More on L’Isle Verte Inquest

• Quebec coroner Cyrille Delâge, who oversaw L’Isle-Verte inquest, dead at 80

  Longtime Quebec coroner and fire investigation commissioner Cyrille Delâge has died.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2016
• Isle-Verte man rescued from ice-fishing shack in inflatable canoe

  Emergency crews were called to rescue a man in distress in a fishing shack on the St. Lawrence River in the community of of L'Isle Verte.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2016
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• No criminal charges to be laid in Isle-Verte fire

  The Crown said there will be no criminal charges in the Isle-Verte fire.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2015
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• Quebec government proposes regulations for seniors residences

  Health Minister Gaetan Barrette introduced a new regulation to help govern the way seniors residences operate.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2015
• Co-owner of Résidence du Havre rejects blame for deadly fire

  "We have always followed the rules," Roch Bernier said.

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2015
• More sprinklers and fire prevention coming to care homes in Manitoba

  Province says it will follow recommendations include installing sprinkler systems in new care facilities, installing sprinklers in existing facilities, more training for staff in fire prevention, and more fire inspections

  Mar 17, 2015
• Quebec makes sprinklers mandatory in all private seniors’ homes

  The Quebec government is making it mandatory for all existing private seniors' homes to be equipped with automatic sprinklers.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2015
• Quebec fire chiefs accept coroner’s criticism on L’Isle Verte, blame province

  Quebec fire chiefs said training has been inconsistent for volunteer and part-time fire fighters because there simply hasn't been enough money.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2015
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• Coroner’s report: seniors home that caught fire killing 32 was not up to code

  A Quebec seniors home where a fire killed 32 people was not up to code, says a coroner's report released this morning.

  Feb 12, 2015
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• L’Isle-Verte residents will gather to remember fire victims

  On Friday, a mass, a short march to the site of the blaze and a small intimate gathering at a local school later in the evening will mark the grim anniversary.

  Jan 22, 2015