Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Vicki Gilhula 
Sudbury's Mr. Health and Safety, Homer Seguin, will be the guest of honour at a special event set for Thursday, Feb. 12.
The tribute evening will be hosted by the Sudbury and District Labour Council and the Sudbury NDP Federal Riding Association.
Seguin, 74, a union leader for more than 50 years, worked to improve workplace health and safety standards in Northern Ontario mines. These standards have become the norm in all workplaces in Canada.
Now retired, the Azilda man hasn't stopped speaking out about health, safety and environment issues.
He has raised concerns about the Sudbury Soil Study, which looked at the levels of toxic chemicals in the soil to determine if they are a threat to humans.
Even if the $10 million, seven-year study was perfect..."this is a tremendous conflict of interest," because the companies paying for the report have representation on the committee, he says.
The fact that the study set the acceptable limit for lead at 400 parts per million (ppm) when the federal acceptable limits are 140 ppm and the Ontario acceptable limits are 200 is also questionable, he says.
He is also lending his voice to those asking the Ministry of Environment to not extend industry's deadline of Feb. 1, 2010 to meet nickel air quality standards.
Last fall, Seguin published his autobiography, Fighting for Justice and Dignity.
The tribute will be held at the Cambrian College student centre. Tickets are $60 and $75. Tables of eight are also available for purchase. For more information, phone the Sudbury Labour Council office.
