RCMP investigate after bomb threat at steel plant near Regina | Toronto Telegraph

RCMP investigate after bomb threat at steel plant near Regina

Leader-Post Saturday 9th April, 2011

REGINA -- A bomb threat at the Evraz steel plant in north Regina early Friday morning turned out to be a hoax, but an employee questions why the night shift was not immediately alerted to evacuate.According to the Regina RCMP, a 9-1-1 call from a Regina pay phone at 5:30 a.m. indicated there was a bomb at the plant, located on Armour Road.A night-shift employee, who requested anonymity, was working in the pipe side of the operation. He left Evraz at 6:30 a.m. and didn't hear about the bomb threat until later in the day."Bomb or no bomb, danger or no danger, we all have the right to a safe work environment," he told the Leader-Post. "I feel Evraz and those responsible for making these decisions dropped the ball big time."Marshall Hamilton, vice-president of employee relations and talent man...

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