Tag: Ingersoll
Brief shelter-in-place warning as police eyed ‘potentially armed’ person in Woodstock
Ontario Provincial Police briefly asked Woodstock residents in the area of Huron Street and Ingersoll Avenue to shelter in place due to an investigation into a “potentially armed” person on Thursday morning. It was about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday when the OPP issued a warning over social media. “Police are actively investigating an incident involving […]
Q+A: CAMI union leader reflects on 35 years at the plant
As he wraps up his tenure Friday, Mike Van Boekel reflects on layoffs, strikes and an uncertain future for the Ingersoll plant.
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week wraps up with a look into the future of automation
What better way to celebrate 60 years of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week than by peeking into the future of the industry? The 2026 version of the annual event wrapped up Monday with Crop Day at the Elmwood Community Centre. Included in the schedule of events, following the roast beef dinner sponsored by Midwest Co-op, was […]
Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario
From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.
Auto belt anxiety: Laid-off workers weigh hang-in or move-on options
GM bet on an electric future for its now-idled Ingersoll plant. How to plug their lives back in is the question for 1,100 laid-off workers.