More funding for dairy, poultry, egg farmers hurt by free trade deals
Follows previously announced $1.75 billion for the dairy sector that came in effect in 2017 and 2018.
BC premier says details of plan to reopen coming next week
Province didn’t fully lock down so Horgan said reopening guidelines will be different than other provinces.
Two more BC poultry plants report workers who have COVID-19
Operations in Metro Vancouver were ordered closed this month when workers tested positive.
Poultry plant in Coquitlam closed by health authority over COVID-19
Two workers at the facility operated by Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. have tested positive for the virus
Workers at second BC poultry plant test positive for COVID-19
Investigations underway at both facilities, appears workers and management staff moved between the plants.
Maple Leaf to build new London plant, but shuttering 3 others
Investing an initial $605.5 million into the plant that will serve Eastern Canada and an additional $5 million into related project.
Bernier touts himself as the only politician to want truly free trade with US
Conservative MP says supply management is preventing Canada from reaching a NAFTA deal.
Maple Leaf Foods buying Cericola Farms poultry plants
Ontario, Quebec plants process a total of about 32 million kilograms of chicken per year.
Olymel and Groupe Robitaille investing in a new processing plant
Will 360 new jobs and double production volume at the Atrahan factory in Yamachiche, Que.
Olymel invests $10M in Quebec poultry plant
Adding 15,000 square-feet to St-Damase facility for a total of 95,000 square feet.
Poultry plant fires shows little has changed for many Chinese workers
Callous approach to worker safety in China that leads to frequent industrial disasters.
Fire at poultry plant in China kills at least 119
Workers trapped in buildings, plant’s complicated design made escape difficult.
Sunnymel hiring 250 people for NB chicken plant
Chicken processor Sunnymel is hiring 250 people, skilled, unskilled and office personnel, to work at a poultry slaughterhouse it is building in Clair, NB.
