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Midnight Madness in Oakville Ontario Friday July 20, 2012

Midnight Madness is this Friday, July 20, 2012 in Oakville!   The event will run until past midnight as downtown Oakville opens its doors the whole night long. A free shuttle bus operates every 15 minutes from the Oakville GO station as the main part of downtown Oakville will be closed to vehicle traffic. Shuttles operate … Continue reading »

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Rainy Oakville Weather June 1, 2012

After only 30mm of rain all month of May, Oakville gets 30mm of rain in one day on June 1, 2012. Oakville received 30mm of rain on semi-brown lawns to get the town green again.  Downtown Toronto experienced flooding in the subway system resulting in the closure of part of the subway.  Bronte Creek Provincial Park … Continue reading »

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Oakville Fire Lane Tickets

$100 Cost to Visit Friends in Oakville The saga continues with buck-passing going on between the Towne of Oakville and developers.  The $100 “bear trap” fire lane tickets in some condo complexes are just what the town needs to increase revenue.  With no street lights installed because of poor planning,  not enough signage so that … Continue reading »

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Oakville Population Grows over 10% in the Last 5 Years

Oakville is a growing community with over 190,000 residents and counting. The G.T.A. grew over 5 per cent from 2006 to 2011 with a population of over 5.6 million (not including Oshawa). The city of Toronto has 2.6 million now which is more than Calgary and Edmonton combined. Milton was the largest growing community in … Continue reading »

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Oakville Blog Gets Support From Local Business

Oakville Blog Local business leaders have embraced the new Oakville Blog and will be contributing regular news and information for the blog.  To stay on top of the news, either subscribe to the Oakville Blog RSS feed (link is in the right column) or come by often for the latest updates and stay on top … Continue reading »

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Oakville Ontario Airport Service

Oakville is located between Niagara Falls and Toronto, so there are several airports that serve the area.  For international flights, the biggest airports are Toronto Pearson International airport, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Buffalo/Niagara airport in New York. Many Canadians make the trip to Buffalo and board planes there where airfares can be … Continue reading »

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Oakville Snow Removal Info

This week is beautiful in Oakville with warm air coming up to Canada from the Gulf of Mexico, but snow and the holidays are around the corner. The town’s snow removal service is based on a priority system with primary access roads being plowed first, then secondary roads and then other residential streets.  Sidewalks are … Continue reading »

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