
BAD FOR BUSINESS: Joseph Barsoum, owner of 2J's Convenience Store on North Service Road East, says he is being put out of business by the QEW road-widening construction that has been ongoing for two years with no immediate end in sight.

HEADING SOUTH: Local teen Taylor Metcalfe, pictured in front of her Oakville Junior Ice locker at Canlan Ice Sports, will play university hockey this upcoming season for Syracuse.
ART AT SOVEREIGN HOUSE ART ON THE BLUFFS: Connie James and Les Ducak are hosting a joint show as part of the Art on the Bluffs series at Sovereign House, 7 West River St. The show runs Aug. 16 to 27, with the gallery open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. A meet the artists reception will be held Aug. 23 and 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.
BROTHER BEAR: Team Brother Bear, with its inspiration, Austin Brasil (at centre) is preparing for its first gala fundraiser tonight for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children's pediatric brain cancer research.
GOOD DAY FOR A WALK INTERFAITHFUL WALKERS: Participants in an interfaith walkathon for S.E.N.A.C.A. walk past the Halton Sikh Cultural Association centre on Old Bronte Road on their way to the The Vaishno Devi Templeon Saturday. The five km walk -- organized by The Vaishno Devi Temple and the Halton Sikh Cultural Association -- attracted more than 200 participants and raised about $6,000. S.E.N.A.C.A supports individuals and families in their care giving roles within the community by providing adult respite services, which focus on nurturing activities, personal achievement, companionship and wellness.
MARDI GRAS AT THE MARKET ON KERR: Dancers from BellyUp Belly Dance Studio, Trish Toth, left, and Barb Stewart perform as the weekly Kerr Village Organic Market adopted a Mardi Gras theme for the day on Saturday.
TO CONQUER CANCER TEAMWORK: The 2008 Toronto Ride to Conquer Cancer Macquarie team members, from left, Roger Perry, Matthew Bartram, David Caringi, Annette Pierce, Grant MacKenzie and Adam Stevenson, pose for a photo at the team's recent celebratory barbecue. They raised $70,000 for the Princess Margaret Hospital's Ride to Conquer Cancer. The entire event raised $14 million for cancer research. The team also included Joel Bates and Blake Howard, not pictured.
HELPING HANDS: High school students, from left, Jennifer Lee, Chantelle Misheal and Nahila Joseph are in Ghana for three weeks working with Youth Creating Change (YCC).