Blair residents fear new Amazon facility will bring more noise and traffic [Video]

Residents in Blair say they’re concerned with the potential noise and traffic that will come with the newest Amazon fulfilment centre set to open this month.

The online retail giant said the nearly one million square foot facility on Old Mill Road will serve as a bridge between warehouses and other fulfillment centres delivering orders to customers’ front doors.

“The site will allow us to store additional inventory and make sure those items are always available for customers online,” Amazon site leader Greg Clutton told CTV News. “We’ll be moving these units back to our sites in Brampton, there’s one in Hamilton, there’s one in London. That’s really why this is such a strategic location for us.”

The company said the hiring of 250 new employees is already underway, with the possibility of reaching 1,000 new workers by sometime next year.

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Greg Durocher …