Xinyi Canada says it has suspended its plans to build a $400-million float glass plant in Stratford, Ont., "indefinitely" because it couldn't reach a deal with city officials on a cost-sharing agreement. They were promising 380 well-paying jobs and a plan to make Stratford the beating heart of its Canadian glass manufacturing operations, to ensure North American cars, homes, and skyscrapers would be sheathed in gleaming Xinyi float glass. Opposition groups still want MZO rescindedVerspeeten said while she and her colleagues have cause for celebration, the battle isn't over yet. In a news release published Tuesday, Wise Communities Stratford, spokeswoman Loreena McKinnett said her group is hopeful that city hall will eventually rescind the MZO for the factory. She also called Xinyi's swipe at opposition groups "regrettable," saying Stratford wasn't the first Ontario community to turn the project down.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2021 23:15 UTC