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to an active retirement lifestyle at Vistamere, Oakvilles premier retirement residence. Nestled in a well established neighbourhood, close to popular Hopedale Mall, living at Vistamere is like living in a fi ne hotel. Everything is included in your monthly fee; there are no hidden charges. Three meals a day in our beautifully appointed dining room, snacks, weekly personal laundry and linen service, daily housekeeping 380 Sherin Drive, Oakville, Ontario (905) 847-1413 www.vistamere.ca and so much more, have made Vistamere the choice for active seniors. Our fully equipped Residents Kitchen is ideal for personal baking. You can enjoy a game of pool in our comfortable Club Room, have a game of bridge in our Card Room or just chat with new friends in our bright and airy main lounge. We even have a custom designed indoor shuffl eboard court! Call today for your personal tour. Wed love to have you join us! w w w .in si de H A LT O N .c om O A KV IL LE B EA VE R T hu rs da y, A ug us t 25 , 2 01 1 4 OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Javelin Technologies officially opened its new Oakville headquarters, Tuesday, giving clients and other interested parties a look at some of the amazing things happening within the 12,000 square-foot facility. The company, which holds the distinc- tion of being Canadas leading provider of 3D design and engineering software solutions, moved from its previous headquarters on Dorval Drive in order to expand its opera- tions. Were very excited to be here. Weve been in Oakville and we decided to stay in Oakville. Its a great place for us and our families, said John Carlan, Javelin managing director. Weve got a lot of real interesting tech- nology that we are bringing to the customer community in the area and to customers all over Canada. With this facility weve doubled our space to give us some room for growth because we are expecting to grow. Carlan also talked about some of the new features present within the facility. 3D Printing is a new technology for us so weve built a 3D Printing lab where our cus- tomers can come in and try out their parts. We also put a studio in to do more video material, said Carlan. I think what we are most proud of is the 3D design theatre. That theatre holds between 15 to 20 people and we are going to use it with our customers to help them fix up their designs and make their designs more special and sell-able. A tour of the 3D theatre revealed it to feature a 185-inch screen with 3D and sound quality that would rival most commercial movie theatres. In a demonstration of how the theatre would be used, Javelin employees showed an avatar walking around a warehouse. The idea, they said, is that a client who is unsure about something, like their ware- house blueprints, can use the 3D theatre to walk around a virtual image of the ware- house, made through the blueprints, before construction on it even starts. Other images displaying during the pre- sentation at the theatre included a 3D model of the human heart and a 3D models of vari- ous mechanical products. The tour also included a look at the 3D printing lab where customer product designs are converted into plastic 3D prototypes through the use of special 3D printers. The Javelin facilitys launch party also featured a keynote address from artist, designer, pilot, filmmaker and Javelin cus- tomer Bill Lishman. Lishman is probably best known for his work in using an ultralight aircraft to lead various species of birds on new migration routes. His endeavors were depicted in the 1996 movie Fly Away Home. In July 14, 1988 I did my first flight with Canada Geese, and it was everything I had wished for. It was absolutely wonderful, said Lishman. They had just come out with this video camera at the time, today you would think it was a brick, but I took that up with me and I was able to get all kinds of footage of birds flying from above that people had never seen before. We made this home movie that won all kinds of awards around the world and drew the attention of ornithologists. Lishman would go on to help endangered birds, who had lost their migration routes, find new ones. Established in 1997, Javelin Technologies currently employs around 50 people, but plans to hire more as it expands. Javelin adds space and new technology at larger facility NEW DIGS: Javelin Technologies Inc. of Oakville has taken up residence in a new state-of-the-art facility. Pictured, L-R, are: SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot, Javelin's John Carlan, Javelin's Ted Lee, and William Lishman. ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER