Canada's Auto Woes: GM Shuts Down Plant, Ford Lays Off 489 Workers - All247News (blog)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:59:26 GMT+00:00
, Ford Lays Off 489 Workers All247News (blog) The company employs around 6000 workers at assembly facilities in Oakville and St. Thomas, two engine plants in Windsor and parts distribution centers in ... Ford to lay off 388 at Windsor engine plant CBC.ca The end of a shift at GM, the end of an era in Windsor Globe and Mail Ford:-Due to Restructuring 400 people will lose Jobs News Live (blog)

Ford's flashy urban jungle launch for Explorer - Globe and Mail
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:20:54 GMT+00:00
Globe and Mail All four of these vehicles are built at the Oakville , Ont., assembly plant , use similar V-6 engines, and function as front- or all-wheel-drive family ...

Oakville residents reminded to stay clear of Giant Hogweed - Oakville.com
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:25:39 GMT+00:00
residents reminded to stay clear of Giant Hogweed Oakville.com Residents are warned to stay clear of Giant Hogweed, a noxious perennial plant that has been spotted growing in Oakville mainly along Sixteen Mile Creek. ...

Metal firm in trouble - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:05:04 GMT+00:00
TheChronicleHerald.ca The plant is now closed for a planned two-week shut down. But it will open again on Monday. Granby Industries has operations in Granby, Que., and Oakville , ...

Mushroom Plants A Go - Portage Online
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:00:54 GMT+00:00
A Go Portage Online The Oakville plant was in operation a few years ago, at which time the facility in Poplar Bluff was being built. He feels both mushroom plants will be great ...

Sauvignon blanc: A keeper for Napa Valley - St. Helena Star
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:28:11 GMT+00:00
St. Helena Star Turnbull Wine Cellars, 2009 Oakville ($15) has a rich palate with lemon zest flavors and a spicy finish. Clif Family Winery, 2009 Napa Valley ($18) is full ...

Province sued over gas-fired power plant plan in King - Toronto Star
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:08:08 GMT+00:00
plan in King Toronto Star Meanwhile, Oakville Council continues to block construction of a 900-megawatt plant on Royal Windsor Dr. with a development freeze. ... Coalition sues Ontario over gas-fueled power plant near marsh DigitalJournal.com

Kraft reduces net waste 30%, exceeding goals - What They Think
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:22:17 GMT+00:00
What They Think Today, nine Kraft Foods facilities have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status: three Canadian plants (Mississauga, Oakville , and Scarborough, Ontario); ...

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION - Winnipeg Free Press
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:23:16 GMT+00:00
Winnipeg Free Press police have seized about $3500 worth of ecstasy pills and marijuana inside an Oakville residence. Portage la Prairie RCMP said on Thursday that officers ...

When Nature Attacks: Jet stream, humidity, twisters: What's next? - Torrington Register Citizen
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:17:16 GMT+00:00
Torrington Register Citizen [60] The second tornado, also an F2, unroofed or severely damaged 50 homes and injured 70 people on a path through Watertown, Oakville , and northern ...

Sizzlin' summer sales - Toronto Sun
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:07:45 GMT+00:00
Toronto Sun The Silk Plant Warehouse is known as Canada's largest collection of plants , trees and flowers so real they would fool Mother Nature! ...

Ford's Flex performs like a champ - Calgary Herald
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:11:18 GMT+00:00
Calgary Herald Renamed the Flex, it was built in the same Oakville , Ont., plant that had produced the now-discontinued minivans, but it didn't look like a van. ...

Fly in, the wine's fine - Lake County Record-Bee
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:15:07 GMT+00:00
Lake County Record-Bee ... the Napa Valley Oakville Winegrowers, a former director of Grapes for Humanity, and is a Supreme Knight of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine. ...

Third ice surface welcomed by users - Portage Daily Graphic
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:10:32 GMT+00:00
Portage Daily Graphic The Oakville and MacGregor clubs have had to fold in recent years, and the Portage club was able to absorb skaters from other local regions who are unable ...