Aurora Cannabis lays off 30 staff, ‘indefinitely’ pauses operations at Alberta facility

Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it’s indefinitely pausing operations at considered one of its Alberta services and laying off a couple of dozen employees.

The Edmonton-based hashish firm says the pause will happen at its Aurora Sun property in Medicine Hat, the place it would layoff about 30 staff.

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Aurora spokeswoman Michelle Lefler says that the strikes are anticipated to be full round Dec. 18.

She says the measures are a part of a overview the corporate is conducting to make sure all of its operations are a match for its present and future enterprise and to assist the corporate regulate to latest shifts within the business.

Aurora’s shares gained 11 per cent to $15.25 in Monday buying and selling on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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In June, the corporate laid off 700 staff and introduced plans to stop operations at 5 services in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec. It additionally mentioned it deliberate to consolidate manufacturing and manufacturing at 4 services in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia.

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