P.E.I. Plant Closure -Lost Jobs & Gov$$$

Posted on Thursday, February 26 at 00:02 by whelan costen
Ken MacDonald, president of Polar Foods, expects the province will let the Prince Edward Island company go into receivership by the end of the week, probably on Thursday.

The company's troubles have come about because the Bank of Nova Scotia has called in a $15.5-million loan backed by the P.E.I. government.

That puts the government's investment into the company at more than $30 million. It includes $7 million worth of preferred shares – now worthless – a $12 million guaranteed line of credit, and the $15.5 million bank loan.

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1,200 may lose jobs in P.E.I. plant closure

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