Take a look inside Amazons new fulfillment centre in Cambridge, Ont. [Video]

Amazon says its new fulfillment centre in Cambridge, Ont. is the first-of-its-kind in the country.

The one-million-square-foot facility on Old Mill Road is unique because it acts as both a storage and distribution site. The packages, however, aren’t going to customers but other fulfillment centres across southwestern Ontario.

“The inventory will essentially come through here,” explained Greg Clutton, YMH2’s site lead, during Wednesday’s grand opening. “We allow ourselves to carry more inventory of the top selling items or items that made may turn a little bit slower.”

Those on hand for the event said the fulfillment centre will benefit the community, as it currently employs 250 people and possibly an additional 1,000 workers over the next year.

“What it really does is indicate that our history of innovation and collaboration have come to the fore, and that’s probably why they chose here,” added Karen Redman, chair for the Region of …