Case against Vale to be heard by criminal court judge
CBC News
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 2:44 PM ET
Last Updated: Aug 14, 2012 2:26 PM ET
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A case involving Nickel mining giant Vale and one of its employees has been adjourned until Sept. 12.
The Ministry of Labour requested the case be transferred to criminal court so that it could be heard by a judge rather than a justice of the peace. The change will not make a difference in terms of the charges or outcome.
The company has been charged with nine offences under the province's Occupational Health and Safety Act and Vale staff superintendent Keith Birnie has been charged with six counts under the same act.
The charges are in connection with the death of two employees at Stobie Mine last year — Jason Chenier and Jordan Fram — who were buried by a run of loose rock and muck.
Local lawyer Mac Sinclair spoke on behalf of the counsel for Vale and Birnie, both of whom will be represented by Toronto-based lawyers when the trial begins.
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