Abattoir Construction Underway

Work on the new abattoir in Emo is now underway.

Members of Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Incorporated were joined by area producers and elected officials at the site yesterday for a sod-turning ceremony to celebrate the start of construction.

President Steve Loshaw says its been a long time coming.


"The abattoir project in whole has been ongoing for almost thirteen years," says Lowshaw. "The current board has worked on its going into our fourth year and we've had a number of hurdles we've had to overcome. Today was very positive cause it was the start of construction. It shows we will have an abattoir."

When the two-million dollars facility opens at the end of the year, it will handle a variety of animals including cattle, elk and other smaller animals.