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Retired GE plant workers skeptical about review of occupational illness claimsThe province has announced a review of the way that claims of occupational illness are dealt with by the WSIBHealthApr 13, 2018
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Lights Out: The Rise and Fall of CGE Peterborough Part 4: ‘Toxic Legacy’Several hundred former employees of CGE and their families are fighting for compensation for what they say are illnesses caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.HealthNov 14, 2017
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Lights Out: The Rise and Fall of CGE Peterborough Part 3 — A part of the communityFrom the 1950s to the 1970s, when its workforce stood at over 6000, CGE and its employees had a huge impact on the community outside of the workplace.CanadaNov 7, 2017
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Lights Out: The Rise and Fall of CGE Peterborough: Retired workers recall the ‘Dynamic Decades’More than 6,000 workers turned out all manner of electrical apparatus ranging from power generation equipment to home appliances in the 1950s and 1960s.CanadaNov 1, 2017
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Lights out: The Rise and Fall of CGE Peterborough Part 1: The Edison ConnectionIn the late 19th century, the Edison General Electric Company from Schenectady, N.Y., was interested in expanding its Canadian operations. Demand for electrical apparatus had swamped a small Edison factory in Sherbrooke, Que., so the search was on for a new facility. The city of Peterborough expressed an interest in hosting the new facility, offering...CanadaOct 26, 2017
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