Olymel Quebec News Today

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

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

Article content Alberta hog farmers will face some difficult choices if the Red Deer pork processing facility at the centre of a major COVID-19 outbreak cannot reopen promptly. On Monday, Quebec-based Olymel announced it will close its Red Deer plant for an “indefinite period” because of the outbreak, which has resulted in 326 cases of COVID-19 among the facility’s employees as of Monday. One worker — a man in his 30s with no pre-existing health conditions — has died from the disease....