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House of Commons Chambre des communes RECEIVED MAY O 4 2012 CITY MANAGE"'I OFl'ICE CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE April 30, 2012 Mayor Shari Green City of Prince George 1100 Patricia Boulevard Prince George, BC V2L3V9 Dear Mayor Green, It is with great sadness that we learned the tragic news of the explosion at the Lakeland Mills in Prince George this past Monday. We deeply regret to hear of the deaths of two workers from the mill. Our thoughts are with the entire community, particularly with the families of those who perished and the twenty two who were injured. At times filled with grief such as these, it is when we most rely on the strength and love of our community. As part of the greater British Columbian community we would like to offer our support. We are glad to hear that WorkSafeBC will be looking into this and will continue the call for action to prevent tragedies like this in the future. Bums Lake suffered a similar tragedy at Babine Forest Products early this year. The courage and commitment of that community to support the families most impacted is truly inspiring. We offered support in that tragedy and will continue to work with the mayor, the union and the company. Once again, we offer our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and co-workers at Lakeland Mills and to the entire community of Prince George. Sincerely, /~~ ~~ Jean Crowder, MP Alex Atamanenko, MP Don Davies, MP Nanaimo-Cowichan BC Southern Interior Vancouver-Kingsway ~\: (~\,~ }.;, hbv;i):w ;q Nathan Cullen, MP Libby Davies, MP Fin Donnelly, MP Skeena-Bulkley Valley Vancouver East New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody I,_,{---: )-~- ~ v-- lf,,.j~Q.~01'\ ll r~\L- ' Randall Garrison, MP Peter Julian, MP Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca Jasbir Sandhu, MP Burnaby-New Westminster Surrey North - ~ :J)n ~Ssi. s,,~_ Denise Savoie, MP c!)a Victoria Jinny Sims, MP Kennedy Stewart, MP Newton - North Delta Burnaby Douglas .

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