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February 18, 2010
For immediate release
HAMILTON ECONOMY TO BENEFIT FROM CONSTRUCTION OF CANADA’S LARGEST BAKERY
Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs, invests in innovative production plant
HAMILTON, ON — The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and His Worship Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton, announced today that Hamilton will become home to Canada Bread Company’s new, state-of-the-art production facility. The announcement came after the City of Hamilton and Canada Bread Company Limited signed a conditional agreement to purchase land for construction in a special City Council meeting this afternoon. The Government of Canada will contribute $2 million towards pre-engineering and design activities to build the world-class bakery.
“Our government is committed to creating jobs and supporting the people, communities and businesses of southern Ontario,” said Minister Goodyear. “This project will benefit residents of Hamilton and the region by stimulating the local economy and bring hundreds of jobs to the area.”
“We are thrilled to be the new home to Canada’s largest bread maker,” said Mayor Eisenberger. “This investment by Canada Bread is a major economic boost for Hamilton bringing jobs and helping to diversify our local economy.”
“We are very pleased to be growing our presence in Hamilton by establishing a world-class bakery facility,” said Richard Lan, President and CEO, Canada Bread. “This city is a great location to support our continued growth with a skilled workforce, excellent infrastructure, and ready access to markets. These benefits collectively led to our decision.”
“Our community is excited to see Canada Bread move into the North Glanbrook Industrial Business Park, creating jobs for hard-working families in Greater Hamilton,” said Dean Allison, MP for Niagara West-Glanbrook.
Canada Bread will be the first anchor tenant in the North Glanbrook Industrial Business Park and will invest over $100 million to construct a 375,000 square foot bakery facility in Hamilton. The new world-class facility will feature leading-edge equipment, best-in-class technologies and sound environmental principles that will ensure high standards of operating efficiency and environmental management. Canada Bread’s investment in a single, modern, efficient facility in Hamilton will ensure it remains an industry leader as Canada’s leading value-added bakery business. The company’s investment will support up to 300 plant jobs and will create approximately 120 construction related jobs during the construction phase of the project.
This is one of a number of projects announced recently that will benefit from funding under the food and beverage intake of the Southern Ontario Development Program. For additional details on this program, please refer to the backgrounder.
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