Amid the closure of several Goodwill stores in the Toronto area, London’s board of directors is assuring this region its stores remain “financially very strong.”

“All operations continue to be open and business is operating as usual. We are gratefully accepting donations at all of our donation centres across our region,” Goodwill Industries said in a statement.

“We are confident our Goodwill headquartered out of London, Ontario serving a vast geography of southwestern Ontario, and our international membership of Goodwills, are not directly impacted.”

The Toronto Goodwill has been struggling financially for years, the London board of directors said in the statement.

It is separately incorporated and governed by its own board of directors, so the closures at Goodwill Industries in Toronto, and Eastern, Central and Northern Ontario is not linked to the London area.

Employees at Goodwill stores in several communities, including Toronto, Barrie and Orillia and Brockville arrived Sunday to find their stores closed because of “cashflow problems.”

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