Sofina Foods

• Ontario food manufacturer’s cooling tower likely source of deadly legionnaires’ outbreak

  An outbreak declared over earlier this month is back on after a sudden jump of 25 new cases of legionnaires' disease in London, Ont.

  Health

  Aug 26, 2025
  
• Sofina Foods to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in hot smokehouse dies

  Food processing company Sofina Foods Inc. has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its Edmonton workers, Samir Subedi, got trapped in a smokehouse and died in 92 C heat.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2025
  
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• Ammonia leak in Burlington, Ont. sends 15 people to hospital: police

  A food manufacturing complex on Appleby Line in Burlington, Ont., was evacuated late Thursday morning amid reports of a chemical leak, according to police.

  Fire

  Mar 9, 2023
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• ‘I will always honour her’: Husband files lawsuit in Ontario animal activist’s death

  The truck driver, Andrew Blake, the trucking company, Brussels Transport, and Sofina Foods, the company that owns Fearmans Pork processing plant, are among those named in the suit.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2022
• Probation, $300K fines issued in ‘sickening’ Chilliwack chicken abuse case

  Elite Farms and Sofina Foods pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty related to undercover videos showing chicken catchers tormenting birds in 2017.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2021
• Case involving driver charged for hitting Ontario activist Regan Russell set for pre-trial in December

  Russell died on June 19, 2020, as she protested in front of a Burlington food-processing facility.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2021
• Animal rights activists mark anniversary of Regan Russell’s death at Burlington plant

  Animal rights advocates around the world are expected to hold vigils and other actions in Russell's memory on the weekend.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2021
• Local SPCA posthumously recognizes activist fatally struck at Burlington, Ont., pork plant

  Longtime animal rights activist, Regan Russell died outside of the Fearman's Pork processing plant on June 19.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Ontario law banning activists from interfering with livestock trucks takes effect

  Parts of the new agri-food bill make it illegal to stop or obstruct a truck carrying farm animals.

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Calgary chicken processing plant will remain open after COVID-19 outbreak

  The Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant in Calgary will remain open despite a growing COVID-19 outbreak.

  Aug 29, 2020