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Kincardine's 7 Acres
medical cannabis
greenhouse is currently
expanding, with plans
to complete the entire
facility by 2019, with a
workforce of about 300
Acres
big news
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And with a set timeline on legaliza-
tion, Fowler said it was incumbent on 7
Acres to move quickly, both on hiring
and construction.
So the company has set May 6-7, 2017
for its upcoming Job Fair at The ?lex in
Port Elgin from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in order to
fill 16-20 grower and sanitation posi-
tions for May 2017.
May 6 will allow 7 Acres a day to col-
lect resumes and cover letters, with call-
backs and interviews to be conducted
onMay7.
Fowler said 7 Acres staff has grown in
the past year from over a dozen employ-
ees to over 50. The company expects to
more than double that number by the
end of 2017, and more than double that
total in 2018.
"It's a growth story for us. We've fig-
ured out what works in this first phase.
We know we're growing great product,
we've figure out how to hire good peo-
ple and teach them how to grow good
cannabis. And now it's just about rep-
licating that a few dozen times
through the facility until we reach that
maximum output of about 50,000 kg/
year."
.Fowler said though they wished
government regulation went a bit
more quickly, he said regulators
have a unique challenge ahead of
them when legalization arrives in
2018.
"They're taking a product that has
never been regulated modern -like,
and they're applying regulations to it,"
he said. "I'm sure everyone wants
things with government to move
faster, but I think it's prudent they're
very measured in what they do and
that they make sure they're only let-
ting continue in the industry, great
companies, because this industry
really needs to avoid any sort of scan-
dal or bad actors."
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