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Keep Your Family Safe at Work, Home and Play:

A Special offer for Members of Discover Milton.

Discover Milton is pleased to announce a new special discount courtesy of St. John Ambulance, Oakville-Milton & Halton Hills. Discover Milton members will receive a 10% discount off all public first aid courses in Milton and Oakville. Milton courses take place in the Milton Superstore. Oakville courses take place at Speers and Dorval in Oakville.

Note: You don’t have to be a signed up member on our site, it’s available to our visitors as well.

Emergency First Aid with CPR B: An ideal course for new parents, babysitters, grandparents and nannies. This course covers first aid and CPR for infants, toddlers and older children. From choking to scrapes and breaks to bee stings, you’ll be taught the ABCs of First Aid that will empower you in any first aid emergency.

What Every Babysitter Should Know: This course is created for the 11-15 year old age group and is designed to teach participants the necessary skills to care for children from infancy to age 10. The training will prepare the students to recognize safety hazards, select age appropriate games, toys and food, practice injury prevention, provide basic CPR and respond to emergency situations.

Standard First Aid and CPR A or C: This 2-day course offers comprehensive first aid training for workplaces or home. Topics include: emergency scene management, shock, unconsciousness, fainting, choking, bleeding, wound care, burns, medical conditions, bone/joint injuries, multiple causality, eye injuries, poisons, bites, stings. One rescuer adult CPR for CPR A course and 2 rescuers CPR (adult, child and infant) for CPR C course.

Click here (http://www.sja.ca/Ontario/Training/Pages/OakvilleCourseCalendar.aspx) for our online course calendar for all our courses.

Call us at 905-469-9325 and say you saw this ad on Discover Milton to receive the discount!

St. John Ambulance is a registered charitable organization. #10802 2237 RR0001

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR Milton’s First Annual Ribfest

Date of Event
Aug 26-29 2010 at Milton Fairground

Thursday 4 pm – 10 pm come out and enjoy some tasty Ribs, beat the crowds and enjoy the opening night with some great
local bands taking to the stage.

Friday noon-4 is set aside for Seniors but all are welcome, enjoy the soft sounds of Urban Legend with a cold beer and some tasty beer! But don’t leave just yet, the action gets going in the early evening as we transform the beer garden into a big Country party. The Show will be in full swing with the Vendors open, midway action and lots of food vendors…. the event runs until 11pm.

We are also planning a Car show on Friday night from 5-9…. classic cars and cars of special interest can join us while space is available Saturday gates open at 11:00am, and diversity day gets underway at noon, come out and enjoy the day at the Milton Fairgrounds. The music gets underway at noon and will continue all day long with Rock and Blues music – be sure to enjoy some of the great food and ribs. Even closes at 11pm.

Sunday gates open early for Kids and family day with a 10:00 am opening come and enjoy tons of action and fun for the kids, Vendors and Midway also open at 10:00 and music will be on all day, come spend the day and enjoy the FUN!!

Remember admission is free – donations accepted for the Milton District Hospital Foundation & The Learning Foundation or
non-perishable food for the food drive.

Parking on Site only $5.00 per entry (no in and out privileges)

Visit the website for more information:  www.miltonribfest.ca

Hello fellow Miltonians!

One of our members Jennifer on our site is doing something that would help a Charity close to her heart, please read more what she is doing, we think this is great, hurry and start to bid, still got time to win and take these delicious cakes home and helping at the same time!

Posted by Jennifer from Milton Ontario

I wanted you all to be the first to know that I am holding an on-line cake / baked goods silent auction

All proceeds will be going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (by way of the CIBC Run for the Cure), a charity near and dear to to my heart.

As they say, “necessity is the mother of invention” and after 10 cake decorating classes (quite regularly involving actual cake) I had to find a better way to make use of my (fabulously delicious) creations or I will be the size of a house. And so the cake auction was born! Of course, wanting to capitalize on the exposure, I’m adding a few additional things to help increase the funds raised.

The good stuff:

The Main Event
2 layer scrumptious chocolate buttercream cake (covered in fondant), lovingly decorated (so as to get an A+ in my class!)
Top bid gets it. Starting bid $16.00
CURRENT TOP BID – $51.00

Other Wonderful Things
1) 1/2 dozen chocolate buttercream cupcakes (also scrumptious and lovingly decorated) … 4 lots … top 4 bids get them. Starting bid $4.00
CURRENT TOP BIDS – $12.08; $12.00; $10.00; $8.00

2) 1/2 dozen vanilla buttercream cupcakes (also scrumptious and lovingly decorated) … 4 lots … top 4 bids get them. Starting bid $4.00
CURRENT TOP BIDS – $20.00; $12.08; $12.00; $10.00

3) 1/2 dozen fabulously delicious dessert bars (graham crumbs, coconut, milk chocolate, white chocolate, scor bits, pecans – totally worth blowing your diet for!) … 4 lots … top 4 bids get them. Starting bid $5.00
CURRENT TOP BIDS – $50.00; $20.00

4) NEW ITEM! Updated! Generously donated by Matt at The Training Edge in Milton, 1 FREE weeks at his bootcamp. Starting bid $30.00 (retail value $75.00) www.trainingedge.ca
CURRENT TOP BID -

5) NEW ITEM! Generously donated by Matt at The Training Edge in Milton,
3 FREE 1 hr training sessions. Starting bid $75.00 (retail value $195.00) www.trainingedge.ca
CURRENT TOP BID -

How fabulous is that?!? Now you can buy a delicious treat and then work it off. Totally a win/win!! Thanks Matt!!

Please e-mail bids to bakeforthecure@hotmail.com, making note of the item being bid on in the subject line. I will update top bids here every couple of days. If bidding is overwhelming, I may add additional lots as necessary.

Bidding will commence immediately, closing on August 27th at midnight. Unfortunately photos of the actually items will not be available to view until the 27th (or possibly the 26th) as they will be made fresh, but I will post examples of my work so far in a bit (examples added below).

Free delivery within Milton

Thanks so much for your continued support!!

Jennifer

To track current top bids please Click here

Want to Donate directly to Jennifer on her ‘RUN FOR THE CURE’  page, here is the link  Donate Now

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED:

OUR WINNER IS: Ashleigh Shabot Congratulation on winning this great prize. You have been contacted by email, please call us so we can arrange to have your pass delivered or picked up. We want you to enjoy Ontario Place as soon as can!! SOAK CITY – BABY

Thank-you to all the entered our contest, we would like to say thank-you to Ontario Place for their support and working hard so everyone can have fun at their amazing Entertainment Park!

Stay tuned for upcoming contests in the very near future…Have a great day !!

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Get up to 13 entries in this COOL CONTEST, get it COOL ( Soak City- baby) !

Prize:

One lucky winner will win a 2010 Family day Pass to the amazing Ontario Place

Contest closes: Thursday August 19th at 5 pm EST, winner will be announced on August 20th before 5PM EST, winner will contacted by email and will have 3 days to get back to us at the point another draw will take place if needed.

How to win:

New Member: Sign up as our member today to get exclusive deals, perks and notified on cool contests like this and receive 5 entries to the contest Click here to become a member

Existing Member: Already a member, no worries no need to join again, simply click here and fill out a quick entry and you will receive 5 entries: Members Only Entry

Comment: You will receive 2 entries for  leaving a comment on the bottom of this post by just telling us your favorite thing to do at Ontario Place or why you want to go to Ontario Place – no need to become a member if you choose this option, you still get to play our game !

Please note: by entering a comment, you agree to opt-in to receive updates from Ontario Place directly, please use you email address so we can contact you if you win as well

Twitter: Re-tweet this exactly on twitter  click here to tweet about the contest to get 2 more entries Must leave a comment below with email ( don’t worry email is hidden to the public) or be one of our members at Discover Milton in order for twitter entries to count

FaceBook Page: Leave a comment about Ontario place or Discover Milton on our Face Book page and receive 2 more entries: Click here for Facebook Page - must leave a comment below with email ( don’t worry email is hidden to the public) or be one of our members at Discover Milton in order for Facebook entries to count

Email us: Want even more, Simply email us and tell us one attraction that is at Ontario Place  to get 2  more bonus entries- casue we are cool like that…plus we want to look COOL today every time you all email us – our Blackberry will keep buzzing, hence wow they are ‘Cool’ , i know running an online site can get pretty lonely- Haha !! Okay just  EMAIL US NOW , help us be COOL please !  Please note: by doing this option you allow us to provide your email to Ontario Place so they can send you COOL updates! Hint: the attractions are on their website, okay we are making this way too easy!

Lots of ways to enter, it worth it as you know Ontario Place is fun for all ages, lot of attractions for everyone, never been, well what are you waiting for, there is not better time to go then TODAY!!

The Family Play All Day Pass entitles four (4) persons any age to receive a Play All Day Pass for that visit

No purchase necessary to enter

Check out Ontario Place website: www.ontarioplace.com

Here is an offer to save upto $30.00 if you want to go this weekend, or just in case you are not so lucky to win, come back anytime to print off coupon:

Ontario Place discount coupon

Good Luck Everyone!!  Another cool contest from DiscoverMilton.com thanks to our friends at Ontario Place, they rock and stay cool at the same time !!

Stay tuned for other awesome contests from us and our partners very soon!

From time to time Discover Milton finds some great talent in this community, we then ask if we can showcase that individual’s talent  to our members and visitors.

We were happy to discover George Qua-Enoo, this months featured Milton talent. His friends call him GQ, and since you will be connecting with him below by getting a glimpse of his work and things he has to say about Milton, you can also call him GQ , we don’t think he will mind, he’s cool like that !

The latest development for this talented, up and coming Photographer is  that he’s  been recognized as one of the top emerging Photographers in Canada by Photo Life Magazine, which is a major Canadian photography publication. They also used one of his images(afro with a comb) of on their online current page here:  http://photolife.com/currentIssue.php

GQ was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. His family immigrated to South Africa in his mid teens, not long before South Africa gained independence from apartheid in 1994.

His story of how he got into photography differs from most; neither one of his parents nor his grandparents handed him a camera when he was little. GQ didn’t grow up looking through fashion magazines or photography books compiled by some famous photographer.  He never studied photography formally either; everything he knew was self-taught.

Q & A with GQ:

Discover Milton: What made you want to move and live here in Milton & how long have you been a resident in Milton?

George Qua-Enoo: My wife and I bought our home here in Milton two years ago, after living on a farm in Halton Hills for two years prior.  We like the small town feel of Milton.  Everything seems to be within five minutes drive.

DM: What is one thing that you would love to see in Milton that is not here?

GQ: I would love to see more variety in cuisine and arts and entertainment venues.

DM: How would you describe your photography style?

GQ: Authentic

DM: What advise can you give to other photographers trying to break into the Industry?

GQ: Differentiate yourself from the pack and master your craft. What would make someone come to you for their pictures and not elsewhere?  Take as many photographs as you can. Practice the ABS Theory (Always Be Shooting).  Challenge yourself and try new things. Learn from other photographers and develop your own aesthetic. Photography is a continual learning art. Just when you think you know it all you then you realize you are not even half there. Create your own style and you won’t blend in like everyone else.

DM: One thing that the general public does not know about you?

GQ: My interest in photography initially started through modeling.  I quickly realized I prefer to be on the other side of the lens!

DM: What do you rate the Town of Milton so far from your experience from a scale 1 to 10? And why?

GQ: 9 out of 10.

It has so much to offer, it’s growing and that’s exciting and hopefully the infrastructure like roads, hospitals and schools can keep up.

Thanks GQ for answering our questions, your work is very unique, we wish you nothing but success for the future!  Always Dream and Believe! Don’t forget us when you make it as one the top photographers in the world :)

see George’s site for more work:

www.gqart.com

George Qua-Enoo is a commercial, portrait and editorial photographer based in Toronto, but available Worldwide.

For inquiries regarding availability, email George at georgeq@gqart.com

T: 647.237.4141
E: georgeq@gqart.com
Twitter: @GQart

Recent news, images, and articles can be found on George Q’s blog.

Do you have Talent?  can be anything at all!! We want to talk to you!  Don’t be shy or do you know someone that has talent please let us know by dropping us a line at info@discovermilton.com with some deets. We will  contact them and showcase them to our Milton community. it’s our way of showing Milton Rocks! If you are resident living here and have some things to say about our community we are always looking to profile people like you, drop us a line as well !

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The TELUS ½ Price Movie Combo is a specially priced combo offer which includes a General admission ticket, Regular Popcorn and Regular Fountain Drink at approximately 50% off of the combined retail price. This offer is only available on Tuesday’s and is available exclusively at all Cineplex Entertainment theatres. Click here for further details.

Here are four W’s you need to know:

The Pirate Festival has a separate entrance charge that does not go towards this cause. For more information, please see our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page.

Website: www.miltonhauntedhouse.com

Discover Milton is pleased to announce a new perk courtesy of Ontario Place for our members.  Enjoy $5 off the Ontario Place Play All Day before taxes up to a maximum of SIX $5  discounts per coupon before taxes.  Valid during the  2010 Summer Operating Season. Purchase of the pass must be made the Ontario Place gates at the time of coupon redemption.  Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers or discounts including consignment, prepaid tickets, upgrades or online purchases.  Coupon must be surrendered when used.  Not valid for groups, CNE rides or attractions, or separately ticketed events.

Step 1: Just click on the flyer below, or to open flyer for print please Click Here

Step 2: print and bring to Ontario Place to save.

Step 3: Enjoy!

After a couple of weeks of this contest, as per our contest , we were to announce 1 lucky winner, our program has given us 1 name. A total of 2817 people entered into the contest with a total 42,255 entries. Our lucky winner is… Drum Roll please…

Congratulation to:

JASON MURRAY of Milton Ontario- for winning our iPad Contest. We can’t wait to take your picture and get your reaction. Enjoy!

As per contest rules  ‘The winner will have until 11:59pm EST on Monday July 5th, 2010 to provide their full contact details in order to claim their prize., please contact us by this date to claim your prize, Jason we just you an email with details and how to contact us with the next steps,  you need to call us to answer very soon and answer our skill testing question!! If you know this person please tell him to contact us, hope he does before the deadline or else we will draw another name, but we highly doubt that someone may pass this great prize up !

HAPPY Canada’s Day Everyone, we will be launching a new contest shortly.

Leave your comments below or congratulate the winner personaly yourself.