Heavy fine levied on ski area

News November 18, 2011 4:17 pm Last Updated on July 4, 2025 2:16 pm

A local ski operator is facing a big fine in connection with a fatal workplace accident. Matt Blajer of the Ministry of Labour says it came after Loch Lomand Ski Area pleaded guilty to one charge under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. The fine is 70 thousand dollars plus a 17 per cent victim surcharge. The incident took place in September of 2009 and saw an 18 year old worker electrocuted after a steel ladder he was holding touched an electrical wire.