Maple Leaf Foods to close Nova Scotia plant next April
The Chronicle Herald reports that the plant will start winding down in February and be fully closed by April 29, according to company spokesman Rick Young. Young said Maple Leaf is following a restructuring plan designed to make it more competitive. That includes closing some of its 23 processing facilities across Canada and consolidating others.
"It has nothing to do with the employees, they’ve been wonderful," Young said. "The decision is associated with the competitive nature of this industry. . . . We need to compete."