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1980-2000
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| 1980 | Steel Company of Canada Limited is officially renamed Stelco Incorporated (April 21) |
| 1981 | Life-Savers Limited is acquired by Nabisco Brands Incorporated |
| 1981 | The last passenger train of the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo Railway runs between Toronto and Buffalo (April) |
| 1981 | Amstel Brewey Canada Limited purchases Henninger Brewery (Ontario) Limited (August) |
| 1982 | A strike occurs at Hamilton Street Railway (May 11 - September 11) |
| 1983 | Stelco posts first ever net loss ($90 million) |
| 1984 | International Harvester of Canada's Hamilton operations are sold to Tenneco Incorporated, to be operated by its affiliate, J.I. Case Company |
| 1984 | Bridge and Tank Company of Canada ceases operations (April 27) |
| 1985 | First female drivers hired for Hamilton Street Railway |
| 1986 | Canadian Canners Limited acquired by Nabisco Brands Limited; head offices moved to Toronto |
| 1987 | Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo Railway is merged with Canadian Pacific Railway (January 1) |
| 1987 | Life-Savers Limited is acquired by Hershey Canada Incorporated |
| 1987 | Otis Elevator Company plant in Hamilton is closed (February) |
| 1988 | Dofasco buys Algoma Steel Corporation |
| 1988 | The Firestone plant in Hamilton is closed (January) |
| 1989 | Greening Donald Company's Hamilton operations are moved to Orangeville, Ontario (July) |
| 1990 | Headquarters of Firestone Canada are moved from Hamilton to Mississauga, Ontario (February) |
| 1991 | Stelco shares drop to 98 cents each (November) |
| 1991 | Dofasco sells Algoma Steel Corporation |
| 1992 | Maple Leaf Foods of Toronto buys F.W. Fearman Packing Company Limited |
| 1992 | The assets of Amstel Brewery Canada Limited are acquired by a company later called Lakeport Brewing Corporation (March) |
| 1994 | Istec Limited is renamed Wescam Incorporated |
| 1994 | Regional Council votes not to replace old Hamilton Street Railway trolley busses |
| 1994 | Dofasco sells National Steel Car Company (March) |
| 1994 | Susan Shoe Industries Limited declares bankruptcy (December) |
| 1996 | Life-Savers Limited is acquired by Beta Brands Incorporated |
| 1998 | The Power Generation division of Westinghouse Electric is sold to Siemens AG; renamed Siemens Westinghouse |
| 1998 | Procter and Gamble Hamilton plant closes |
| 1998 - 1999 | Employees at Hamilton Street Railway go on strike (November 2 - January 22) |
| 1999 | J.I. Case Company plant in Hamilton closes |
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