Adding customs duties on the worrying steel of the Eastern Ontario star-news.press/wp

Employees and the communities of great steel work in Eastern Ontario are planned for the consequences of customs rates last week.

Ivaco Rolling Mills is a 90-kilometer town of Ottawa. Its factory attracts staff and creates great economic benefits for the region.

Heico, Heico, Haico’s main company reported release of 140 employees, including a third party in Roose Factory. Depending on the local union, working hours, forced leave and lasting reliefs continued to repay the shock of customs duties.

In the conversation CBCPresident of the Local Union SteelWorker United From the factory, Eric Fournier said the orders could have been canceled. However, uncertainty hangs on the community.

“We receive calls every day or people who appear in my office, ask questions (for example):” What will happen? He said.

Mr. Fournier estimates that about 60% of the production of this factory is intended for the United States. The rest is sold in the home market.

Union representative refers to the company’s sales team that were trying to find other customers.

We hope that we will stay during that period and will open the door to the next administrationEric Fournier supported. Mexico (and) Canada are not our enemies, our allies.

Serious questions in the community

Although Mos does not have a city center, 17. The route crosses this town and connects Ivaco and with industrial and agricultural companies.

Owner of repair workshop King’s garageTherefore, Guillaume Landriault stated that his company benefit from factory activities, especially for the passage of transport trucks that require maintenance and repairs.

It is certainly an important factory for the whole communityHe admitted.

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This mechanic does not lack work, but 50% customs duties turn on serious questions.

This can affect people, restorers, car outlets, families. This will affect all regions in the country and around.

Mr. Landrila configures that he receives requests from workshop employees.

For his part, Eric Fournier says the message received is quietly in front of Ovaco prices.

Customs duties have been established all kinds of goods, then removed again … We always try to see a few days (before) and what is really going on.

Ivaco did not respond to the request of a conversation CBC when publishing this text.

NKELE MARTIN, with CBC News information