Brian Petrie, mayor of Ingersoll, Ont., says the layoffs related to GM's decision to end production of electric delivery vans at its CAMI assembly plant will ripple through the community, though he's holding out hope that this is 'rock-bottom and we get to rebuild from here to a successful future.'
Brian Petrie has fond memories of the fall of 2022.
He was the newly elected mayor of Ingersoll, Ont., entering office with a hopeful outlook for the years ahead. At the time, General Motors had announced they would be retooling the local assembly plant to build the BrightDrop, an electric-powered van designed for last-mile delivery of products.
Demand for the high-tech delivery van was expected to be strong with FedEx, Walmart, DHL, Verizon and other companies touted as potential customers. The federal and provincial governments kicked in half a billion dollars to help the company convert the plant, which has operated for more t
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