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GWG Eastern Limited opened a second plant in Brantford on Elgin Street.!
Like Wayne Gretzky and countless thousands of Canadian boys in the 50s and 60s, I grew up wearing GWG jeans.
The company officially changed its name to GWG Inc. in response to Bill in Quebec, because 'Inc.' is the same in English or French.
GWG introduced Femme Fit jeans, designed to fit a woman's body.
Fifty Edmonton-based workers were laid off and GWG began to transfer management to Toronto.
GWG Eastern Limited opened a second plant in Brantford on Elgin Street.
Wayne Gretzky provided a celebrity endorsement for GWG: "I grew up in GWGs."
GWG expanded the Elgin Street plant in Brantford to , sq.
ft., and LS&CO. opened a new finishing centre at 70 Easton Road.
Workers at the Edmonton GWG plant came from 16 different countries.
The time required to manufacture a pair of jeans was reduced to 12 minutes.
GWG gave % of its profits to the community.
Employees raised funds through the Community Involvement Team (CIT) and determined how the money would be spent.