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ST a WLI oy I 3 PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 7, 1992 - 21 "A Family Tradition for 126 Years" Local plant may close if grant denied By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The future of a local industry i8 uncertain as it waits for ap- proval of a grant from the Onta- rio government. : umina Recycling Inc., a lo- cal wood recycling plant in Port Perry, hasbeen awaiting the de- cision from the Ministry of the Environment concerning a $300,000 grant since October, 1991. This delay has set back the company's plans by almost three months and put future plans in jeopardy, says its presi- dent Ginter Baca. The company applied for the Industrial Waste Diversion Pro- gram grant to help offset some of the capital costs of future ex- pansion of the $2.4-million plant. Mr. Baca says without the grant approval, plans for the ex- pansion of the plant as well as a number of jobs are in jeopardy. "We're working on a timeta- ble," he says adding that every day of waiting makes the possi- bility of getting the grant seem less likely. He fears the pool of money will dry up before they get a decision. What has been even more frustrating for Mr. Baca is the fact that they were originally told the company did qualify for the money. Mr. Baca says he was notified back in January that it qualified but an in-depth study was needed to complete the paperwork. The ministry reviewed the op- erations in April and informed the company it was under: re- view. But last month it received a letter expressing a number of generic concerns including the ministry's reluctance to fund other wood recycling projects, budget cut backs and its desire to fund more important hazard- ous waste programs. Mr. Baca does not fully under- stand the ministry's reluctance and has requested a meeting to plead his case. "We have done everything we said we would do," he said, add- f \. OGM SONNE 1 (6): N05 (010) 15(0\[(018):9:{0) 0 STUDENTS GRADE NINE HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS Ball, Julie Bourgeois, Daryl Brown, Joanne Brozina, Karen Coates, Katie Cosway, Emily Cosway, Sara Danjels, Rebecca Delaney, Heather Fulton, Madeleine Goreski, Erika Guenther, Kim Hall, Deanna Hockely, Nocole Hunter, Jodi Jamieson, Jonathon Jansen, Alex Johnston, Brandon Keeble, Michelle Kim, Lisa Kinnunen, Leea Laird, Craig Ie Page, Michelle Malcolm, Heather McCullough, Tracy Nolan, Tara Oppers, Karen Parkin, Christopher Parliament, Amy Patton, Lindsey Phipps, Kelly Pierini, Amanda Plain, Amy Powell, Amanda Probst, Karl Puckrin, Sara Ritchie, Allison Robinson, Jacob Sargant, Julie Shepherd, Joanna Stewart, Todd Tredway, Jay Van Kessel, Kristi Warne, Amanda Williams, Shannon Zuly, Marci * * * GRADE TEN HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS Acerra, Nicole Chellew, Erin Daniels, Scott Darlington, Matthew Donnelly, Melissa Gerrow, Kimberley Green, Cheryl Hancock, Lynn Hodge, Tracy May, Tabatha McLean, Samantha Morden, Jennifer Mumford, Vanessa Poppleton, Kimberley Reed, Tiffany Rudy, Andrea Stanley, Aaron Taylor, Lisa Vandenheuvel, John White, Alison Youmans, Meredith Young, Tricia * * * GRADE ELEVEN HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS Addison, Nicole Andrews, Misty Ballard, Megan Beal, Laura Blackburn, Jerry Blake, Jessica Boyce, Joanne Bradbury, Dale Broadworth, Danna Buscher, Lori Corden, Christie Dekoning, Sharon Dyer, Kelly Frew, Andrew Goczan, Christopher Guenther, Tanya Hall, Lon Hockley, Christopher Houghlarnd, Robert Irwin, Jason Irwin, Mark Jacob, Rhonda Justynski, Ellen Kearns, Kylie Kent, Melanie Kerr, Lisa Kyte, Sharlene Le Page, Timothy Little, Wendy Matthews, Kimberley Montpetit, Nicole Mullen, Amanda Ollerton, Toni Pavlik, Catherine Phoenix, Laura Prohaska, Rhonda Sanderson, Laura Skelding, Karen Sluggett, Michael Smart, D. Todd Stewart, Kevin Talbot, Kathleen Thompson, Laurie Tingle, Jennifer Wilbur, Timothy Yandt, Jennifer * > J GRADE TWELVE HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS Bacon, Arlan Ball, Michelle Beare, Nicole Bourgeois, Shelly Brown, April Brown, Sarah Brozina, Christopher Butler, David Danter, Heather Diceman, Shannon Dorig, Maria Drew, Landon Flieler, Michelle Gibson, Andrea Hildreth, Evan Justynski, Laura Lawson, Careen Maciver, David Marshman, Janis McDonnell, Lesley Moore, Jennifer Oke, Kimberley Oosterholt, Jenny Puterbough, Frazer Reid, Jazin Rodway, Melissa Sanchez, Patricia Simpson, Curtis Smith, Jennifer Stevenson, Michelle Strong, Juhe Tuuha, Sascha Vehof, Angela Warne, Alana * * * UB HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS Ballard, Tonya Boyce, Jeremiah Chatten, Pamela Crawford, Linda Fuller, Meaghan Gourlie, Susan Lee, Shan Powell, Michael Talbot, David Volman, David Watts, Valerie Wokral, Christopher py ing he feels once the company receives details of the govern- ment's reluctance they will be able to address the concerns. Mr. Baca says he was not told of the government's concerns when the application was filed. This delay jeopardizes the fu- ture plans of the company and Mr. Baca says alternatives will have to be implemented if they don't get the grant. Mr. Baca says among the al- ternatives are cutting back on staff and operating at one-and- halfshifts instead of two. It also had plans to add an- other machine to the plant, dou- bling its capacity. Without the money this expansion seems un- likely. The company is also caughtin a "Catch-22" situation. Mr. Baca says there are a number of investors willing to support the project, but only if the grant is approved. The delay is even more frus- trating to Mr. Baca because he says business was just picking up. The company recycles wood pallets into livestock bedding and he says the local farmers Please recycle | this newspaper are literally "knocking on his door" for the product. A North American distribution deal is close tq being finalized as well. But the delay has caused the customers to go elsewhere for the product. Despite the setback the com- pany has no plans to shut the doors on the plant which saw its - first unassisted month in June. It will however slow the growth of the plant. : "The grant is pretty impor- tant," he said. "If we don't get it, it will take a significantly long- er time for us to break even." Numina should know its stat- us by the end of this month, Mr. Baca said. GRADUATES LISA BAILEY Ralph and Eleanor are pleased to announce the graduation of their children. Lisa graduated on May 30, 1992 from Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, with an Honours Bachelor.of Music with .a_ French Major. Lisa will be taking a Bachelor) of Education Degree at the University of Toronto in the fall. Blair graduated on June 10, 1992 from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a degree in Radio and Television Arts. Blair is presently employed on a variety of C.B.C. projects. Re ed BLAIR BAILE 7 DO YOU on ow That an area several hundred acres about a mile west of the village is a semi-finalist site for A HUGE GARBAGE DUMP! for all of Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering, Uxbridge, Bowmanville, in fact all of Durham Region and possibly Toronto. DO YOU KNOW? that if the Blackstock Site is Chosen it will be in operation for at least 20 years! DO YOU KNOW? that the prevailing wind is from the west? DO YOU KNOW? how this will affect the health, lifestyle and real estate of the community? DO YOU KNOW? how many GARBAGE TRUCKS will be rolling along LOCAL HIGHWAYS? DO YOU KNOW? our friends and neighbours in Reach are in a similar situation with semi-finalists sites on highway 12. DO YOU KNOW THAT BY PULLING TOGETHER WE CAN INFLUENCE THE FINAL DECISION ON THE SITING OF GARBAGE DUMPS? An INFORMATION MEETING will be held at the Blackstock Recreation Centre at 7:30pm Thursday, July 9, 1992. Sponsored by ZERO GARBAGE /SCUGOG 986-5861 .