Sept. 2nd, 2022. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 1:00 a.m. Tracy LenesSA国际影视传媒� doorbell rang.

SA国际影视传媒淢y daughter said there was a police unit out front,SA国际影视传媒� Lenes said. SA国际影视传媒淚 thought SA国际影视传媒榦h, I wonder if somebody broke into our garage, or somethingSA国际影视传媒檚 happened in the community?SA国际影视传媒橲A国际影视传媒�

When Lenes opened her door, she said a police officer was standing on her front lawn by her flower bed, waiting for her.

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Max Paczulla was LenesSA国际影视传媒� oldest son of four. The 27-year-old was a mechanic and had died while working at Gahcho Kue diamond mine.

Lenes said she didnSA国际影视传媒檛 go back to sleep that night and couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 believe what she just heard. Nearly two years later, sheSA国际影视传媒檚 still looking for answers.

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De Beers Canada owns Gahcho Kue diamond mine. Paczulla was working for a contractor partner company called SMS Equipment Inc. when he died.

SMS Equipment Inc. has been charged with 14 counts in relation to PaczullaSA国际影视传媒檚 death alleging violations of the Safety Act and the Mine Health and Safety Act.

According to the charging documents, Paczulla died after he was SA国际影视传媒渃rushed in the head and neck area between the rail of the boarding ladder and truck guardrail toe plateSA国际影视传媒� on a Komatsu 830E haul truck while he was inspecting the vehicle.

SA国际影视传媒淚t feels like a state of limbo and weSA国际影视传媒檙e waiting for resolution, as if I could close the chapter, but weSA国际影视传媒檙e not there yet,SA国际影视传媒� Lenes said.

According to information documents from NWT territorial court, there is an appendix of offences SMS Equipment Inc. currently faces.

SA国际影视传媒淭he work of a contractor performed at the said mine, namely, SMS Equipment Inc., did fail to take every reasonable measure and precaution to protect the health and safety of employees of the mine and other persons at the time,SA国际影视传媒� the document reads.

SMS Equipment Inc. is also accused of failing to provide effective safeguards for dangerous moving parts of machines, according to the information document. The charge sheet states that Paczulla was not suitably trained to perform work safely.

Lenes said that even after nearly two years, she still doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 know much about what happened.

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Lenes said she did get an apology from SMS executives, adding that it was comforting to talk them. Still, sheSA国际影视传媒檚 got no shortage of questions left.

SA国际影视传媒淗ow did it all come about?SA国际影视传媒� Lenes asked rhetorically. SA国际影视传媒淒id Max do something that brought this about, was it truly an accident in the truest sense of the word?SA国际影视传媒�

Lenes also said she isnSA国际影视传媒檛 sure if her son had received adequate training for his job. SA国际影视传媒淚 canSA国际影视传媒檛 imagine that he would somehow put himself in danger,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚 canSA国际影视传媒檛 imagine he would take a shortcut.SA国际影视传媒�

She added that her son had been a mechanic for years, and was more than aware of the dangers of the job.

Lenes said her sonSA国际影视传媒檚 body finally made it home after four days. SA国际影视传媒淲e got to spend one hour with Max when he finally got to Calgary,SA国际影视传媒� she said, which is where Paczulla was born and raised.

One hour might not sound like much, but for her, Lenes said it was one of the most meaningful and healing times.

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Lenes looked up to the sky when thinking about who her son was. She smiled, retelling stories of how much he used to read. SA国际影视传媒淏y the time he got into school, his Grade 2 teacher informed me - she phoned me to tell me - that his reading comprehension was at a Grade 9 level.SA国际影视传媒�

Now, Lenes said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 still working on finding resolution for her son. SheSA国际影视传媒檚 working on his legacy too.

Back home in Calgary, Lenes said she is having a memorial bench made for a downhill biking area somewhere in Kananaskis territory. Lenes said Paczulla loved downhill biking.

SheSA国际影视传媒檚 also starting to read more herself.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 reading lots of books, books that he recommended I read before he passed. So, I got a lot of them,SA国际影视传媒� Lenes said, smiling.

SMS appeared in court in late April and is expected to enter a plea on July 26.