Oakville will be the sole North American manufacturer of Ford‘s new Windstar miniâ€"van. While the rest of us were shivering and trying to survive record low temperatures in southern Ontario this past Canada President Jim O‘Connor was proudly unveiling the Ford Windstar miniâ€"van to automotive jJournalists in F sively in Oakville, the Ford Windstar begins production on Jan. 24th. By GORD KOLLE Special to the Beaver The OCNA editorial award for general excellence is the third major community newspaper award won by the Oakville Beaver in the past he Oakville Beaver has been named the best community newspaper in Ontario by the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA). Beaver named top community paper in Ontario Windstar production starts Monday A Metroland Community Newspaper â€"Vol. 32 No. 8 The Windstar kicks into producâ€" 1T Last June, the Beaver was driver‘s delight and a pasâ€" senger‘s paradise. And it‘s being built right here in Help give a Child a Summer to Remember Look for the Tim Horton Children‘s Foundation Coin Boxes at your local Tim Hortons stores. The spinoffs for Oakville‘s busiâ€" ness and residential communities can only be imagined what with an addiâ€" tional 1,100 workers being brought tion in Oakville, Jan. 24th, but the public won‘t be buying it until Mar. 24th, when Ford will have stocked dealerships across the country with the sporty, carâ€"like vehicle. Commenting on the awards, Oakville Beaver Publisher Ian That was followed by first place honors in the OCNA‘s general excellence in advertising competiâ€" tion. Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) editorial genâ€" eral excellence competition. named the top community newspaâ€" per in the country in the 1992 "The Oakville community is in very good shape," said outgoing Ford of Canada President Jim O‘Connor. "Oakville will be the sole producer of Windstars in North America." into the Oakville assembly plant, including 400 from Windsor and other locations outside town. ts success â€" pg. 3 | In addition to being named the top newspaper in Ontario, the Beaver also won three second place awards in the Premier Awards comâ€" petition. Ford has invested $1.5â€"billion Oliver said," It‘s a reflection of all the hard work and concern for qualâ€" ity throughout the Oakville Beaver. It‘s also a credit to the input we receive from the community of Oakville." FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1994 â€"van to automotive journalists in Florida. Built excluâ€" (Phota by Riziero Vertolli) Some Oakville employees were on the initial Windstar design team. Suggestions from Oakville plant workers were incorporated into the Windstar‘s final design. What Ford is doing is banking a (U.S.) in the program and the plant‘s 3,900 hourly and salaried workers have undergone 1.3â€"million hours of training in order to build the vehicle. Joy also earned a second place Feature Writing award for The Painful Difference â€" an article based on an interview with three members of the newly formed Retired Oakyville Beaver writer Barb Joy earned second place in the Best Business and Finance Story category for her story on Cocooning (people working from their homes). (See ‘Ford‘ page 5) weekend, Ford of 28 Pages _ 75 Cents (GST included) FOUNDATION on CD BUSINESS ........................... 22 FINANCIAL ADVISOR........23 I TRAVEL CRUISE............ 14â€"18 Includes up to 5 litres tre sgomgusm_'l'â€" Cen Jet Auto 8444088 Andrew Shepherd Wayne Mulgrave _ and a complete . entatlve car eck, ($5.00 Bruins‘ shining stars Duo off to allâ€"star game Oakville Beaver photographer Rizierro Vertolli earned second place in the Best Feature Photo in Color Award with his shot of a 10â€" yearâ€"old girl holding a candle at a. candle light vigil for the third anniversary of the Montreal masâ€" sacre of 14 female engineering stuâ€" dents at the L‘Ecole Polytechnique. GLYS (Gay Lesbian Youth Support). Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS The Bay, Ashbrooks Page 19 Page 10 Greg Gatenby Toronto literary mover and shaker