The case against the City of Greater Sudbury and contractor Interpaving for the 2015 death of a pedestrian got underway this morning in a downtown courtroom.
Being heard at the provincial court on Cedar Street, both parties were charged by the Ministry of Labour under Ontario's Health and Safety Act.
The charges stem from an incident in September 2015, when a 58-year-old Sudbury woman, Cecile Paquette, was runover and killed by a grader while trying to cross at the intersection of Elgin Street and Beech Street. Construction was ongoing in the area at the time.
Both the city and contractor are charged with not providing signallers for the grader operator, not erecting a 1.8 metre "sturdy fence" to separate the public from the construction site and not implementing a traffic protection plan.
The city faces additional charges of not ensuring that its contractor, Interpaving, was following those three sections of the Health and Safety Act.
Paquette's family has filed a $2-million lawsuit against the city and the company.
Sudbury.com will be reporting on the trial.
