Rogers Sugar Strike Taking Some of the Sweetness out of Holiday Season for Bakers

Rogers Sugar Strike Taking Some of the Sweetness out of Holiday Season for Bakers
Tanya Muller is pictured at Le Gateau Bake Shop in Vancouver, on Nov. 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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A bitter strike at the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver is taking some of the sweetness out of the holiday season for bakers and candy-makers.

Across Western Canada, small businesses that depend on sugar are struggling with shortages and higher costs as labour action at one of the country’s few sugar processing facilities stretches into a seventh week.