Olymel COVID-19 Outbreak

• Alberta pork producers to receive government funding due to Olymel backlog

  While the Olymel Red Deer facility was temporarily shuttered, producers were left without anywhere to send their product for processing.

  Economy

  Mar 9, 2021
  
• Olymel reopening Alberta pork plant after COVID-19 outbreak prompted closure

  Olymel announced Wednesday night that it is reopening its pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after it temporarily closed for two weeks due to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

  Health

  Mar 4, 2021
  
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• New death connected to Olymel COVID-19 outbreak as Alberta Health removes previous fatality

  The union that represents the workers at the Olymel facility in Red Deer facing a COVID-19 outbreak confirmed Wednesday that another person connected to the plant has died.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
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• ‘Kind and positive’ grandfather, husband identified as victim of Olymel COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta

  Henry De Leon has been identified as the man in his 50s -- an employee at the Olymel Red Deer Plant -- whose death was linked to the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
• ‘A tragedy in every sense’: Union wants Red Deer pork plant shut down after worker dies of COVID-19

  Alberta Health confirmed on Saturday that a man in his 30s without comorbidities died on Jan. 28 and was connected to the meat-processing plant's outbreak.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2021
• Olymel reports second meat plant in Quebec hit by COVID-19 outbreak

  A hog-slaughter facility in Princeville, Que., reported 14 infections among workers on Thursday.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2020