Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond released the following statement in response to the B.C. Coroners Service Lakeland inquest jury recommendations: 

“I again want to extend my condolences to those who were injured or lost loved ones in the Lakeland mill tragedy. They have shown grace and dignity throughout difficult times and during the inquest.

“I want to thank the jury for their dedication to the inquest process and for these recommendations. The inquest jury has issued 33 recommendations, with five addressed to my ministry and 16 to various other provincial government bodies.

 “Government will now take the required time to review the recommendations and continue to pursue the steps necessary to ensure that workers are safe in British Columbia. We will do everything we can to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again.”

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