Attorney General appeals labour board decision in Rogers telecom tower death

By Ahmad Hathout The Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada, is asking for a legal review of a Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision that rejected imposing additional safety requirements on Rogers after a subcontractor’s employee died on site. On January 26, 2022, a 30-year-old worker employed by Verrascend Technologies fell 400 feet to his death as he was installing a new antenna on the Minden Tower at 2162 Davis Lake Road, 14 kilometres south of Minden, Ontario. Verrascend was hired by Wesbell Communications, which had contracted with Rogers to perform the climbing work...