Good morning. It is an honour to rise in the Legislature and bring awareness to great organizations, celebrations and events in my home riding of Oakville.

I want to thank the Kerr Village Business Improvement Area, the BIA, for keeping Oakville a friendly, successful community for all business owners and residents. I would like to thank the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport for bringing the Reconnect Festival and Event Program to Oakville. I would also like to thank the minister for your support for the funding for our community with a generous investment of $173,000, and specifically $55,000 to the Kerr Village BIA.

Each year the Kerr Village BIA organizes a September weekend event. Tonight I’m excited to be attending the opening of the seventh annual Kerrfest and Kerrfest Kids festival event, which runs from Thursday, September 8 to September 11.

To kick off the fall season, the Kerr festival will be bringing delicious food vendors and incredible live musical entertainment, including—many of you may remember—the Canadian rock band Chilliwack; an east coast night with Jimmy Rankin, and the Irish Descendants; 54-40; the Box, Bill Durst; and many more.

Kerrfest will have something for all ages and Kerrfest Kids will provide a meet-and-greet with characters from PAW Patrol and Bob the Builder.

Not only will I be attending the Kerr Festival tonight, I’m proud to have my constituency office located right in the heart of the Kerr Village community. Kerr Street has a welcoming, eclectic, trendy vibe that merges small-town hospitality with urban revitalization.

I invite everybody in this Legislature to bring their family, have a staycation and visit Oakville for the entertainment this weekend at the Kerr Village festival.