Hollywood Star Stops By Iconic Oakville Drive-In!

Hey Oakville!

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One of the most famously dramatic courtroom confrontations in playwriting history will soon come to life at the Queen Elizabeth Black Box Theatre, where the Oakville Players will stage 10  performances of ‘A Few Good Men’ between Thursday, November 5th and Sunday, November 15th. 

This tale of murder, conspiracy, and a high-stakes court-martial first dazzled audiences on Broadway before it was turned into a hit 1992 movie. In the Oakville Players’ production, Chris Reid will take on the role of Colonel Jessep (played so memorably by Jack Nicholson on film) while Andy Ingram will spar with him in the courtroom as Daniel Kaffee (the Tom Cruise part). 

Tickets are on sale now, and a dinner + show package is also available for the Saturday, November 7th evening performance. An entertaining night out—if you can handle the truth!

Last year, Wounded Warriors Canada held the inaugural Oakville Remembrance Trail Run and raised over $20,000 to support the mental health of veterans, first responders, and their families. This Saturday, November 7th, they’re hoping to build more momentum off that success when the event returns to Lion’s Valley for the second year.

Starting at 10am, runners can choose between the 11km and 5km trail routes. The 5km trail is a new addition this year, to make the event more inclusive for participants of all abilities. Also new this year is the Marc Pinizzotto Cup, the trophy that will be given to the highest fundraising team, named in memory of the Oakville Constable who lost his life in the line of duty earlier this year.  

Last year’s run was an impactful way for the community to actively support those who have served, and now with the run returning for its second year that support is becoming an important Oakville tradition.

High achieving high school students have more opportunities than ever to pursue their interests within the Halton District School Board. The school board will offer four different specialized programs for the 2027/2028 academic year, and applications for these programs are now open.

Advanced Placement (AP) classes are designed to challenge and prepare students for university-level learning, while the International Baccalaureate (IBDP) program is known for being academically rigorous and producing excellence, and HDSB’s I-STEM is a four year opportunity for students to study in a hands-on, technology-focused way. In 2027 the board will launch the Academy For Athletic Performance and Excellence (APEX) at the yet-to-be-named new school at 4020 Sixth Line, intended to attract high level competitive student-athletes.     

Applications are available online and will be accepted until 11:59pm on November 30th. Good luck to everyone setting out on their specialized educational journey!

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Stars have been spotted at the 5 Drive-In movie theatre plenty of times before, but typically they’re on the screens and not in one of the cars! So it was delightfully unexpected when storied actress Brooke Shields documented her recent trip to the nostalgic Oakville spot for her social media feeds. 

Shields has been in the area filming the second season of her crime tv series You’re Killing Me, and between shoots she’s made the most of her Ontario time, exploring everywhere from Niagara Falls to Unionville. She stopped by Oakville’s 5 Drive-In to take in the much-talked-about You Can See Everything with her Canadian co-star Amalia Williamson, and the two definitely seemed to enjoy the old-fashioned drive-in experience, marvelling over the way the sound played through the car radio. 

The theatre has long been one of Oakville’s not-so-hidden gems, featured this past summer in several viral TikToks, and now that a bonafide celebrity has stopped by the drive-in seems even more iconic!

Anyone who collects the Tim Hortons NHL trading cards knows that the hobby can be about as frustrating as it is fun, between all the pesky doubles that stack up and the rare high value cards that remain elusive even after many packs are purchased. But Oakville’s Michelle Oryschak has designed a new solution for these problems. 

Inspired by her son’s childhood love of collecting the cards, a pastime the whole Oryschak family eventually became invested in as well, Michelle created Binder Bench, a platform intended to make trading cards and completing collections easier for children. 

A season-long membership to Binder Bench is $14.99 but beyond that there is no cost for trading cards within the community. There are no expensive sales or exorbitant auctions, just friendly exchanges between kids who collect for the simple love of the game!