Over 500 Loblaw employees to be laid off in Laval, Quebec

The Loblaws flagship location on Carlton Street in Toronto is shown on Thursday May 2, 2013. More than 500 Loblaw employees will be losing their jobs as the company closes a distribution centre in Laval, Que. The grocery chain is also shutting a warehouse in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

By Cole Fortner

Posted January 7, 2020 4:57 pm.

Last Updated January 7, 2020 4:59 pm.

(Laval, Que) – Over 500 Loblaw employees will be losing their jobs.

The company is set to close a distribution center in Laval, Que.

The grocery store chain will also be shutting down a warehouse in Ottawa.

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