Honourable Bill Bennett
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SULLIVAN MINE REPORT CONFIRMS UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT
October 30, 2006
Fred Hermann, British Columbia’s Chief Inspector of Mines, released his report on the investigation of the tragic incident that claimed four lives at the decommissioned Sullivan mine in May at a press conference in Cranbrook on Oct. 30, 2006. Minister of State for Mining Bill Bennett and Health Minister George Abbott expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the communities of Kimberley and Cranbrook. The ministers were joined by BC Ambulance Service CEO Fred Plateel, Coroner Bruce Chamberlayne, and Ricci Berdusco, Regional Director of the Mining & Minerals Division Health and Safety Office. Hermann has concluded that the tragic circumstances that led to the fatalities at a water sampling shed May 15 - 17, 2006 was an unprecedented incident caused by an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.
From left to right: Fred Hermann, Ricci Berdusco, Minister Bennett, Minister Abbott, Fred Plateel and Bruce Chamberlayne.
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