Epiroc has announced 65 workers will be laid off at its North Bay facility on Ferris Drive as it will no longer be a production facility but a distribution centre.

The production done in North Bay will be transferred to Sweden and Quebec while the employees who are part of the Engineering, Sales and Product management teams in Rock Exploration, will remain working at the North Bay facility.

The company says the decision was made because of the challenging business climate that existed prior to the global pandemic and this has reinforced the need to increase efficiency and strengthen the company for the future.

(photo by Jeff Turl BayToday)

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