News
For Immediate Release
Moose Creek
12/15/2011
Ontario Helps Local Tire Recycling Company Create Jobs: McGuinty Government Supports Moose Creek’s Local Economy
NEWS
Ontario is helping Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc. improve its production capabilities and create 20 new jobs while protecting 10 existing positions.
With the province’s support, Moose Creek will invest in new state-of-the-art equipment that will allow the company to:
- enhance its tire recycling capacity
- improve its manufacturing capabilities, and
- ensure 100 per cent of materials extracted from recycled tires are properly recovered.
Ontario is providing a strong and stable environment for businesses to grow and create good jobs for families in the face of global economic uncertainty. These new jobs build upon the 124,800 net new full-time jobs that have already been created in Ontario so far this year.
Partnering with local businesses is part of the McGuinty government’s plan to create and support jobs for Ontario families, and to strengthen local economies.
QUOTES
“Eastern Ontario’s economy is stronger today because local success stories like Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc. are proactively improving their production capabilities. The results will speak for themselves: improved operational efficiencies, new jobs and expanding the market for Ontario-made recycled tire products.”
— Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Innovation
“With support from the Government of Ontario, Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc. is better positioned to purchase leading-edge rubber processing equipment to ensure Ontario’s scrap tires are responsibly managed. In the process, we’re creating good, local community jobs.”
— Guy Couture, General Director, Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc.
QUICK FACTS
- Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc. employs 10 people and collects and shreds scrap tires used in rubber flooring and a host of other moulded-rubber products.
- The company is partly owned by Animat, a Quebec company specializing in the design and manufacture of recycled rubber flooring.
- Moose Creek Tire Recycling Inc. is part of the Ontario Tire Stewardship Program, a province-wide tire recycling initiative that diverts tires away from burning and land filling to 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle).
- In 2010, Ontario was named a top destination for foreign direct investment in North America, second only to California. The province attracted a total of 127 Foreign Direct Investment projects, which created more than 11,200 jobs.
- As a result of the tax changes implemented in Ontario, taxes on business investment were cut in half, making Ontario more competitive and encouraging new business investments.
LEARN MORE
- See Ontario’s plan to support job creation.
- Take a look at the programs and services available to help your business grow.
- Read Ontario’s 2011 Progress Report.
For more information:
Andrew Block
Minister's Office
416-325-0362
Patrick Imlay
Communications Branch
416-325-6998
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