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A 22â€"yearâ€"old Oakville woman who said she was sexually assaulted and robbed by a knifeâ€"wielding man while walking her dog in Edgeware Park last November made up the story and selfâ€"inflicted some of her injuries say Halton Regional Police. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Almost a year to the day since General â€" Electric Canada announced a multiâ€"million dollar expansion to its Oakville plants the company says it‘s set to lay off 60 more employees. The workers will be out of work effective March 5th after the firm cave notice of the cutbacks last (GE layoffs continue with 60 more employees let go Woman lied about sex assault A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 9 There were plenty of funny looking faces at Pinegrove Public School Tuesday, but the teachers weren‘t complaining â€" it was all part of the face painting contest event of the school‘s weekâ€"long winter carnival. A sampling of the funny faces include (front row left to right) Lauren Vanrassel, Jennifer Fletcher, winner, Angie Zardo, winner, Amber Jordan, Lindsay Croll, Julia Crow, (back row left to right) Darrell Cowan, Lisa Hazinch, Vanessa Drew, Craig Mannder, Jeremy Houghton, Kristen Lowe and Katherine Wallace. FUNNY FACES "Although rare, the investicating "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition detectives, after substantial deliberaâ€" tion, have exercised their discretion not to proceed with charges against the woman," reported Sgt. Joe Martin. "A twoâ€"month investigation by detectives from the (Oakville) Criminal Investication Bureau conâ€" week. Layoffs, however, are nothing new to GE in ~Oakville. In January 1992 â€" the same week it proâ€" claimed the $144 million infusion into it‘s two South Service Road faciliâ€" ties ~â€" _ General Electric announced that 71 workers would t the TIM HORTONS SPONSORED JOIN THE BLOOD DONOR CLINIC LIFELINE _ us ‘Jan, 28th, 1993, 1:30â€"8:00 p.m. V LL} FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1993 28 Pages cluded that the attack in fact never occurred. The victim‘s entire account of the assault and the description of the attacker was found to be fictitious," said Martin. Police said the woman had been treated at the Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital for a sprained E CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY lose their jobs that spring. The April layoffs occurred in the comâ€" pany‘s automotive seal beam operaâ€" tions and involve employees at both the Oakville East and Oakville West plants. Also effected were workers manufacâ€" turing "specialty" incanâ€" wrist and ankle. "It was learned these injuries actually occurred as a result of an accidental fall on the pathway. Other reported injuries were found to be selfâ€"inflicted," reported Martin of a bump on the head and scratchâ€" es. descent lamps that are in limited use. At the time, GE spokesman Paul Jacot referred to sealed automotive headlights as a "dead" technology that will be phased out over the next several years. Days before the first round of last year‘s layoffs General Electric announced it would invest $144 million in Oakville to manufacture (See ‘190‘ page 4) (Trafaigar Rd. at Cross Ave.) (Photo by Barrie Erskine) Affiliated with Dr. H . Bernstein, C. Psych. Assoc The attack was supposed to have happened around the noon hour Friday, Nov. 15th, 1992 on a path in Edgeware Park in Oakville‘s Iroquois Ridge area. The woman told police she was grabbed from behind by a man who held a knife to her throat.. Today‘s Spiritual Posse Rocking for charity Thin Ice Skaters give cold shoulder to warm weather J essosss M 440 INGLEHART STREET 844â€"3240 We provide a lot more than 75 Cents (GST included) Page 10 Page 18 10