A fire at Quinn's Meats in Yarker devastated local farming, forcing some farms to close. Efforts to rebuild face challenges amid a decline in Ontario's licensed abattoirs.Last month’s fire at Quinn’s Meats in Yarker has had a devastating impact on the farming industry in the region, forcing meat producers to seek new venues for slaughtering their meat. At least one farm has been forced to close down entirely.
“It was a couple of really hard days to decide what we wanted to do, but at the end of it, who knows what the future is bringing, right? It could be six months, it could be a year, it could be two years,” said Shanna Stas of Thorpe Farms. However, any such arrangement might be a long shot. In an email to Global News, Correctional Services Canada stated, “CSC is still currently exploring options for future use of the building, so any conversations/discussions would be nothing more than exploratory.”