From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 2004.34.5

Date September 22 1961

Description Newspaper article, likely from "The Sun", dated September 22, 1961. The article details the ceasing of operations of the Swift Current horse meat plant, and that Alsask was to move related production to Edmonton. The manager of the Alsask division of the Quaker Oats company, Jack Ratcliffe, outlined some severance compensation for the 41 employees who still worked at the plant during the time of the announcement.

Materials Paper

Category Communication Artefacts, Documentary Artifact, Article