Thank you for your March 8 article on the
Joanne Nother tragedy. I sincerely hope the newspaper will be
able to do a follow-up story when the investigation by fire
marshals is completed.
Why can't you name the wheelchair brand since
the law suits are of public record? My sister-in-law Sandra
Carpenter is disabled and is a program co-ordinator with the
Centre for Independent Living in Toronto and I was speaking
with her by phone this evening. She mentioned this tragedy
which shocked me as I had missed the news of Nother's death and
I once was an attendant for her. My husband is an amputee who
also uses a motorized wheelchair - obviously the whole
community is horrified and we look forward to any follow-up
articles you will be able to write.
Lisa Coleman-Brown
Garson
Editor's note: Northern Life is waiting for the fire
marshal's report regarding cause of death before identifying
the name of the manufacturer of the deceased woman's
wheelchair.