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A person walks past an Amazon Fulfillment Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brampton, Ont., Tuesday. Brampton s COVID test positivity rate reached 22.4 per cent this week, in part because of crowded working and living conditions. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
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Dr. Brian Goldman donned PPE and returned to Brampton to find out if workers and their families are getting access to the COVID vaccine. Brian talks to Dixon Pinto, who grew up in Brampton and is studying health inequities at McMaster University. Brian meets up with Dr. Shruthi Gowda, a family physician at an urgent-care clinic just a short drive from an Amazon warehou
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Martha Callum, Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.’s senior director of total rewards, talks about the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, diversity and inclusion initiatives and perfecting her baguette recipe.
Q. What top challenges do you face in your role?
A. Right now, it’s all related to COVID-19 not only ensuring that we have proper safety processes in place to protect our employees, but also the effects of remote working and the mental health of our employees and their families. Communicating the advantages of the benefits and savings plans to employees is another challenge. I’ll be visiting our sites and talking to employees and they might say, ‘I didn’t know you could do that,’ or ‘I guess I should set up my [tax-free savings account].’
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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. has announced plans to spend more than $35 million in an expansion plan that will allow it to move production of several products from the U.S. to Ontario and Quebec.
In a Dec. 18 statement, company officials said the new investment of $12.8 million in the Coke Canada Bottling Brampton facility in Brampton, Ont., will be used to convert existing line manufacturing capabilities to meet the need for more product innovation for consumers. This project will create nine new jobs in Brampton on top of the current 1,300 and is expected to be operational this summer.
The company is also putting $17 million into its Weston plant in Toronto to install new equipment in response to growing demand for many of the carbonated beverages the company makes. The investment will improve the efficiency of the facility offering stability for its local operations where the company employs 185 people.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling plots expansion plan in Ontario, Quebec
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. plans to spend more than $35 million in an expansion plan that will allow it to move production of several products to Canada from the U.S.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 10:44 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. says investments at three Canadian facilities will allow it to move production of several products to Canada from the U.S.(Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press)
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. plans to spend more than $35 million in an expansion plan that will allow it to move production of several products to Canada from the U.S.