April 23, 2021
It’s not often the North American float glass industry welcomes a new plant, let alone an entirely new company, to the market. So, the March announcement that Canadian Premium Sand would be throwing its hat into the glass ring and starting up a float plant outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, certainly caught the industry’s attention.
CPS, a sand mining company based in Calgary, plans to build a sustainable float glass manufacturing and coating facility. The plant will rely on high-quality silica sand from the company’s Wanipigow, Manitoba, sand deposit to produce coated high-performance glass and low-iron glass for the growing solar glass market.
The Ontario Provincial Police has confirmed that human remains were found in Guelph-Eramosa Township earlier this week. On Apr. 21, at around 5:30 p.m., the OPP responded to reports that a hiker had found an individual’s personal property in a wooded area off Wellington Road 30, just north of Guelph. Officers conducted a ground search of the area and located what appeared to be human remains. The Ontario Forensic Pathology Services and the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario partnered in the investigation. On Friday, officials confirmed that the remains are human. The OPP is continuing to investigate. “Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety,” the OPP said in a statement on Friday.
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Publishing date: Feb 25, 2021 • February 25, 2021 • 2 minute read •
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As a grassroots organization that recently campaigned against the construction of a float glass plant in Stratford, we felt a sense of deja vu when we learned that St. Clair Township’s council is considering inviting Xinyi Glass Canada to build this plant in St. Clair.
Council’s “letter of support” encouraged the corporation to “strongly consider” locating the plant in the township, but that decision raises numerous concerns because it doesn’t offer any indication that the municipality has undertaken due diligence and consideration of the facts, consultation with the public or First Nations people, or reflection on the actual environmental impact of a massive, heavy industrial float glass plant.
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