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Whitby Free Press, 10 Feb 1982, p. 27

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WHITB.Y FREE,,PRESg,'WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1982, PAGE 27 Wea ponjs charges laid First Cougardelivered Above is the first Cougar issued to Ontario Regiment - No, it's not a Mercury Cougar - but thé Canadian Armed Forces' latest armoured figbting vehicle built by General Motors of Canada. .Here Donald E. I-ackworth, GM president, (right), turns over the vehicle log book and "key" to Lieu- tenant Colonel Leo M orin (left), comnianding officer of the Ontario Regiment. Two reserve regiments - The Ontarios in Oshawa and the Governor-Genèral's Horse Guards of Toronto- are presently being equipped witb Cougars. Agile and amphibious, the Cougar bas a road speed of 60 mph and can swim at 10 knots. For armament, it features a 76mm main gun and a machine gun. -Photo courtesy of General Motors OSHAWA - Two wea- jpons related charges have been laid against a Whitby man after two ferpale employees at the Carousel Inn here com- plained of being ha r- assed by two men. According to a spokes- man for the Durham Regional- Polic 'e Force, the two women had left the Bloor Street West inn at about 1: 40 a.m. on February 2 and were followed by two men. * The women returned from the parking lot into the inn and told the bar- tender and the bouncer who went out and told the two men to leave. *The police said that the suspects left but retur- ned when the women at- tempted to leave. The spokesman said that the bartender and the bouncer went back outside when one of the men pulled out a shot- gun and aimed it at the bartender. At that point, the bouncer. pushed the man into bis car and- they lef t the scene. Approximately' four minutes later, P.C. Brian Hall and P.C. Alex Mack saw the car in Whitby while on patrol near the Thickson Road Dundas Street in- tersection. The. constables stop- ped the car in front of Nurse Chev-Olds where they arrested one man and siezed two shot-- guns. Christopher T. Hene- bery, 24, of 1010 Dundas Street East, Unit 61 has been charged with pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous and impaired driving. He appeared in Oshawa provincial court in February, how- ever, the outcome of that hearing was flot known at press time. Re creation report CONT'D FROM WG. 5 more ways of using current facilities without expanding them. "We've got to be honing in on what we've got and make it work to is best potential," DeVeau said.1 "We want to increase usage Witbout expand- ing."Y The director wants to seek "creative and inno- vative"l ways of using the town's facilities. If this is done, "the better we'l be at bring- igforward new and in- novative programs."1 He- also wants to bring in programs that are within the reach of the average porson. The department is aiming at "providing programs that are with- in the meéans of the aver- age person. " - It seems that Whitby's department is destined t'O become one'of the most progressive parks and recreation depart- ments.in the province. W. m~a*w qM"c ar.Oenup,6@40 Uemm b.uIn.~ /NHM O.FI *1.. SrAP

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