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December 1, 1991 56 pages

Office, Editorial 985-2131

Wander from winter
with Carol Crenna

Fashion: 16

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THREE-YEAR-OLD Ben Maxweil has a balt playing in Jelly Bean Park at Capilano Mali. Located
on the second floor, the daycare has toys and games for children to play with while parents
shop. A drop-in fee is required. See Kids Stuff on page 20 for many other activities children

can enjoy throughout the week.

PLANS are in place to construct a $456-million coated
paper mill ai Britannia Beach by 1993.

Calgary-based Makin Paper
Ltd. had originally proposed a
combined $400 million pulp and
paper mill for the Howe Sound
site in 1985,

But environmental considera-
tions resulted in a decision by
Makin to relocate the pulp mill
portion of the project.

Said Makin president Ernie
Mahood, “Everything is subject
to and goes down the path of ali
of the cegulatory situations, U's
because of the sensitivity and the
understanding that we share that
we took the decision to move the
pulping process.

“An integrated mill is unknown
in this country. AH we've got is
pulp mils. An integrated mill is a
much more efficient situation. So

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we've lost that, but we're picking
up the value of the project with
the product.

The plant
paper products to
American market.

As currently proposed, con-
struction of a paper mill coating
plant will begin next year.

Said Mahood, ‘The prime con-
struction will be starting in the
month of June, given that all of
the factors ace in place and
everybody is satisfied — not only
the government but the communi-
ty."

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The paper mill will employ ap-
proximately 500 people.

ht will be located on approxi-
mately 55 of the 500 acres of
Britannia. Beach land _ fronting
Howe Sound that Makin has
owned since the mid-1980s.

According to Mahood,
operation will be clean.

“The mindset in Canada is
pulp. They don't understand
paper. There aren't any emissions.
If you go to Europe, as we will be
showing as we come down the
pike here, the equivalent kinds of
mitts are located right in the town
cenire. They're simply part of the
community because they are a
very clean manufacturing plant.

“There is not the effluent flow
situation in paper mills. And to-
day with the latest technology in
your waste treatment systems,
mos‘ plants in Europe are tied in-

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to the community (waste)
systems,’” he said.

Meanwhile, long-term plans by
the company call for the eventual
development of 1,560 hames on
the property.

Said Mahood, ‘*The paper mill
is an exceedingly high-class in-
stallation. It will attract well-paid
people, which means that the
community that is in the area is
going to be upscale. The point is
of course to have that carefully
done.””

Mahood said Makin chose
Britannia Beach as a site for a
coated paper mill because ‘it’s
economically and logistically ex-
ceedingly well located.

“IUs a very sophisticated plant.
You want a plant located to the
relative market as opposed to
locating it at the forest source.
The other aspect is that it's neces-

sary to have a community in
which there is an environment that
will attract highly qnalified peo-
ple.”

But said Save Howe Sound
Society director Rozlynne Mit-
chell, ‘“‘We don’t feel that area,
because of the (copper mince)
damage that has already been
done, is the right type of area for
further industrialization. We're
very interested in what type of a
mill it's going to be, what types of
environmental impact assessments
are going to be done.

we're talking about another
mill on Howe Sound, J don't
believe that the carrying capacity
of Howe Sound is such that it can
support another mill. Before we
can answer any questions like that
we need more information,”’ she
added.