The equity, 2 août 1989, mercredi 2 août 1989

[" T exte détérioré no5 Pontiac Agricultural Societies Fairs Shawville - Aug.31, Sept.1, 2, 3, 4 Chapeau - Sept.14,15,16,17 Box 430, Shawville, Quebec, JOX 2Y0 50(2 The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 106th Year, No.31, Wednesday, August 2,1989 Investment conditions revealed At a meeting June 12, between Pyrok, the SAO, Rexfor and the Ministry Rexfor's technical staff of Energy and Resources, analysed the project and a financial plan was pro-submitted it to the board of posed.This suggested that directors.The board de- Quebec provide a total of cided to consider investing $1 million, subject to SDI, OPDQ and Rexfor) that Pyrok provide $3.5 million, and that com- participates in joint ventures with private enterprise.by Ross Dickson of 1988 with a positve secto-A little light has been rial opinion of the project shed on Pyrok's recent de- by the Ministry of Energy cision to abandon plans to and Resources.This was build a factory in Pontiac, followed, in August of The factory would have 1988, by the SDI (Société de produced a cement-bonded développement industriel particle board suitable for du Québec) agreeing to construction.\tparticipate with $2 mil- A representative of Py- lion, on condition that a rok North America Inc grant from the federal informed the mayors at government and a com-the June meeting of the mercial loan be approved, MRC Pontiac that the fac- as well as a cash invest-tory would not be built in ment of 25% of the total Pontiac, because of cer- cost of the project, tain conditions imposed Mr Côté stated that a first by the provincial govern- meeting between Pyrok ment.He would not speci- promoters and Rexfor, a fy these conditions.Responding to a request tion interested in forestry from the MRC Pontiac for development, was held in information on Quebec's February, 1989, following side of the story, Albert the refusal by the federal Côté, the cabinet minister government to participate responsible for forestry, in the project.Until that has provided a few de- time the promoters had tails.\tpreferred to be the only The government's in- shareholders in the volvement began in July company.Rexfor often A A $3.3 million (through the \\ > S* three considerations.First, they wanted an engineering study done mercial lenders provide on the used equipment that long term financing of Pyrok was intending to $4.4 million.Such a plan use, to ensure that it was meant that Pyrok would capable of producing the have to invest an addi-quality and quantity of tional $1 million in the board that was needed, project.Pyrok planned to buy this equipment from another was ct this point that Py-subsidiary of its parent rok decided not to invest in Quebec.Mr Côté claimed that the that a market test of government had done everything in its power to see the project go ahead in Pontiac.He noted that the T ¦ cm ?» i\".I66 -'3* : According to Mr Côté, it ¦:> # provincial crown corpora- e company.The second condition was the particle board be carried out in Canada, using board manufactured in England.Rexfor offered government could not en-to pay for 50% of the costs tirely replace the private of this study.\tsector in these matters.t * Eds Ratepayers oppose ward changes by Ross Dickson\tand Quyon will disap-\tMunicipal Affairs when\ted to be August 4.The Beach Barn in\tpear, that Quyon will be\tthey come to the Munici- Some ratepayers\twon- Quyon was packed Thurs- enlarged to include a ru- pality.Several names dered why it was easier in day evening, July 26, with ral area, and that Eardley were suggested.\tEardley to remove land-\t^ about 175 people wishing to voters will come to domi- He noted that following from the agricultural zone A\t1 j ^ ^\tImJVvWWWTd'VT express their concern with nate Ward 3 (the old South the special council meet- than it was in the western /\\|11111Q|\tTjTjijL 111 1^1 VlX Wf \u20ac%\\ -UdV a plan to change the ward Onslow).\ting held in Quyon the pre- part of the Municipality.illillUCU\t** üüi MM WM iEilliiB Council has passed a draft\topposition to the bylaw.\tthey\tdid not give the rea-\tRichard Poirier, who\twindsurfing races Saturday afternoon and a dance\tthe RVI beach to the Pier.Events will end with a barbe- bylaw enlarging the three\tBob Keon, who has been\tsons\tfor the objection,\tchaired most of the meet-\tSaturday night.On Sunday July 30, swimming and\tcue on Sunday night and the awards presentation.See western wards and de-\tactive in organizing oppo-\tThis\tmade it essential\ting, suggested that a large\tboating competitions were held at the Pier in Norway\tother photo on page 9.creasing the three eastern\tsition to the bylaw talked\tthat\tas many people as\tdelegation of electors wards.\tabout the need to act togeth-\tpossible submit a letter.\tshould attend the\tnext The main concerns are\ter, and the need to form a\tThe deadline for deliv-\tcouncil meeting in Lusk- that the traditional muni- committee to discuss the ery of the letters to the Sec- ville, the evening of Tues-cipal boundaries of North issues with represents- retary Treasurer of Ponti- day, August 8.A bus may Onslow, South Onslow tives of the Ministry of ac Municipality was stat- be arranged.-photo Denise Beiec Aster shipping bulk samples screening, to upgrading of quiet again at the mine, the product for chemical with the only activity houses.by Richard Wills well as for many other in-By the end of August, dustries.trucks should be rolling\t_, out of Portage du Fort Value-added products\tQuiet winter loaded with \"white gold\" One use of the material Such activity should not ii ¦ 11 IS H 11 Ifi 5Ë msm ## mm end of its tes n ing pr0(juc^ js more profitable phase and plans to extract and CQsts less to trans- 30,000 tonnes of mineral during September.ing at the engineering level over the winter.Such projects generally ICO\u2019s changes seen as inadequate begin by next year.\"It may go faster, he ment Company (ICO) has ing up of the river for rec-been floating logs down- reational uses, river to mills for over a\tCrash program hundred years.This An incident earlier in time-honoured method of the season, when a boater Prickard says he sees ; Portage du Fort Summer Festival Proulx named Miss Quyon F air port.\" With the prospect of pro-According to Aster Pres- during CMA and other ident Stuart Lee, this ma- value-added products, terial will provide quanti- \"You are probably looking ty samples for prospective at a complex of activity incustomers, such as a Que- yolving 40 to 50 people, in-bec City glass plant that eluding the quarry,\" Lee can use up to 30,000 tonnes estimates, of good product per year./ X If 1 *r.H , m This is based on an an-In addition to glass, dol- nual ontput of 80 to 150,000 omite is in demand by tonnes, and would include manufacturers of magne- everything from drilling sium, steel, and brick, as and blasting, through V #: \\ % # # i Kx * \u2022 \u2022 % # % Quyon man stabbed at Fair 5 t 1 â 9 - ' t r \u2022\u2022 ft # .v J \\ i éft 1.V N # i % z )) * + # / 7 by Denise Belec were arrested in connec- Garry Trudeau, 32, of tion with the stabbing.One man, 26-year-old ¦ 1: 1 I « #\t# I \\ 1 I # 4: Quyon, was stabbed several times at the Quyon Robert Simpson, of no H Fair, Sunday evening, fixed address, appeared in ¦ July 30th, following a front of a Justice of the M fight.According to police, Peace in Campbell s Bay ^ the incident occurred at Monday, July 31st.He re- ^ appeared in court on Tues- t day, August 1st.He re- / nounced his bail hearing ~ and was remanded in He will Trudeau was taken to court on August 29 to the General Hospital in plead.\tL Ottawa where he remains Simpson is charged with\tL in serious but stable con- auto theft, assault causing Ten-year-old Michelle Malette and nine-year-old dition.\tbodily harm, giving false Marsha Douglas built a sand castle for the Portage du According to police, identification and ob- Fort Summer Festival sand building contest, three men and one woman structing a police officer.\tPhotos and story page 2 *§ # I # \u2022 I I I » # # V*.\u2022 » \u2022 \u2022» *\\ \u2022 \u2022 # » \u2022 1 « \u2022 \u2022\t« i * # \u2022 \u2022 about 7:30 pm.A witness said the stabbing occurred just inside the gate.ii ta W ¦ f L \\ The seven contestants in the Miss Quyon Fair Pageant.From left to right, Paula Gordon, Marsha Leach, second runner-up Lisa Dagenais, Queen Rosa- lyn Proulx, first runner-up Penny Frobel, Tammy Dagenais and Linda La vigne. Shawville merchants alerted to watch for bogus cheques Page 2, THE EQUITY, Wednesday, August 2,1989 Portage du Fort R A\u2019s first Summer F estival \\ Cl 0 X Crime report / A 1980 Ford Thunder-bird was stolen from Police are warning \\ Shawville merchants to beware of a person who is writing false cheques.Cpl Pearson's Hotel in Fort Jean-Pierre April of the Coulonge on Wednesday j Campbell's Bay Office of July 26 between 11 pm and ¦ the Quebec Police Force 2 am.The car was later IP say they have received found burned in Mans-\u2018three complaints from field.Shawville merchants.\tOn July 27 there was a Cpl April says that the break-in on Ottawa St.in person will make large Bristol.A thief made off purchases worth a few with $25,000 worth of goods, including a brown, four door Chevrolet Caprice, a camera, jewelry, Police report only two a stereo and a microwave accidents over the last oven, weekend of the Construe- On July 29 in Fort Cou-tion holiday on the territo- longe a person broke the ry covered by the Camp- window of a house on Ken-bell's Bay office of the ny Street.\t* QPF.The construction On July 28, someone holiday weekend is one of stole a water pump in Ca-the worst time for acci- lumet Island, dents on Quebec roads.V è.U K * m h û» % i K * % *s.\u2022a \u2019 Â hundred dollars.# A Accidents -*-X.' / /ta* u f % \u20221 « \u2022 ,: îL \u20194 /.V, VI Z I S %: A \"i 1 USè^J &91 % P§Bâ: Marijuana seized %< Cpl April said that an On July 25, police seized aerial operation held over eight plants of marijuana, the weekend in the Bryson valued at $800 on a secon-Shawville area was quite dary road in Bristol.And successful.Seventeen peo- on July 27 they seized 10 pie were stopped for in- plants of marijuana, val-fractions to the Highway ued at $1,000 in the Otter Lake Region.\tv 1 % > T m The Process.The Com- ing calendars and meet- and associations, just inmission de Protection de ing new people who may vite us! la Langue Française is a not know Outaouais Alii commission of inqiry.It ance and what it is all has the mandate \"to deal about.