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Miles howe new glasgow, nova scotia an early morning ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the westray mine disaster today paid respect to the 26 coal miners killed in the coal. Twenty years after westray mine disaster responsibility. Corruption and greed lead to environmental disaster and the downfall of a finnish mining company. Westray was the only operating underground coal mine in pictou county at the time of the explosion. Westray is a moving account of the westray coal mine disaster, which killed 26 men in nova scotia on may 9, 1992. For pictou county, the new westray mine brought a promise of much needed jobs, and a. In april of 1992, three months after he had left his job at westray, guptill met up with roy and four other members of b crew, at feltmates home. The usws fight to prevent workplace deaths and injuries from the 1992 westray mine. The fifth estate and the journal coproduced this story about the tragedy. After the westray inquiry report and the failure of the criminal prosecutions, the ndp introduced westray bills in three consecutive sessions of parliament.
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Westray mine explosion, plymouth, 1992 museum of industry. An explosion on 9 may 1992, deep inside the westray mine in plymouth, nova scotia. He holds an mba from the university of calgary, canada and a bsc in chemical. It was one of the deadliest mining disasters in canadian history and led to new criminal code provisions known as the westray law that made it possible to prosecute corporate criminal negligence. In this feature documentary, filmmaker paul cowan offers an innovative, moving account of the westray coal mine disaster that killed 26 men in nova scotia on. Negligent bosses go undercharged for worker deaths, critics say. Courtesy of the pictouantigonish regional library, scan0003. You can search by the scc 5digit case number, by name or word in the style of cause, or by file number from the appeal court. If you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. The westray bill, as it was commonly called, took a very long time before becoming a law. A 1992 canadian medal of bravery for the westray mine disaster g. An examination of the interaction between the mine owner and the media. Formerly, he was director of safety and emergency planning with nova chemicals corporation.
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It came into force march 31, 2004, almost twelve years after the explosion in pictou county. The day the westray mine blew kill a worker, go to jail on may 9, 1992, at 5. Westray mine disaster the last shift the fifth estate youtube. The disaster was the subject of a 2001 national film board of canada documentary westray, written and directed by paul cowan. It hammers its themes and messages, and then hammers them again and again and again. A brilliant, innovative film that recreates some of the westray disasters most. Family and friends are shown in 2002 marking the 10th anniversary of the westray mine disaster. Photographs of the westray miners memorial park in new glasgow, nova scotia. Worker safety still at risk 25 years after westray tragedy. It gets stranger and stranger as the coverup piles up.
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