A ruined tent lays at the Westlock Meditation Centre after a massive storm blew it over, killing one and injuring others, near Busby, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Rental company charged after fatal 2024 tent collapse at Alberta Buddhist retreat

by The Canadian Press March 6, 2026

written by The Canadian Press March 6, 2026

An equipment rental company is facing 10 workplace-related charges after a fatal tent collapse at a Buddhist retreat in Alberta in 2024. One person was killed after a storm with fierce winds caused a massive tent to fall in on itself that July day just before a retreat was to begin at the Westlock M...

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