We should know soon if more bodies can be recovered from the scene of Thursday's deadly landslide at Johnsons Landing near Kaslo. Barb McLintock with the BC Coroner's Service also says an inquest may be held to determine if something could have been done to prevent this tragedy. "If through that, there might be any ways --lessons that we could … [Read more...]
Government responds to inquest recommendations
July 8, 2012 by
Eight months after a coroner's inquest examining a fatal fire at an illegal Vancouver rooming house, the provincial government has completed its response. Only one of three recommendations has been acted on. The first asked the Ministry of Health to review drug protocols at hospitals... ensuring medications needed for fire victims are easily … [Read more...]
Public inquest to be held into death of Angus Mitchell
June 25, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed a public inquest will be held into the death of Angus David Mitchell. Mitchell was shot by police May 30th, hours after a warning went out for the public to be on the lookout for him. Mitchell was wanted for shooting his former landlord, and was a person of interest in the shooting of two people at a Burnaby … [Read more...]
Inquest into case of woman who died waiting for long-term care wraps up tomorrow
June 15, 2012 by
An inquest into the case of a Vancouver Island woman who died while waiting for a room in long-term care is expected to wrap up Friday. Joan Andrews, a 76-year-old client of Community Living BC, died in February 2011 from a head injury after crawling over a bed railing. At the time, she was living in the Langford home of a caregiver who believed … [Read more...]
New date set for drowning inquest
June 11, 2012 by
A new date has been set for an inquest into the death of emergency worker Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman. It has been moved to the third week of November at the courthouse in Nelson. The inquest was slated to start June 4th, but the delay was caused by the unavailability of witnesses and lawyers. The 29-year old woman was performing … [Read more...]
Labour Minister says inquest recommendations won’t be ignored
May 17, 2012 by
BC's Labour Minister is promising recommendations from the coroner's jury investigating a fatal accident at a Langley mushroom farm will not be ignored. "We have made substantial progress over the last number of years." Margaret MacDiarmid says since the 2008 tragedy agriculture inspections have increased 60 per cent, but she admits more … [Read more...]
Testimony concludes at inquest into mushroom farm deaths
May 15, 2012 by
Testimony has concluded at the coroner's inquest into the 2008 deaths of three mushroom farm workers in Langley. A jury will now deliberate and come back with recommendations aimed at preventing a similar tragedy. Final witnesses included the widows of two of the men killed, ending with 16-year Tracey Phan, whose father was left severely brain … [Read more...]
Inquest into 2010 shooting death of Kamloops man to start Monday
May 14, 2012 by
A coroner's inquest into the death of a Kamloops man, shot by the RCMP at a gas station two years ago, is set to start Monday in that city. 50-year-old Wilbert Bartley was shot by plainclothes officers in July 2010. He had rammed his Toyota 4Runner into their unmarked police van, then drove at the officers, who then shot at him through the … [Read more...]
Inquest into mushroom farm deaths resumes with labour advocate
May 13, 2012 by
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three workers at a Langley mushroom farm in 2008 picks up Monday, with testimony from B.C.’s top labour advocate. Jim Sinclair's message is pretty simple: Hand out meaningful criminal penalties to employers who violate labour laws. "When there's clear negligence – not just an accident, but … [Read more...]
Inquest hears government took no formal action before mushroom farm deaths
May 11, 2012 by
It received numerous complaints about a mushroom farm in Langley, but the B.C. ministry of environment took no formal action before a tragedy in 2008. A regional manager says the department’s goal is to make sure violators stop, but John Braman admits no enforcement orders were carried out before three men were killed by toxic fumes. He says … [Read more...]
