Siemens closes wind turbine plant in Tillsonburg — 340 green energy jobs gone
The closing raises new questions about the fallout from Ontario’s controversial green-energy policy
TILLSONBURG — Siemens Canada is closing its wind-turbine plant here, slashing more than 340 jobs and shuttering one of the town’s largest employers.
The closing, announced by the company Tuesday, comes after weeks of nervous speculation and one day of public debate over the factory, which was locked to employees Sunday night. -- More...
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