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  • Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

    In mid January the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of plastic pollution.
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  • 'Immense amount of pain' predicted for Canadian oilfield services sector

    Canada's oilfield services sector is in for “an immense amount of pain'' over at least the next year thanks to low North American oil and gas exploration activity amid a worldwide glut of cheap crude, according to a report from CIBC.Drilling and well completion companies stand to suffer the most as producers will be reluctant to reverse cuts in spending and production linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on fuel demand, the analysts warn.“There is no way to sugarcoat it.

  • COVID-19 will have lasting effects on consumer behaviour: Accenture

    Several underlying consumer trends have risen to prominence during the COVID-19 crisis, leading to a wave of new behaviours—from online shopping to buying local—that are likely to persist long after the pandemic is over, according to a new study from Accenture.

  • Conagra provides bonuses to front-line staff

    Conagra Brands is to provide an additional US$7 million in cash bonuses to eligible employees at each of the company's 50 production and distribution facilities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.To date, the company has committed more than US$13 million in special bonuses for front-line employees working during the pandemic."On behalf of the senior management team, I'd like to extend my deepest appreciation and thanks to our employees for their refuse-to-lose attitude in continuing to work safely and effectively to deliver our products to customers, consumers and our communities during this unprecedented time," Sean Connolly, president and chief executive officer at Conagra Brands, said in a release.

  • Pandemic to push back new climate targets, plastics ban, Wilkinson says

    Canada's national environment agenda is the latest thing to be upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, as plans for both beefing up national climate targets and banning some plastics are likely to be delayed.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told The Canadian Press this week that the government remains firmly committed to its environmental promises, which were a key part of the Liberal 2019 re-election campaign.

  • Federal government earmarking $77M to keep food processing industry safe

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced May 5 more than $77 million to help keep workers in the food-processing industry safe.The news comes as a Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., south of Calgary, reopened Monday after a two-week shutdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

  • Imperial Oil reports $188M loss as COVID-19 hits workers, slows work schedule

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  • Suncor CEO predicts slow recovery for sector from pandemic demand crunch

    CALGARY - Consumer demand for fuel is growing slightly after a sudden decline due to measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic but the CEO of Suncor Energy Inc.
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