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Article, Video | 4/9/2020

Workers demand Oshawa GM plant converted to produce medical equipment

by Emily Leedham To address the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other medical equipment such as ventilators, workers are demanding former General Motors plant in Oshawa be converted to produce these supplies to support frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s a dire shortage of that equipment, it’s being rationed,” Michael Hurley, President Continue readingWorkers demand Oshawa GM plant converted to produce medical equipment

8/4/2016

The Leap Manifesto hits home: Reflections from a family working in natural resources

By Denise Leduc After I became a parent in the early 1990s, I soon became concerned about the environment. I read extensively on the topic, made shifts in my lifestyle choices and aspired to one day be like Scott and Helen Nearing, the 1930s pioneers who advocated simple living for the health of people and Continue readingThe Leap Manifesto hits home: Reflections from a family working in natural resources

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