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SPORTS PO R TFO LIO Girls field hockey champs crowned -pg. 28 Ex-Frantic goes out on his own -pg.8 B U S IN E SS Life's a 'crock1 for Dave Wood -pg. 30 IN S ID E Editorial................................................... 6 Comment................................................. 7 PUD.......................................................... 7 Prizeweek..............................................12 Church Directory............................14-15 Oakville Automotive...................... 17-24 Sports............................................... 28-29 Business..........................................30-33 Classified.........................................34-39 Special Supplements: W oolco, B argain ' H arold's, T h e B ay /S im p so n s. m JW r 3 * n J /y /? / J A M etroland Com m unity N ew spaper H fitr-. · R E T IR E M E N T P L A N N IN G K R S P s , R R IF s <9 a I : v i i l e i VOL. 29 NO. 86 -m -m -m "1 le a v e r BETTER NEWSPAPERS COMPETITION 1991 V " IN V E S T M E N T P IA N N IN C . Peter C. Watson, m b a , cfp, rfp PETER WATSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED Canadas Best Community Newspaper (+jnklA > -----------8 4 2 - 7 6 0 2 ------------ FRIDAY, JULY 1 9 , 19 9 1 C l) '- X l / f l C A 10 PAGES 50 CENTS+ 4 cents GST 7 //o Ciim ts U ^T I O a k v ille b a n k r o Police bullet ends bungled Toronto robbery attempt, hostage-taking By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Stall An Oakville man reported missing by his wife has been identified as the man shot and killed by police during a b u n g le d b a n k ro b b e ry a tte m p t in d o w n to w n T o ro n to T u e sd a y a fte r noon. A c c o rd in g to p o lic e in M e tro T o ro n to , fo rty -o n e-y ear-o ld P atrick Joseph C lem ents o f O akville entered the Yonge and B lo o r branch o f the R oyal B ank in T o ro n to at a p p ro x i mately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. A fter spot ting a police cruiser outside the bank, Clem ents took a female bank em ploy ee hostage, threatened he had a gun, and dem anded a large sum o f money. Clem ents was shot and killed two and a h alf hours later by the M etro Toronto police Emergency Task Force as he attempted to leave the bank with both the hostage and an undisclosed am ount o f money. P o lic e id e n tif ic a tio n o f th e deceased was hindered when no iden tific a tio n w as fo u n d o n th e m a n 's body and no recorded fingerprints or crim inal record on the man could be found But according to Halton Regional Police Service D et. Sgt. Roy Sm ith, Metro Police becam e interested in a (S e e `R o b b e r ', p g . 2 ) Tridon em ployees G race Proulx (lett) and Sandra Wilson look a cro ss what remains of the quality control laboratory at the North Service Road automotive parts manufacturing plant on Tuesday. More than 200 hourly workers were told last September the plant would be closing as the company announced plans to move its operations to Tennessee. Slated to close on July 26th, the plant is currently manned by about 40 workers. (Photo by Peler McCusker) Firefighters remove man from wreckage A H om by man is in stable condi tio n in T o r o n to 's S t. M ic h a e l's Hospital after his car collided with the re a r e r i tt o f a tra c to r tra ile r o n th e QEW at Bronte Road Tuesday night. A Ibcrt\A rsenault o f Sixth Line in H om by wks rem oved from his 198 2 Ford M ustahg by O akville firefighters th e n r u s h e d to O a k v ille - T ra fa lg a r M em o rial sp ita l. A rse n a u lt w as th e n tr a n s f e e d to T o r o n to 's S t. M ichael's Hos; tal w here he remains in s ta b le c o n it io n w ith s e r io u s injuries. The accident ociburred shortly after 10 p.m. A rsenault' ehicle was easthen it collided bound on the Q EW with a tractor trailer rolled over, T h e d riv e r o f tl ra c to r trailer. R a y m o n d C re a tu ro o \ B u rlin g to n , e sc a p e d in ju ry . T h e m is h a is u n d er investigation by the B urlington OPP. Countdown is on for Tridon workers as company moves operations to U.S. TT j By HOWARD M0ZEL Oakville Beaver Stall T here's a large, yellow happy-face on a load ing dock door at the O akville Tridon plant that on ly a y e a r ago se t th e m ood fo r th o se w ho worked inside. Today, that spirit is long gone. In fact, there's almost no one left there to feel either good or bad. O f the m ore than 2 0 0 hourly w orkers who w ere em ployed last S ep tem b er - w hen T ridon an n o u n c e d it w as c lo s in g up and m o v in g to Tennessee - there are now only 4 0 left. The com pany's Burlington plant is already closed and if it wasn't for some trouble with Tridon's rubber line south o f the border, the O akville branch would have gone dark on July 12th us well. Those workers that rem ain are running three shifts on the rubber line, while most o f the plant is either empty or growing steadily more hollow every day. ``T h e y 'r e ta lk in g J u ly 2 6 now b u t w e 've watched it all gradually move out," said G race P ro u lx , c u rr e n t u n io n h e a d at th e p la n t. "Everything that isn't nailed down is gone." T h at in clu d es 4 0 salarie d em p lo y ees, w ho w ere transferred to Tennessee. Hourly w orkers were not so lucky. Starting May 31st about 100 w ere let go, w ith m ore fo llo w ing th roughout June. Since last fall, however, workers did their best to keep the lines running despite the immi nent closure. " P eo p le k ept the p ro d u c tio n up. (T rid o n ) couldn't have made the move if people w eren't as co-operative as they were," said Proulx. `T ridon is very lucky - w e've had three termination dates - that people are willing to stay." T h is is e sp e c ia lly true c o n sid e rin g recent w orking conditions have been less than ideal. With the plant being guited. rubber worker Joyce Chadbolt says, there is no cafeteria (and no fridge for a w hile) and som e continuously noisy con struction going on right next door. L ast S ep te m b e r, w o rk e rs w o n d ered w hat would become o f those in the skilled trades and w hether any would end up in Tennessee. Some have indeed travelled south - but only for set-up and training purposes. Then they 'll be back in Canada looking for work, as will the maintenance staff that's w aiting to dism antle (he rubber line equipment. "The biggest- thing people felt when they left was fear," said Proulx. O ne s u p p o rt h as b een th e C o m m itte e o f A djustment set up by workers and management that is continuing to run a job search program a n d 1 help with resume preparation. " If a n y o n e is lo o k in g fo r g o o d , tra in a b le w orkers, they should call." said Proulx. (T hose interested can call 3 3 3 -2 9 2 2 or fax 6 3 4 -2 4 3 7 .) W orkers have no illusions, how ever, about how difficult it's been - and will continue to be to find work. "T here are jobs out there but a lot o f us arc single parents or single wage earners. We can't (S ee Tridon' pg. 3}