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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The massive housing plan for the old Schneiders meat plant in Kitchener took a step closer to shovels entering the ground when it received unanimous approval from the city’s planning and strategic initiatives committee. The plant was closed by Maple Leaf Foods …
Read More »No deal yet on electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Stellantis says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 1, 2023 10:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Stellantis says there is no deal yet to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. Spokeswoman LouAnn Gosselin says they have yet to receive an official response to …
Read More »Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2023 12:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a southwestern Ontario city says he expects the federal government to live up to a deal that would see one of the world’s biggest automakers build an electric …
Read More »Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: minister
TORONTO — Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli calls it the “sleeper story” of the province’s massive auto industry transition. Now that his quest to establish end-to-end electric vehicle production in the province has landed two battery plants, he’s setting his sights on lithium hydroxide, a critical component of those …
Read More »‘It may have been imported’: Ontario experts say plant labels not always as advertised
Introducing plants that are native to the area is a small way to increase biodiversity and support local bees, butterflies, birds and more, but consumers are warned to exercise caution before buying potted plants from a retail outlet. Garden centres and greenhouses are selling plants labelled as native to Ontario …
Read More »Olymel to lay off nearly 1,000 workers in closure of Quebec pork plant
Quebec pork producer Olymel says it will close a major slaughterhouse south of Quebec City and lay off 994 workers. The company said Friday the Vallée-Jonction plant in the Beauce region will be the latest factory to shutter, after previously announcing the closure of several other facilities in recent months. …
Read More »New Brunswick recycling plant pleads not guilty in case of workplace death – New Brunswick
American Iron and Metal, a recycling plant in Saint John, N.B., has pleaded not guilty to four charges related to a workplace death. Jennifer Adam, a representative for the plant’s legal team, made the plea on the company’s behalf in the Saint John courthouse Tuesday morning. A pre-trial conference has …
Read More »Ontario seeks to extend Pickering Nuclear plant to 2026, eyes refurbishment: sources
Ontario is asking to extend the life of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station and is weighing a refurbishment that could see it in service for several more decades, ahead of a looming electricity supply crunch, sources told The Canadian Press. The nuclear plant, which accounted for 14 per cent of …
Read More »Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh accusations on Saturday of shelling around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has been a focus of international concern that fighting in the area could trigger a disaster. Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, has been controlled by Russian forces since early …
Read More »Russian missile strikes town near Ukraine’s 2nd largest nuclear plant, wounding 12, Ukraine officials say
A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the months-long war, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app …
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