Workers drowned after their amphibious ATV was swept away by the strong current

The Quebec municipality of Saint-Urbain has pleaded guilty following the deaths of two volunteer firefighters during the floods of May 2023, according to a report.

The municipality also agreed to pay $25,000 for the incident that happened in the Charlevoix region, according to CBC.

The fine was imposed by the CNESST, Quebec’s workplace health and safety board, after the municipality was found to have violated section 237 of the Act respecting occupational health and safety by directly and seriously compromising the health and safety of workers.

The incident happened on May 1, 2023. Volunteer firefighter Régis Lavoie, 55, and firefighter-in-training Christopher Lavoie, 23, drowned after their amphibious ATV

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