I recently came across an article in the Maclean’s magazine by Jason McBride called “The Rust-Belt Revival”. This article was about the revitalization of Ford City, a neighbourhood in Ontario that was the home to workers of the Drouillard and Riverside Ford Motor Company plants. This community was once home to churches, schools and many […]
Windsor
City of Windsor Traffic Technology
A news item on the US Ford Media Center caught my eye as it was about the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. Windsor was the first Canadian location of a Ford manufacturing in 1910. Manufacturing of Ford cars was the brainchild of wagon maker, Gordon McGregor, as he had space for the plant in his […]
Investing in Electric Cars
Ford will build five electric vehicles at a Canadian factory, as part of a deal with auto-worker union Unifor announced Tuesday, Sept 29, the Toronto Star reported. Subject to ratification by union members, the agreement is for a three-year national labor contract covering 5,400 unionized works, a Ford statement said. The proposed settlement includes a […]