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Empowering HR Manager
As Kevin Cook walks down the hallways at HyLife, he frequently gets stopped to chat about the local hockey team’s big win or to help answer an employee’s question. It is easy to see why the Human Resources Manager is well-liked and respected. Right out of high school,...
From Swine Technician to Leadership, Mitch Martel Shares her HyLife Journey
From a young age, Mitch Martel, HyLife Director of Sow, was all in on agriculture. Having been born and raised on a dairy farm, Mitch figured the family business would be her path. Her plans shifted when her father sold the business at the age of 16, and she tried a...
Meeting a Mentor- HyLife Leader Marks International Woman’s Day
It is rare to have the chance to meet your mentor, let alone split a pizza and spend hours learning more about someone who inspired your career. In November 2022, Karine Talbot, Director of Animal Health at HyLife, had a once-in-a-lifetime visit with Dr. Temple...
HyLife Employees Making a Difference in their Communities
HyLife’s mission statement is at the heart of what we do – “We take care of communities.” Our employees embody this value through different initiatives where they live and work. Each year, we select people from across our company and award them with the prestigious...
HyLife Game Night Entertains Neepawa Titans Crowd
What a night it was in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada, on Sunday, January 22. A HyLife game night at the Yellowhead Centre between the Neepawa Titans and the Winkler Flyers was the place to be. Delicious HyLifePork was served out of the canteen to all 842 fans in...
HyLife Innovation Gains National Attention and Temple Grandin Endorsement
A new HyLife weaning ramp has the potential to improve animal care across the industry. Our in-house invention has even captured the interest of renowned animal behavioralist, Dr. Temple Grandin. "This innovative system should be in every sow farm for vaccinating...
HyLife Winner of the 2022 Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District Award
We are proud to be named the 2022 Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District Award winner. The following article was published in the Carillon and written by Greg Vandermeulen. Sheldon Stott, Senior Director of Corporate Sustainability said they were overwhelmed to receive...
HyLife Gives Major Holiday Boost and $50,000 to 15 Local Food Banks
The second annual HyLife Holiday Helpers company food drive was hugely successful. Across operations, HyLife employees donated more than 2,400 non-perishable items to local food banks. In true holiday spirit, the donation deliveries came with a generous surprise...
HyLife Paves the Way in Social Responsibility
We pride ourselves on being a company that prioritizes community service, sustainability, innovation, and philanthropy. HyLife is proud to recently win the first Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) Social Responsibility Award. The inaugural honour was created to...
Dedicated HyLife Employee Reaches 45 Year Milestone
People are our greatest asset, both at HyLife and in our communities. Every year we take a moment to acknowledge those that have been with us for five years, ten years, 15 years, 20 years, and beyond. In 2022, more than four hundred employees reached a significant...
HyLife’s New Flagship Office Moving Forward
We are well underway with the construction of our four-level building headquarters in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. As HyLife grows, this new space exemplifies an ongoing commitment to our employees by providing them with space where they can grow and develop their...
HyLife Fun Days 2022 Gifts More Than $170,000 to Charity
Giving back to organizations who make an impact in the places our workforce calls home matters. HyLife 2022 Fun Days events wrapped up with a significant donation of more than $170,000 to local charities. The employee appreciation event started in 2011 with a...
Proud to Call Neepawa Home
His HyLife journey started in Steinbach, Manitoba, eventually leading to an opportunity to move to the town of Neepawa in 2015. Tyler Lazaruk, HyLife’s Executive Director of Sales & Business Operations, has recently embraced an exciting role at our Neepawa Plant....
HyLife Masters Program
After more than two years, the 2020 Masters group dawned the program's prestigious green jackets earlier this summer. HyLife's executive leadership stopped to take the time to congratulate the group at the 2022 graduation ceremony in the newly built HyLife Pork Lounge...
Killarney Mother’s Future Is Bright
Grace Jimenea arrived in Canada on a cold February day in 2018, but it didn’t take long for her to warm to her new home. The devoted mother of Gabriel, her ten-year-old son, left Misamis Oriental, Philippines, to pursue an opportunity with HyLife in Killarney,...
HyLifePork Retail Program Launches at FreshMart Neepawa
On August 10, 2022, HyLife officially launched our premium pork brand at FreshMart in Neepawa, Manitoba. HyLifePork, a line of products renowned for their rich marbling, deep colour, and unbeatable flavour, is now available at retail in the meat section at...
2022 HyLife Summer Events Tour Huge Success
What a summer it was! So many wonderful memories and experiences were made in all of our HyLife communities this year. Did you get a chance to join in on the #HyLoveMyCommunityCampaign? Here is where HyLife employees helped make our involvement in community events a...
Building Stronger Community Partnerships
HyLife had the opportunity to host Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, Senator Bill Weber, State Representative Rod Hamilton, Windom Mayor Dominic Jones, Owner & Chairman of Taylor Corporation Glen Taylor, and President of GAT Farms Andrew Herr at our operations in...
Spreading Joy at Pioneer Days Parade in Steinbach
HyLife employees and their families made a big impact at the Pioneer Days Parade in Steinbach, MB on July 29, 2002. Returning to the community after a two-year absence, the Pioneer Days Parade was a great experience. Thirty HyLife employees handed out candy, pork...
At HyLife We Love Our Communities
Community Fair Tour: We've been busy touring across our communities this summer, making stops at fairs in Neepawa, MB, Windom, MN, Steinbach, MB, Mountain Lake, MN, Killarney, MB, and La Broquerie, MB. HyLife employee volunteers have helped bring smiles and excitement...
Investing in Our People: Meet HyLife’s Cori Bridgeman
Cori took a leap of faith She left a job in customer service and moved back to Killarney. Cori embraced an opportunity to try something completely new and started working at HyLife in 2011 as a Swine Technician. Cori's work ethic, drive, and determination didn't go...
HyLifePork Launches at Retail in Canada
HyLifePork is now available at retail in Canada for the first time. HyLife has partnered with Earl’s Meat Market in Steinbach, Manitoba to bring world-class eating experiences to our employees and communities. Because of an all-in approach to delivering the...
HyLife HyFive Community Run
HyLife’s very first 5k run/walk was a true success! On Saturday, June 11th, 2022, the community of Windom, Minnesota gathered downtown to take part in the HyLife HyFive Community Run; an initiative to give back to the town where our United States’ plant is...
Valuing our Employees – How HyLife Surprised a Killarney, Manitoba Employee
We appreciate our employees and always look for BIG and small ways to say thanks. In a recent company-wide contest, Chris Roque, Killarney local Swine Tech, was awarded a XLarge Big Green Egg Smoker. Surrounded by coworkers and friends, Chris was shocked to find out...
HyLife Balloons Up Neepawa Chamber Fair
Over the weekend of May 27-29, 2022, yellow, blue, and green balloons filled the crowd! Mascot HyLife Hydee put smiles on kids' faces all weekend long and families gathered around the HyLife Family Tent at the Neepawa Chamber Fair. The 2022 community fair season has...
Let Us Show You How Much We Care!
At HyLife, we believe in taking care of our employees and communities. In April 2022, we officially announced our We Care program in Neepawa. This initiative aims to help our employees by listening, supporting our HyLife culture, and positively impacting the...
HyLife Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Once Again
For nearly two decades, HyLife has officially been recognized as an industry leader, a community-minded company, and an employer of choice. Since 2004, we have been named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Today, we are proud to share that we have once again...
HyLife Makes History With SAFE Work Certification
HyLife has become the biggest company by total operations in Manitoba, within the manufacturing and food industry sectors, to achieve SAFE Work Certified by Made Safe status. “We are truly honoured to receive this historic certification. At HyLife, we have always been...
HyLife Founders Receive 2022 Manitoba Pork Industry Award
HyLife's founders Don Janzen, Claude Vielfaure, and Denis Vielfaure were recognized with a Manitoba Pork Industry Award in the category of Industry Builder at this year's Manitoba Pork AGM last week at the Fairmount Hotel in Winnipeg. There was a lot of energy and...
HyLife Immigration Expert Appointed to Manitoba’s New Immigration Advisory Council
She has more than 25 years of experience in citizenship and immigration law; HyLife’s in-house legal counsel, Baerbel Langner, is clearly an expert in her field. Langner is one of twenty Manitobans recently appointed to a newly created Immigration Advisory Council....
HyLife Excitement ‘Revs Up’ MJHL Playoffs in Steinbach
Playoff hockey always brings a new level of energy and excitement to players and fans. Friday, March 25, 2022, set the stage for opening night of the MJHL Playoffs and HyLife reeved up that energy and excitement into high gear! HyLife was pleased to join the first...
Chamber Award Lands HyLife Leader Front Page
At HyLife, we are constantly Striving To Be The Best, showing our support in many ways, such as assisting individuals in need with yard work, donating non-perishable goods to the local food bank, or sponsoring an event. Tom Seigfreid, CFO & Senior Director of...
HyLife Celebrates International Women’s Day
When she was young, growing up in Thailand, she dreamed of traveling and exploring the globe as a tourist. Tunyaluk Tongutaisri, who is also known as Ice, has certainly been on a journey. An extremely successful career, lead to packing her bags two years ago and...
HyLife Makes a Lasting Positive Impact at Neepawa Hockey Game
What a game. What a crowd. Delicious pork! At HyLife, we are committed to the communities in which we live and work. On February 12, 2022 HyLife was the gameday sponsor for the match off between the Neepawa Titans and the Virden Oil Capitals at the Yellowhead Centre...
HyLife’s Volunteer of the Year
HyLife is committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. As a company, we aim to support local projects, organizations, and initiatives that make life better for our neighbours, families, and friends. We encourage our employees to also get...
HyLife Supports Local Fire Department’s Quest for Lifesaving Equipment
At HyLife, we value the strength and dedication of our local first responders. We understand that throughout this pandemic, while many stay home, emergency workers continue to be called upon to save lives and serve our communities. As a small gesture of appreciation,...
Empowering HR Manager
As Kevin Cook walks down the hallways at HyLife, he frequently gets stopped to chat about the local hockey team’s big win or to help answer an employee’s question. It is easy to see why the Human Resources Manager is well-liked and respected. Right out of high school,...
From Swine Technician to Leadership, Mitch Martel Shares her HyLife Journey
From a young age, Mitch Martel, HyLife Director of Sow, was all in on agriculture. Having been born and raised on a dairy farm, Mitch figured the family business would be her path. Her plans shifted when her father sold the business at the age of 16, and she tried a...
Meeting a Mentor- HyLife Leader Marks International Woman’s Day
It is rare to have the chance to meet your mentor, let alone split a pizza and spend hours learning more about someone who inspired your career. In November 2022, Karine Talbot, Director of Animal Health at HyLife, had a once-in-a-lifetime visit with Dr. Temple...
HyLife Employees Making a Difference in their Communities
HyLife’s mission statement is at the heart of what we do – “We take care of communities.” Our employees embody this value through different initiatives where they live and work. Each year, we select people from across our company and award them with the prestigious...
HyLife Game Night Entertains Neepawa Titans Crowd
What a night it was in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada, on Sunday, January 22. A HyLife game night at the Yellowhead Centre between the Neepawa Titans and the Winkler Flyers was the place to be. Delicious HyLifePork was served out of the canteen to all 842 fans in...
HyLife Innovation Gains National Attention and Temple Grandin Endorsement
A new HyLife weaning ramp has the potential to improve animal care across the industry. Our in-house invention has even captured the interest of renowned animal behavioralist, Dr. Temple Grandin. "This innovative system should be in every sow farm for vaccinating...
HyLife Winner of the 2022 Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District Award
We are proud to be named the 2022 Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District Award winner. The following article was published in the Carillon and written by Greg Vandermeulen. Sheldon Stott, Senior Director of Corporate Sustainability said they were overwhelmed to receive...
HyLife Gives Major Holiday Boost and $50,000 to 15 Local Food Banks
The second annual HyLife Holiday Helpers company food drive was hugely successful. Across operations, HyLife employees donated more than 2,400 non-perishable items to local food banks. In true holiday spirit, the donation deliveries came with a generous surprise...
HyLife Paves the Way in Social Responsibility
We pride ourselves on being a company that prioritizes community service, sustainability, innovation, and philanthropy. HyLife is proud to recently win the first Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) Social Responsibility Award. The inaugural honour was created to...
Dedicated HyLife Employee Reaches 45 Year Milestone
People are our greatest asset, both at HyLife and in our communities. Every year we take a moment to acknowledge those that have been with us for five years, ten years, 15 years, 20 years, and beyond. In 2022, more than four hundred employees reached a significant...
HyLife’s New Flagship Office Moving Forward
We are well underway with the construction of our four-level building headquarters in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. As HyLife grows, this new space exemplifies an ongoing commitment to our employees by providing them with space where they can grow and develop their...
HyLife Fun Days 2022 Gifts More Than $170,000 to Charity
Giving back to organizations who make an impact in the places our workforce calls home matters. HyLife 2022 Fun Days events wrapped up with a significant donation of more than $170,000 to local charities. The employee appreciation event started in 2011 with a...
Proud to Call Neepawa Home
His HyLife journey started in Steinbach, Manitoba, eventually leading to an opportunity to move to the town of Neepawa in 2015. Tyler Lazaruk, HyLife’s Executive Director of Sales & Business Operations, has recently embraced an exciting role at our Neepawa Plant....
HyLife Masters Program
After more than two years, the 2020 Masters group dawned the program's prestigious green jackets earlier this summer. HyLife's executive leadership stopped to take the time to congratulate the group at the 2022 graduation ceremony in the newly built HyLife Pork Lounge...
Killarney Mother’s Future Is Bright
Grace Jimenea arrived in Canada on a cold February day in 2018, but it didn’t take long for her to warm to her new home. The devoted mother of Gabriel, her ten-year-old son, left Misamis Oriental, Philippines, to pursue an opportunity with HyLife in Killarney,...
HyLifePork Retail Program Launches at FreshMart Neepawa
On August 10, 2022, HyLife officially launched our premium pork brand at FreshMart in Neepawa, Manitoba. HyLifePork, a line of products renowned for their rich marbling, deep colour, and unbeatable flavour, is now available at retail in the meat section at...
2022 HyLife Summer Events Tour Huge Success
What a summer it was! So many wonderful memories and experiences were made in all of our HyLife communities this year. Did you get a chance to join in on the #HyLoveMyCommunityCampaign? Here is where HyLife employees helped make our involvement in community events a...
Building Stronger Community Partnerships
HyLife had the opportunity to host Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, Senator Bill Weber, State Representative Rod Hamilton, Windom Mayor Dominic Jones, Owner & Chairman of Taylor Corporation Glen Taylor, and President of GAT Farms Andrew Herr at our operations in...
Spreading Joy at Pioneer Days Parade in Steinbach
HyLife employees and their families made a big impact at the Pioneer Days Parade in Steinbach, MB on July 29, 2002. Returning to the community after a two-year absence, the Pioneer Days Parade was a great experience. Thirty HyLife employees handed out candy, pork...
At HyLife We Love Our Communities
Community Fair Tour: We've been busy touring across our communities this summer, making stops at fairs in Neepawa, MB, Windom, MN, Steinbach, MB, Mountain Lake, MN, Killarney, MB, and La Broquerie, MB. HyLife employee volunteers have helped bring smiles and excitement...
Investing in Our People: Meet HyLife’s Cori Bridgeman
Cori took a leap of faith She left a job in customer service and moved back to Killarney. Cori embraced an opportunity to try something completely new and started working at HyLife in 2011 as a Swine Technician. Cori's work ethic, drive, and determination didn't go...
HyLifePork Launches at Retail in Canada
HyLifePork is now available at retail in Canada for the first time. HyLife has partnered with Earl’s Meat Market in Steinbach, Manitoba to bring world-class eating experiences to our employees and communities. Because of an all-in approach to delivering the...
HyLife HyFive Community Run
HyLife’s very first 5k run/walk was a true success! On Saturday, June 11th, 2022, the community of Windom, Minnesota gathered downtown to take part in the HyLife HyFive Community Run; an initiative to give back to the town where our United States’ plant is...
Valuing our Employees – How HyLife Surprised a Killarney, Manitoba Employee
We appreciate our employees and always look for BIG and small ways to say thanks. In a recent company-wide contest, Chris Roque, Killarney local Swine Tech, was awarded a XLarge Big Green Egg Smoker. Surrounded by coworkers and friends, Chris was shocked to find out...
HyLife Balloons Up Neepawa Chamber Fair
Over the weekend of May 27-29, 2022, yellow, blue, and green balloons filled the crowd! Mascot HyLife Hydee put smiles on kids' faces all weekend long and families gathered around the HyLife Family Tent at the Neepawa Chamber Fair. The 2022 community fair season has...
Let Us Show You How Much We Care!
At HyLife, we believe in taking care of our employees and communities. In April 2022, we officially announced our We Care program in Neepawa. This initiative aims to help our employees by listening, supporting our HyLife culture, and positively impacting the...
HyLife Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Once Again
For nearly two decades, HyLife has officially been recognized as an industry leader, a community-minded company, and an employer of choice. Since 2004, we have been named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Today, we are proud to share that we have once again...
HyLife Makes History With SAFE Work Certification
HyLife has become the biggest company by total operations in Manitoba, within the manufacturing and food industry sectors, to achieve SAFE Work Certified by Made Safe status. “We are truly honoured to receive this historic certification. At HyLife, we have always been...
HyLife Founders Receive 2022 Manitoba Pork Industry Award
HyLife's founders Don Janzen, Claude Vielfaure, and Denis Vielfaure were recognized with a Manitoba Pork Industry Award in the category of Industry Builder at this year's Manitoba Pork AGM last week at the Fairmount Hotel in Winnipeg. There was a lot of energy and...
HyLife Immigration Expert Appointed to Manitoba’s New Immigration Advisory Council
She has more than 25 years of experience in citizenship and immigration law; HyLife’s in-house legal counsel, Baerbel Langner, is clearly an expert in her field. Langner is one of twenty Manitobans recently appointed to a newly created Immigration Advisory Council....
HyLife Excitement ‘Revs Up’ MJHL Playoffs in Steinbach
Playoff hockey always brings a new level of energy and excitement to players and fans. Friday, March 25, 2022, set the stage for opening night of the MJHL Playoffs and HyLife reeved up that energy and excitement into high gear! HyLife was pleased to join the first...
Chamber Award Lands HyLife Leader Front Page
At HyLife, we are constantly Striving To Be The Best, showing our support in many ways, such as assisting individuals in need with yard work, donating non-perishable goods to the local food bank, or sponsoring an event. Tom Seigfreid, CFO & Senior Director of...
HyLife Celebrates International Women’s Day
When she was young, growing up in Thailand, she dreamed of traveling and exploring the globe as a tourist. Tunyaluk Tongutaisri, who is also known as Ice, has certainly been on a journey. An extremely successful career, lead to packing her bags two years ago and...
HyLife Makes a Lasting Positive Impact at Neepawa Hockey Game
What a game. What a crowd. Delicious pork! At HyLife, we are committed to the communities in which we live and work. On February 12, 2022 HyLife was the gameday sponsor for the match off between the Neepawa Titans and the Virden Oil Capitals at the Yellowhead Centre...
HyLife’s Volunteer of the Year
HyLife is committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. As a company, we aim to support local projects, organizations, and initiatives that make life better for our neighbours, families, and friends. We encourage our employees to also get...