88 88 Page 88 Bob K asner F acility Manager a t Kirkland Lak e Ae vitas A Local F acility Repurposed To Servic e The Mining Industry T he mining industry is essential to the economy in Nor thern Ontario W e all beneft fr om this industry pr oviding employment oppor tunities and r aw ma terials for manufacturing However ther e ar e many stak eholders and par ties of inter est tha t can be very demanding about mining oper a tions and the impact on the envir onment At Aevitas we understand these challenges and ar e always striving towar ds pr oviding gr e a ter solutions As a company in the envir onmental service industry we shar e similar ide as and goals W e r ecognize tha t both industries ar e he avily r egula ted to ensur e r esponsible pr actices and have a duty to pr otect public he alth and the envir onment Aevitas has been pr oviding r esponsible waste disposal and r ecycling services to industries acr oss C anada for over 20 ye ars W e pr ovide many unique r ecycling services and of fer fully integr a ted waste disposal solutions Aevitas now pr ovides local cost ef fective envir onmental solutions to mining and other industries fr om our r emodelled Kirkland Lak e facility One of Aevitas cor e business activities is the handling and destruction of PCB polychlorina ted biphenyl waste ma terials T his ma terial is one of the most strictly r egula ted contaminants in C anada and Aevitas is a le ader in the safe disposal of PCB waste for the past 20 ye ars Originally the Aevitas facility in Kirkland Lak e was dedica ted to pr ocessing PCB contamina ted electrical equipment Despite the r eduction in demand due to the F eder al r egula tions r equiring elimina tion and disposal Aevitas decided it would be benefcial to r epurpose the facility inste ad of closing it With this new str a tegy Aevitas Kirkland Lak e has gone thr ough an e xpansion to incr e ase their service capabilities Under appr oval fr om the Ministry of Envir onment the facility can now accept a full r ange of industrial waste ma terials in containers or bulk shipments Similar to other facilities Aevitas has thr oughout the country W e now manage all types of everyday waste bypr oducts fr om various industries such as hazar dous r egula ted and nonr egula ted waste ma terials in Kirkland Lak e Having this capability is pr oving to be very benefcial for nor thern companies and has pr ovided employment oppor tunities for this community Aevitas also pr ovides many onsite services including mer cury spill cle anup PCB r emedia tion and tr ansformer oil services such as vacuum flling r etr oflling and oil sampling W e even of fer fully r ecycled new quality insula ting oil to r efll electrical tr ansformers Aevitas embodies a true C anadian entr epr eneurial success story F r om its humble beginnings as a company tha t was star ted by two college friends in 1993 Aevitas has gr own to pr ovide envir onmental waste services acr oss C anada W e now oper a te nine fully permit ted facilities in C anada as well as one in Michigan W e may not be a household name in the ar e a yet However we have the backing of over 20 ye ars e xperience with highly tr ained e xper ts to help mining and other industries in Nor thern Ontario manage their waste pr operly and ef fciently www ae vitas ca infoae vitas ca 7055 6 7 9 9 97 W e ar e e x cited to e xpand our service capabilities and cr e a te new jobs in Kirkland Lak e Aevitas understands the needs of the mining industry and is focused on pr oviding our customers with the best envir onmental solutions available in Nor thern Ontario Page 89 2007 Estab l i s h ed i n Ja n u ary 2 00 7 wi th th e goal to p ro vi de on si te m ai n te n an c e an d rep ai r servi c es f or al l m a ke s an d m odel s of h e avy eq u i pm en t an d tru c ks at a si gni fi can tl y l o wer c os t th an d eal e rs h i ps F ab ri c at io n of a servi c e b ox to fi t C l au d e s p e rs onal veh i c l e wa s t h e fi rs t step an d a fter a few m onth s of operat i o n hi g h de m a nd s b ro u gh t th e opp or tu n i ty an d n ee d to ren t a shop an d to h i re an othe r qua l i f i e d t ech ni c i a n t o m e e t th e c l i en ts n ee d s 20 08 R en ts fi r st shop a one b ay 1 00 0 squ are fo ot servi c e area th at i s avai l abl e to of fer in s h op rep ai rs Wi th th e i nc reasi ng n ee d of on si te rep ai r s ad d i ti onal servi c e tru c ks h ad to b e p u rch a sed 2010 N ow h av i ng 6 ful l ti m e e mpl o y e e s a nd w i t h t h e hi g h qua l i t y of servi c e b ei n g d el i vered a nd de m a n d o f i n shop servi c es th e c omp an y ha d to d oub l e th e si ze of th e i r servi ce l o c ati on th at was b ei n g ren te d 2012 G ro w th to 1 3 ful l ti m e em p l o yee s P u rch ase of a 5000 squ are fo ot servi c e faci l i ty to b et te r ac c omm odate th e h i gh d em an d of in shop servi c es Th e am oun t of operat i ng servi c e tru c ks fo r i n f i el d wo rk i s n ow u p to si x 20 16 P artn ers h i ps wi th wel l ren o wned c omp an i es such a s Mi d O n tari o b ec ome a su b d eal e r fo r Ma c k V ol v o tr u c ks a n d Ho od Eq u i p m en t whi c h al l o ws C J Eq u i p m en t to sel l servi c e Hyun d ai C onstruc ti on Eq u i pm e n t are estab l i s h ed Th e arri val o f th ese h i gh qua l i t y eq u i pm ent l i n e s to No rth ern O n tari o i s an othe r way fo r C J Eq u i pm e n t to sh ow t he i r l o ng l asti ng c omm i tm en t i n b ri ngi n g onl y th e b est to t h ei r c u sto m e rs Page 89 2007 Estab l i s h ed i n Ja n u ary 2 00 7 wi th th e goal to p ro vi de on si te m ai n te n an c e an d rep ai r servi c es f or al l m a ke s an d m odel s of h e avy eq u i pm en t an d tru c ks at a si gni fi can tl y l o wer c os t th an d eal e rs h i ps F ab ri c at io n of a servi c e b ox to fi t C l au d e s p e rs onal veh i c l e wa s t h e fi rs t step an d a fter a few m onth s of operat i o n hi g h de m a nd s b ro u gh t th e opp or tu n i ty an d n ee d to ren t a shop an d to h i re an othe r qua l i f i e d t ech ni c i a n t o m e e t th e c l i en ts n ee d s 20 08 R en ts fi r st shop a one b ay 1 00 0 squ are fo ot servi c e area th at i s avai l abl e to of fer in s h op rep ai rs Wi th th e i nc reasi ng n ee d of on si te rep ai r s ad d i ti onal servi c e tru c ks h ad to b e p u rch a sed 2010 N ow h av i ng 6 ful l ti m e e mpl o y e e s a nd w i t h t h e hi g h qua l i t y of servi c e b ei n g d el i vered a nd de m a n d o f i n shop servi c es th e c omp an y ha d to d oub l e th e si ze of th e i r servi ce l o c ati on th at was b ei n g ren te d 2012 G ro w th to 1 3 ful l ti m e em p l o yee s P u rch ase of a 5000 squ are fo ot servi c e faci l i ty to b et te r ac c omm odate th e h i gh d em an d of in shop servi c es Th e am oun t of operat i ng servi c e tru c ks fo r i n f i el d wo rk i s n ow u p to si x 20 16 P artn ers h i ps wi th wel l ren o wned c omp an i es such a s Mi d O n tari o b ec ome a su b d eal e r fo r Ma c k V ol v o tr u c ks a n d Ho od Eq u i p m en t whi c h al l o ws C J Eq u i p m en t to sel l servi c e Hyun d ai C onstruc ti on Eq u i pm e n t are estab l i s h ed Th e arri val o f th ese h i gh qua l i t y eq u i pm ent l i n e s to No rth ern O n tari o i s an othe r way fo r C J Eq u i pm e n t to sh ow t he i r l o ng l asti ng c omm i tm en t i n b ri ngi n g onl y th e b est to t h ei r c u sto m e rs