2013 Polar Bear Dip

CP  |  By Linda Nguyen, The Canadian Press Posted: 01/01/2013 11:49 am EST  |  Updated: 01/02/2013 12:24 am EST

About 800 participants at this year's largest charity gathering, the Courage Polar Bear Dip, stripped down to their skivvies or donned outlandish costumes before jumping into Lake Ontario in Oakville, Ont.
According to organizers, the event, held just west of Toronto at Coronation Park, first began in 1995 and has since raised a total of $1,060,000 for the charity World Vision Canada. Read more...

The “Amber Coast”

Who wouldn’t want to take haven in a place referred to as the “amber coast”? Nothing short of desirable is the idea of hiding away in the green mountains or soaking up the sun on the spectacular beaches.  If you love the idea of sneaking away to the Caribbean hideaway, you must obtain Dominican residency.  First step…get a residence visa! Tourist or business visa won’t do here; you must have a residence card to own a piece of this beautiful place. Read more...

Jo Hardy 

Oakville, A Great Place to Run a Business

Oakville can easily boast the over 1.4 million visitors that stop by annually and spend more than a whopping 88 million dollars in tourist revenue, which in turn is reinvested in the businesses the tourist visit.  Talk about a great place to run a business.  Tourists to this area enjoy shopping, theatre, music, dance, and many other entertainment venues, making this a great place to purchase a house for sale Oakville, and a lively and entertaining place to set up a small business.

Besides all these great things, Oakville has some of the best waterfront festivals in all of Ontario with the majority of them being free to the entire family.  Tourists flock here in droves to partake the festivities.

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Joanne Hardy

Oakville homes for sale

Oakville homes for sale can be located in various regions of the city, but the preferred destination is along the waterfront.  Like all tourists areas, the waterfront of this city boasts yacht clubs, boating and water activities, and seasonal festivals and events, all meant for your family to enjoy, not to mention, with most of it being free.

Anyone buying Oakville homes for sale is sure to enjoy a proud and luxurious standard of living with so many special attractions they will never have to leave home to enjoy world-class entertainment.  Oakville offers theatre, music, comedy, dance, orchestra performances, performing arts, golf tournaments, yacht clubs, jazz festivals and much, much more, and it is only one hour from the American border where you can cross and enjoy what they have to offer as well.

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"Not your average JO"

Looking for Oakville homes for sale?

Running a small business after purchasing a home in Oakville just makes sense as you have easy access to everywhere and can count on the locals to shop at home.  The Oakville community prides itself on its independence and rich heritage, and ensures that its citizens have all the amenities offered in the big city at less costs.  Another luxury this small community enjoys is a fully-staffed and quality acute care facility of its own so residents and trauma patients have access to the best care before being transferred to other locations for necessary treatment.

All of these reasons are good reasons to visit Oakville and to look for Oakville homes for sale as a great place to raise a happy and healthy family, while enjoying the spoils of your labour.  What a great place to retire!

So why not start looking into Oakville homes for sale today, and see if you can resist the great deals offered here.

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Joanne Hardy

Got the wet basement blues?

Wet basements are the most common problem found in houses – both old and new.
So if your basement is wet, take heart: you are in excellent company! It is estimated that over 95% of all basements will leak at some point in their lives.

The fundamental cause of wet basements is hydrostatic pressure. When it rains and the soil becomes saturated, the water in the soil wants to fill the void created by the basement excavation. In very heavy rain, you might think of your basement as a boat in water, essentially displacing its equal volume in wet soil. Hydrostatic pressure will force water into any crack or crevice that allows entry.

The older the house, the more minute entryways water will find. If your house has a stone or rubble foundation, there won’t be a weeping tile to relieve the pressure at the joint of footing and foundation.
Weeping tiles were generally unknown until the advent of block or poured concrete foundations.....Click here to read more.

Joanne hardy
OakvilleProperty.com

Client Testimonial on selling their Oakville Home

 I received a great testimonial from one of my Oakville clients. It is great to get feedback like this. Thank you  for the testimonial Margaret

Testimonial:

I have had plenty of experience in working with real estate agents over the years,
but when I met Joanne at an open house she was hosting, I knew I had met the perfect agent.
She is enthusiastic, charming, and very knowledgeable about housing in the Oakville market.
Joanne worked harder than any agent I've met in selling our house, and through her efforts, we sold our home for exactly the price we had hoped to achieve.

Listing our home, and finding the perfect new residence with Joanne's help was a truly satisfying experience.
I would strongly recommend Joanne to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in the Oakville area.

Margaret