Meat Industry

• Alberta feedlots see significant losses in May

  Brenna Grant with Canfax Research Services said the feedlot losses are some of the worst in decades.

  Economy

  May 30, 2022
  
• Rural development grants to spark Nicola Valley economy

  This is the next step in the ongoing recovery efforts in Merritt following the floods in November of last year.

  Canada

  May 15, 2022
  
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• Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71% in favour of contract offer

  The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
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• Cargill, union reach tentative deal that could avert strike at Alberta meat plant

  The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill.

  Money

  Dec 1, 2021
• Olymel temporarily closes Alberta pork plant because of COVID-19 outbreak

  Olymel has announced it is temporarily closing a pork plant in Alberta where health officials say hundreds of COVID-19 cases are now connected with an outbreak at the facility.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2021
• ‘Megascale’ slaughterhouses, meat-packing plants put beef industry at risk: report

  A study released Wednesday warned that beef production shutdowns similar to what occurred early in the pandemic could "easily happen again.''

  Health

  Dec 16, 2020
• Canadian ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19

  For one Alberta rancher, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't had a serious effect yet, but he's anticipating it will be tougher when the calves are sold in the fall.

  Money

  Jun 1, 2020
• JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

  The JBS beef-processing plant in southern Alberta was planning to return to two shifts a day on Thursday for the first time in a month.

  Economy

  May 20, 2020
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• 2nd death at Cargill prompts calls from Alberta NDP, union to shut down meat plant

  Alberta's Opposition NDP, along with union leaders, is calling on the province to shut down a Cargill meat-packing plant so it can be determined whether the company is meeting legal obligations to involve workers in safety concerns.

  Health

  May 11, 2020
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• Alberta Labour offers details on probe looking into COVID-19 death linked to Cargill meat plant

  As the number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Cargill meat plant in High River, Alta., continues to climb, the Alberta government is confirming more details about the scope of investigations looking into both the outbreak there and a death linked to the facility.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2020