Olymel facility temporarily shut down after a worker died of COVID-19.Alberta Health confirmed to Global News on Saturday that a man in his 30s from the Central zone without comorbidities died on Jan.
28 and was connected to the meat-processing plant’s outbreak.Richard Vigneault, a spokesperson for Olymel, called the death sad — “It’s unfortunate, and we are very sorry about this” — and offered his condolences to the family.
He said an investigation is ongoing. All 13 workers sent home from Red Deer meat plant test negative for COVID-19 “This is a tragedy in every sense,” said Thomas Hesse, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local No.