A memorial is rising outdoors a Walmart in Halifax after a 19-year-old worker was discovered lifeless inside an oven within the retailer Saturday night time.
Playing cards, flowers and candles adorned a submit within the car parking zone of the Walmart on Mumford Street Wednesday afternoon.
This comes after Halifax Regional Police (HRP) responded to a sudden loss of life on the retailer round 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police confirmed Tuesday that the girl was present in a big walk-in oven belonging to the shop’s bakery division.
Nevertheless, no different particulars concerning the ongoing investigation have been launched, together with the way and reason for loss of life.
“We would not have any updates or particulars to offer presently,” HRP Const. Martin Cromwell advised CTV Information in an e-mail Wednesday.
Police have stated the investigation is advanced, includes a number of accomplice businesses, and is predicted to take “a major period of time.”
A memorial is seen within the car parking zone of a Walmart in Halifax on Oct. 23, 2024, 4 days after an worker was discovered lifeless inside the shop. (Hafsa Arif/CTV Atlantic)
Walmart workers paid whereas retailer stays closed
The shop stays closed whereas the investigation continues, however Walmart says workers will proceed to be paid.
“Associates will proceed to be paid for the shifts they’re scheduled to work through the retailer closure,” stated the corporate in a press release to CTV Information.
“We’ll think about alternate work preparations within the occasion the shop stays closed for a longer-than-anticipated time frame.”
The Division of Labour, Expertise and Immigration has additionally issued a stop-work order for the bakery and “one piece of kit.”
There isn’t any phrase on the when the shop would possibly reopen.
Maritime Sikh Society to fundraise for household
In the meantime, the Maritime Sikh Society says it’s elevating cash for the girl’s household.
The society says the girl, who has not been recognized, was a member of the Sikh group who had moved to Nova Scotia along with her mom two-to-three years in the past. They are saying her mom additionally labored on the retailer.
The funds raised will assist with funeral bills and prices related to bringing the girl’s father and different members of the family to Canada.
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