Tag: Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario bottling plant shifting work to U.S., 160 jobs lost
With the news still raw that alcohol giant Diageo is closing its Amherstburg bottling plant and moving those operations to the U.S., the union representing workers there vowed Thursday to fight to save the facility. Closing the Amherstburg plant, so Diageo can bottle some Canadian-made Crown Royal whisky in the U.S., will kill 160 local […]
The automaker announced the awarding of major construction contracts that will see 500,000 sq. ft. (46,500 sq.m.) of steel to frame the factory, and seven million gallons (32,500 cubic metres) of con
Concrete work will be carried out by Magil Construction Canada “within weeks”.
Ripley reunion draws thousands to community
The Ripley Reunion returned on the long weekend, bringing together thousands of residents and visitors for a four-day celebration of community. Held every 10 years, the reunion ran from Thursday, July 31, to Monday, Aug. 4. It was considered a resounding success, with an estimated 10,000 people passing through the beer gardens over the weekend. […]
Former Hells Angels member relaunches Satan’s Choice club
A former Hells Angels member says he has revived an outlaw motorcycle club his father founded decades ago and grew into the second-largest in Canada. Harley Davidson Guindon, an entrepreneur and the former president of the Brooklin, Ont., chapter of the Hells Angels, announced on social media this week he’s relaunched the Satan’s Choice and […]
Cornies: Playwright development important part of Grand goals
Bolstering the talents of local writers is exactly what an arts institution should be accomplishing during our current elbows-up era.