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ee era gs met oo -------- -------- ~ Arg "A Famlly Tradition for 126 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 15, 1992 - 3 rr ---- 7 5 ST Gerry's closing as no buyer is found By Julia Dempsey Port Perry Star Operations at Gerry's Dis- tributors are winding down af- ter an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer for the Alma Street business. Robert Harlang of Richter & Partners Inc. told the Star that although there was "an expres- sion of interest by a potential urchaser,"" the unnamed buyer ound the proposal unsuitable. The fate of the company was announced to employees on Wednesday. Only a handful of workers re- mained on staff when the Star called the company on Friday. "There's only a small staff here.I'd say about 10 of us," said Brenda, an employee. "We're clearing out a lot of files and taking a lot of phone calls from people who don't real- ize we're out of business," she said, adding it could be a couple of weeks before the skeletal staffis out of work. And although it's frightening to be unemployed, especially in today's economic climate, Bren- da said the announcement was greeted with relief by many of the employees. "It was the waiting that was hard," she said. The company was placed in receivership on August 7 after experiencing financial difficul- ty. Richter & Partners Inc. took over the day-to-day operations while searching for a new own- er. Scugog Mayor Howard Hall says he is sorry to see Gerry's Distributors close. "I understand approximately 70 jobs have been lost (at Ger- ry's). This makes about 250 jobs lost between Johnson Controls and Gerry's in the past two years." He says the closure of two of the township's largest employ- ers, coupled with layoffs at oth- er local industries and business- es paints a sad picture. "The whole economy is hurt- ing, not just the manufacturing industry," Mayor Hall said. "It has taken its toll on the service andretailindustryas well." But he feels Port Perry still has alot to offer. 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The station was granted an extension, and ambulance offi- cers of the Port Perry station were told the ambulance would We support our heritage. Don't miss the Militia, September 19 & 20 at Scugog Shores Museum Village! remain in service until Friday, Sept. 11. As ofthe deadline day the am- bulance used mostly for trans- fering patients, was still in ser- vice. "We are still waiting for the government's answer," Mr. De- Shane told the Port Perry Star on Friday. "We hope to find an answer to keep the second car," he added. The removal of the ambu- lance was intended as a cost- saving measure when Mr. De- Shane was forced to slash $90,000 from the company's budget. He said a decrease in government transfer payments was the reason for the cuts. Area ambulance officers staged a rally in Port Perry on August 4 toshare their concerns with Scugog residents. The offi- cers are concerned the cuts will result in increased response times. 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