Gas station employee struck with tire iron in robbery Halton Regional Police said two employees, the 21â€"yearâ€"old Mississauga man who was hit with the tire iron, and a 30â€"yearâ€"old Hamilton woman were working at the time. The man received minor injuries due to the blows from the tire iron, while the woman was unhurt. Police said it was approximately 11 p.m. when the lone male walked through the gas staâ€" Jelinek cagey about leadership bid A 21â€"yearâ€"old employee was struck twice with a tire iron during a hold up of the Sherwood Heights Sunoco gas station Tuesday night. Oakvilleâ€"Milton MP and Revenue Minister Otto Jelinek will announce his intentions concerning the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party durâ€" ing a televised press conference from Ottawa today at 12:30 p.m. A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 33 FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993 The press conference will be seen live on CBC‘s Newsworld, Jelinek‘s press secretary Peter Wallace said yesterday. By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff at the River Oaks Recreation Centre. The session is one of many beiné émg;d by the Parks and Recreation Department during March Break. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Ellen Reynolds was an avid student of the ‘Mime, Masks and Clowning‘ program put on by the Paul Goddard Troupe Tuesday Following the announcement, Jelinek will return to his home riding for the weekend, before returning to Ottawa Monday, Wallace said. Over the weekend, the MP will present 45 Oakville and Milton citizens with commemoâ€" rative medals marking Canada‘s 125th birthâ€" day celebration during a special ceremony to be held at the Oakville Municipal Building at 2 p.m. tomorrow. "He came in and indicated it was a robbery. He pulled out a tire iron and ordered the employees into the back room area," said Det. Sgt. Graham Barnes of Oakville‘s Criminal Investigation Bureau. The suspect then struck the male employee, once on the right shoulder and once on the right upper arm with the tire iron â€" "just to indicate he meant business," said Barnes. tion‘s front door at 2969 Sherwood Heights Drive. The suspect grabbed some money from the "I‘m not closing any options," Jelinek had said, just hours after Mulroney‘s announceâ€" ment. Jelinek said in a previous interview that he was considering entering the leadership race after Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced his resignation in February. If Jelinek‘s does announce his intention to seek the leadership campaign, he would join the likes of Defence Minister Kim Campbell, cash register and a table and herded the two employees into a back washroom area. The suspect was last seen driving southâ€" bound on Winston Churchill Boulevard in a 1987 GMC window miniâ€"van with black tinted windows. The van was a twoâ€"tone brown that was gold in its main centre portion. _ Police described the suspect as a white (See ‘Suspect‘ page 2) "He told them not to come out and made good his escape," said Barnes. Police didn‘t reveal the amount of cash stolen. $ 69 § 24 198. Plus applicable tax, At participating stores 28 Pages Environment Minister Jean Charest, Haltonâ€" Peel MP Garth Turner and Etobicokeâ€" Lakeshore MP Patrick Boyer. Campbell, who is expected to announce her candidacy next week, has strong party support and is the favorite to succeed Mulroney. Her chances for becoming the next federal PC leader improved after Communications Minister Perrin Beatty, External Affairs Minister Barbara McDougall and Industry Minister Michael Wilson announced they would not be seeking the leadership. CHISHOLM CENTRES BUSINESS....:secccerrereeesesviseriee 10 CHURCH DIRECTORY.....16â€"17 Affiliated with Dr. H. Bernstein, C. Psych. Assoc. Paper Elect Filing | We Prepare WR Arrivals Departures Work of Sheridan College grads showcased i Electronic ~FZL / Filing When S We Prepare Your Income Tax Return All Oakville Locations. District Office Appleby Mall, Burlington PP 'Fel -l 12 8 440 INGLEHART STREET 844â€"3240 We provide a lot more than 75 Cents (GST included) Page 10 J’P)e Income Tax Specialists 18â€"19 20â€"23 2427