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January 16^th, 2020 3:15pm

National Widget Company Laid Off Employees Are Now Rehired

               Today, the Victoria based Nation Widget Company has announced the rehire of 200 previous employees, 50 of which are local. These employees were laid off 6 weeks ago and will be called in as needed over the next few weeks, just until the plant is operating at full capacity in 6 weeks.

               Thanks to the increase of widget sales in the past few months, there has been an opening of opportunities with China. “The opening up of the Chinese residential market represents opportunity and a secure market on which to expand our capacity,” says the company’s president, Andrew Bryce. With this, widgets are needing to be installed within every new building in that country. National Widget Company was the first company in the world to approach and make a deal with the Chinese.

                “As a family owned company, it was heartbreaking to lay off so many loyal people, so we are thrilled to be offering employment to people we consider part of the family,” says Andrew Bryce with great gratitude. As the National Widget Company was established in 1888 by the great-grandfather of current president, this makes it the oldest widget manufacture in Canada, and one of the oldest family run businesses as well.

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For more information, Contact Mya Teixeira at (250)-891-1234