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N.B. Power accused of safety violations in lineman’s death
N.B. Power is facing five charges related to an on-the-job death of one of its powerline technicians, Colin Hume, who fell while doing restoration work after a massive ice storm two years ago.Hume, a 47-year-old from Ritchie, and a second employee were working in a wooded area in Curryville, just off the Albert Mines Road.A power pole broke while the pair were working on the line, Lynn Meahan-Carson, a WorkSafeNB spokesperson, said Wednesday. RCMP said at the time that Hume died at the scene, wh