OPP, Ontario Fire Marshal investigate Wyoming house fire
Ministry of Labour investigates workplace death
May 18, 2017
The Ministry of Labour is investgating after an Inwood man who was working on a roof fell to his death.
Tuesday morning, OPP, EMS and Petrolia/North Enniskillen Fire Department were called to Rokeby Line and found the man had been working on a roof about 25-feet high when he fell.
He was taken to hospital where he died.
The Ministry of Labour is investigating the accident.
Meantime, the community of Brooke-Alvinston is remembering Bill Swan for being dedicated to community. Swan was active in the SilverStick organization and was on the ice as a minor hockey referee for years. Visitation for Swan will be held Friday with the funeral at the Brooke-Alvinston-Inwood Community Centre Saturday morning.
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Iced Out: Petrolia rec leagues say new ice times offside, could end league play
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