Charge laid against landscaping manager in 2023 electrocution of employee Charge laid in May 2023 workplace death Apr 25, 2024 Apr 25, 2024 SMS Email Parliament Hill and the Ottawa skyline are seen from a vantage point in Gatineau, Que., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang JDT SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OTTAWA - Police say a manager at an Ottawa landscaping company has been charged with criminal negligence.The charge is related to the workplace death of a 20-year-old employee in the city's south end last spring.Nicholas Chenier died on May 5, 2023, trimming hedges outside a home while working for Best Green Hedges.A GoFundMe campaign started for his family said he was electrocuted when he hit a hydro wire that had grown around the hedge he was working on. Police and Ontario's labour ministry both launched investigations.Steven Deans, 38, was charged Wednesday with one count of criminal negligence causing death.This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published April 25, 2024. °µÍø½ûÇø. All rights reserved. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Quebec Labour Justice More Ontario Stories Ontario Premier Doug Ford to vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto mayoral byelection Ontario plans to remove Toronto bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University Two Toronto police officers injured after locating stolen car Creditors approve proposed $32.5B deal with tobacco giants today: lawyer Police arrest 11 people during pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists' scope to include more minor ailments A look at most popular baby names in Ontario for 2022, Olivia and Noah in top spots Wildfire near two Ontario First Nations 'like a sleeping giant' for now, MPP says Four main candidates race to the finish ahead of Monday byelection in Montreal Canada Post officially launches nationwide loan program with TD Bank Group You might be interested in Canada condemns Israel over humanitarian crisis in Gaza Trump thinks Canadians 'nasty' for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze: ambassador Alberta judge finds 6 people in contempt in probe of irregular political donations Claims about wage subsidies for immigrants and temporary workers in Canada are misleading Latest Videos Progress being made on reconciliation: poll A new poll suggests most Canadians think the country is making good progress on re… Blue Jays riding high ahead of trade deadline Surprising Toronto Blue Jays will likely be buyers ahead of Thursday's trade deadl… Similar Stories °µÍø½ûÇø Canada issues heat warning for southern Ontario and Quebec Trains moving again after CN derailment in southwestern Ontario: Via Rail Ontario police say five commercial tractor trucks taken in early morning theft
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