American burger chain Red Robin says it will be closing all of its Alberta stores by Dec. 8.
Global News has spoken to all five locations the company currently operates in the Edmonton area and each location confirmed they have been told they will be shut down by that date.
A previous location in the city on 112 Street and 104 Avenue also closed earlier in the year.
The company, known for its bottomless fries and expansive burger choices, currently has a total of 17 Canadian locations. The other 12 stores operate in British Columbia.
So there's 75 people times five locations that are out of a job as of December 8th, not to mention the franchisees who are now out several million dollars for each location. Those places are not cheap to start up.
Also, Husky Oil laid off hundreds of employees on October 22nd.
Thanks, Liberals. Thanks Toronto.
Update: Encana packs it in, they are moving to the USA, taking their bat and ball with them. One of the largest and oldest companies in Canada just said "fuck it!" and left. Now that's what I call an election consequence.
2 comments:
Why????? I see NO explanation for this. What did the election have to do with this?
The general economy in Alberta has tanked the last 5 years. The business outlook is bleak. These guys were probably hanging on to see if the CPC won, in case things might get better. CPC lost, things are not going to get better, and that's why they're bailing in Alberta but not BC.
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