Olymel
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Olymel announces closures affecting around 400 workers in Ontario, QuebecThe meat production and processing company says the closures are part of measures to reorganize its business lines and optimize operations at its facilities.CanadaSep 13, 2023
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Olymel cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces hog production in Alberta, SaskatchewanFood 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.MoneyMay 26, 2023
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Olymel to lay off nearly 1,000 workers in closure of Quebec pork plantThe 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.CanadaApr 14, 2023
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Olymel names Yanick Gervais as new CEO following death of Réjean Nadeau last monthYanick 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.CanadaNov 11, 2021
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Olymel CEO Réjean Nadeau dies from cancer at age 71The company says Réjean Nadeau died of sudden and virulent cancer. He is survived by his wife, two children and grandchildren.EconomyOct 15, 2021
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Quebec pork industry says thousands of pigs risk being euthanized if Olymel strike continuesThe 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.CanadaAug 2, 2021
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Alberta pork producers to receive government funding due to Olymel backlogWhile the Olymel Red Deer facility was temporarily shuttered, producers were left without anywhere to send their product for processing.EconomyMar 9, 2021
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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.'HealthMar 5, 2021
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‘A frightened workforce’: Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdownThe plant was shut down in mid-February, after an outbreak that has caused three deaths and infected over 500 employees.EconomyMar 4, 2021
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Olymel reopening Alberta pork plant after COVID-19 outbreak prompted closureOlymel 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.HealthMar 4, 2021
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