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Purple Liquid (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Located north of the town of Yountville in the Oakville AVA , Beckstoffer Vineyard X is a 45 acres vineyard planted to multiple clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in deep and well-drained soils. It was purchased in 1996 by Andy Beckstoffer, one of the most important grape growers in California. With vineyards in Napa Valley, Mendocino and Lake County, the family owned Beckstoffer Vineyards...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Mendocino, an important California wine region, now has the Wine Bar(n), where locals and visitors can try 20 regional wines by the glass ($5-$17). These same wines plus two sparklers are priced at retail ($14-$60) to be enjoyed on the premises or purchased...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Mendocino, an important California wine region, now has the Wine Bar(n), where locals and visitors can try 20 regional wines by the glass ($5-$17). These same wines plus two sparklers are priced at retail ($14-$60) to be enjoyed on the premises or purchased...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
OAKVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silver Oak Cellars, producer of Cabernet Sauvignon from both Napa and Alexander Valley, has announced the opening of its new winery and tasting room in
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The Cork Board (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Here were are–it’s mid-week, the sun is shining and the smell of fermenting grapes hung thickly throughout the valley as we cruised around this morning. Here are a couple Napa Valley-related items that caught our eye as we sipped our morning coffee. Silver Oak Cellars opens new Oakville winery Way back in the early days of this [...]
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Lingerie Planet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Maybe Cubs fanatics need to wear a little lingerie for luck Oakville Beaver, Canada - 4 minutes ago ... the Tampa Bay Rays remain in the World Series hunt, which has me thinking that next year I may ask my wife if I can borrow a little lingerie for luck. ...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
Domestic assault charges against an Oakville man have been dropped after his lawyer argued it took too long for him to have a bail hearing.
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The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... to say a few words that might be of interest to the growing, exploding Muslin population of Oakville. My colleague Bonnie Brown was there, who represents the south end of the town (I have the north), looking unusual but respectful with her Margaret Thatcher hairdo covered with a shawl. Her rival was present, too. Conservative Terence Young has been campaigning flat-out for more than two...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that this not be an island," Ubbens said. "As big as Toronto is, or as big as the area of Oakville is, it is still only one little area."If we disregard the Oak Ridges Moraine, if we disregard the remnant forest woodlots in York Region ... then we are putting the state of the environment, such as it is, at great risk."There are a great many connections in the natural environment – not only...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and 37 yards to pace Winnipeg.Jamal Robertson had a two-yard touchdown run and Mike Vanderjagt of Oakville, Ont., hit three field goals to lead the Argos. Vanderjagt also shanked a short attempt off the left upright late in the third quarter that would have given Toronto the lead.Turnovers led to both teams' first scores. Vanderjagt's 22-yarder at 4:59 of the first quarter came after Bombers...
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Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Tyler Hamilton at Clean Break has a post on a process being implemented at a Ford factory to turn paint fumes into power - Turning paint fumes into fuel . I had the opportunity last week of visiting Ford Motor Co.’s Oakville assembly plant, where they have just installed a new fumes-to-fuel facility. The facility extracts paint fumes from its auto paint shop and, after filtering and processing...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Pethealth Inc. ("Pethealth" or the "Company") (TSX: PTZ), the leading provider of integrated financial, media and data publishing services supporting the animal welfare community, announced the Michigan Humane Society has become the one-thousandth animal welfare organisation in North America to license its PetPoint animal management application. More humane societies,...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... The institute, launched this week with a $15-million donation from the Farncombe family in Oakville, Ont., aims to uncover the causes of some of the most common gastrointestinal diseases, including irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis."There is a tremendous need for research in this area," said Stephen Collins, associate dean of research at McMaster's faculty...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
OAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tim Hortons Inc.
(NYSE/TSX: THI) today announced the timing of its third quarter earnings
results and conference call.
The company will release its third quarter earnings results on Friday,
November 7th. A conference call discussing the results will begin at 10:30
am Eastern Time. Investors and the public may participate in the conference
call by:
Phone:...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... be just as quick to extend a hand up.Such are the peculiarities More National Stories of life in Oakville, an affluent commuter enclave west of Toronto where social struggle can be hard to spot beyond the rows of two-car garages and lavish lakefront estates.The authors of an extensive community report card, among 15 to be released today by community foundations in cities across Canada, aim...
