After adding more than 100 jobs to the community since 2015, Ontario Northland is confirming 24 temporary layoff notices have been issued to its employees.

In a release, Vice President of Rail Mechanical and Remanufacturing Dennis Higgs says a reduction in work volume has led to the temporary layoffs.

Says Higgs, “Since changing our business model in 2015 to expand our capabilities, the Remanufacturing and Repair Centre serves many customers in the railway industry and has added over 100 jobs, increasing the number employees in North Bay to 450. I am confident that we will fill this gap with more locomotive, passenger, freight and tank car repair work.”

The 24 layoffs all come from Ontario Northlands’s Remanufacturing and Repair Centre but Higgs says he is confident these workers can eventually be recalled to fill roles in other areas of the repair operation.