CALEB NICKERSON
CAMPBELL’S BAY April 17, 2019
Following the monthly council of mayors meeting on April 17, Pontiac Warden Jane Toller discussed a presentation made by representatives of the Pontiac Sorting Centre, Raymond Durocher and Gerry Philippe, at the council’s planning meeting.
The sorting centre is awaiting approval from the provincial government for a technical landfill for construction debris, including asbestos.
“They knew that we passed a resolution that was giving support to and asking the Minister of Environment to give them the chance to move forward with their technical landfill,” she said. “We confirmed that the technical landfill will require a liner. They talked to us today just about the fact that they’ve gone from eight employees to 25 and that they’ve just had some discouraging times with the Ministry of the Environment and … they’re making a lot of positive progress.”
Earlier this year, the sorting centre was hit with nearly $40,000 in fines for improper storage of residual materials, after being issued 10 non-compliance notices from 2013 to 2018.
Toller emphasized the economic impacts of the sorting centre and said that the council of mayors were invited by Durocher and Phillippe to tour the facility and learn more about their business.
“They’ve been given the certification to handle asbestos, but they need our help and support to help them with the Ministry of the Environment, just to start moving … forward,” Toller said. “Twenty-five jobs, you know, there aren’t many businesses that are employing that many people. We reassured them that we want to work with them and help them move forward.”
