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Summer youth programs offered at Brooklin centre BROOKLIN -- Youth aged 12 to 18 can stay cool and busy this summer by taking part in a variety of activities, programs and camps being offered at the Brooklin Community Centre. The air-conditioned Brooklin Youth Room, located in the facility at 8 Vipond Rd., is open Monday to Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. until Aug. 31. Free membership is available to Whitby residents and provides youth access to activities such as pool, ping pong, foosball, video games, and more. Special events will be held in the room throughout the summer. Printable schedules outlining events can be found at www.whitby. ca/youthrooms. PARVANEH PESSIAN ppessian@durhamregion.com BROOKLIN -- A local park will receive a much-needed retrofit as part of the Town of Whitby's efforts to address residents' requests for adequate playground facilities. Duggan Park, near Anderson Street and Winchester Road East in Brooklin, will see its equipment replaced and updated this year. "We feel that given the fact that we have 553 homes in the neighbourhood with an additional 39 homes about to be built by Golden Falcon Homes, and the fact that we have no senior play structure south of Winchester and very much a great need for additional swings, this recommendation supports what the neighbourhood has asked for," said resident Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues. BROOKLIN -- Residents of a Brooklin neighbourhood are thrilled that the Town is making improvements to Duggan Park. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND Duggan Park to get redo Community works alongside Town and developer to update playground SEE BROOKLIN PAGE 7