the brewery was $7 million in debt and had ceased production at the Sudbury facility. Sharpe left the company in July 2006, and by December the company was defunct. Northern Breweries products are no longer being manufactured. A tax sale of its assets took place in 2009. Redevelopment The company's facility in Sudbury was acquired in 2010 by Sookram Bus Lines, a local tour and charter bus operator, but owner Druve Sookram put the building back up for sale in 2013 after determining that his plans for the building were not financially feasible. In June 2014, real estate developer Greg Oldenburg acquired the Sudbury facility, announcing plans to convert the building into a loft condominium development. In November 2016, Oldenburg received rezoning approval from the city's planning department to proceed with his conversion plans. The facility in Sault Ste. Marie was acquired by Renaissance Place Corporation in 2011, with a mixed condominium and retail project planned for the site, but was damaged by arson in 2013 and has been listed for resale after falling into tax arrears. New microbrewery companies have been established in both cities since Northern Breweries' demise, with Stack Brewing launched in Sudbury in 2013, OutSpoken Brewing launched in Sault Ste. Marie in 2014 and Northern Superior Brewing launched in Sault Ste. Marie in 2015. References External links Northern Breweries site, archived September 2007 Companies based in Greater Sudbury Companies based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Former cooperatives of Canada Defunct breweries of Canada Food and drink companies disestablished in 2006 1907 establishments in Ontario 2006 disestablishments in Ontario Food and drink companies established in 1907 Cuisine of Ontario