Police say a manager at an Ottawa landscaping company has been charged with criminal negligence.
The charge is related to the workplace death of a 20-year-old employee in the city’s south end last spring.
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Nicholas Chenier died on May 5, 2023, trimming hedges outside a home while working for Best Green Hedges.
A GoFundMe campaign started for his family said he was electrocuted when he hit a hydro wire that had grown around the hedge he was working on.
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Police and Ontario’s labour ministry both launched investigations.
Steven Deans, 38, was charged Wednesday with one count of criminal negligence causing death.
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