Three more bodies were pulled yesterday from the mine that collapsed on Sunday at Konawaruk, Region Eight bringing the confirmed death toll to ten with the search still on for another person.
The collapse of the mine triggered the single highest casualty in the mining sector in recent decades and raised numerous questions about safety in the industry and who should be facing criminal charges as a result.
Michael Gardener, 26, Brian Brittlebank, 46, Linden and Raymond August, Jason Trotman and Leland Jones were identified on Tuesday. Yesterday, Lubina Greene’s
