The Neepawa Hog Processing Plant

This monday I was in Neepawa and I took the time to talk with people about the Hog Processing Plant there.

It is located two kilometers east of the nearest residential district in Neepawa. It is thus some distance from the urban area of Neepawa.

In discussing the hog plant I was soon hearing about the sewage lagoon which needs upgrading to meet the needs of the hog plant. Indeed, the sewage lagoon has needed this upgrade for many years - going back at least to when the Tories were in power in the late 1990s. All through the six and a half years of the NDP there has been no progress, and the lagoon still needs upgrading. It is no wonder that people in Winnipeg are skeptical about the provincial NDP commitment to ensuring sewage treatment is at the standard it needs to be.

The photo shows the cell of the Neepawa sewage lagoon which is very close to the Whitemud River which is seen in the foreground.