Update: Fleetwood ships out of Alderwood and goes offshore
16/11/09 - We have received surprising news. In January 2010, Fleetwood Fine Furniture will move the balance of its domestic manufacturing to Asia while maintaining its Toronto facility as a ‘Custom Design Centre’. Currently, Fleetwood has offshore operations in Malaysia and this move will see all of their manufacturing shipped offshore. This is surprising since in all our communication with Fleetwood this past year, they gave us no indication that this would happen. In fact, they emphasized that they were very proud of being a Canadian manufacturer and had no intention to move. Certainly, we would have liked to see Fleetwood stay and become a green leader in their community.
Tell Fleetwood Fine Furniture to Stop the Stink!
Your neighbours in South Etobicoke and TEA are calling on Fleetwood Fine Furniture to be a Good Neighbour and reduce their chemical emissions and odours. Find out what you can do to help!
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November: Fleetwood ships out of Alderwood and goes offshore 16/11/09 - We have received surprising news. In January 2010, Fleetwood Fine Furniture will move the balance of its domestic manufacturing to Asia while maintaining its Toronto facility as a ‘Custom Design Centre’. Campaign Update - October, 2009
Campaign Update - September 3, 2009 Check out the September edition of Snap Etobicoke here for their coverage of our Good Neighbour Park Party Campaign Update – August 19, 2009 |
Who is Fleetwood?
Fleetwood is a manufacturer of high end hotel furniture located at 75 Browns Line.
They are the highest emitter of toluene, xylene and volatile organic compounds in the area. These chemicals impact our children’s development, make it hard to breathe and could damage our liver, kidneys and central nervous system.
Through the power of community mobilization and pressure, our Good Neighbour campaign encourages Fleetwood to significantly reduce the pollutants and odours that they emit.
For background information on Fleetwood Fine Furniture click here.
What are the goals of the Good Neighbour Campaign?
Our campaign encourages Fleetwood to significantly reduce the pollutants and odours that they emit.
This campaign specifically does not seek to close the company down - the goal is make the community healthier and safer by building a working relationship between neighbours and the company.
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At the heart of this campaign is letter writing. Fleetwood needs to know how their behaviour is impacting the neighbourhood. Letters are best written in your own words. You can also get your children involved in this exercise by including pollution-themed drawings. Click here to see comment suggestions for your letter and information on where to send it! |
How do we know what Fleetwood Releases?
Fleetwood reports annually to the National Pollutant Release Inventory and the amounts are publicly accessible here and from Pollution Watch.
For chemical profiles and health effects click on the substance name.
Also, a review of the Ministry of Environment’s records show that for years there have been many complaints about paint / varnish type odours which make residents feel ‘nauseous’, ‘not able to open up their windows’, ‘cannot enjoy being in the backyard’ and ‘worried about what their children are inhaling’. However, little has changed.
Find out how can you access information about local polluters