Sarnia's mayor says the city has been buffered somewhat from the decline in oil prices until now.
Entropex announced Thursday operations at its Lougar Ave. facility have been shutdown, throwing 155 employees out of work.
Mike Bradley says the news hurts.
"It's the first really big negative announcement that has occurred out of the dramatic drop in oil prices and the impact that's had on Canadian industries," he says. "What hurts even more, this was a company that started here and grew here into becoming a success story, until what has obviously happened in the last couple of years. I think the one thing that's out there is that we continue to move forward into other sectors that will help in the future to employ people and that includes the bio fuel, alternative fuel and clean energy sectors."
Bradley says he's been contacted by the manager of the Sarnia office of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, formerly known as the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
He says the ministry has reached out to the company and employees offering adjustment program services and other employment assistance.
The ministry says it will directly reach out to registered apprentices at Entropex, since it's responsible for the apprenticeship program.
