Have a look again on the most-read and most talked about information tales in Oakville from 2024
Oakville has been via a monumental yr – and now that we have rung within the new yr, it is time now to look again at 2024s largest tales with Oakville Information!
It has been an thrilling yr within the city of Oakville, with a lot occurring in native politics, sports activities, arts, historical past, and the lots of of native occasions from all throughout city.
However in a yr dominated by nationwide and world information, the Oakville Information staff nonetheless discovered over 2,800 authentic, native tales that our staff of writers, researchers, reporters, photographers and extra have revealed.
2024 was additionally an enormous yr of change for Oakville Information, as we had been acquired by Village Media, becoming a member of forces with different Halton information websites in Milton, Burlington and Halton Hills – to not point out sister newspapers all throughout Ontario.
We have got three totally different sections to look again at a few of this yr’s largest and greatest tales. First are our prime 5 most learn articles throughout the newspaper in all sections. Then we’ll look again on the largest tales in every part of the web site. Lastly, we have gathered our favourites cartoons from native artist Steve Nease.
We hope you take pleasure in this look again at 2024 with us, and here is to a fantastic 2025! Completely happy new yr!
High Tales of 2024
In ascending order, these had been the highest 5 most learn tales on Oakville Information for 2024:
5. Championship stage physics…at age 15!
Revealed on June 14, 2024. Written by Ben Brown.
After transferring to Oakville two years in the past, 15-year-old Jimmy Liu positioned fourth out of 12,000 contestants in an worldwide physics competitors – regardless of by no means having taken a highschool physics course.
Learn the complete authentic article on-line right here: Oakville highschool scholar ranks fourth globally at physics competitors
4. A full trip to Queen’s College
Revealed on July 19, 2024. Written by Tyler Collins.
A scholar from Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary College was considered one of 100 college students chosen for the 2024 Schulich Chief Scholarship, which is able to present Pooria with $100,000 for post-secondary training.
Learn the complete authentic article on-line right here: Highschool scholar receives $100,000 scholarship to go to Queen’s
3. 4 lanes to attach Oakville and Burlington
Revealed on October 9, 2024. Written by Kim Arnott.
The progress on Halton’s Wyecroft Highway extension, a undertaking that can create a brand new 4 lane roadway connecting Oakville and Burlington, grew to become one of many largest tales of the yr because the undertaking’s completion was delayed till 2026.
When completed, the street will embrace a four-lane roadway, a bridge, multi-use pathways, new on-road bike lanes, and provisions to keep up clear ingesting water.
Learn the complete authentic article on-line right here: ‘It would alleviate loads of the visitors’: $117M roadway to attach Oakville and Burlington
2. Hexagon wins a Michelin star
Revealed on June 14, 2024. Written by Tyler Collins.
Gourmands bought excited when nice eating restaurant Hexagon, the downtown Oakville idea from chef Rafael Covarrubias that first opened in 2017, grew to become Halton area’s first ever Michelin restaurant.
Learn the complete authentic article on-line right here: Oakville restaurant wins a Michelin star
1. Glen Abbey golf course goes underwater
Revealed on July 16, 2024. Written by Ben Brown.
By far probably the most intense story of the yr, the midsummer flash floods that dwarfed Oakville in heavy rain introduced greater than 75mm of rain in sooner or later induced an particularly deep flood at Glen Abbey golf course.
The Eleventh-Fifteenth holes within the ravine went underwater, with some areas over a foot deep. The course was closed for every week, and Oakville Information documented the course’s journey to re-opening all through the summer time.
Learn the complete authentic article on-line right here: ‘A lot of the course is beneath water’: Glen Abbey Golf Membership closed because of flooding
2024’s High Cartoons
We’ll finish issues on a lighter observe, with the most preferred cartoons from our readers during the last yr, all primarily based on main occasions.
Most of all, we need to thank all of our readers on your continued help of our important dedication to bringing your nice, native tales from Oakville’s solely impartial information supply.
Your readership is what makes this all attainable, and we’re trying ahead to a different nice yr!
