. ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁strategy ▁to ▁cut ▁costs , ▁B ata ▁cons olid ated ▁production ▁in ▁lower - w age ▁countries ▁over se as . ▁B ata ▁Sho es ▁would ▁close ▁its ▁ret ail ▁sh oe ▁stores ▁in ▁Canada ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Dal ton ▁Company ▁is ▁converting ▁the ▁old ▁B ata wa ▁sh oe ▁plant ▁into ▁a ▁resident ial ▁con do ▁complex . ▁ ▁Geography ▁B ata wa ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁River , ▁and ▁nearby ▁is ▁Lock ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ent - S ever n ▁Water way , ▁a ▁major ▁water ▁transport ation ▁system . ▁ ▁Services ▁▁ ▁Qu inte ▁West ▁Fire ▁Department ▁Station ▁ 5 ▁▁ ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Catholic ▁School ▁ ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁ ▁B ata wa ▁Community ▁Centre ▁ ▁B ata wa ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁three ▁coun c ill ors ▁on ▁Qu inte ▁West ▁City ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Ward ▁of ▁Sid ney . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁B ata ' s ▁including : ▁U pro oted ▁and ▁Trans pl anted , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁that ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁B ata wa ▁facility . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B ata wa ▁Ski ▁Hill ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁planned ▁cities ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ne igh bour hood s ▁in ▁Qu inte ▁West ▁Category : B ata ▁( company ) ▁Category : Company ▁towns ▁in ▁Canada