Officers and emergency crews were called at 2:12 p.m. Saturday to the location near Slave Lake, about 250 kilometers north of Edmonton.
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The deaths are being investigated by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety. A government official says no further information is being released at this time. The site is operated by Calgary-based Tamarack Valley Energy. Tamarack Valley Energy president and CEO Brian Schmidt told Global News the men were contractors who worked at Marten Hills when the site was owned by Deltastream. Story continues below ad When Tamarack acquired the lease in October, the company kept its contracts. Schmidt said the men were doing welding work at an oil and gas site, building facilities when an explosion occurred and the two men died. He said an ambulance, RCMP, the provincial government and Alberta’s energy regulator were alerted after the explosion and the company put emergency procedures in place and isolated the site. Schmidt said the company is cooperating with the OHS investigation and has assembled its own team to conduct an internal investigation.
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The company is offering support to the victims’ families, Schmidt said. “We feel so bad for all the families going through this grief. I can’t imagine what they are going through right now,” she said. “It’s scary. I’ve been in this business a long time. It’s just devastating.” Schmidt said all work at the site has been shut down until the OHS investigation is complete. “Tamarack Valley has an excellent safety record. We deeply regret this event and take it very seriously.” Story continues below ad with files from Global News. © 2022 The Canadian Press
