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Unorganized West Part Manitoulin District is an unorganized area in Manitoulin District in northeastern Ontario , Canada , encompassing the portion of Manitoulin Island which is not part of an organized municipality. It comprises the geographic townships of Robinson and Dawson.

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41-654: Burnt Island or Burnt Islands may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Burnt Island, Ontario , community on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron Burnt Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador , community on the island of Newfoundland, Canada United Kingdom [ edit ] Burnt Island, Bermuda , located in Paget Parish Burnt Island, Isles of Scilly , Cornwall Burnt Islands , group of three islands in

82-564: A British quarry operator. In 1999, Lafarge acquired a 100% shareholding in Hima Cement Limited , the second-largest cement manufacturer in Uganda , with an installed capacity of 850,000 metric tonnes annually, as of January 2011. That same year, Lafarge entered the Indian market through its cement business, with the acquisition of Tata Steel 's cement activity. This acquisition was followed by

123-656: A Lafarge spokesperson, the company's plan was actually to move the water from the quarry and pump into nearby wetlands or the Speed River, not to take water from the area. The Wellington Water Watchers advocacy group expressed concern about how the discharged water might affect aquatic ecosystems downstream and believed that a full environmental review was necessary before the request for the permit should be allowed. "With climate change, there's all kinds of uncertainties that come into our long-term water security issues and we can no longer afford to play fast and loose with that", said

164-672: A cement plant in Langkat , North Sumatra , Indonesia with an investment of up to Rp 5 trillion ($ 585 million). In 2011 Lafarge sold to Boral its stake in their common Asian Gypsum joint-venture LBGA (Lafarge Boral Gypsum Asia). Lafarge launched three plants in Hungary , Syria and Nigeria and created a joint venture with Anglo American in the United Kingdom . The group sold most of its European, South American, Asian and Australian gypsum operations. In September 2013, Lafarge agreed to

205-411: A long, complex and uncertain one." Others said the deal could lead to further mergers within the industry and give competitors a chance to pick up assets at a bargain price. Most analysts surveyed by Reuters felt the merger would be approved in the end. The acquisition would turn it into the world's third-biggest building materials supplier. Analysts said that although it was broadly anticipated by

246-528: A manufacturing capacity of 427 million tons a year would vastly exceed the 227 million ton capacity Anhui Conch . Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont and Holcim Chairman Wolfgang Reitzle became co-chairmen of the new group. Eric Olsen, then Lafarge's Executive Vice-president in charge of Operations, became the CEO of the new group. Executives from both companies said the deal would save the new company 1.4 billion euros (US$ 1.9 billion) annually and create "the most advanced group in

287-582: A new company was formed under the name of LafargeHolcim . It was renamed to Holcim Group in 2021. Lafarge was embroiled in the Lafarge scandal , in which it was convicted of financing terrorism and complicity in crimes against humanity by the US Department of Justice for paying $ 5.92 million to the terrorist groups ISIS and al-Nusra Front between 2013 and 2014 to keep its cement plant in Syria operating. Lafarge

328-444: A new modernized facility by 1 July 2016. At that time, the existing Ravena plant would be taken offline. Lafarge's $ 300 million upgrade to its Ravena plant included a new, German-designed dry-process cement kiln to replace two 50-year-old wet-process kilns. The new kiln was to use less coal and emit fewer pollutants, including a 66% reduction in mercury emissions, while increasing production capacity. It will also take less water from

369-484: A part of ISIS but "It is sufficient that [the accused] has knowledge that the main perpetrators are committing or are about to commit such a crime against humanity and that by his aid or assistance, he facilitates the preparation or the commission thereof." The Court concluded that "the knowing payment of a sum of several million dollars to an organization whose object is only criminal is sufficient to characterize complicity by aiding and abetting." The Supreme Court referred

410-625: A public health assessment for communities near the Lafarge Cement Plant in Ravena, New York. Major findings and results from the NYS DOH Lafarge Cement Plant Health Assessment included: On 23 July 2013, under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of New York, Lafarge North America Inc. agreed to fund $ 1.5 million in projects to reduce air pollution in

451-510: A very active membership in the local United Church. The Pop is 169 with an average median age being 65.9 years. (2016 Census data) Lafarge (company) Lafarge is a French industrial company specialising in cement , construction aggregates , and concrete . It is the world's largest cement manufacturer. It was founded in 1833 by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge and is a part of the Holcim Group . In 2015, Lafarge merged with Holcim and

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492-556: Is active in Greece through the full ownership of Heracles General Cement , since 1991. As of September 2024, The company is set to build a new cement plant in Serbia. On 7 April 2014, Lafarge and Holcim announced they had agreed to terms on a "merger of equals". The exchange ratio will be based on 9 Holcim shares for 10 Lafarge shares. The new company would be based in Switzerland and have

533-645: The Hudson River , getting most of its water from the nearby limestone quarry that feeds the plant. Details of the agreement include that Lafarge North America will: In July 2019, the company filed a request for a permit with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to increase the amount of water it moves from its gravel pits near Guelph in Wellington County, Ontario , Canada into

574-520: The Mississagi Strait . Silver Water ( 45°51′N 82°51′W  /  45.850°N 82.850°W  / 45.850; -82.850 ) is the largest community in Robinson township, located on Highway 540 approximately 42 kilometers west of Gore Bay . It has a year-round population of approximately 62 families, which almost doubles during the summer months. It is a vibrant rural community, with

615-598: The United States Department of Justice reached a $ 777.8 million criminal plea agreement with Lafarge in the case. Executives with Lafarge agreed to the deal after paying $ 5.92 million to Islamic State and al-Nusra Front leaders and urging them to help the company keep its production facilities running, according to a company spokesman and law enforcement official. On 11 July 2008, the Albany Times Union reported that Lafarge's Ravena, New York plant "was

656-566: The Kyles of Bute, Scotland See also [ edit ] Burntisland , town in Fife, Scotland Burnt Island Tickle, Newfoundland and Labrador , settlement in Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

697-451: The Levant terrorist group, in order to keep its cement plant in Syria operating. ISIL captured the plant on 19 September 2014. In 2017 LafargeHolcim executives were investigated for these claims in the civil and criminal courts. Lafarge sought to have the claims dismissed, arguing that the payments were intended to allow Lafarge to continue commercial activities, not to support ISIS, and that

738-743: The Middle East, from Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) . On 15 May 2008 Lafarge acquired Larsen & Toubro Ready Mix-Concrete (RMC) business in India for $ 349 million. In 2009, Lafarge sells Canadian precast concrete company, Pre-Con to Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund. In 2010, Lafarge strengthened its presence in Brazil (an agreement with Lafarge and STRABAG to create a common company in Cement in Central Europe). In 2011, Lafarge SA announced it would build

779-768: The Second World War, Lafarge provided the Nazi regime with concrete for the French part of the Atlantic Wall . This maintained activity permitted the company to transition rapidly to the period of post-war reconstruction. In 1980 Lafarge joined with the Belgian coal, coke and fertilizer company Coppée to become SA Lafarge Coppée. Lafarge purchased a plant from the National Gypsum in early 1987. Ten years later, it bought Redland plc ,

820-618: The United States that required mercury-emissions reductions at cement plants. Preliminary data published by the EPA for the year 2009 showed 145 pounds of mercury were recorded for the Ravena plant (total on- and off-site disposals). The plant has continued to perform within permitted limits. In July 2013, the New York State Department of Health , in partnership with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , completed

861-478: The activities of LCS by asking it to close the plant, decided instead to continue this activity … even if it meant paying several million dollars to its groups". In a statement, the company said it strongly disagreed with the Court of Appeal's decision to retain complicity in crimes against humanity within the scope of an investigation and said it would appeal the decision to France's Supreme Court. On 17 October 2022,

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902-521: The building materials industry." The deal faced significant regulatory obstacles, as 15 different jurisdictions could have potentially raised objections. The cement market in Europe is tightly consolidated and antitrust scrutiny of deals has been commonplace since the 1970s. To meet regulatory concerns, Holcim and Lafarge planned to sell or spinoff assets that generated about 5 billion euros (US$ 6.9 billion) of revenue in 2013 in areas of large overlap between

943-542: The communities of Burnt Island, Cook's Dock, Fernlee, Meldrum Bay and Silver Water. Meldrum Bay ( 45°55′N 83°07′W  /  45.917°N 83.117°W  / 45.917; -83.117 ) is located at the western terminus of Highway 540 , 72 kilometers west of Gore Bay , in Dawson township. Settled in the 1870s, and named after a town in Scotland , Meldrum Bay developed as a commercial fishing and lumbering centre. Once

984-456: The community surrounding its Ravena, New York cement plant. The agreement also amends a March 2010 consent decree that the federal Environmental Protection Agency, New York and 11 other states entered into with Lafarge requiring the company to limit pollutant emissions from its 13 plants nationwide. Under the agreement, Lafarge North America would adhere to an updated schedule that provides Lafarge an additional 18 months to finish construction of

1025-580: The company and its executives could not be held accountable for actions undertaken by its Syrian subsidiary. Initially, the Paris Court of Appeals agreed with Lafarge. On 7 September 2021, the French Supreme Court confirmed charges of financing terrorism and endangering employees' lives. The Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) quashed the Court of Appeal ruling, determining that there was sufficient evidence, including minutes from Lafarge meetings, for

1066-466: The globe under the name of LafargeHolcim, which was later renamed as the Holcim Group on 8 July 2021. In June 2016, France opened an inquiry into the activities of Lafarge in Syria. The inquiry followed reports by French journalist Dorothée Myriam Kellou, published by Le Monde and France 24 , which uncovered deals Lafarge made with an array of armed groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and

1107-456: The greatest source of mercury emissions in New York from 2004 to 2006" According to the story, plans had been made to upgrade the plant to reduce the mercury emissions. A second story published the following day, stated that the factory had emitted 400 pounds (181 kg) of mercury annually from 2004 to 2006. In November 2010 Lafarge opposed new Environmental Protection Agency regulations in

1148-623: The group's chair Robert Case. The board of directors of Lafarge has 15 members appointed by the annual shareholders' meeting for a period of four years: Former members of the Board include Alain Joly , Michel Pébereau , Gérald Frère , Michel Bon , Philippe Dauman , Nassef Sawiris , Hillary Clinton . The following is a summary of data: By 29 February 2016 the company had a share value of 17.292 billion euros, distributed in 288,383,057 shares. Lafarge owns several nature reserves. An example of this

1189-464: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burnt_Island&oldid=977433079 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Burnt Island, Ontario Separate local services boards provide services in Robinson and Dawson townships. The division includes

1230-464: The investigative judge to find Lafarge had "precise knowledge" of the nature of ISIS's activities. In the decision, the Supreme Court explained that " crimes against humanity are the most serious of crimes because beyond the attack on the individual, which it transcends, it targets and denies humanity." It found that for a conviction on complicity in crimes against humanity, Lafarge did not need to be

1271-438: The local watershed. According to a news report, "If it’s approved, the company would be permitted to take up to 27.7 million litres of water a day — more than half of the city’s average daily demand of 47 million litres" but a City of Guelph report stated that it would "add a groundwater water-taking of 21,718 m3/day to the existing permit". The company was already permitted to take just over six million litres per day. According to

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1312-412: The majority of the population being retired seniors. The community contains a well equipped community center as well as a popular country-style diner, both of which are well used community gathering sites. Silver Water has an all volunteer fire dept. servicing the Robinson township consisting of 1 pumper and 2 tankers. This helps in keeping the residents homeowners insurance rates down. Silver Water also has

1353-511: The market. "The additional assets expand the company’s footprint in Eastern Europe and into Brazil and the Philippines. Given the well flagged nature of the deal, however, these benefits are largely reflected in the price at current levels," Alan Breen of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland said. On 10 July 2015, Lafarge merged with Holcim. On 15 July 2015, the new company was officially launched around

1394-537: The matter back to the Court of Appeal. On 18 May 2022, the Investigative Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals rejected a request by Lafarge to dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity and endangering lives. In confirming the charges, the Court of Appeal judges found that "although informed that the actions of ISIS could constitute crimes against humanity, Lafarge, which could have put an end to

1435-696: The parent company full control over the North American business, removing LNA from the New York Stock Exchange . Previously the group had owned 53% of LNA shares. In 2007, it divested its roofing division, selling it to a private equity group in a deal that resulted in Lafarge retaining a 35% equity stake. In December 2007, Lafarge announced the purchase of the Orascom Cement Group, an Egyptian-based cement producer with operations across Africa and

1476-472: The purchase of the Raymond Cement facility in 2001. In 2001, Lafarge, then the world's second largest cement manufacturer, acquired Blue Circle Industries (BCI), a British company which at the time was the world's sixth largest cement manufacturer, to become the world's largest cement manufacturer. In 2006, Lafarge North America shareholders accepted a $ 3 billion tender offer from Lafarge Group which gave

1517-490: The sale of its 53.3 percent stake in its Honduras subsidiary Lafarge Cementos SA de CV to Cementos Argos for €232m. In 2018, the Lafarge Cement plant located south of Kobanî , Syria was being used as a base of operations by 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment and United States Army forces. in 2022, Lafarge Egypt, launched "Shatbna," an eco-friendly masonry cement with a 40% lower carbon footprint. The company

1558-495: The summer, the docks are busy again, lined with pleasure craft from around the Great Lakes . This area holds some of the best chinook salmon fishing in all of Canada. Many residents of the area are employed by Lafarge , whose quarry near Meldrum Bay produces dolomite used in concrete, road construction and metallurgical processing. This Lafarge Canada site is the home of the "largest Canadian marine quarry," with loading docks on

1599-404: The two companies. Lafont said the merger was aimed at rebalancing operations, not cutting costs. He said overlapping businesses would be sold, not closed, so industry job losses would be minimal. Industry analysts said the deal would combine Holcim's marketing strength with Lafarge's edge in innovation, while providing significant cost savings, but cautioned "the road to merger clearance will be

1640-568: The village was home to a busy fishing fleet, and Great Lakes steamers tied up at the docks. From the 1920s the Owen Sound Transportation Companysteamers provided weekly ferry service between Meldrum Bay and Thessalon , on its route between Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , however, the 1962 opening of the Trans-Canada Highway , and other road improvements has made this service unprofitable. Now during

1681-576: Was founded in 1833 by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge in Le Teil , France ( Ardèche ), to exploit the limestone quarry in Mont Saint-Victor between Le Teil and Viviers . The limestone is white and argillaceous , and yielded an eminently hydraulic lime . In 1864 Lafarge signed its first international contract for the delivery of 110,000 tonnes of lime to the Suez Canal construction project. During

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