The supervisor of a 20-year-old man who died after he was electrocuted while trimming hedges in Manotick in May 2023 has been charged with criminal negligence causing death. Meanwhile, the company owner has pleaded guilty to a charge laid by the Ministry of Labour.
The director of a hedge trimming company has pleaded guilty to violating the province's Occupational Health and Safety Act after 20-year-old Nick Chenier was electrocuted on the job in Manotick in 2023.