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The result was delete. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 22:54, 2 May 2020 (UTC) reply

E & E McLaughlin

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no evidence of notability ,except in relation to the food companies that have moved into one of their buildings. DGG ( talk ) 17:11, 17 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 17:17, 17 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 17:17, 17 April 2020 (UTC) reply

• Comment - It's extremely difficult for a warehousing conglomerate that works primarily B2B to get press coverage. Not sure what publication would care enough to verify the 1 billion sqft they own, that the fish farm is indeed the largest in the country or that The Factory (formerly Kelloggs) is also Canada's largest indoor playdium - one national source did call it a $100 million side-venture, however. Therefor these claims were left out but it's clear they hold a lot of cards. There are 10 references on the article and many more following a Google search for either of the brothers' names. A company like this wouldn't have a PR team involved to win them coverage and that should be noted by voters. Pilot333 ( talk) 01:29, 19 April 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete The criteria for notability requires significant coverage with in-depth information on the company and containing independent content. A lack of sources as indicated above by Pilot333 is a reason to Delete. Regarding the sources in the article:
  • This from the London Free Press relies entirely on an interview with one of the McLaughlins and contains no Independent Content, fails WP:ORGIND
  • This from Bobs Range is unavailable to me even from archive.org but it is a connected company therefore fails WP:ORGIND
  • This Government page shows the company registration. Fails WP:SIGCOV as it is a run-of-the-mill standard entry required for all companies.
  • This from Cambridge Times is not a mere mention-in-passing, fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:CORPDEPTH
  • This from CBC is based on a company announcement and their proposal to redevelop an old historic factory, fails WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:ORGIND
  • This from TVO is a mere mention-in-passing of this company, fails WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:SIGCOV
  • This from The Tillsonburg News is an article about a house that was bought by one of the McLaughlins. It makes no mention of the company, fails WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:SIGCOV.
  • This from The Bridges at Tillsonburg is a website for a golf club owned by this company (really?) but nowhere on the website does it make any reference to the company. Fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:CORPDEPTH
  • This from Shaws Ice Cream is a website for an ice cream business which was bought by "the McLaughlin sisters" in 2001. It does not appear to be owned by this company but in any case it does not provide any information on this company, fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:CORPDEPTH
  • This from the Delhi News Record is about a warehouse which was bought by the company and fixed up (fresh coat of paint and minor repairs to the roof) and rented out to a local businessman in Delhi being "recognized" by the Delhi and District Chamber of Commerce for making Delhi a more beautiful place. No information is provided about this company. Fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:CORPDEPTH

I am also unable to locate any better references and these ones don't even come close. Topic fails WP:NCORP/GNG HighKing ⁺⁺ 16:26, 23 April 2020 (UTC) reply

• Delete a quick search gave no secondary in-depth sources, which fails WP:Notability. CrazyBoy826 ( talk)   00:33, 30 April 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete The coverage available in the article and in searches only demonstrates a regular company going about its WP:MILL business. No significant coverage in Independent sources, as HighKing's analysis demonstrates. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 21:47, 2 May 2020 (UTC) reply

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