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> vA A Proud Voice For Scugog | 4 Vol. 2, No. 28 Tuesday, January 19, 1993 CIRC. 10,000 28 pages Pinewood Centre expands north to Port Perry People in north Durham seeking help with alcohol or drug problems will now be able to get it in Port Perry as the Pinewood Centre opened the North Durham Community Addiction Services last week. The newly opened office is located at 180 Mary Street and, the services will include patient assessment leading to either treatment or referral to an appropriate service. Pinewood Centre in Oshawa has been in operation for 26 years as a division of the Oshawa General Hospital. The Port Perry office will offer therapy programs for groups of up to 12, educational and self assessment for groups up to 20. There are also programs available for spouses living with a person who has substance abuse problems, for teens and for children under 12 years of age. Steve Chiasson is one of two counsellors working in the Port Perry office, and he said that while overall use of alcohol and drugs in the general population is declining, the number of cases of substance abuse continues to rise. Opening the office in Port Perry is a way to "bring the services closer to the population here," and will eliminate the need for transportation to the Pinewood Centre in central Oshawa, he said. The other counsellor is former Port Perry resident Lynn (Bradbury) Jaglall who was one of those instrumental in setting up, the S.A.D.D. program' while she was a student at Port Perry High School. The two counsellors at the Port Perry office will accept Please see page two 5 Al General Motors to cut 1,450 jobs at Oshawa plant General Motors will lay off about 1,460 employees at the end of March when the company moves to a single shift at the #1 car assembly plant in Oshawa. The grim t was dampened demand for automobiles like the Chev Lumina. He went on to say that not many of those who are laid off late next month will be lled in the future. made Monday morning in Oshawa by GM Canada president George Peapples who said the slow recovery of the North American economy had Ice Palace opens ........... The Scugog Ice Palace, the longest open air skating rink In Durham opened last weekend, much to the delight of young and old who hauled out the skates for some great winter fun. This group of happy youngsters from the 12th Whitby Brownies took time to mug h up for our photographer. And the kids sald they'll be back for more skating this winter. ice Palace Is open weekdays from 4 p.m., weekends from 11 a.m. (weather permitting) and when you're not skating, you can enjoy a hot drink and snack In the heated shelter on the shore. The skating rink Is located on Lake Scugog at the Port Perry waterfront. Police nab teens after cab hi-jacked at gun-point Two teen-agers are facing numerous charges after being arrested Sunday evening at Myrtle Station on Highway 12. Several Durham Police cruisers were used to stop a taxi that had been hi-jacked at gun-point earlier that afternoon. . Durham Police saidgshe arrests were made without incident whesf the cab was forced off the road at Myrtle Station. A loaded 22 cal. rifle and a replica 9 mm pellet gun were seized during the arrests. Police said the incident began Sunday afternoon in Scarborough when two men hired a cab to take them to an address in Pickering. They then told the 32-year old cabbie to drive them north and near Uxbridge, the cabbie was robbed and forced at gun-point into the trunk of the cab. "They continued to drive around for about" 45 minutes," said "Durham Police spokesman. Near Leakedslo, north of Uxbridge, the cabbie was released and told to "get running." He went to a nearby farmhouse and notified police. The Chev Caprice cab was spotted southbound on Highway 12 at 5:30 PM by Const. Mark McConkey. With Const. McConkey keeping the cab under observation, other cruisers were dispatched and put in position at Myrtle Station where the arrests were made just before 6:00 PM. Durham Police artésted a 16 year old youthful offender from Pickering and 19-year old"Lawrence Mark of no- , fixed-address. They have been charged with armed robbery, forcible confinement, abduction, mischief, possession of a dangerous weapon, and use of a weapon while committing a crime. The pair are also being questioned by Metro Police in connection with other crimes. The cab driver, whose identity was not released, was cold and shaken after the ordeal, but otherwise un- harmed. The two suspects appeared for a bail hearing in Oshawa Court on Monday morning. The #2 Car Assembly Plant in Oshawa will continue to operate on two shifts producing Luminas and Buick Regals. But in November of this year, production in both Car Plants will shut down as the company re-tools for changes in the new models. This will put about 7400 employees out of work for some eight weeks. They will be recalled gradually starting next January as the plants use a "slow acceleration curve to ensure the highest quality _processes are in place." " There was a bit of good news out of Oshawa on Monday. The announcement from Mr. Peapples said "based on past performance and commitments for improvement in the future, the Oshawa Car Assembly Plants have been given the world mandate for this (Chev Lumina) product." But he repeated that when both plants achieve full production next year after the conversion, there will be, 1450 fewer jobs than there are today. we Early retirement and lump sum payments for voluntary termination of employment may be available. Jobs will be lost according to seniority under the terms of the agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. General Motors currently employes 16,000 people in Oshawa at two car plants, one truck plant, one farbrication plant and in head offices. Mr. Peapples said "these are challenging times in our igflustry, but we are taking the fficult steps to reduce our costs to sustain our important base of employment in the Oshawa Car Assembly Plants, and this process of constant improvement must continue into the future." ' Winter patrols Durham Region Police made several liquor-related charges as snowmobile patrols started over the weekend on Lake "The snowmobile patrols will be out on the lake as often as possible, concentrating on the weekends," said Inspector Ross Smith on Monday. He said officers on these patrols will be checking for liquor offenses, dangerous driving of any kind of vehicle, and vehicle registration and insurance.