Transitions-The Oakville, Burlington and Mississauga Region Real Estate Blog
Real Estate blog about property, home buying and selling, life in Burlington, Oakville and Mississauga Regions of Ontario, Canada.
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2010
Oakville and Halton Region Free Compost Days Are Here Again!Sitting under our sink is a small beige plastic pail with a lid. This is not just any plastic container. It's a container for treasure that is destined to become black gold. Green waste is comprised of the following: fruit and vegetable...
04/30/2010
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Oakville Taste 2010 - A Culinary Delight Enjoy a fine dining experience? Appleby College in Oakville is the place to be on Sunday, May 30th when some of the region's finest caterers, restaurateurs and bakers will be serving up a culinary extravaganza at Oakville Taste 2010 in support of Oakvill...
04/28/2010
Free Comic Book Day and Workshop at Oakville Public LibraryBoys and Girls between the ages of 12 and 18 are invited to celebrate Free Comic Book Day this coming Saturday, May 1st from 12-4pm.To take part in this fun event, register with Elise, the Teen Services Librarian at the Oakville Public Li...
04/27/2010
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Old Oakville Heritage Conservation District Designated in 1981, the Old Oakville Heritage Conservation District is a unique, living historical account of what the original village of Oakville, first surveyed in 1833, was like.Extending along the Lake Ontario lakeshore from Allan Street in the Eas...
04/26/2010
What You Can Do to Help Slow Bee Decline - Natural OakvilleAround the globe a crisis of monumental proportions is taking place. Bees are disappearing at an unprecedented rate and with them go up to one third of the world's food supply. There are many factors that scientists say are contributing t...
04/25/2010
Bronte Outer Harbour Marina - Boat Launch Day for RoninThe most commonly heard expression amongst boaters this time of year is ' Have you got your launch day yet?' Today was launch day for Ronin at Bronte Outer Harbour Marina. After a long winter sitting on dry land, she's afloat on her water hom...
04/24/2010
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I've never really been able to figure life out. When I look around, I imagine it is the same situation for most people. We do the best we can with what we've got, and sometimes it's enough, sometimes it's not.Sometimes life throws unexpected curveballs at us. Sometimes it throws many in one day ...
04/22/2010
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Erchless Estate in Old OakvilleOn a peaceful early spring day, Erchless Estate in Old Oakville rests serenely on it's hilltop position overlooking Oakville Harbour and Lake Ontario. The garden paths are now empty of the many generations of Chisholms who once wandered the grounds in the spring and...
04/21/2010
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Old Oakville - Oakville Harbour - Lake Ontario Marinas Oakville Harbour had it's beginnings when Colonel William Chisholm purchased 1000 acres of Crown land at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek in 1827. As a man of determination and vision, Chisholm had a dream of building the first privately owne...
04/20/2010
Living in Old Oakville - Spring is Making Her Appearance Old Oakville, an area that encompasses the original old village of Oakville, is situated in south-central Oakville along the shores of Lake Ontario.This time of year, Old Oakville, with it's majestic, old trees and unique early homes, comes...
04/19/2010
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