EDMONTON – Charges against three companies in a fatal stage collapse at a popular Alberta country music festival have been stayed.
The Crown says there was no reasonable chance of conviction against Panhandle Productions, Global Production Co. and a numbered Alberta company.
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The companies faced almost three dozen charges after a powerful windstorm caused the main stage to collapse at the Big Valley Jamboree near Camrose in 2009.
One woman was killed and more than a dozen people were injured.
The Crown says it consulted with occupational health and safety investigators before making the decision.
Staying a charge means that it can be reactivated if significant new evidence becomes available within one year.
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