Sofina Foods Inc. Shares Proactive Measures Taken to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 to its Plant after One Employee Tests Positive

April 23, 2020 Sofina Foods Inc.

“The employee has been self-isolating at home and is doing well.” said Gerry Beadle, Operations Director, Calgary at Sofina Foods Inc. “We had anticipated this possibility as part of our COVID-19 business continuity planning and had identified proactive measures to mitigate risks to our employees. ”

Pine Island Cheese Festival is Another Casualty of COVID-19

April 23, 2020 Brian Todd, Post Bulletin

Terrilynn Twaddle, a member of the Cheese Festival executive committee, told the Pine Island City Council on Tuesday that the city’s signature summer event will not take place in 2020.

Craigs Creamery Helps Feed People in Need During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 23, 2020 Craigs Creamery

The co-op has donated cases of its locally-made, award-winning cheeses to area school districts and other organizations in need due to the public healthcare crisis.

Cargill is Shuttering its High River Meat-Packing Plant After it Was Linked to More Than 350 Cases of Coronavirus

The Cargill meat-packing plant in southern Alberta announced Monday it is temporarily shutting down as the result of COVID-19.

Florists, Flower Farmers Dealing With Fallouts From COVID-19

April 22, 2020 CBC News

Flower farmers and the people who take those flowers to market are dealing with the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, from event cancellations, to high import prices.