Trial for OHS charges is ongoing

The fomer fiancée of a man who was killed on the job while repairing a sewer line in 2023 had once made a promise to herself that she wouldn’t let her partner’s death go in vain. Two years later, her hope is slipping.

The plumbing company, which is facing multiple charges by Occupational Health and Safety for the man’s death, won’t be criminally charged because the evidence is insufficient for the justice system, according to Calgary police.

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Liam Johnston, who was 27, died while repairing a sewer line in an alley in the northwest community of Charleswood on behalf of Mr. Mike’s Plumbing in June 2023. A large amount of earth and retaining wall cinder blocks buried Johnston, who was on a ladder during the repairs.

His ex-fiancée, Emily

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