KITCHENER Breslau s Conestoga Meat Packers will receive $150,000 in funding to upgrade equipment in order to improve production and safety at the plant. In a new release on Monday, Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris announced the funds as part of a joint $7 million investment by the provincial and federal government to increase production and efficiency in meat processing plants. “On top of COVID-19, limited processing capacity has presented numerous challenges for Waterloo Region’s farmers,” said Harris. “This investment will help alleviate some of those pressures by increasing productivity at Conestoga Meats while also making the jobs of their employees safer and easier.”
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3 deaths, 68 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region Thursday
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and three more people with the virus have died, including a man in his 40s, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s. As well, the number of active cases and people hospitalized rose.
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Posted: Feb 11, 2021 2:21 PM ET | Last Updated: February 11
Waterloo region reported 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and three deaths related to the virus including a man in his 40s, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s.(Kate Bueckert/CBC)
COVID-19 cases top 10K in Waterloo region with 58 added Friday
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 58 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the community since the start of the pandemic to 10,012.
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Posted: Feb 12, 2021 2:08 PM ET | Last Updated: February 12
Waterloo region reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. It brings the total since last March to 10,012. (Carmen Groleau/CBC)
There were 38 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region on Tuesday. Active case numbers dropped to 400 in the community and one person with the illness died.