Friday, December 16, 2016 7Brooklin Town Crier continued from page 6 Carleigh Semeniuk, 17, competes in the torrid heat of a Cyprus summer in the World Beach Volleyball Championships Local Block Parent program is revived by Lisa Slade-Mullin Pro life demonstrators, holding giant signs with graphic photos, set up along the sidewalks at the Baldwin/Winchester intersection Liam Mulcahy has a top ten finish at the national U23 cross country mountain bike championships August Emily Batty finishes 4th in cross country biking at the Rio Olympics, just two seconds out of a medal Five downtown Brooklin businesses are recognized by the mayor and council for renovations under the Facade Improvement Program: The Goodberry, Endless Ideas, Bryson Insurance, Raymond James Paragon Wealth Management, and Brooklin Dental Centre Ryan MacDermid, 14, makes the national karting team and competes in Italy at the worlds Rachel Devenyi competes in her first ever World Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup in Capetown, South Africa, and earns a bronze medal September Ethan Placek wins three golds at the Canadian Age Group Swimming Championships in Calgary. His victories came in the 50 and 200 m free-style and 100 m butterfly. Brothers Benoit and Harrison Potvin of Brooklin also competed in that event The audit firm KPMG presents Whitby with 18 recommendations to improve its services The Annual Wolfpack Golf Tournament raises $36,113 for the Lakeridge Health Foundation The Brooklin Men's Hockey League (BMHL) raises $2118.36 for two charities, Jumpstart and The Children's Wish Foundation Brooklin hosts Harvest Festival October BTC contributor Brad McIlwain travels to the south of France to begin an 800 km plus walk, El Camino de Santiago Melanie Stelatos, a Winchester Public School grade 5 student, wins gold in three disciplines at the World Dance Championships in Germany. Two other Brooklin dancers, Braydon Tokarski and Taylor Roth also compete Ladies from The Court at Brooklin donate over 20 hand-woven blankets to Oshawa's Hearth Place, which supports cancer patients November Whitby is named Ontario's best place for doing business and seventh best in Canada. Brad McIlwain reaches Santiago, Spain, on Nov. 7, with sore feet and knees At the Brooklin Remembrance Day ceremony, 12 year old Barrett Moore sings a particularly moving rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" Durham Region's RIDE campaign begins Christmas in Brooklin at Grass Park includes a tree lighting, tasty treats and a visit from Santa December Construction at Winchester and Thickson marks the beginning of the widening of these two major roads. Work is expected to go to April, 2017 St. Thomas' Church Refugee Committee surpasses its goal and raises over $9,000 for a family of five Coaching Association of Canada announces that Adam Morka, Emily Batty's coach and husband, is a winner of a Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence award 2nd Brooklin Girl Guides collect 1,401 lbs of food for Feed the Need Durham Who really are Santa's North Pole Liaisons?