Tag: Local Business

Workers on the picket line Wednesday at frozen pizza maker Dr. Oetker were upbeat, determined to get a better deal and already talking about when they will get back to work. More than 230 workers at the food giant walked off the job early Wednesday after a narrow strike vote in which 56 per cent […]

London International Airport, now able to handle international flights, will try to land some warm weather destinations for the balance of the winter, its chief executive says. The airport, which has seen flights and traffic dwindle under COVID-19 restrictions, will be able to accommodate international travel after Feb. 28, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced […]

UPDATE: Feb. 16, 8:30 a.m.: The employees of Dr. Oetker are now formally on strike. A picket line of about 50 workers has been established outside the southeast London factory, as of mid-morning Monday. The 150-worker factory is not operating. Workers at Dr. Oetker were expected to walk off the job at midnight after rejecting […]

Some small businesses in London are facing an “ugly” backlash they see as unfair, after supporting the protest convoy that snarled Ottawa and recently shut down the Ambassador Bridge and Highway 402.

Opening his first restaurant just two days before the first COVID-induced lockdown has not scared Rami Sefian out of growing his business. The restaurateur has opened Mezza RestoBar, his second downtown eatery in two years and one of 35 new businesses in the city centre, even as core traffic remains scarce. “I still believe it […]