Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Oakville (2006 population 165,613) is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. Once a year, usually in late spring, Oakville''s arts and music groups get together for the Love of the Arts Festival. Hosted by CommUnity Arts Space, a local umbrella groups that has been advocating for a shared physical space for Oakville''s arts and cultural groups since 2002, this festival is the only multi-disciplinary community festival of its kind in town and showcases local talent, skills, crafts, literary art, dance performances, theatre groups, music performances and much more. A symbolic presentation of a "shared space", the one-day event is entirely sponsored by local corporate and private donations and helps to nurture friendships and understanding between participants and visitors alike.