‘Kind and positive’ grandfather, husband identified as victim of Olymel COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta The company is moving its own pigs that would normally be slaughtered at the plant to its operations in the United States to free up capacity for independent producers in Canada.It estimates there’s a backlog of 80,000 to 90,000 animals that should be cleared within four to five weeks once the plant reopens.
Union presses Olymel to pay employees during COVID-19 shutdown at Alberta plant Cabinet minister Jim Carr held a virtual news conference from his home in Winnipeg on Tuesday to provide an update on an emergency fund for meat-processing companies and to address the situation at Olymel.“Last spring, when outbreaks caused plants to slow.