Elliot Lake mall roof collapse inquiry starts Monday
Inquiry into the partial roof collapse of the Algo Centre Mall will look at tragic accident that killed two women
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Posted: Mar 1, 2013 3:51 PM ET
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Monday will see the start of the public inquiry into the deadly Elliot Lake mall collapse that claimed the lives of two women and injured dozens of others.
Thousands of documents have been submitted to the commission for the public inquiry, which the commissioner, the Hon. Paul Bélanger, and his team of lawyers have been combing through for more than six months.
Justice Paul Belanger will lead the public inquiry into the Elliot Lake mall roof collapse. Belanger has presided over several high-profile cases, including one involving former federal privacy commissioner George Radwanski, who was acquitted of criminal fraud charges in 2009. (Ministry of the Attorney General)The inquiry was established by the province in July of last year to inquire into and report on events surrounding the Algo Centre mall's partial roof collapse on June 23, 2012, the deaths of Lucie Aylwin, Doloris Perizzolo and the injuries to other individuals, as well as the emergency management and response.
Many residents of the community felt not enough was done to save the lives of the two victims.
The commission will review relevant legislation, regulations and bylaws, policies and procedures of provincial and municipal governments and other parties with respect to the structural integrity of the mall.
From there, the Commission will make recommendations to stop another tragedy like this from happening again.
The inquiry will take place at the former White Mountain Academy of the Arts. This month, the hearing dates will be March 4-8, March 11-14, March 19-22, and March 25-28, with each day starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m.
Commission investigators have interviewed about 250 people and heard applications for standing at the inquiry.
The schedule follows:
| March 4 | Commissioner's opening remarks; preliminary matters |
| March 5 | Dale Craig, Expert, Engineer, J.L. Richards, Overview of the construction of a buildingand state of the art in roofing at time of construction |
| March 6 | John Kadlec, Partner at Beta Engineering, structural engineer during construction of Algo Centre Mall |
| March 7 | Dave Monroe, Former Vice President, Harry S. Peterson, Algo Centre Mall roofing system Doug Harman, Vice President and General Manager, Coreslab, supplied concrete slab |
| March 8 | Henry Jasskelainen, Former supervisor, Harry S. Peterson, installed roofing system and conducted repairs |
| March 11 | James Keywan, Architect, retained by Algoma Central Properties for the design of the Algo Centre Mall |
| March 12 & 13 | Barbara Fazekas, Former Chief Librarian, Elliot Lake Public Library Rod Caughill, Former Development Supervisor, Algoma Central Properties |
| March 14 | Domenic Dell'Aquilla (Trow), Engineer, hired by Algoma Central Properties |
More information about the inquiry can be found on its official website at www.elliotlakeinquiry.ca.
The hearings were expected to be broadcast on the Internet.
CBC News will be covering the inquiry via radio, television and on its website.
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