The Elliot Lake public inquiry into a fatal mall roof collapse last June will call its first witness Tuesday as it begins to examine the structure of the failed building.
Many are hoping the investigation will reveal the truth about what happened at the Algo Centre Mall.
The inquiry will hear Tuesday from engineer Dale Craig, who will outline how a building like the Algo Centre Mall is constructed.
The commission will also be shown photos, videos and pages of documents indicating years of complaints about the mall — many of which will include evidence of leaking ceilings, rusty beams and broken ceiling tiles.
Douglas Elliott, the lawyer representing community groups, speaks during a public inquiry into the Algo Centre Mall roof collapse. He says evidence will show that issues with leaking at the mall were noticed by citizens and reported. The mall's roof partially collapsed in June of last year, killing two women and injuring several others. (CBC) 'None of them ever worked'
The lawyer representing community groups at the inquiry said there is proof a membrane used to waterproof the mall was never installed.
"Our clients believe that this realization should have become obvious long before the collapse," Douglas Elliott said.
"We know that many regulators, professionals and trades studied the leaks, and studied them again but every time, just Band-Aid solutions were tried, and none of them ever worked."
Elliott said the various owners of the Algo Centre Mall over the years were aware of this issue but didn't act on it.
The inquiry was launched to investigate why the roof of the mall collapsed last June, killing two women and injuring several more. It will also look at whether enough was done to save the two women who died beneath the rubble.
The hearings are expected to last until mid-summer.
Schedule of upcoming testimony:
| March 4 | Commissioner's opening remarks; preliminary matters |
| March 5 | Dale Craig, expert, engineer J.L. Richards, overview of the construction of a building and state of the art in roofing at time of construction |
| March 6 | John Kadlec, partner at Beta Engineering, structural engineer during construction of Algo Centre Mall |
| March 7 | Dave Monroe, former vice president of Harry S. Peterson, Algo Centre Mall roofing system Doug Harman, vice president and general manager, Coreslab, supplied concrete slab |
| March 8 | Henry Jasskelainen, former supervisor of Harry S. Peterson, installed roofing system and conducted repairs |
| March 11 | James Keywan, architect, retained by Algoma Central Properties for the design of the Algo Centre Mall |
| March 12 & 13 | Barbara Fazekas, former chief librarian, Elliot Lake Public Library Rod Caughill, former development supervisor, Algoma Central Properties |
| March 14 | Domenic Dell'Aquilla (Trow), engineer, hired by Algoma Central Properties |
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