Evening News for Thursday, October 22, 2026
CK News Today

Evening News for Thursday, October 22, 2026

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 22, 20264 min
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The plant has been a staple in Dresden for nearly 80 years, first opening in 1947.

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With an update from cknewstoday.ca, I'm Tamara Thornton. This news is brought to you by Automotion 505 Richmond Street in Chatham. Conagra is planning to either sell or close its tomato plant in Dresden. The company confirmed to CK News Today that it plans to cut ties with the location next year.

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The plant has been a staple in Dresden for nearly 80 years, first opening in 1947. Jim Brackett, the president of the Kent Federation of Agriculture, says losing the facility would impact more than just employees and the area's tomato producers. It will affect businesses that makes a lot of this equipment to move tomatoes in the

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field and on the road and many, many other spin-offs. Conegra claims that it's currently in discussions to sell the plant to Highbury Canco in Leamington. An investigation is underway after a fire started at an encampment in Chatham. The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon near the Chatham water tower on Irwin Street.

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