Community Spirit Awards 2010 Congratulations to this year's Arts Award winner, Lyn Estall (centre with award). An accomplished artist, Estall has been involved with many organizations including the World of Threads Festival, the Oakville Arts Council and the Broken Fence Society. She works in many mediums including oils, watercolour, pastel, sculpture and encaustic and many know her for her T.C. and Friends cat calendars. For more information about the artist and her work, visit http://home.cogeco.ca/~lynscats/html/index.htm
Canadian Music Competition National Finals: National Grand Prize Winner
Oakville's own, Leslie Ashworth, placed 1st in her age category as well as winning the Grand Prize award at the Canadian Music Competition on July 5, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta. Leslie has been playing the violin since the age of 4 and recently released her first CD, ‘Precious Musical Moments’. She is donating 50% of the proceeds to Free The Children, an organization that she has linked with to support other children around the world. Visit www.leslieashworth.com to find out more