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Terrace Bay News, 23 Apr 1975, p. 1

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NO. I6 APRIL 23, Jo75 20¢ PER COPY MOBILE UNIT TO VISIT TERRACE BAY entatives of the Industrial Develop- have, for a number of years, conduc- tised visits to smaller communities to make small businesses aware of the tivities and to make themselves avail- ocal businessmen who may wish to dis- osals requiring financing. officers have now literally taken to to bring information to communities urs. On an experimental basis, a mobile unit has been put into serv- 2-Bank. the week of May I2th, representati- 2 Bank, from the Thunder Bay office inisters this area, will be touring 1ity and visiting Beardmore, Gerald- 1a, Longlac, Manitouwadge, Marathon, continued page 2 GOOD ATTENDANCE 'SHOWS PUBLIC INTEREST IN _KIMBERLY-CLARK'S EXPANSION PROJECT Kimberly-Clark of Canada Limited will util- ize every proven environmental protection de- vice known today at its enlarged Terrace Bay kraft mill, President Grant L. Puttock said on April 2nd, when over 468 people turned out at a public meeting put on by Kimberly-Clark. Mr. Puttock, speaking at the meeting said that throughout the planning of the project, Kimberly-Clark had taken into consideration the many environmental factors concerned and noted that the company would take all feasible measures to ensure the development led to over -all improvement in the environment of the "area. ' The company's $240-million development pro- gram to enlarge its bleached softwood kraft pulp mill at Terrace Bay and to éxpand its regional woodlands operations represents the largest single capital project in Kimberly- Clark's history. The enlarged facilities will almost triple pulp production at the Terrace Bay mill from 435 tons per day to I,250 tons per day and significantly increase the size of the compan- y's permanent work force. Mr. Puttock noted that "Kimberly-Clark is dedicated to the long term protection and re- habilitation of Moberly Bay through appropri- ate treatment of mill effluents." In this regard, he added, a new woodroom at the enlarged mill would remove bark from logs by a dry process, helping protect the fish in Lake Superior by eliminating a source of waste water which could contain pollutants leached out of the wood. Orders have been placed for a recovery boiler and electrostatic precipitators, rated continued page I8

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