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Originally Posted by darkharbour

Well the rumour was related to a subsidiary of VW making battery materials for its previously announced St. Thomas, ON battery plant, so with the increased attention to EU trade, maybe it isn't all that far fetched.

EDIT:
https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/vwRg?cno=378158&regId=953053

The rumour was based on past press releases and lobbying (see lobbying registration link above that clearly lists Port SJ) by Ionway, a joint venture of Volkswagen’s battery maker, PowerCo, and global technology and recycling company Umicore.

I hope the project is still in play; I think it would be a great opportunity.

The TJ put out an article on the meeting - https://tj.news/saint-john-south/saint-john-already-feeling-the-effects-of-trade-war-envision-ceo

Uncertainty, Beckett said, is already starting to stifle business investment and attraction.

“Last year we had 22 active files of companies and businesses in terms of potential investments and that’s almost non-existent now,” Beckett said. “A lot of these companies are putting their decisions on hold until they get more certainty in terms of where things are heading.”

“But in terms of broadening the export market, in terms of looking at other markets and trying to align ourselves more with Europe and other areas where there could be export opportunities, I think the federal government is going to be looking for investments in trade, enabling infrastructure as a way to stimulate some of the economy over the next little while.”

It could be a good time, he added, for the region to go after funding for improvements to the Simms Corner area by framing it as a key part of the national trade corridor.