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Co-founder of the Dream Factory in Winnipeg, Michelle Harrison, has inspired a living memorial campaign for the charity as she faces terminal cancer. The factory is a non-profit that gives kids facing life-threatening illnesses unforgettable experiences. In 1983, Harrison says she helped arrange for a young boy with brain cancer …
Read More »Boeing’s Winnipeg-based factory to be expanded, company to double storage capacity – Winnipeg
Boeing Canada broke ground today, announcing the expansion of a manufacturing plant in Winnipeg. Located at Murray Industrial Park and sitting at 700,000 square feet, the plant is expected to get an additional 12,000 square feet of space. Part of the expansion also includes a new freezer room, doubling the …
Read More »Canopy Growth is selling its old chocolate factory pot facility to Hershey
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The town of Smiths Falls, Ont., is having a full-circle moment as pot producer Canopy Growth announced Thursday it would sell its primary cannabis cultivation facility — once a factory for Hershey Canada — back to the prodigal chocolatier. The move will see …
Read More »Toronto city council could help save this former soy sauce factory with a heritage designation
Toronto city council is scheduled Wednesday to decide if a building with special significance to the Chinese community should be made a heritage property — a designation that could prevent it from being torn down to make way for an apartment complex. The two-storey structure at Queen Street East and Leslie Street was once home to Lee Food Products, …
Read More »China drought leads to factory closures, rolling blackouts
Factories in China’s southwest have shut down and a city imposed rolling blackouts after reservoirs to generate hydropower ran low amid a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power. Companies in Sichuan province, including makers of …
Read More »Factory mix-up spoils 15 million doses of J&J COVID vaccine
Enlarge / A sign at the Johnson & Johnson campus on August 26, 2019 in Irvine, California. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories About 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine were ruined, and future vaccine shipments will be delayed. This all follows a mix-up at a manufacturing …
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