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PORT PERRY rr. WN N--------"'vyr FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2000 | Circulation 20,300 i -%e ey " . | i i » A - { i BE SY Fa = $ bs £ bd F 2 5 | oS 7 _ Toda { IL § E i 2 5 < . Wu > 4 Ss SEL ElE << ; $= ; x "3 ; 5 a X %, " £ e Ee Volume 8 Number 5 [ef Aq e] RYAN 4 JA\U a oll ieln) _/ aN sm Jacksons - pny | | expands By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star As many as 40-new jobs will be created when. Mother Jacksons Open Kitchens of Port Perry completes an -expansion this summer. NO ANTIQUE ~~ Company general manager David AY Stel Jackson told Scugog councillors this week SINASELCICLAN the expansion will add another 16,800 Ne (OVARIAN HO RS square feet to the plant on Old Simcoe Rd. He said the company has reached an 985-1991 i; Hh A : &. ~~ $ $ y agreement to create a new bakery product for the giant - Sara Lee corporation of ++ Chicago.-Thg product has been successful + ly test-marketed, and Sara Lee wants to start selling it across the United States later this. summer. ; Eventually, said Mr. Jackson, the Port ° Perry plant will tum out some 3.5 million cases of the new product annually. The new jobs created will bring the total payroll at the well known Port Perry plant to 180, he told councillors. The reaction from councillors was very positive, and site plan approval was grant- ed on Monday. This will allow the company (Jo Li it 8 ¢ to start work on site preparation and to get a 5 a building permit for construction. The expansion will also allow the com- pany to make several changes to eliminate noise that's been a nuisance to neighbour- ing homes on Heath Crescent. This involves relocating nitrogen tanks, a garbage compactor and flour storage tanks, and replacement of a boiler that will meet noise abatement specs. 'Mr. Jackson assured council that the concerns of nearby residents will be addressed. "We will do anything to meet the resi- SI dents' concems," he pledged. LIFETIME MEMBER: Port Perry's Vivian Lee was presented with a lifetime member- He said he expects the new product line ghijp from the Association of Community Theatre - Central Ontario (ACT-CO) during last for Sara Lee will be fully operational by month's grand gala, where THEA awards were handed out to the province's top theatre this December. groups, and staff. For more on Ms Lee, please see our story on Page 12 ye CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR ~~ lig isrmiliveg Sm miler eee emi iiriedbe dir iraiaim Serving Port Perry, Uxbridge and surrounding areas since 1981 auto glass & trim a. fommr-------- 1575 Hwy. 7A - Port Perry FREE MOBILE SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT 5277