Meat Plant

• Layoffs amid meat-plant closure in Fort Macleod, Alta., causing uncertainty in community

  Brent Feyter, the mayor of Fort Macleod, said Friday the situation is unfortunate for employees.

  Economy

  Mar 4, 2022
  
• COVID-19 vaccinations for meat-plant workers, youths with underlying conditions to start Tuesday

  Tyler Shandro said on Twitter that shots will be offered to 15,000 workers at 136 federal and provincial meat-packing plants starting this week.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2021
  
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• Class-action lawsuit alleges meat packer failed to take coronavirus precautions in Alberta

  A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2020
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• Coronavirus may cause temporary meat shortages. But higher prices will last longer

  Lockdown measures and stay-at-home orders have Canadians buying up food items, like meat, at rates that experts say were impossible to predict.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2020
• Mayor, JBS Food confirm COVID-19 cases at another Alberta meat-packing plant

  A beef-processing plant in Brooks is dealing with an unspecified number of novel coronavirus cases.

  Economy

  Apr 16, 2020
• Alberta meat plant making changes after union calls for more COVID-19 protection for workers

  Cargill Inc. says it is temporarily reducing shifts at an Alberta meat plant to allow the company to "minimize the impact of COVID-19 and continue to follow health department guidelines."

  Health

  Apr 13, 2020