The abrupt closure of Ottawa-based Highbridge Construction is having a ripple effect on everyone from homeowners and employees to contractors who say they're owed thousands of dollars.
The abrupt closure of an Ottawa construction company is having a ripple effect on everyone from homeowners and employees to contractors who say they're owed thousands of dollars.
"Really sad, actually, because it's pathetic, and I'm not the only one," Neron said of himself and others now looking for work.Neron alleges he witnessed high-pressure tactics from project managers. Recently, Neron said employees were told, because of a change in companies, they'd be paid with cheques instead of direct deposit. He says another e-mail came in hours later with a strange request.
"A big contracting company like that not paying their tradespeople, not paying the electricians, not paying the plumbers, the garbage guys, it's awful," he said. "There's a ripple effect; there's financial losses, there's wasted time. We're still driving around today wasting our time picking up our bins on sites, dealing with dumping fees, dealing with angry homeowners so it's just not right.
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