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A few workers will be there to start setting up trailers and fencing at the Highway 4 site in Talbotville, south of Highway 401, in preparation for construction of what is certain to be a massive project, said union officials representing construction workers.
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The sale of the site was confirmed just last week, although a buyer was not publicly identified. The Ford plant closed in 2011 after 44 years assembling cars, and about 1,100 people lost their jobs. The plant on 254 hectares of land was torn down in 2015. The site was listed for sale that year for $22.75 million.