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Friday, October 20, 2017 7 Brooklin Town Crier For more information about this feature contact the Brooklin Town Crier at 905.655.7642 Meet Your Local Merchant The Region of Durham will conduct its annual fall testing of the Public Alerting System within the 10-kilometre area around the Darlington and Pickering Nuclear Generating stations. Testing is scheduled to take place during regular daytime business hours on October 24 for indoor notification (automated emergency telephone dialing system), and on October 25 for outdoor siren activation. The outdoor sirens will sound for up to one minute. Individuals near the Darlington or Pickering Nuclear Generating Station who hear sirens or receive the indoor notification are not required to take any action. The Public Alerting System is designed to warn residents and businesses in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency. It consists of two components--outdoor sirens installed within three kilometres of the nuclear generating station, and an automated emergency telephone dialing system for indoor notification within the 10-kilometre area. Households and businesses with a landline in this area, which includes the City of Oshawa and towns of Ajax and Whitby, will receive the indoor notification. The next testing is scheduled to occur in spring, 2018. Durham Testing Public Alerting System Since the first Peter Perry Award in 1955, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce (WCC) has proudly recognized outstanding community achievement. This tradition continues through the Business Achievement Awards program, which publicly recognizes local businesses that demonstrate excellence, a commitment to their community and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The winners in each of the six categories will be announced at the Peter Perry & Business Achievement Awards gala on November 16. Brooklin businesses among the finalists are listed first in bold italics: Business Achievement Award (1-15 Employees) Brock St. Brewing Co. MacAskill Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Two Men and a Truck Business Achievement Award (16-49 Employees) CRCS DKI Collins Barrow Durham Deighton Associates Ltd. Business Achievement Award (50+ Employees) Royal Ashburn Golf Club Abilities Centre Boys and Girls Club of Durham Todd Skinner Young Entrepreneurs & Professionals Award Andrew Valyear, Skyview Electronics Inc. Denise Laframboise and Nicolee Evans, The Red Pin Mortgage Brokerage Shawn Walsh, Step by Step Pro DJ Business Person of the Year Award Connie Heron, Connie's Brooklin Village Shoppe Ltd. John Draper, Together We Rock! Inc. Karey Anne Large, Kake Kreations New Business of the Year Award Cupcake Junkie Bakery & Café Durham Escape Rooms Rawlicious Whitby BHS Golfers win OFSAA! Brooklin High's foursome (left to right in pho- to) Keegan Mongru, Jordan Breen, Tyler McDowell, and Nate Butler captured provincial gold honours recently at the OFSAA championships at Kingsville Golf and Country Club. Though tied for fourth after the first round, they roared back to win the title by one stroke.