11-02-2015, 02:50 PM
I don't think its extreme. Schneiders/Maple Leaf needed to build a completely new facility and they were won over by Hamilton. Short of dismantling the existing factory and moving it overnight, any local heavy industry would need to build a new facility first before shutting down the old one (not to mention possibly environmental remediation and related decommissioning of the existing site). Why would a new heavy industry rebuild here, where there could be various delays or complications due to tight spaces, when I'm sure there are many other communities in southwestern Ontario that would love to see that industry relocate to their town.
That being said, the local cities were founded on heavy industries where employees could walk or take transit to work. Will we see a day in the future where a heavy industry or manufacturing is located relatively close to workers without too many adverse affects (ie noise and air pollution)?
That being said, the local cities were founded on heavy industries where employees could walk or take transit to work. Will we see a day in the future where a heavy industry or manufacturing is located relatively close to workers without too many adverse affects (ie noise and air pollution)?