This week’s $3.8-billion merger of energy behemoths Husky and Cenovus will cost about 2,150 jobs – with most of the cuts coming in Calgary..When the companies merge they will have about 8,600 staff. The layoffs represent about 20-25 per cent of the workforce.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“As with any merger of this type, there will be overlap and there will be some difficult decisions as we work to create a combined organization best positioned for the future,” Husky spokeswoman Kim Guttormson told Reuters.. cenovus .…more to come.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
