25 | durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, July 28, 2022 | Get the Perfect Fit! Specializing in quality alterations For Prom, Bridal, and Mother of the Bride Gowns and Evening Dresses * Custom Clothing Quality Alterations * Fine Fashion Fabrics *Laura Hepplewhite Custom Jewellery and Repair Monday to Saturday 10-5, evening appointments available Our new management would like to thank you for your support Please help us by voting for the following categories Best Atmosphere • Best Pizza Best Casual dining WE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED!!!! Voting started July 14th. Please go to www.durhamregion.com. to place your vote. 110 Lupin Dr, Whitby, ON L1N 1X8 +1 905-668-3600 Parkwood Estate is of- fering its once-a-year basement tour to visitors. People can catch a glimpse into the service areas of the historic site, including the family vault, the central clockwork system and the elevator engine room, among others. The basement tour presents an understanding of how a 55-room mansion used to run. It highlights the industrial complex needed to operate the lifestyle of the McLaughlin family. The estate is a designated national historic site and the family home of Col. Robert Samuel McLaughlin, the founder of General Motors of Canada. The site educates and highlights McLaughlin's contribution to Canada. The first Monday in August is a civic holiday in Ontario and is celebrated as McLaughlin Day in Oshawa. When the McLaughlins were in residence the basement was the industrial hub of the mansion, including laundry facilities, the cannery, the boilers, the workings of the elevator, the wine cellar and much more. Visitors can enjoy the one-hour tour of the basement from Saturday, July 30, through to Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Book your tickets online for $15 per person at www.parkwoodestate.com The country's finest and last remaining grand estate is at 270 Simcoe St. N. at the corner of Adelaide Street in Oshawa. PARKWOOD ESTATE'S BASEMENT TOUR IS BACK OJASVINI PARASHAR oparashar@metroland.com WHAT'S ON EVENT ONLY RUNS ONCE A YEAR See what it took to run Parkwood Estate when the McLaughlins lived there in the estate's once-a-year basement tour, running July 30 through to Aug. 7. Metroland file photo