zero Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I talked to a friend whose family is from Collingwood and works at the LCBO over the winter holiday there. Anyways she said that they laid off 1500 people at the mountain. Also that they were getting 500 cancellations a day at the hotel and lodges over the break. The LCBO was unsurprisingly stacked busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 i heard it was closer to 1300, and that they've already started to hire people back since some snow fell. and that this happened last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Sure 1300 and yes they were hiring people back - still it hadn't been reported anywhere and is noteworthy in terms of a massive economic hit for at least one region whether you blame the weather on climate change or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 except front page of toronto star, cbc, globe and mail.... or were you talking about this site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 This site. I also pretty much exclusively read the New York Times and the Guelph Mercury oddly. Pretty much given up on the national Canadian media, just bores me. Way more interested in American congressional politics and culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 andy barrie interviewed a "guest worker" from barbados this morning who has opted to stick it out in collingwood & wait for snow. they did indeed lay off a bunch of people, all of the "guest workers" were offered flights home, those who opted to stay are not being paid but are getting room & board.pretty sad situation nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I really like the following paragraph from the Star's story about Vancouver's weather. The scene was repeated through to Manitoba as Old Man Winter balled up his fist yesterday and delivered a roundhouse white-knuckled wallop of wicked winds and towering drifts that were blamed for at least two deaths and gridlock on roads and at airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Glen Eden here in Milton has taken quite a hit as well. Deifinitely not as big as Blue Mountain though. And who is to blame for all this.... you guessed it, Frank Stallone! Edited January 11, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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