In September, the Mowi Canada West Health and Safety department joined the Global HSE team for an annual safety gathering in Orsta Volda, Norway. The aim of the gathering was to share best practices (for current and future challenges), network together and continually improve safety in Mowi. As part of the ONE Mowi initiative and in line with company values, there is a strong desire to keep Health & Safety professionals connected throughout the company and...
Safety takes teamwork. Without question, safety is everybody’s responsibility, and Mowi Canada West has numerous programs in place where employees can contribute ideas to make job sites safer and more efficient. It is the job of people like Graham Byatt, Assistant Manager at Larsen Island, and Andrew Richford, Site Manager in Klemtu, to make sure that those ideas are listened to...
There might be a whole lot of shaking going on. If a massive earthquake hits the West Coast, Mowi Canada West is doing all it can to make sure its employees and the communities it serves are as ready as possible. That’s why they encourage all staff to take part in the annual Great BC ShakeOut, a worldwide earthquake,...
How do you recognize the passion and commitment of almost 600 employees? It is impossible to get all of them in one place at one time but Mowi Canada West did the best they could for the annual Employee Appreciation Day. Over 100 employees from all parts of the company gathered in Campbell River on 25th October for a day of games, prizes, recognition and...
Mowi Canada West is utilizing a new aquaculture plastic/ wood/cardboard recycling program offered by Gemini Marine Services Ltd. Erin Agostini, Operations Manager for the Sunshine Coast-based company, says the program is centered at Earls Cove, which is next to the terminus for the B.C. Ferries route connecting the Sechelt Peninsula and Powell River. It also recently signed a multi-year lease with City Transfer in Richmond. Gemini, a Canadian owned and operated...
Veterinarian Terra MacDonald considers it gold. Gold as in what is recognized as the gold standard for animal welfare, set by the World Organization for Animal Health, labeled “The Five Freedoms”. These broad, all-encompassing guidelines developed to reflect an animals’ state of well-being are what Mowi Canada West is committed to in all of its...
By Ken Maddison’s count, that’s how many baby fish have been reared since he started in the aquaculture industry in 2001. “I have done a lot in the fish farm industry and have enjoyed my career,” he says. “The biggest successes have been Homfrey Creek and Ocean Falls, that have allowed me to develop and produce close to 65 million smolts in my career.” Maddison manages the Ocean...
Supporting quality health care is high on Mowi Canada’s agenda, so the company’s ongoing financial support of the Campbell River Hospital Foundation (CRHF) is no surprise. Stacey Marsh, Executive Director of the CRHF, says “As an organization, we absolutely rely on our partners, like Mowi Canada, to help ensure that our doctors, nurses and other key members of our local health care...
Macandales has been serving North Island customers for over 40 years, and one of their largest is Mowi Canada. Dale Dorward, the ‘Dale’ in Macandale (his father, Mac, is the ‘Mac’ that started the business in 1978), says Mowi Canada “Is our biggest customer, so we are tuned into what they’re doing. We have very specific people in their company that...
Release Date: October 15, 2019 Klemtu, BC. Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Territory: The Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First Nation and Mowi Canada West have reached agreement on a new 10-year partnership for economic development and employment centred around salmon farming and processing in Klemtu. This new agreement builds on a 20-year relationship between the Nation and Mowi and includes enhanced protocols...
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