CNIB to shut down its catering business in Atlantic Canada, affecting 104 jobs
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[October 17, 2008]

CNIB to shut down its catering business in Atlantic Canada, affecting 104 jobs

(Canadian Press (delayed) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ST. JOHN'S, NL _ The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is shutting down its Caterplan food services operations in Atlantic Canada, a business that employs more than 100 people.

The Toronto-based charity said Thursday it met with employees and partners and announced it will wind down Caterplan, its food service division that operates cafeterias and catering services in the four Atlantic Provinces.

Caterplan operates 34 units and employs 104 people in Atlantic Canada, including 14 who are blind.

The company was created in 1928 but CNIB said it's not generating enough revenues to support the charity's services and programs for the blind. The Atlantic cafeterias are the last in Canada to close, CNIB said.

"It is our renewed focus on our core business of providing services, support and advocacy for Canadians living with vision loss that has made this closure necessary for CNIB _ and the people we serve _ moving forward," said Len Baker, the charity's managing director of services and operations for Eastern Canada.



The CNIB did not estimate how many people will lose their jobs from the closure, but the agency said the windup will take time to implement.

"Our plan aims to keep staff employed as long as possible to support their transition from Caterplan's employ, to support customer transitions from Caterplan's service, and to recover costs from Caterplan inventories before facility closures," Baker added.


Copyright ? 2008 The Canadian Press

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