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Failed ca rja ck a tte m p t Halton Regional Police are looking for a teenage couple who terrorized an Oakville motorist Monday while he stopped for a red light. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m. when the 30-year old man paused at a red light at Sixth Line and Upper Middle Road. A young male and female got into his car and demanded the driver take them to Burlington. The male suspect said he had a gun, although no firearm was seen. The driver told the couple he only had a small amount of money, which he placed on the dashboard. He then quick ly exited his vehicle and set off the car alarm. The suspects then fled. The female is described as white, 16 to 17 years old, with a slim build, long brown hair, brown eyes and a mole on the right side of her nose. She was wear ing a blue jacket and white hooded sweatshirt and black pants. The male is described as white, 16 to 17 years pld with a short brown crewcut and slim build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and baggy jeans. Anyone with information is encour aged to contact police at 825-4747 ext. 2215 or Crime Stoppers at 825-8477. Santa Claus Parade Nov. 20th The them e o f O akville's 51st annual Santa C laus H eritage Parade on Nov. 20th is " M illennium 2000...the past, present and future." D eadline for entering a float in the parade is Friday, O ct. 29th. In addition to the floats, over 10 m arching bands w ill also be featured. A ny business or com m unity groups interested in participating in the parade should call the O akville Parks and R ecreation D epartm ent at 845-6601, C R ED IT D ECLIN ED IN TH E PAST? 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According to Manager of Corporate Communications Donna Hildebrant, apparent equip ment failure caused the atmospheric release of 10 tons of the material which eventually settled mainly on properties in the Speers Road/Fourth Line area. The most obvious sign was a fine white residue on people's vehicles. The catalyst - mostly clay and sand together with aluminum oxide used in the production of gasoline - is harmless, said Hildebrant "It is not hazardous in any way," she said. "This doesn't happen very often and we are investigating the root cause." The incident took place around 8 p.m. on Sept. 30th in a catalytic cracking unit charge pump which lost suction, resulting in a "feed outage" and a pressure surge. At that point the catalyst was discharged from the stack along with the flue gas for about 20 minutes. Peter Perry, a Pinegrove Road resident described the fallout "the finest sand you'll ever see." He said he scraped about a tablespoon of the fine substance off his car. 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