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Inquest set for Sudbury residential construction worker’s death

An inquest into a residential construction workplace death that happened in the Greater Sudbury area in 2017 will take place next month.

Regional supervising coroner, Dr. Emily Groot, announced Wednesday afternoon that a public hearing examining the death of Carl Peltier will get underway on Aug. 9 at the Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre in Little Current.

Seven witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing that is expected to last two days.

Peltier, 53, died in hospital on Aug. 21, 2017, as a result of injuries while working at a construction site in Chelmsford.

An inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act.

The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Peltier’s death. The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further deaths.

Peltier was working on a private residential construction project for ProSteel North when he was killed.

Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News
Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News
Robin MacLennan has been a reporter, photographer and editor at newspapers and magazines in Barrie, Toronto and across Canada for more than three decades. She lives in North Bay. After venturing into corporate communications and promoting hospitals and healthcare, she happily returned to journalism full-time in 2020, joining Ontario Construction News as Writer and Editor. Robin can be reached at rmaclennan@ontarioconstructionnews.com
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