Tuesday, July 17, 2012

City of WL being sued over 'Chlorine Incident' at local Pool

Over at Welcome to Williams Lake - they are running a story which quotes WL Blue Fins Club Head Coach Marilyn Haines as saying:

One result of the ‘chlorine incident’ is that five Quesnel families and seven Prince George families are suing the City of Williams Lake in a class-action suit, Marilyn noted. “The City is going to pay,” she said. “For us and for the lifeguards, though, we are living with long-term effects and have no recourse other than loss of wages.”

While I expect that the City of Williams Lake carries insurance for this type of situation - it is conceivable the entire judgement (depending on the amount awarded), if a judge so rules, could not all be covered and as a City taxpayer - I wonder how much City taxpayers' will be subject to.....

Watch for the City to give the usual No Comment while this matter is before the Courts....

Read the full article here

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