Tag: Local Business
Picket line forms at Dr. Oetker’s London plant as workers go on strike
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 […]
London businesses: We’re being ‘harassed’ for supporting protest convoy
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.
‘I know we can do it’: Bistro opening shows faith in core’s COVID comeback
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 […]
London’s iconic International Bakery to close its doors after 67 years
“It was a good living.”
Census 2021: London’s booming growth brings big challenges
London is feeling “the strain” of rapid population growth and taxpayers could face a massive cost for services if new arrivals aren’t contained to existing residential areas, a city councillor warns. As the city and region post the hottest population growth in Ontario and one of the most torrid growth rates in the country, the […]