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St. Thomas, Ont.

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Ford officially closed its assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont., on Sept. 15, 2011. The plant had been operation for 44 years. The closure put more than a thousand employees out of work. | CBC story


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Clair, N.B.

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On Sept. 10, 2011, J.D. Irving Ltd. announced it was shutting down its sawmill in the village of Clair, N.B. The closure affected 73 employees. The company blamed economic conditions in the United States and the high Canadian dollar for its decision. | CBC story


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Port Hawkesbury, N.S.

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The NewPage Port Hawkesbury Ltd. mill, based in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., shut down its machines on Sept. 16, 2011. The shutdown put about 1,000 people out of work: 600 people work inside the mill, while another 400 work in the woods. | CBC story


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London, Ont.

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Keiper announced the closure of its London, Ont., automotive assembly plant in January 2011. The closure cost 200 people their jobs.

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Winnipeg, Man.

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Sonoco announced in May 2011 that its Winnipeg packaging plant would close later in the year. The closure resulted in 102 job losses.

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Chatham, Ont.

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Navistar closed its Chatham, Ont., truck assembly plant in August 2011. The plant had been idled, and its 350 active employees on layoff status, since 2009. | CBC story

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Calgary, Alta.

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In May 2011, XL Foods closed two beef processing plants in Calgary. The company said the plant had been operating at 30 per cent capacity due to a smaller-than-normal herd. About 500 employees were laid off. | CBC story


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Location:

Thorold, Ont.

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Russel Metals Inc. shut down its York-Ennis plant in Thorold, Ont., over a year from August 2010 to September 2011. The closure affected 80 jobs.

Location:

Ingersoll, Ont.

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Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. closed its Ingersoll plant in March 2011. The closure resulted in 50 job losses.

Location:

Dunville, Ont.

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In 2010, Smucker's Foods of Canada Co. announced it planned to shut down its Bick's Pickles manufacturing facility in Dunnville, Ont., and its tank farm in Delhi, Ont., at the end of the 2011 growing season.

Location:

Delhi, Ont.

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In 2010, Smucker's Foods of Canada Co. announced it planned to shut down its Bick's Pickles manufacturing facility in Dunnville, Ont., and its tank farm in Delhi, Ont., at the end of the 2011 growing season.

Location:

Oshawa, Ont.

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In June 2012, the Canadian Auto Workers union confirmed that GM was going ahead with its plan to close its plant in Oshawa, Ont. The closure could mean 2,000 layoffs.