4 Friday, August 31, 2018 brooklintowncrier.com The 16th Annual Police Chief for a Day essay contest doesn't start until September, but essays can be entered now. Students entering into Grade 5 this fall are invited to enter the essay contest now to become Durham Regional Police Service's Chief for a Day. The theme of the essay contest is entitled "What would you do if you were the Chief of Police for a day?" The essay is limited to 500 words. In the fall, the top Grade 5 finalists from various school boards across Durham Region will be picked up at their schools by police cruisers and escorted to DRPS head- quarters. They will then read their winning essays to a community panel of judges, including Chief Paul Martin, members of the Police Services Board and members of the Police Appreciation Dinner and Awards Night (PADAN) Committee. The winner will serve as Chief for a Day on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 and will be a guest of honour at the 15th Annual PADAN on October 25, 2018 at Deer Creek in Ajax. All submissions must include: Name of student submitting essay (Grade 5 in September 2018) Name and city of school attending School Board the student attends (DDSB, DCDSB, KPR, PVNC etc.) All essays for consideration are due on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 and are to be submitted via email at: chiefforaday@drps.ca To see a promotional video about Chief for a Day, please visit our YouTube channel at: h t t p : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=_DAnAEvtFac For more information please contact Cst. Heather Wilson at 1-888- 579-1520 ext. 1740. Hey Kids! Want to be Chief for a Day? Community Calendar Sun., Sept. 9: 1- 4 pm: Settlers Court Neighbourhood block party Free Neighbourhood Watch training (2-3 pm), activities for kids, BBQ pot luck, endorsement as a Neighbourhood Watch community Sat., Sept. 15: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: 19th Annual Brooklin Harvest Festival Grass Park and Downtown Brooklin Sat., Sept. 15: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m: Birds, Beavers & Butterflies Nature Festival Thickson's Woods Nature Festival is fun for the whole family! Guided nature walks, bugs and botany ID, beekeeping demo, live wild animals and birds to meet, arts and crafts, silent auction, bake sale, refreshments, and more! Tickets at the gate: $5 adults, $2 children, $10 family (cash only). Thickson's Woods is at the foot of Thickson Road, south off Hwy.401 in Whitby. For more information visit www.thicksonswoods.com Fri., Sept 28: 4:00 - 5:00 pm (4th Friday of each month) Teen Leadership Council at Brooklin Library Whitby Library's Brooklin Branch seeks Teen Leadership Council members to share ideas & assist with special events and programs. Grade 9-12 students earn community service hours. Snacks provided. No registration required. For information, email teenservices@whitbylibrary.ca. Sat., Sept. 29: 10 am - 2 pm: Open Streets Whitby Brock Street South in Downtown Whitby, from Mary Street to Burns Street A free, family-friendly event that will close a 1.2 kilometre stretch of Brock Street South to cars and open them to people. For activities schedule, visit whitby.ca/openstreets. Sun., Sept. 30: 7:00 pm - Suburbanaires Men's Barbershop Chorus performance At Mt. Zion United Church. A fun and entertaining evening with these wonderful singers! Refreshments will be served. Free will offering. Mt. Zion is at 3000 Concession 8, just east of Salem Rd. Wed., Oct. 3: Brooklin United Church 41st Community Roast Beef Dinner Sittings at 5:15 & 7:00 p.m. Adults: $20 - Children under 12: $5 Preschoolers FREE (but must have a ticket) A portion of each ticket sold will support St. Vincent Pallotti's Kitchen New Building Fund. For Tickets, call the church office (905) 655-4141 French Family Storytime: Children and their caregivers can join Madame Sue for weekly French Family Storytime! A half hour of French stories and songs, with a dash of English! Drop in at Central Library's Children's Program Room Tuesdays: 7:25 pm: Brooklin Toastmasters Club Practice public speaking at Brooklin Community Centre & Library. Contact John Johnstone at jajhj@sympatico.ca or phone 905-683-4439 or Patricia Romano at promano257@outlook.com or phone 905-626-7055. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Community Care Durham (CCD) Basic Foot Care at St. Thomas' Anglican Church. 905-668-6779 Mon.-Fri. CCD delivers hot or frozen meals. To order: Karen Andrews 905-668-6779 If you have a community not-for-profit event you would like included in the calendar, please email it to editorofBTC@gmail.com with the subject line "calendar." Priority will be given to Brooklin events. Some editing may occur. HMCS Oriole docked in Whitby on Aug. 10, one stop on its three-month tour of Canadian port cities along the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes from June 13 to Sept. 22. As part of its Whitby visit, the ship was open to the public for tours on Aug. 11 and 12. Built in 1921, the HMCS Oriole was originally laid down as the Oriole IV, the successor in a line of vessels named Oriole that were in service as the flagships for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto. During the Second World War, the ship was chartered by the Royal Canadian Navy as a training vessel. In 1949, it was again chartered by the navy as a new recruit training vessel, and subsequently moved to Halifax in 1951. It was officially commissioned HMCS Oriole on June 19, 1952, and two years later the navy moved it to CFB Esquimalt to become a training vessel to the Naval Officer Training Centre. (photo by Liz Lowe) Whitby Fire and Emergency Services received a donation of more than $16,000 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada. Mayor Don Mitchell, Members of Council and Whitby Fire Chief Dave Speed were pleased to accept this donation. The funds received will support the purchase of more than 120 new particulate blocking flash hoods that will en- hance the safety of Whitby firefighters when responding to emergency calls. The hoods, also known as Balaclavas, are a protective barrier that firefighters place over their heads and under their helmets when entering a fire environment. The new hoods provide protection against air contaminates often found in fires. Whitby Fire Receives Donation For New Equipment Training Ship Visits Whitby