Ingersoll's Town Council will be faced with a challenge during their regular town hall meeting by members of CAW Local 88 tonight. Chair Mike Van Boekel and President Dan Borthwick got word of the possibility of the town purchasing equipment manufactured by Caterpillar - a company they want nothing to do with "there's 16 people directly related to that plant that are now out of a job and probably a few others from the spin-offs, so even though it's in London it's already in your backyard immediately". The recommendation came from the Public Works Department who was recommending the lowest bid from Toromont CAT for the supply of a 2012 Caterpillar Backhoe Loader. Van Boekel and Borthwick say they will strongly demand that the recommendation be defeated. Van Boekel says the CAW would rather see the town purchase a John Deere back hoe loader despite the added $2300.00 expense. CAW Local 88 says the town of Ingersoll needs to send a clear message that they need to support Canadian Jobs and the citizens of the Town Of Ingersoll - many who lost their jobs through the closing of London's Electro Motive Diesel Plant weeks ago.
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