Outbreaks at two southern Alberta meat-processing plants this spring made hundreds of people sick with COVID-19. 

A food supply chain expert says disruptions, caused by the coronavirus at major meat processing plants, won't dramatically increase beef prices in Canada.

On the same day a Cargill meat-processing plant reopened in High River, Alta., a grieving widower was at a memorial for his wife.

Bouvry Exports processes a variety of meats, including beef, bison, elk, and horse. Global news confirmed the positive COVID-19 case at the plant on April 30.

One of the reasons the community is so welcoming to newcomers may be because their economy depends on it.