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Families and Workers March to Mark 2nd Anniversary of Lakeland Blast

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 @ 3:59 AM

Construction continues on  new sawmill at Lakeland Mills,  expected to be operational  this fall – photo 250News

Prince George, B.C.-  Today marks the second anniversary of the deadly explosion at  Lakeland Mills in Prince George.

While there has been no formal  ceremony  planned  to mark the day,   workers and the families impacted by the blast will be  marching in downtown Prince George this afternoon.  They are calling it the "Walk for Justice".

The plan is to gather at  the Hudson Bay  parking lot at Parkwood Centre at one this afternoon, and then follow a route that will take  them north along Winnipeg Street,  east on 10th, past the  WorkSafe BC offices, across Victoria to  MLA Shirley Bond's constituency office on 5th,  then  to George Street and the  front steps of the Courthouse.

The workers and their families have been angered by the investigations into the Lakeland and Babine mill explosions.  Both investigations had issues which caused Crown Counsel to decide not to proceed with criminal charges because there was no likelihood of conviction.

WorkSafe BC has yet to say if there will be an administrative penalty leveled against Lakeland.

Lakeland workers Allan Little and Glenn Roche died in the blast that ripped apart the Lakeland sawmill  on April 23rd, 2012.  Twenty two other workers  were injured in the  explosion and fire,  some are still  trying to recover.

Comments

Please walk with us.

Sometimes the worst happens and there is just no one to blame.

Sometimes the worst happens and there is just no one to blame.

You are very bold to say that Furbink, but I agree with you….Sorry to all that were involved and are recovering and to the families of the ones they lost, my sincere condolences on another sad day of remembering for each and everyone of you.

Please walk with us, by John Little not to much to ask as the walk continues until there is a public inquiry

Rip. Glenn

I can agree with the statement: “Sometimes the worst happens and there is no one to blame.”

Yet when; “sometimes the worst happens “TWICE” and there is no one to blame”… that statement becomes a lot harder to swallow!

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