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Dates: during 2007-2007
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Chris Carrier has been hammered??with two plant closures in less than a year. First Alcoa shut its wheel-rim plant in June after more than two decades in operation, idling 365 people. Then last month Goodyear Canada did the same at its engine-hose plant, forcing 165 out of work. "It's created a great deal of turmoil," says Carrier, mayor of Collingwood, Ont., a town of 25,000 north of Toronto. "Families aren't sure how they're going to pay bills. Some have moved away." The closures mean not only lost jobs but also a loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada's Loonie Creates a Conundrum | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

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