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He said the loss of good paycheques for the 370 on-strike miners has been rippling through the community since the strike began on April 27. Ginn said his wife, who works at a supermarket located on the eastern edge of the town, has noticed the impact.

“She tells me they can notice the difference in sales and if it’s noticed there, it will be felt right though the community — all the retailers and commercial businesses throughout the county,” he said

Many homes here have lawn signs supporting the strikers — members of Unifor Local 16-0 — and some of the signs have been popping up in nearby Clinton, too.

Unifor held a public rally in a Goderich Park on June 28, which Ginn attended to show his support.

Saturday, the strikers took down a wooden-pallet barricade that was erected last week to block replacement workers from entering the mine. It was removed after the company sought a court order to have it taken down.

But the pallets were quickly replaced by a line of tractors after Unifor invited the community to show its solidarity with the striking workers at barbecues Saturday and Sunday.

The latest statement from the mine’s owner, Compass Minerals, stated the tractor barricade “clearly violates” the court order the company secured on Friday — as well as an earlier order issued in May.

“(The barricade) puts the safety of all, including our striking employees, their families and the community at risk. We are in the process of undertaking enforcement measures and all legal measures available to address the situation,” reads the statement from Compass.