Summary
In November, council approved a land and tax-incentive deal to help OlyWest, a consortium of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec hog producers, build a $200-million processing and rendering plant in the St. Boniface Industrial Park. The project still faces environmental approval from the province.
"Council made a decision that was legal and binding," said [Lazarenko], who actually voted against the OlyWest deal in November but calls the rescindment vote a "no-substance motion" that only serves to scare off future investment from the city."If we were to renege on this and rescind, we'd be sending a very critical message to the business community and putting the city at risk," said Lazarenko.See the full content of this document
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Backing Out On Olywest Bad Idea, Council Told
By Bartley Kives
WINNIPEG would face a world of legal pain if council backtracks on a plan to provide economic incentiv...See the full content of this document
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