California Avenue – Brockville Newswatch

Chemical spill at Brockville 3M plant

October 28, 2020 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – City police say emergency officials are dealing with a chemical spill at the 3M plant on California Avenue in Brockville. Employees were evacuated […]

Skilled trades money for Eastern Ontario

September 11, 2020 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The provincial government will be putting nearly three quarters of a million dollars into training for future skilled trades jobs around Brockville and […]

Purolator opens regional hub in Brockville after six years

November 27, 2019 Bill Kingston

Editor’s note: Dates in this story have been clarified. The Purolator regional hub originally opened 27 years ago, in 1992. It closed in 2013. BROCKVILLE […]

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P&G property for sale

December 7, 2017 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The City of Brockville has announced that Procter & Gamble will be selling its California Avenue plant before it winds down operations by […]

Vehicle struck by train in Brockville

July 22, 2016 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A driver from the Brockville area escaped injury after her vehicle was struck by a train late Tuesday night. It happened around 11:30 […]

New jobs at Northern Cables; company expanding

June 16, 2016 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A local manufacturer of low-voltage electrical cables is expanding its production line and is adding 18 new positions. Northern Cables on California Avenue […]

Brockville 3M plant gets $549K boost

August 20, 2015 Bill Kingston

A provincial grant of $549,000 to one of Brockville’s 3M Canada plants will create 10 new jobs locally, Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli announced here […]