The Sunterra Markets hog-packing plant at Trochu, Alta., has burned.
The plant employs about 155 people, some of them foreigners, and is the main employer in the town of about 1,000 people about 120 km. northeast of Calgary.
Sunterra was founded by the Price family which began as a purebred hog operation. It is now run by the second and third generations.
At one time it owned the hog-packing plant in Mitchell that was started by the Terpstra family. The Terpstras also began as hog farmers. The plant now processes turkeys for Sofina.
