A new Winnipeg slaughter plant will go ahead despite the loss of $10 million in federal funding and an effort by Manitoba Beef Producers to end the voluntary $2 checkoff funding the project, according to its chief executive. "We are ready for shovels in the ground when we finish our financing, and when Mother Nature […] Read more
Winnipeg beef packing project to press ahead
Cattle agency moving ahead toward Winnipeg beef plant
A new beef slaughter facility is still on track to open in Winnipeg in 2012, despite losing $10 million in funding from the federal government. “We’re as anxious to get out there and make an announcement as anyone else, and we hope to soon. Everyone is kinda anxious,” David Wiens, a director with the Manitoba […] Read more
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