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Page 12, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, November 11, 1987 North Shore report New course at James River-Marathon By Wendy Parker Special to the News One of the big challenges fac- ing James River-Marathon and its 450 employees this year has noth- ing to do with pulp markets or the forestry business. The company is struggling with spiralling property taxes brought by a mining boom in the nearby Hemlo gold fields. As the biggest employer and industrial taxpayer in Marathon itself, James River has found itself paying for municipal ser- vice expansion to feed gold mines outside town boundaries. Since James River bought the mill four years ago, "the town has basically doubled in size, and it's still growing," said G.A. Byrne, president and resident manager of the Marathon pulp facility. "It has caused us some real concerns about how the industrial tax base is apportioned, because the mines are outside the munici- pal boundaries...At the moment, we are carrying 50 to 60 per cent of the town tax base and, of course, we can't continue to do that." He estimated that the compa- ny's local tax bill has gone up 35 per cent in the past three years. Parent corporation "In essence," he said, "that is going a long way to wiping out the benefits we are getting from putting money into the mill to make it competitive." It's a problem he hopes to see JOJAVEE, E. remembered. Rosa Ojavee and family. THANK YOU The family of the late Endel Ojavee would like to express our sincere thanks and apprecia- tion to all their neighbors and friends for their comfort and support during the loss of our husband and father. Special thanks to the nursing staff of Port Arthur General Hospital, the nursing staff of McCausland Hospital Drs. Marion Bailey,Joannes, Adey, Gooding, and Schmidt. Special thanks to Pastor Mark Moss for his comfort to Endel. during his last few weeks & for the time he spent with the family. Thanks to all who sent baking, flower arrangements and those who made charitable contributions. Your thoughtfulness will be KOR eae Bo RO ES S55 Soe OC ma cece Me eae: Cee 2 re oC: sae: oO ODS aS toy eat ay ee a . THANK YOU : ss | would like to thank my family and good friends who sent cards and ised to ~yme in the Port Arthur General Hospital and Westmount Hospital. Thank you: « Hor all the phone calls & gifts, Russ for the lovely fruit basket and Clara for © "6 'the Surprise Get Well basket. Your thoughtfulness was appreciated. aa O° 2.8: ' -Q: E # Patrick Jones wise ay als bie 2 Ole. ok oc. = rah -G.Oo+- C} --A os To} 11 MNES Se Ges oer ge SRO RO TAO ee Ot tee THANK YOU We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to all our friends who sent us off with a bang. It-was great! We are really going to miss the coffee sessions and "The Spotted Dog". We'd also like to give an extra thanks to the helping hands we © we received. Eight and a half ; vad * Was. 2 years sure add up a lot of "7 memories. ; See you soon! Love, Dan, Sue, Joel and Jamie Brideau. THANK YOU By ane Lynn would like to thank Veronica and Helga for being with my Mom when | was born. resolved by the end of the year. James River-Marathon's enter- prise parent is James River Corp. of the U.S., with Buchanan Forest Products holding the remaining 20 per cent. Ownership of the mill goes back only to 1983, when the Virginia company bought the facility from American Can. "The whole thrust for this Marathon mill since James River purchased it has been to modern- ize the plant and make it cost- competitive in the long term," Byrne said. "And to make it a market- quality pulp mill. Not as a captive mill for the James River Corporation." This year, only 15 per cent of the facility's production will go to other James River mills, Byrne said. The balance is sold on the open market in Canada, the United States and Europe, with 15 to 20 per cent finding markets in England, France, Germany and Belgium. That means about 30,000 to 35,000 tons of the company's annual production of 170,000 to 175,000 tonnes will probably go to Europe this year. Market competitive This thrust to the open market places higher quality demands on James River-Marathon than it would experience as an in-house pulp producer, Byrne said. "It also directly affects where you put capital in order to achieve that objective." Right now, the open market is highly-competitive, he said, "but it is also an excellent market and it has been now for over a year." He expects the situation to continue for the next two to three years. Apart from the issue of proper- ty taxes, Byrne sees the compa- ny's main challenge as the com- pletion of its modernization pro- gram, "which of course. directly impacts on our cost-competitive- ness in the marketplace." In the four years that James River has operated the mill, it has spent about $65 million to $67 million, with spending plans for another $25 to $30 million in the next few years, Byme said. He anticipates capital -improvements in the order of $10 to $12 million this year. As 20-per-cent owner, Buchanan handles the mill's tim- ber requirements and does the forest management work required to keep James River-Marathon in compliance with its operating plan. Environmentally, the results have been good, Byme said, and the company sees no difficulty living up to an FMA. Next three years '"Through the previous owner and the owner before him as well as ourselves, I think we have had a pretty good reputation for man- aging our licence, " he said. see page 15 Holy Terrors Teachers and students alike from Holy Angels School in Schreiber dressed up for Hallowe'en on Friday, October 30, 1987. See if ;you can tell who are the teachers and who ° io of es %e e 'e~ 0° ° ° ° ~~ o %e > =; e oss-- ° C) @ ° | ~~ © es fe. ot. i-. of oe oSe-- oSe-- ofe-- ofe--e so 08 058 oss~ ees~ eg oe ess 888 THANK YOU TO ALL | would like to thank all of my patients for their ~~, Kind patronage & wish you the best in Bee your future. Dr. Chris Bailey. ant Hag ty Ske See ee Se 0 ~ SS S30 S30 ~ S30 -- S30 -- S30 -- S80 Ste -- She -- S80 She he -- S80 She e e 2 e e . e e . e o . e are the students. S~ ote oge-- ots~ oise or oe 38 ee °° @ fee ee ° ~ © rf ° ° ° efe~ ee 8s ° ° ° e~ o' eo le ° soe e ee o~ ofe~ @: 'e e e a .. ¢ e e ele --ese* ~2e* ~*50 --~ a{Pt. ee -. = ADVERTISING DOESN'T COST! IT PAYS TRY IT and SEE Call Julie at the NEWS 825-3747 OBITUARY OJAVEE, Mr. Endel, age 72 years of Terrace Bay Ontario passed away at Terrace Bay Hospital on October 31, 1987. born in Kuimetsa, Estonia, he served in the Second World War and settled in West Germany. By. the end of the war he was in Belgium and later employed by the United States Army. He immigrated to Thunder Bay Canada with his wife Rosa and daughter in 1952 and worked for several years as a woodcutter in the Hearst-Longlac area. He later moved to the Schreiber Terrace Bay area where he remained until his death. he is survived by wife Rosa, sons Jaak & family of Kamloops, B.C. Peeter at home and Elisabeth of Toronto, also survived by 4 grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister and brother of Estonia and several nieces and one nephew. Cremation has occurred and a memorial service will be held at a later date. eee et ee ee Tr ee ee ee