{"id":14309,"date":"2020-06-24T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/?p=14309"},"modified":"2020-06-24T08:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:56:07","slug":"the-visit-oakville-talk-of-the-town-awards-to-return-july-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2020\/06\/the-visit-oakville-talk-of-the-town-awards-to-return-july-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Visit Oakville Talk of the Town Awards to return July 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Visit Oakville\u00a0Talk of the Town Awards are making a return!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We pressed pause in April while everyone adjusted to the new normal, but now we\u2019re bringing the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/talk-of-the-town-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk of the Town Awards<\/a> back as a way to celebrate the tourism businesses still working hard to serve our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will announce one or two new categories each month that will be open for voting on visitoakville.com over the span of one week. The first category will be announced on July 8, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All voting happens digitally, so you can support your favourite local businesses whether you\u2019re living in Oakville or have visited us in the past.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start shaping our recommendations for future travellers and help us say thank you to these organizations that have adapted in the face of adversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the links below to learn more about our 2019 and 2020 Talk of the Town Award winners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/2019-talk-of-the-town-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/2020-talk-of-the-town-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t wait to welcome you all back when the time is right. Until then, we\u2019ll just have to show you why Oakville is worth the wait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay up-to-date with the latest in Oakville by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=fe4972d556d7b022d3b915a63&amp;id=d81e26ff79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to sign up for insider info, first looks and monthly information about the best attractions, events and businesses in Oakville.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Visit Oakville\u00a0Talk of the Town Awards are making a return!\u00a0 We pressed pause in April while everyone adjusted to the new normal, but now we\u2019re bringing the Talk of the Town Awards back as a way to celebrate the tourism businesses still working hard to serve our community. 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