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George Weston Limited Announces Election of Directors

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b'George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company founded in 1882.

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  • b'George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company founded in 1882.
  • The Company operates through its three reportable operating segments, Loblaw Companies Limited, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Weston Foods.
  • Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services and wireless mobile products and services.
  • Choice Properties owns, manages and develops a high-quality portfolio of commercial retail, industrial, office and residential properties across Canada.

Unifor calls Loblaw 'appreciation bonus' an insult to frontline workers

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Friday, April 30, 2021
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"This paltry payment to frontline grocery workers, who are keeping us fed throughout this pandemic, is nothing short of a disgrace.

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  • "This paltry payment to frontline grocery workers, who are keeping us fed throughout this pandemic, is nothing short of a disgrace.
  • Loblaw has also promised some \'company-store\' employee discount events.\n"Loblaw seems determined to keep workers in its bread line rather than pay them a living wage, all while company executives are living in luxury," said Dias.
  • "It\'s time Galen Weston was held accountable for his contemptable treatment of workers.
  • "\nIn her final weekly email to employees, outgoing Loblaw CEO Sarah Davis wrote, "We\'re all facing real consequence of this third wave."

Unifor demands pandemic pay and vaccine access for grocery workers

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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b'TORONTO, April 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Unifor is demanding pandemic pay and priority vaccine access for workers at grocery stores and warehouses, as COVID-19 case numbers skyrocket and cases of the more contagious variants of concern increase.\n"It\'s shameless that grocery giants like Loblaws and Metro refuse to reinstate pandemic pay for these frontline workers, who continue to face the risk of going to work when many are at home in lockdown in various regions of the country," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.

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  • b'TORONTO, April 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Unifor is demanding pandemic pay and priority vaccine access for workers at grocery stores and warehouses, as COVID-19 case numbers skyrocket and cases of the more contagious variants of concern increase.\n"It\'s shameless that grocery giants like Loblaws and Metro refuse to reinstate pandemic pay for these frontline workers, who continue to face the risk of going to work when many are at home in lockdown in various regions of the country," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
  • "How in good conscience can billionaire Galen Weston and the boards of these companies deny the fairness of pandemic pay as they rake in massive profits on the backs of predominantly part-time, low-wage essential workers?
  • Both Metro and Loblaw Companies Ltd. have repeatedly refused to reinstate pandemic pay, provided for 12 weeks at the start of the first wave of COVID-19 by most major grocery chains.\nIn June 2020, Unifor opposed the decision by Canada\'s largest grocers to end pandemic pay of $2 an hour for employees.
  • "\nUnifor is calling on provincial governments to expedite the vaccination of all essential workers , including grocery store and warehouse, to reduce the risk to these frontline COVID-heroes and to the communities they serve.\n"These workers have to go to work so we can eat.

W. Galen Weston, 1940-2021

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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He was particularly proud of Hilary\'s five-year term as Ontario\'s 26thLieutenant Governor.\n"My father\'s greatest gift was inspiring those around him to achieve more than they thought possible.

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  • He was particularly proud of Hilary\'s five-year term as Ontario\'s 26thLieutenant Governor.\n"My father\'s greatest gift was inspiring those around him to achieve more than they thought possible.
  • In our business and in his life he built a legacy of extraordinary accomplishment and joy," said Galen G. Weston, Chairman and CEO, George Weston Limited.
  • Alannah Weston, Chairman, Selfridges Group, added, "The luxury retail industry has lost a great visionary.
  • His energy electrified those of us who were lucky enough to work alongside him to reimagine what customer experience could be.

Loblaw Companies announces senior management changes as President, Sarah Davis, retires, and Galen G. Weston returns as Chairman and President

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
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She will be succeeded by Executive Chairman, Galen G. Weston, who will become Chairman and President in addition to his current role as Chairman and CEO at GWL.

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  • She will be succeeded by Executive Chairman, Galen G. Weston, who will become Chairman and President in addition to his current role as Chairman and CEO at GWL.
  • "Sarah has made an invaluable contribution to the company and I appreciate her leadership over the last 14 years.
  • Her authentic, understated style, and commitment to the potential of others, have been hallmarks of her time with Loblaw.
  • The Company operates through its three reportable operating segments, Loblaw Companies Limited, Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Weston Foods.

Weston Family Announces Succession

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Thursday, December 24, 2020
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TORONTO, Dec. 24, 2020 /CNW/ -The Weston Family announced that effective December 23, 2020, Galen G. Weston has succeeded his father, Mr. W. Galen Weston (Mr. Weston) as the controlling shareholder of Wittington Investments, Limited, which, in turn, is the controlling shareholder of George Weston Limited (GWL).

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 24, 2020 /CNW/ -The Weston Family announced that effective December 23, 2020, Galen G. Weston has succeeded his father, Mr. W. Galen Weston (Mr. Weston) as the controlling shareholder of Wittington Investments, Limited, which, in turn, is the controlling shareholder of George Weston Limited (GWL).
  • Galen G. Weston succeeded Mr. Weston as Chairman of GWL in 2016 and became the Chief Executive Officer of GWL in 2017.

Negotiations between Unifor and Loblaw fail to reach strike settlement

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Friday, October 30, 2020
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, Oct. 30, 2020 /CNW/ -Negotiations between Unifor Local 597 and Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw Co.) have failed to reach a settlement of the ten-week long strike at 11 Dominion store locations across Newfoundland.

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  • ST. JOHN'S, NL, Oct. 30, 2020 /CNW/ -Negotiations between Unifor Local 597 and Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw Co.) have failed to reach a settlement of the ten-week long strike at 11 Dominion store locations across Newfoundland.
  • "It's disappointing that Loblaw Co. is still unwilling to address the workers' key concerns, including earning a living wage," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
  • Negotiations broke down today after the two parties failed to come to agreement at a bargaining session in St. John's.
  • Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.

Striking Dominion workers relocate secondary picket to Weston's Bakery

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Monday, October 26, 2020
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, Oct. 26, 2020 /CNW/ - Striking Dominion workers have relocated their secondary picket line from the Loblaw Distribution Centre toWeston's Bakery, locatedat 17 BruceSt.,Mount Pearl.

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  • ST. JOHN'S, NL, Oct. 26, 2020 /CNW/ - Striking Dominion workers have relocated their secondary picket line from the Loblaw Distribution Centre toWeston's Bakery, locatedat 17 BruceSt.,Mount Pearl.
  • The bakery is owned by George Weston Ltd., which also operates Dominion's parent company Loblaw Companies Limited.
  • More than half of the workers earn the provincial minimum wage of $12.15, despite serving their communities during COVID-19.
  • Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.

Loblaw Companies Limited is Investing to Assist Customers and Colleagues in Confronting COVID-19

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
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BRAMPTON, ON, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ -Loblaw Companies Limited ("Loblaw") (TSX: L) today provided an update on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • BRAMPTON, ON, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ -Loblaw Companies Limited ("Loblaw") (TSX: L) today provided an update on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • "We are acutely aware of the important role that we can play in assisting Canadians through these difficult times," said Galen Weston, Executive Chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited.
  • "We are continuously making changes to our operations to meet these needs and doing our best to operate our businesses in a way that protects the safety of our colleagues and customers".
  • Theresult was a significant increase in sales, with demand for essential items up strongly while customers started to shift away from discretionary categories.

The W. Garfield Weston Foundation makes one-of-a-kind, $16.7-million philanthropic grant to revolutionize the treatment of brain disorders

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Monday, March 2, 2020
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TORONTO, March 2, 2020 /CNW/ - The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, through its Weston Brain Institute, has made a landmark $16.7-million philanthropic grant to establish the Weston Family Focused Ultrasound Initiative at Sunnybrook.

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  • TORONTO, March 2, 2020 /CNW/ - The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, through its Weston Brain Institute, has made a landmark $16.7-million philanthropic grant to establish the Weston Family Focused Ultrasound Initiative at Sunnybrook.
  • This initiative is set to revolutionize the treatment of brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, brain cancer and ALS.
  • The Weston Family Initiative will accelerate development of a powerful new focused ultrasound device to enable the personalized treatment of brain disorders as never before.
  • "We are delighted to make this contribution to improve the treatment of brain diseases," says Galen G. Weston, president of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.