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Friday, August 31, 2018 5 Brooklin Town Crier Submitted by Stanton MacKellar Marketing & Publicity Director, Whitby Ringette Association Four Brooklin girls, (L to R) Hannah Gill, Paige Jeffcoat, Jordan MacK- ellar, and Lauren Nagy, joined up with other Whitby and Ajax players to form the Durham Wildstars un- der-14 ringette team that travelled to Finland to compete for the Fin- land Lions Cup. The Wildstars are only the second Canadian team to win the championship in its 18-year history and the first at the U-14 age level. The team toured four countries in 12 days: Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and Iceland. Highlights included the spectacular views of the geysers and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, and the old world charm and narrow cobble streets in Tallinn, Estonia and Stockholm. The Wildstars started the tournament winning their first three first round games. With a place in the final assured, the last game of the round robin was split 2-2 against the Helsinki Haukat (Hawks), setting the stage for an exciting rematch against the Hawks in the final. Through great goaltending from Lauren Nagy and supported by a tight defence, the Canadian girls managed to hold on to a two goal lead till half time. In the second half, their confidence returned and the Canadian girls wore down the defences of the Finish opposition, scoring five unanswered goals to seal the win. "There was obvious, mutual respect between the girls," said Christine Wozniak, Paige Jeffcoat's mother. "When the Haukat team all joined the Wildstars on the ice for their celebrations at the end, they were genuinely happy for our girls. That is ringette. I loved it when a group of the Hawks started to do the Durham Dance our girls had taught them a couple of nights earlier." Brooklin Girls Win Ringette Gold in Finland In addition to ongoing work on the parking garage at Durham Regional Headquarters in Whitby, the south parking lot will also be under construction until late Sep- tember. This work will temporarily reduce the number of parking spots available in the south parking lot. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule. The work is to replace the waterproofing system. There will be a walkway constructed from the parking garage to the south entrance of Durham Head- quarters. Please follow posted signage and use caution in the parking lot and garage. Regional HQ Parking Lot And Garage Under Construction (Photos by Stanton MacKellar) Saturday, September 15