Convergys / Union Carbide / Deere / Industrial Jobs Crisis John Deere John Deere / Newman Steel / Labour Community Services / Henniges / Salit Steel / Lakeside Steel / CAW Local 523 / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Italy / Japan / United States / Canada / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Layoffs / Reorganization / Bankruptcy / /
Facility
John Deere plant / Atlas Steels complex / Welland Canal / Port Colborne / headquarters of Canadian Tire Financial / Atlas Steels plant / /
IndustryTerm
rubber parts / transportation / clean energy development / manufacturing city / health services / machinery / good transportation infrastructure / manufacturing facilities / active job search / wind energy field / food banks / steel products / renewable energy area / energy / steel industry / agricultural equipment / de-manufacturing process / light transportation vehicles / final product / manufacturing jobs / manufacturing sector / manufacturing base / manufacturing / steel production complexes / /
NaturalFeature
Port waterfall / St. Catharines waterfall / lake Erie / Niagara Peninsula / Great Lakes / St. waterfall / Colborne waterfall / Niagara / Niagara waterfall / Port Colborne waterfall / Catharines waterfall / lake Lake Ontario / /
Organization
Claire’s Delivery Service / Hope Centre / Open Arms Mission / Congress / /
Person
Malcolm Allen / Tom Napper / Dan Degazio / Cindy Forster / Mariea McNelis / Rosina Bisci / Rick Alakas / /
Position
mayor / president / regional councillor / manager / MP / discontented worker / City Economic Development Manager / mayor and current regional councillor / producer / Local teacher / Director / president and city councillor / local president / elementary school teacher / city councillor / /
Communities in Crisis Welland, Ontario Introduction Welland is a city of about 50,000 persons located in the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, about 25 kilometres to the south of St. Catharines. The community has a