Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september 1981 kinetic contaminants argues Plant jul Benefit Selkirk Gerke protects environment by Brian Cole the Man who wants to put a solvent reclamation Plant in Selkirk said yesterday his proposal will protect the environment and Benefit Gerald owner of kinetic contaminants Canada told a press conference in Selkirk that he is not in the business of contaminating the in we were set up to protect the environment and the he told a press conference in the Selkirk town Council but Selkirk maybe Bill Shead insists Gerke will have to convince Selkirk residents and the Council that the project is Safe and beneficial before the Plant will be Shead said yesterday the town and the company will hold a series of informational meetings during the next few weeks before Council makes a final decision on the project in the meetings have been called in response to a series of Media reports which have raised concerns among residents about the the controversy started after Kinet province cosmetic boutique introduces special offer with your Purchase of any Matchabelli mens fragrance you May Purchase the Matcha Belli gift set containing 14 my Cologne and 40 g soap for offer available Only while quantities Matchabelli after shave 50 each topic purchased the old Jordan wine facilities in the towns Neva vacant Indus trial Park for about kinetic wants to use the Plant Pri Marily for a solvent reclamation Centre and eventually about 10 per cent of the facility for a waste chemical trans port Gerke but some town residents dont want the Plant located in the fearing possible chemical contamination and Selkirk Dave Mckenzie said yesterday some residents Are passing petitions around to protest the Applina Mckenzie said three potential buyers of property in the Industrial Park said they were not enthusiastic about locating next to a reclamation Shead said town Council will have to study what Impact the Plant poses to the the effect it May have on Peoples perception of Selkirk As a place to live and whether it will deter youths blamed for Bridge fire a Bridge West of the Vil Lage of Malo was Des troyed by youths who set fire to it saturday ramp a police spokesman said a preliminary investigation shows the youths set a fire on the Bridges Asphalt top Dur ing a the fire spread and eventually destroyed the causing an estimated the spokesman would not say whether charges were being Tempo the Best in modern consumer news and Winnipeg free press Home delivery 9570550 Matchabelli Cologne 50 each 9 Othef industries from locating in the Industrial we have to keep an open he but he emphasized that if there is massive opposition to the project it Likely wont be approved by Gerke told reporters he became involved in the reclamation and trans port business while working As a marketing expert for electrical firm a few years the firm had to dispose of some highly toxic pcs and asked Gerke to take care of the Gerke said that when he found there were no government regulations in Al Berta governing disposal of the Chemi Cal he did some research and eventually discovered a Safe method of Gerke said other companies then began approaching him with similar problems and he finally decided to form his own company to Deal with the problems of disposal he said the reclamation proposal for Selkirk would Recycle common waste solvents which Are currently dumped into Rivers and Landfill Sites in the process would be similar to one used in paint factories located in most major cities on the Gerke added that the proposed plants chemical waste transport depot would serve to protect the Environ because waste chemicals Are currently stored in numerous locations throughout the province and handled by people who dont specialize in the he said his company will hire and train people to collect the chemical wastes and transport them to Alberta for he emphasized his company will not bring hazardous 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