On August 19th, Eastern Wire & Conduit, a division of Columbia-MBF Inc., announced that it is closing its Edgeley Boulevard facility in Concord in March 2011, putting approximately 23 people out of work.
“Dalton McGuinty’s tax and spend addiction is toxic to Ontario’s business environment. Strangled by the McGuinty government’s red tape and uncompetitive taxes and now facing sky-rocketing energy costs, is it any wonder that companies like Eastern Wire are shutting their doors and following the exit route taken by other Thornhill companies such as Crown Packaging, Canac Kitchens and Progressive Moulded?” asked Shurman.
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