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Historic Land Lease Signed at Nipissing First Nation

Press Release - September 18, 2008

(Garden Village, ON)  – On what Chief Marianna Couchie termed “a historic day” for her community, the Nipissing First Nation Chief and Council signed a 35 year land lease with Miller Paving Limited and McAsphalt Industries that also included the sale of an industrial building in the Couchie Industrial Park located on Nipissing First Nation, west of North Bay.

“The arrangement that we are signing with Miller and McAsphalt today is a historic event in our community”, stated Chief Couchie.  “We are very proud to have enhanced our partnership with the Miller Group.

The deal expands upon an existing lease that Miller has with NFN to operate a quarry within the First Nation territory.  This expansion includes the maintenance of equipment used in Miller’s various operations in the North Bay area, the storage of liquid asphalt and asphalt emulsions used in the maintenance of highways and industrial applications and administrative offices. 

“We are very pleased to have built upon all of our success we have had with the Nipissing First Nation over the past number of years”, said Leo McArthur, President of the Miller Group.  “Our relationship has been built on good will and hard work and we look forward to continuing to build on that positive relationship.  I want to reiterate my commitment for Miller to be a good corporate citizen within the Nipissing First Nation.”

Miller and McAsphalt will now begin planning for development within the industrial park. 

Miller Paving is a member of the Miller Group of companies, a diversified, family-owned Canadian enterprise that services North America. It provides public and private sectors with road construction, paving, road rehabilitation, engineering construction, waste management and recycling services, transit operations, winter maintenance services, aggregate-based materials, cement and ready-mix concrete.

McAsphalt Industries Limited is a sister company to Miller, owned by the same families.  McAsphalt develops, produces, distributes and markets asphaltic products, related services and technology.   McAsphalt offers the widest range of asphalt products from 21 strategically located terminals, coast to coast, across Canada.

Both Miller and McAsphalt are recognized as leaders in their respective industries.