The provincial court trial of a contractor accused of causing a fatal natural gas explosion in Nipawin more than three years ago has ended after two days.
Two men died in the explosion on April 18, 2008, that also destroyed three buildings and damaged others in the town 250 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
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Self-employed backhoe operator Lorry Reimer is accused of digging too close to a natural gas line while working on vacant lots in the town.
He is charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act with failing to keep mechanical equipment a safe distance away from a gas pipeline and failing to ensure his actions did not expose others to safety risks.
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