed to the Global Young Leaders Conference. Stephanie Fox, a graduate of Oakville Trafalgar High School, also attended the conference.
SETTING SAIL: Oakville Yacht Squadron product Oskar Johansson (left) and partner Kevin Stittle are preparing to represent Canada in the Tornado sailing class at next month's Olympic Summer Games in China. The Oakville Yacht Squadron will hold a fundraising event for the duo tomorrow.
Amanda Reeves
