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Page 2, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, October 23,1996 Saindoz to be Canadian centre of Novrts AAZI.Vj LZIUE 1 Wellcome PLC. Between them, the two companies have seven facilities in North America, and since the merger was announced they have been- àwn zwasys t> sireamline those operations. The company announced last week that the Whitby Sandoz Plant will become the centre for Novartis' Canadian operations when the mnerger 15 complete. Ciba-Geigy',s plant in Dorval, Que., will close. Richard Gareau, spokesperson for Ciba-Geigy said that the closure could Epotentjally» resuit in the loss of 200 Jobs but that the companY 15 already in ~ItI negotiations for the sale of the facility. According to Gilles Gagnon, Sandoz's executive director for planning and development and designated vice president for Novartis the Whitby plant was chosej as a result of a feasibility studycearried out by a teamn made up of representatives from Sandoz, Ciba and outside consuÜltants. Gagnon said that the Whitby plant has 'better potential to achieve the critical mass that we need to re smai ometwiive.aeu "Thismet wilsenae ous ct eer seve ou custhmes.' Cnai falts h two Canadeanr facoies Whitb sysage ore modem ich , says agnit o, maes tha eter sfclth e cmet, i the edfuthre companyinseathe future Frthr eseart t dc ewi b crridut i e ecide ic phrducrtshell eproduoed theater hegri colet the.ciio t Aouning the ision te loaterimn Witby, Hans ad c er, anaing ircor ando chexCutiveoffierno dSiand Caofnadarand It ets p adboogies when i needs to get up and boogie. You may flot sit at home thinking about RPMls, fuel .k injection and torque-heavy tuning. And that's fine, because a bunch of Saturn engineers already did. Good thing, too. It means that Saturns can really get upand go. Especially the ones with theavailable dual-overhead- cam engine. Great for those hairpin turns on your favourite stretch of road. And even better when you find yourself in the passing lane. Next to an eighteen- wheeler. Whose driver seems to be ,, having a bad day. Hôeto seou soon.7 Incluided ini this lease is the pre-deliverv inspection, afill tank 4 9f~/mo0 of gas andfreight"charge. Taxes, license, insurance, 36 Month Lease acquisition fee anîd refivndahle secuirity deposit are add(iîioniaL $11 o O WJN This lease is based on 72, 000km fior 3 vears. Otherfinancial aragemients are available ito suit personal needk. A DIFFERENT KIND of COMPANY. A DiFFERENT KIND of CAR. MOTORCITY SATURN ISUZU 1520 DUNDAS STREET EAST WHITBY, 905-430-2350 says "We must give ourselves the best chance to be more competitive in Our marketplace and, from an economy-of-scale point of view, our analysis showed clearly- that we could not achieve this objective by malntaining a two-plant Canadian operation.» Gagnon says the Whitby plant will become a "world centre «fexcellence» and that the most likely scenarlo is for It to c' oncèntrate on the production of prescription products. The T own of Whitby's director of marketing and eonomic development, Peter LeBel, says that «Me Town ls extremely pleased that the Whitby location was chosen for the consolidation* of the company's operations. His department was not involved in the process that led te Sandox's choice, but was kept informed of developments by the company. «Mis was a purely corporate decision,» he says. He believes there will be positive spinoifs from the upgrded, facility because thei presence Of largej international companies canq help te draw otherg businesses inte the area. 1 sIt la important as we goc frward tbe able tosay thati manufacturing plants in the ve do have a successful world.' pharmaceutical company here,» he says, because of the 'clustering' ofsimilar companles that could occur. Manager of economic development for the region of - Durhamn, Norm Leigh, says that It is difficult te quantily the effects of this decision on the local economy right now, but we do antici>ate that it will tranmslate inte more jobs *In the community and this will have ripple effecta through the economy. 'This is a good, move for Durham because it will give us better credibility in the eyes of the world, Particularly in the pharmaceutical secter.» Gagnon says that it is teo earlY te sPeculate on -the scale of investment in or development of the Whitby facility. Before any definite decisions are made, "further feasibility studies* will be carried out. «It will be one year before any movement between plants occurs,' hé says." 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