From The Canadian Press, June 04, 2010
MONTREAL – Hundreds of employees are about to lose their jobs after Shell Canada decided to close its Montreal refinery.
The Calgary-based petroleum giant says it will convert the operations in eastern Montreal to a distribution terminal after rejecting two “expressions of interest” submitted before its Tuesday deadline.
Shell didn’t immediately say when the conversion will take place.
The decision is a blow to 500 employees and an estimated 2,500 indirect jobs. Once it closes, about 30 jobs will remain at the terminal that will distribute Shell products.