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Oshawa| City and port in Ontario, Canada, on Lake Ontario, 48 km/30 mi east of Toronto; population (1996) 134,000. With an excellent harbour, and situated on the main intercontinental rail lines from Toronto to Montréal, it is an industrial centre, and a service and distribution point for a rich agricultural area. Car and heavy goods vehicle production is the principal industry; other products include motor accessories, brass and copper fittings, plastics, pharmaceuticals, building supplies, woollens, pottery, and glass bottles. |
| The McLaughlin Buick was produced here in 1907, and the city has been the Canadian headquarters for General Motors since 1918. |
| The area was first settled by the French as a trading post in 1750. Oshawa itself was settled as Skea's Corners in the 1790s, renamed in 1842, and incorporated in 1924. The name Oshawa reputedly derives from a Native Canadian term for a river crossing. |
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| In its peak of production the Oshawa plant turned out 1314 trucks per day, 90% of which was shipped directly to the United States. 10-14 years service: Bonnie Davies, Winnipeg, Manitoba (13 years) Kathleen Graham, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1997-present: 12 years) Janice Campbell, Toronto, Ontario (10 years) 5-9 years service: Janice Beitel, Toronto, Ontario (2000-present: 9 years) Joy Kramarich, Oakville, Ontario (8 years) Shari Michalewski (Comerford), Oshawa, Ontario (6 years) John Remington, Toronto, Ontario (5 years) Jan Hoffman, London, Ontario (5 years) 1-4 years service: Donna Rothwell, St. GM has also reached an agreement with Canadian auto workers that could defuse a dispute ignited by the automaker's plans to close its Oshawa truck plant as part of a reduction in its truck production. |
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