Ontario: old Mohawk word for "Land with no bow and arrow makers"
High hydro rates make it unlikely Brockville's former Black and Decker site will attract a new manufacturer, its owner says. Steve Berezan, owner of Langley, British Columbia-based Stonewater Properties, said recent troubles with the Hydro One bill of his only manufacturing tenant, Camalor, along with coming hydro rate increases have made chasing further industry a non-starter.“You're never going to get a manufacturer in Ontario with that kind of power bill,” said Berezan.
Ontario Liberal Motto: What we can't kill by regulation, we'll bill to death"
ReplyDeleteWynne: "This is a bad case of economic malaise. We'll have to stimulate it with more spending. Let's hire more public masters and raise taxes. That oughta stop the bitching about the power bills."
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people drive down an Ontario highway, and actually see all the closed businesses, and ask themselves 'I wonder what the cause is'? Probably not too many eh.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere between very few and none, Saul.
DeleteI am convinced that the societal degradation we are living is entirely due to comfort: soft living begets soft heads. When everything is handed to you there is no need to be curious or caring - so there is no requirement to look, see, and ponder.