Olymel

• Olymel announces closures affecting around 400 workers in Ontario, Quebec

  The meat production and processing company says the closures are part of measures to reorganize its business lines and optimize operations at its facilities.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• Olymel cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces hog production in Alberta, Saskatchewan

  Food producer Olymel said it is closing five sow units in Alberta and one sow unit in Saskatchewan in a move that will reduce its western sow herd to 40,000 from 57,000.

  Money

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Olymel to lay off nearly 1,000 workers in closure of Quebec pork plant

  The company said the Vallée-Jonction plant in the Beauce region will be the latest factory to shutter, after previously announcing the closure of several other facilities recently.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
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• Olymel names Yanick Gervais as new CEO following death of Réjean Nadeau last month

  Yanick Gervais has been serving in the top job at the Quebec-based company on an interim basis since Oct. 7. He was most recently senior vice-president, operations at Olymel.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
• Olymel CEO Réjean Nadeau dies from cancer at age 71

  The company says Réjean Nadeau died of sudden and virulent cancer. He is survived by his wife, two children and grandchildren.

  Economy

  Oct 15, 2021
• Quebec pork industry says thousands of pigs risk being euthanized if Olymel strike continues

  The head of Quebec's pork-producing group says about 130,000 pigs were ready for slaughter last week but some were instead transported to Alberta and the United States.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2021
• 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
• Coronavirus: Should food processing workers get vaccine priority?

  'If you look at the entire (food) supply chain, I would say the most vulnerable workers are right in the middle — in processing — because things are tight, things are intense.'

  Health

  Mar 5, 2021
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• ‘A frightened workforce’: Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdown

  The plant was shut down in mid-February, after an outbreak that has caused three deaths and infected over 500 employees.

  Economy

  Mar 4, 2021
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• 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 3, 2021