{"id":120,"date":"2022-05-11T07:51:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infotel-staging.go-vip.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/11\/aurora-cannabis-to-close-westwold-outdoor-growing-facility\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T21:51:16","slug":"aurora-cannabis-to-close-westwold-outdoor-growing-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/in420\/news\/120\/aurora-cannabis-to-close-westwold-outdoor-growing-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Cannabis to close Westwold outdoor growing facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON &#8211; Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it will wind down operations at an outdoor grow site in the B.C. Interior.<\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton-based cannabis company says it no longer has a need for the Westwold property called Aurora Valley because it recently acquired Thrive Cannabis, which has indoor and outdoor grow facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Aurora spokesperson Kate Hillyar says in an email to The Canadian Press that less than 10 employees will be impacted by the closure of the site.<\/p>\n<p>She says staff were informed of the decision ahead of the spring planting season and were offered transition opportunities wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Hillyar says Aurora Valley was mostly an exploratory outdoor grow operation, whereas Thrive&rsquo;s outdoor site has been commercializing product for years.<\/p>\n<p>Aurora announced it would buy Thrive parent company TerraFarma Inc. in March in exchange for $38 million in cash and shares.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d325033.56489154673!2d-120.05414445829489!3d50.47229818660207!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x537e14f92688ce43%3A0x124defe3a5a011a5!2sWestwold%2C%20BC%20V0E%203B0!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1652304332673!5m2!1sen!2sca\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Companies in this story: (TSX:ACB)<\/p>\n<p><!-- sanitized --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON &#8211; Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it will wind down operations at an outdoor grow site in the B.C. Interior. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says it no longer has a need for the Westwold property called Aurora Valley because it recently acquired Thrive Cannabis, which has indoor and outdoor grow facilities. 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