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Rona stores in Newfoundland and Labrador will close in January, according to several employees in the renovation chain.
Some employees learned about it during a meeting on Sunday night at the Rona store of O 'Avenue Leary in St. John's.
"We went there, it was a last-minute meeting, we rushed … and they basically told everyone that they were losing their jobs," Hawco said. a Rona employee who attended the meeting at O & # 39; Leary Avenue. location.
"Many people have been here for years."
Brandon Upshall, left, and Devin Hawco, right, did not expect to lose their job in Rona on Sunday night. (Danny Arsenault / CBC)
Some left this meeting in tears.
"It was pretty sad," said Steven Quinlian, another Rona employee. "B ys has been working here for almost 30 years and then one day they just arrived and everything is gone."
Hawco told employees that stores across the province would close on January 27, 2019.
"It's really a shame for the people who literally survive this job."
Unsophisticated employees
Employees have not received any indication of Sunday's meeting, Hawco said.
"It was a low blow," he said.
"All I knew was that we had a meeting today, I was just waiting for a security question, I did not think I would have to find a new one. job, "said Brandon Upshall, another Rona employee.
According to its website, Rona operates three stores in St. John's, one in Bay Roberts, one in Conception Bay South and one in Wabush, Labrador.
In 2016, the US home improvement chain Lowe & # 39; s purchased Rona, headquartered in Quebec, as part of a $ 3.2 billion transaction.
CBC News was at the meeting at Rona 's location on O' s Avenue Leary in St. John 's, but was not allowed to enter the office. building. The company has not yet confirmed the details.
With records of Gavin Simms and Danny Arsenault
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