The dates for subsequent trial weeks are now also in question.A months-long, judge-only trial in Ottawa's Ontario Court of Justice against Eastway Tank and its owner was slated to begin on March 4 but now may not begin until March 18. The start of the trial against Eastway Tank, the Ottawa tanker manufacturer where six workers died in an explosion two years ago, has been delayed, with the dates for subsequent trial weeks now also in question.
A months-long, judge-only trial in Ottawa's Ontario Court of Justice against Eastway Tank and its owner Neil Greene was slated to begin on March 4.Rick Bastien, Etienne Mabiala, Danny Beale, Kayla Ferguson and Russell McLellan died in the Jan. 13, 2021, explosion — Ottawa's worst workplace incident in decades.Clockwise from top left: Matt Kearney, Etienne Mabiala, Danny Beale, Rick Bastien, Russell McLellan and Kayla Ferguson were killed by the Eastway Tank explosion.
"Regardless of the outcome of the judicial pretrial, we wouldn't need that week for trial," Greene's lawyer Kirstin Macrae said. "We can confirm the other weeks, today, for trial, but that week we're prepared to give back.
If convicted, Eastway would face a maximum fine of $1.5 million and Greene would face a maximum fine of $100,000, jail time of up to 12 months, or both.Guy Quenneville is a reporter at CBC Ottawa born and raised in Cornwall, Ont. He can be reached at guy.quenneville@cbc.caUpcoming trial looms over 2nd anniversary of Eastway explosion that killed 6
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