London’s steel industry fears a tariff trade war between the U.S, and Canada will mean higher prices and dwindling demand for their products. The U.S. government has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Canada has promised reciprocal tariffs on steel and aluminum coming here from America. […]
The lure of landing new jobs tied to Volkswagen’s $7-billion EV battery plant is driving a move by city councillors to seek the province’s help in fast-tracking a proposed industrial development south of Highway 401. City council’s planning and environment committee voted unanimously Wednesday for the city to request a minister’s zoning order (MZO) to […]
A partnership between two London-area school boards and a non-profit trainer is helping students and apprentices get specialty training on state-of-the-art tech equipment. The Strathroy-Caradoc skilled trades hub, located in the same building as Holy Cross and Strathroy district collegiate institute secondary schools, welcomed visitors Wednesday to view its new manufacturing equipment including welding booths, […]
From Windsor to Waterloo region, four area cities rank among those in Canada that would be hardest-hit by U.S. tariffs, a new report shows.
London’s mayor called city economic and business leaders together Friday to get a better idea how to prepare for threatened U.S. tariffs. City officials were joined by organizations from Middlesex County, both London hospitals and post-secondary institutions and construction, manufacturing and business groups for a city hall session with a clear agenda: Creating an “action […]
Though the threat of a U.S.-Canada trade war is on the back burner, city officials are thinking about how London can avoid the pain
Manufacturers in London plan to cut their workforce as the fallout of threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian-made goods exported to the United States is already being felt, the manager of the London Region Manufacturing Council said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said the tariffs would kick in Tuesday, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Manufacturers in London plan to cut their workforce as the fallout of threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian-made goods exported to the United States is already being felt, the manager of the London Region Manufacturing Council said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said the tariffs would kick in Tuesday, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Southwestern Ontario may be Ground Zero for the impact U.S. tariffs would have on the provincial economy, national economists warned.
Doug Ford promised to add $1 billion to a provincial skills development fund while visiting a manufacturing plant in London
The American parent of London’s Accuride Canada plant squeezed money out of the local manufacturer and “drove it into the ground,” throwing more than 200 people out of work, the union representing its workers charges. Unifor Local 27 is questioning the economics of the looming closing of Accuride Canada. The London plant on Firestone Boulevard […]
The threat of steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made goods has shut down one London manufacturing plant before it opened.