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Effondrement d'Elliot Lake: un ingénieur est accusé de négligence

Effondrement d'Elliot Lake: un ingénieur est accusé de négligence
La Presse Canadienne
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TORONTO - Un ingénieur est accusé en vertu des lois sur la santé et la sécurité en lien avec l'effondrement meurtrier d'un centre commercial du nord de l'Ontario, survenu l'été dernier.

Le garage situé sur le toit du centre commercial Algo s'était alors affaissé, tuant deux femmes et blessant plusieurs autres personnes.

Le ministre du Travail de l'Ontario, Tom Zach a indiqué à La Presse Canadienne que l'accusait se nommait Robert Wood. Cet ingénieur aurait déjà été déclaré coupable d'une faute professionnelle en 2010.

Wood et son collègue Gregory Saunders, tous deux de la firme M.R. Wright and Associates, de Sault-Ste-Marie, avaient inspecté le centre commercial en avril 2012. Dans un rapport rédigé en mai de la même année, un mois avant l'effondrement, ils affirmaient que les structures de l'édifice étaient sûres malgré la rouille découverte sur les poutrelles.

La Presse Canadienne n'a pu joindre Wood.

Selon le ministère ontarien du Travail, l'ingénieur a mis en danger la vie de travailleurs en donnant de mauvais conseils. Une deuxième accusation est liée à des méthodes qui pourraient menacer des travailleurs.

Si l'ingénier est reconnu coupable, il risque une amende maximale de 25 000 $ ou jusqu'à 12 mois de prison. L'accusé devrait paraître en cour le 15 mai à Elliot Lake, la ville où s'est produit l'effondrement du centre commercial.

Doug Elliott, qui représente des citoyens de la ville, a dit lundi qu'il n'était pas surpris des accusations.

«Je sais que le ministère du Travail enquête sur toutes les personnes impliquées, a-t-il dit. Certains ingénieurs craignaient d'être accusés.»

L'enquête judiciaire, dirigée par le commissaire Paul Bélanger, a obtenu des preuves liées à la façon dont le centre commercial fut mal conçu dès le départ, son système d'étanchéité éprouvant des ratés dès sa construction, en 1980.

Des résidants et des propriétaires de magasins se sont plaints pendant des années de fuites graves provoquant l'effritement du béton et l'apparition de rouille sur les poutrelles.

Malgré tout, plusieurs inspections — dont certaines effectuées par des ingénieurs professionnels dans les mois précédant l'effondrement — n'ont pas permis de faire ressortir des inquiétudes quant à la catastrophe imminente.

Un rapport d'ingénierie effectué pour l'enquête a conclu que le sel de déglaçage et la constante pénétration de l'eau ont créé un environnement «quasi-marin» qui a provoqué une rouille importante des poutrelles de soutien.

Ultimement, une poutrelle soumise à des années de corrosion a finalement cassé, projetant un véhicule et du béton dans le centre commercial situé en-dessous du stationnement.

Les corps de Lucie Aylwin, âgée de 37 ans, et de Doloris Perizzolo, âgée de 74 ans, ont été retirés des débris quelques jours après l'effondrement.

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ELLIOT LAKE MALL COLLAPSE
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, left, greets people of the community of Elliot lake after speaking at a press conference regarding the rescue and recovery of two bodies at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall\'s roof collapse last Saturday. During his address to a small crowd of rescue workers and local officials, McGuinty said his thoughts were with the family of the two female victims, whom he identified as Dolores and Lucie. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
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The Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, remains unstable as efforts continue on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall\'s roof collapse last Saturday. Officials recovered two bodies after dismantling a piece of a partially collapsed Ontario shopping mall on Wednesday and said they are confident no other victims are inside. The renewed rescue effort came after angry residents shouted down fears that the unstable structure made the work too risky to continue. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Firefighters, left, carry a second body out of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall\'s roof collapsed last Saturday. Officials recovered two bodies after dismantling a partially collapsed Ontario mall on Wednesday and said they don (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
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Rescue workers remove their hard hats as firefighters carry a second body out of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall\'s roof collapsed last Saturday. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
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Local residents react to the news that rescue workers have recovered a body at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, after the mall\'s roof collapse last Saturday. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Rescue workers wait to access the wreckage of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., early Wednesday, June 27, 2012, as cranes remove debris caused by the mall\'s roof collapsed last Saturday. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Rescue workers watch as a demolition crane tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Tuesday June 26, 2012. The controlled demolition on Tuesday night was part of a renewed bid to rescue any survivors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (credit:CP)
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A monument stands at a road entrance as a demolition crane tears into the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Tuesday June 26, 2012. Rescue workers are attempting an new plan to search for survivors after the mall\'s roof collapsed last Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (credit:CP)
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A by-stander reacts as a demolition crane tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Tuesday June 26, 2012. Residents of Elliot Lake, Ontario watched tensely as a massive robotic arm dismantled the facade of a mall that collapsed over the weekend, trapping at least two people inside. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (credit:CP)
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Rescue workers watches a demolition crane as it tears into the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Tuesday June 26, 2012. Rescue workers are attempting an new plan to search for survivors after the mall\'s roof collapsed last Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (credit:CP)
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A rescue workers watches as a demolition crane as it tears into part of the Algo Centre Mall, in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Tuesday June 26, 2012. Rescue crews began dismantling a partially collapsed mall late Tuesday night in this northern Ontario city in an effort to rescue victims despite fading hopes of finding anyone alive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (credit:AP)
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Local residents react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012 as the site is deemed to dangerous. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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OPP officers inspect the damage from the roof as rescue workers continue attempts to secure the building before searching for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Monday June 25, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Local residents react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012 as the site is deemed to dangerous. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Missing victim Lucie Aylwin\'s father Rajean Aylwin (centre left) and boyfriend Gary Gendrom (right) react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012 as the site is deemed to dangerous. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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A rescue worker walks towards the emergency staging post as attempts continue to secure the building before searching for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Monday June 25, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Local residents react to the news that authorities have called off a rescue bid for any survivors at the site of the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Monday June 25, 2012 as the site is deemed too dangerous. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Police form a line outside the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Monday June 25, 2012. According to some residents a large number of miners are due to arrive from Timmins to join a locally planned rescue effort. Officials in Elliot Lake, Ont., say they are resuming rescue efforts at a partially collapsed mall after an appeal from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Police officers talk in front of a emergency services tent next to the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ontario on Sunday June 24, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Valiquette)
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A man leans on a columns next to the collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Saturday June 23, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Kazulak)
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A man leans on a column next to the collapsed roof at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Saturday June 23, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Kazulak)
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A teddy bear with a handwritten note is seen near the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Sunday June 24, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Rowe)
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A woman checks out the damage after a roof collapsed at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., Saturday, June 23, 2012. The partial collapse prompted a local state of emergency and a search for anyone who might have been injured in the cave-in. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cora Richer)
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The roof parking lot of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. is shown on Saturday June 23, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Kazulak)
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The collapsed roof of the Algo Centre Mall is seen from a nearby hill in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Sunday June 24, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Rowe)
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Heavy equipment is used in stabilization and rescue efforts at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont. on Sunday June 24, 2012. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Rowe)
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Elliot Lake -- once an Ontario mining hub -- is located about 160 kilometres west of Sudbury. (credit:PHOTO BY FRED LUM/ GLOBE AND MAIL)

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