Transportation and Works
May 15, 2015
Responsible Management of Assets
Provincial Government Receives $500,000 Payment as Part of Demolition of Former AbitibiBowater Mill
The first stage of the demolition of the former AbitibiBowater mill site in Grand Falls-Windsor is complete with the payment of $500,000 to the Provincial Government by Delsan-A.I.M. Environmental Services (Delsan-A.I.M.). The company was selected in response to a request for proposals, as announced in December, 2014, to dismantle the mill site.
“This project is moving forward in a cost-effective and responsible manner, with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador receiving $500,000 from Delsan-A.I.M. as outlined in the contract we have negotiated. It is a unique arrangement that not only includes the up-front payment, but also includes a percentage of the sale of salvaged assets realized by the company and comes at no cost to the taxpayers of the province.”
- The Honourable David Brazil, Minister of Transportation and Works
Preliminary activity is underway with the finalization of the company’s safety plan and removal of some scrap material from the site. Demolition activity will get underway next month. The contract with Delsan-A.I.M. covers the removal of the structures on the site. Once that work has been completed and the site is taken down to grade level, discussions will occur with local and regional stakeholders on future uses of the site and any requirements for in-ground remediation.
“The first part of the process of restoring the former mill site is the dismantling and removal of the structures. We are focused on ensuring this is carried out in a cost-effective manner for the benefit of the province, and through an environmentally responsible approach. We will have an environmental consultant on site and will be monitoring any environmental issues associated with the dismantling process.”
- Minister Brazil
Delsan-A.I.M is based in Montreal and has extensive experience in the demolition of industrial properties, including other paper mills in Canada, with the ability to resell existing assets for revenue.
QUICK FACTS
- The first stage of the demolition of the former AbitibiBowater mill site in Grand Falls-Windsor is complete with the payment of $500,000 to the Provincial Government by Delsan-A.I.M. Environmental Services.
- The demolition of the former mill site is being done in an environmentally-responsible manner, and will come at no cost to the taxpayers of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Preliminary activity for the demolition is underway with the finalization of the company’s safety plan and removal of some scrap material from the site. Demolition activity will get underway next month.
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Media contact:
Jacquelyn Howard
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 689-2624
jacquelynhoward@gov.nl.ca
2015 05 15 4:00 p.m.