1 - Knowing the Truth

Places To Pray

Praying at the Ocean

Walking down the steep hill to Kits beach to make my first prayer at the ocean my mind is consumed with my first wish.  I wish I knew the truth of how my husband died.  I realize  I know the truth and am more frustrated with the fact that there were many people that covered up their own negligence to save themselves.  

I do wish that I was financially compensated as that would have made a huge difference in my life and the options available to me and the ones I care about but....

with each step my wish is transformed.  I think  I will pray for an apology from those people that took no responsibility for their neglect.  Yes, an apology is what I will pray for.

With the many steps I take on route to the beach I attempt to step into these peoples shoes.  I start to look at the scenario from their perspective... 

I am sure the security guard or the chef at the camp live that day again and again and hold the responsibility on their shoulders and feel the regret of their choices. 

I am in no doubt that Robin's employer and site manager feel the loss of their friend and wish they had made a different choice when Robin came to them saying he was at whits end and quit his job.  I am sure they wish they would have sent him to the hospital and taken his quitting as a sign that his body was collapsing.  I know just from reading the reports that they were in fear of this accident affecting their ability to get future jobs and were protecting their own financial future as well as their employees.  

I am hoping that the people at the hospital treat future patients differently and won't stereo type so quickly thus giving better care in the future.  

Watching the  sun bounce off the water I pray  that not only I have complete healing but everyone else in the whole scenario that surrounded Robin's death.

Wish 1

Vancouver Aquarium

I toss my first coin in the fountain at The Vancouver Aquarim in Stanley Park.
I thought I would start off by making the hard wishes first and see where this 20 wishes challenge takes me.

This coin wishes that I knew the truth about how my husband died.  

There are so many different layers to the story that it is difficult to get to the bottom of things due to the system upon system that protects itself.  It is a story that I do not talk about, even with my closest friends, as it was the hardest time in my life.  I have done the work of letting go and forgiving the people that have done everything they can to protect themselves.  I have accepted that I will never get an apology but I still wish I  knew the truth.  When I start working with someone and walk with them through their emotions, the first question I am asked is "how did your husband die?"  Now I can direct them to my blog to read the mystery of Robin's death.

Walking around Stanley Park is the best place to toss my coin and make this first wish.  As I attempt to put this emotional time into words,  the sound of the Aquarium and the familiar grounds, wrap me in the safety of nostalgic memories as I begin to tell you my account of how my husband died.

"I talked to Des yesterday and I told him I quit," Robin said.

My stomach dropped.  This had been the only time in the 17 years we have been married that things are stable and predictable. Working up north is hard for Robin  but it pays well and they feed him all the food he wants.  But this is his life and his decision so I said, "Ok, if that is what you want."

"We can build quonset huts on Vancouver Island." said Robin enthusiastically.  "I have already talked to Don and he is going to help me with a business plan." 

"Well you can, I don't want to build them," I said reluctantly.

"I am trying to come back early for your birthday."

"That would be nice but I don't have the week off work.I have the next week off when I thought you were coming home."

We talked for a little while longer.  He had the day off and went to shop for supplies in Fort McMurray and was driving home, I was glad I didn't try and convince him to stay working up north as you could hear the relief and ease in his voice.

This was the last conversation that I had with Robin.

We had talked a couple days earlier and he had said.  "I accidentally drank something at work today but my body is strong it will go right through it."  I had no idea what it was but I wasn't concerned.  Many of his friends received this video as their last video from Robin.

2 days after this video was shot by the site supervisor, Robin died.

I had no desire to do a WCB Claim as Robin had a work accident previously when he worked at a fish farm.  Robins finger got stuck in the chain while they were lower a 1000 lb anchor.  They had to cut his finger out of the chain and it was in the shape of an S.  Robins boss took him to the hospital and luckily nothing was broken.  Robin put in a claim for the lost day and WCB rejected the claim.  

I knew this is what WCB does.  They are not there for the employees but to protect their own interests.  I did not want to repeat the worst day in my life again and again.

Almost two years after Robin died my girlfriend called, "My moms best friends nephew worked in the camp as a security guard and heard of the incident with Robin.  The camp was worried they were going to get sued for the way they reacted to Robin which resulted in a death."

When Robin died his employer was going to look into a lawyer to sue the camp. At this time it was over a year after Robin's death and  I phoned his employer to find out what his lawyer had said about suing the camp for their negligence?  He said "They said it would just get dragged out in court for years and you would get nothing from it."  I asked him again if he could get the co-workers to write the letters regarding Robin to send to the coroner so at least the cause of death could be rectified.  He again agreed to get everyone to do this.

Then the same friend had a friend that worked at the camp and he had heard of the incident.  He heard that Robin was having problems with his wife and committed suicide.

Now this is what really upset me.  I know it is just camp gossip but how would something like that start?  I questioned myself, was I oblivious to how Robin felt about me?  Our life together was going so nice, when he was home we spent all our time together laughing and having fun.  He had just quit his job so he could be closer to me and we were really enjoying life together.  This is when I decided to do the WCB claim as Robins character, everything in Robin's life was being defamed. 

I did a WCB Claim and it was rejected.  Because of this I was able to get the full WCB file and all the testimony regarding the incident.  Now I was able to get all the information and it gave me  some insight into the scenario.

As I said there are many layers so to tell the story I will colour code it.

• The first story that I lived through and was told will be in black normal font.

• The story I was told by co-workers will be in blue.

• The story I read through after getting the full file from WCB, hospital and camp  will be in red.

What Robin's employer told me: The company Robin works for, Exceptional Innovations, is contracted through Norseman Structures.  The security guard contacted Norsman, who then contacted the owner of Exceptional Innovations who then contacted the supervisor on the job site. The supervisor then came back from the job site, to the camp, finding Robin in his room in very rough shape, telling the security, “Can’t you see this man is in distress?  Phone an ambulance.” 

Coroner - Robin was found by co-workers acting erratically, slumped over in a corner of his room, rocking back and forth, repeating the work "different" over and over again.  

Camp - 9:50 The Anzac camp manager and chef were called as Robin Gibbard had fallen in the hallway.  Upon arriving Mr. Gibbard was discovered on the floor wherein a shirt only.  Mr. Gibbard had no shoes, shocks, underwear or pants on., he was conscious and responsive but had slurred speech.  He tried to stand up but was unable to stay standing.  His balance was off and legs were shaky.  Blankets were retrieved for him and he was sat back down in the hallway to prevent him from hurting himself.  The camp manager went to call Norseman to tell them that Robin was intoxicated while the chef brought him back to his room.

11:05 The site supervisor commented - that Mr. Gibard's condition was not normal and to call for an ambulance immediately, he also commented that Mr. Gibbard was taking medication for depression.  

The camp managers statement  - Once the supervisor arrived on scene about 15min later he mentioned that he knew the person on a personal as well as work level and that he was on medication.  At this point the supervisor and I came to the conclusion that the ambulance needs to be called.  

In the statement the supervisor gave me it stated:  I went into the room to try an communicate with Rob however he was not able to communicate clearly.  He made eye contact but said very sporadic words.  

11:14 The ambulance picked up Robin all vitals and details of Robin were recorded along with depression OD on meds.  Also history of OD.  Why was this recorded and who said this.  There was no history of Robin OD before.  Why was this told to the paramedics?   Why did the site supervisor say he may have OD instead of saying he accidentally ingested a toxic substance on the job site 2 days earlier?

I was phoned by the site supervisor and was told that Robin had collapsed and was on route to the hospital.  I knew that he had accidentally drank something a couple days earlier so I told him to make sure the paperwork was in order.  

Feeling scared and far away on Salt Spring Island, I  phoned the hospital a little after this call and talked to a Dr.  He said they were doing a CT scan to see if he had a stroke. The Dr. said Robin was extremely dehydrated and had given him 5 litres of fluid and it hadn’t changed his dehydration.  


I continued to call through out the day and talked to a nurse and a nurses aid but was unable to talk to another doctor or Robin as he was not in possession of his cell phone. They said that he was being transferred to the ICU and I could talk to the nurses there.

As recorded on Robin's chart 26/01/14 1920 MST received patient into care at this time. Oriented to person, place, and time not event. unsure of what happened, no urine output, lungs clear

I phoned up to ICU and Robin was not yet there.  I talked to a nurse Katie.  I told her about Robin at 1915 MST.  

Robin is a very volatile sleeper, he yells and screams in his sleep and he moves around a lot. This is just the way he is.  

Nurse Katie responded that they thought he was a detoxing alcoholic.  I said no he isn’t a detoxing alcoholic.

I then said that I think he has sleep apnea and if she could watch for this when he is sleeping as he won’t go to the doctor for it.  Also he has coffee shots which are drinks 2 - 4 tbls. instant coffee, 2- 4 tbls. sugar and 2 -4 tbls. water and he drinks this 5 times a day.   I explained that he ate lots of butter in his food, took sleeping pills to go to sleep and was on antidepressants.  

I wanted them to get a clear picture of who Robin was and what to expect when he came to the ICU so they knew what normal behavior was like for Robin.


2020 MST he was transferred to ICU

I phoned again 2045 pm MST and the nurse said that Robin was in fact in ICU and she will call  me back in half an hour.

Katie called me back and said that Robin had told her that he drinks the degreasing fluid on purpose to give him a buzz. She said for his kidneys to be functioning at only 10% he had to be drinking a lot of it and more recently then the 23rd.   I said  "You are misunderstanding him.  Robin drinks coffee shots to give himself a buzz.   I said why would someone do that.  Nurse Katie said that is what people do in a dry camp as degreasing fluid is mostly alcohol. His co-worker said that it was not a dry camp.  Robin had gone for a beer run the day before for everyone and had purchased light beer for himself. There was no alcohol in his system in the toxicology report and there was no cutting fluid in the toxicology report.  I told the nurse that Robin had the day off previously and wasn’t even at work.  She said they he must be drinking it in his room.  I then asked if I could talk to Robin.  She brought the phone in and I asked Robin if he had been drinking the degreasing fluid on purpose.  Robin said do you still love me? (in not clear speech) Going forward to get a lawyer after events unfolded I was told that him saying "still" was not good for the case but that is something Robin and I say to each other all the time.  Meaning after all these years do you still love me? and I said, yes Robin I love you, do you want me to come there? He could not answer.   Nurse Katie took the phone back and said he can’t talk right now. I then asked Nurse Katie if they were going to be sending him to get dialysis and she said they were thinking of it but not sure at this time.

I then phoned his site  supervisor to tell him that the hospital is assuming he drinks cutting fluid on purpose and he said of course Robin did not take it on purpose and that he was really embarrassed when he took the degreasing fluid and came and reported it right away and they phoned the poison line and took all the right precautions.

I then tried to phone the hospital back to tell them what had happened with the degreasing fluid.  Another nurse said that Robin was having problems breathing and that Katie would phone back soon.

Katie then phoned back and said that Robin’s heart had stopped and they were doing CPR.  I screamed, he didn’t do the horrible things you said he did.  I was at home alone, scared to death so I phoned my family and friends and told them to pray.

The hospital record stated that they started doing CPR at 0210 and death at 0242 There is nothing recorded from what the nurse stated only a reason for death from the doctor.  In the emergency room records were kept 4 times an hour.  When he got to ICU there were no records kept accept to make a report of the death. There is a lapse of time from when the nurse said they were doing CPR to the time that the report said they started CPR.

The next call I got was from a doctor and he said that Robin had died.  I screamed at him saying why didn’t you send him to Calgary for dialysis. The doctor said that Robin had come to the hospital in the morning with vomit and feces all over him and there was nothing that could be done.  He asked if I had someone with me and ended the call. I could tell in his voice that he did not think someone like Robin was worth saving.  

I then called the coroner the next day and they then said they were not going to do an autopsy as the reason for the death was Robin was purposely taking the degreasing fluid.  I told  the doctor who did the autopsy, that Robin  drank light beer and the nurse was making an assumption.  I said the incident with the degreasing fluid was a complete accident.  He proceeded to do an autopsy on my request.  There was no cutting fluid in the toxicology report but the report stated "According to the medical records, he admitted that he drank "Rapid Tap", an industrial cutting fluid, twice a day with a bit of coffee so he could get a "buzz" at work.  On January 25, 2014, he couldn't find any of this cutting fluid so he went to the hardware store to buy something else.  He didn't know the name of the product but indicted it was a degreaser fluid.  he drank approximately one cup of this fluid. All this information she collected after I had told her that Robin wasn't even at work the day before. When just earlier it was stated on Robin's chart that he was unclear about how he got there, he couldn't talk to me and his speech was inaudible.   

Talking back and forth to the coroner and his employer and trying to decipher what happened.  His employer said that Robin would put the cutting fluid in a cup and dip the heads of the drill bits in to make them last longer.  He made me believe that Robin was the only one that did this but with further conversations with other co-workers I learned that everyone did this not just Robin.

Robin's employer said to me that he was upset about the camps reaction to the incident.  Robin had been found wondering the halls by a security guard in the early morning of January 26th, 2014 and the guard sent him back to his room thinking he was drunk.  The security guard then phoned around trying to find who was in charge.  The crew continued to try and contact Robin but he was not responding, thinking he was taking another day off of work, they went to the job site.  Then the site manager went back and found Robin and said, "Can't you see this man is in distress?" and called the ambulance.

I wanted to get the results of the autopsy changed as they were implying that Robin was such a bad alcoholic that he would drink cutting fluid or that he was committing suicide.  I couldn't let this be the last testament of this man I loved.  I asked his employer to write out what had happened and I asked his co-workers to write their account of the event so Robin's name could be cleared.  His employer said that he was disgusted with how the camp had treated him and he would talk to a lawyer about this.  They all agreed to write me a letter.

While I was going through the grieving process and coping with the changes in my life I was also determined to clear Robin's name so I did some research on my own as I knew the coroner would need hard evidence   Robin had receipts in his wallet and I had record of all his purchases from the bank statement.  Robin had indeed gone to a hardware store, Canadian Tire and picked up things for his employer.  

076-2121-0 Propane Cylender - 3 pack

029-4173-8 MM 45 WWF - Window Washer Fluid

053-0271-8 Calscents Dome - Air Freshener for Car

053-7730-4 K-cup Tim Kauhl - Coffee cups

There was texts going back and forth about what was needed.  So I phoned Canadian Tire to see if he could have purchased the cutting fluid there and no they don't even sell it.  Actually fluids that include Trichloroethylene aren't even sold anywhere so the only place that he could have consumed such a product would have been the accidental consumption a couple days earlier.  His employer said that it was the new Rapid Tap that was in the "unlabeled" cup that Robin drank from and they had never purchased the Original Rapid Tap.  Actually WCB had asked for their records to show the purchase of the New Rapid Tap but they had no record of purchase.  My assumption if this chemical was just acquired from various job sites that also the Original Rapid Tap was also just acquired and this was what Robin actually consumed.

When I would talk to Robin's employer he would say to me that there is no way Robin would have drank cutting fluid but in the documentation they sent to WCB it states "...and, please don't read this as insensitive, whatever it was that he consumed that led to his death was purchased and consumed by him on his day off, so wouldn't be workplace related anyway, would it?... 


Robin also went to the liquor store and Wal-Mart to pick up more supplies for himself and other crew members.

The WCB Case was rejected for the second time.  Robin was not just an employee,  he considered his employer his friend.  When the case was rejected in the e-mail from Exceptional Innovations it states " Thank you again, for your consideration!........I'll be having some wine now.

Appealing the WCB Claim Again

My  husband, Guy Robin Gibbard accidentally drank cutting fluid at work on January 23rd from an unmarked container which lead to him collapsing and being sent to the hospital on January 26^th and dying in the early morning of January 27^th, 2014.  I applied for death compensation on January14th, 2016 this file 666 1784 was denied on March 14^th, 2016, I phoned the case manager Diana and asked how I would appeal this case and she referred me to filling out the G040 form found on the WCB website.

Through testimony of his coworker , I learned that Robin was not the only employee who put chemicals in unmarked containers.  WCB contacted the employee and spoke to him but his testimony is not included in the case file that I received.  It was stated in the site supervisors testimony that chemicals were usually transferred to a spray bottle but this is false testimony.

After Robin accidentally consumed the poisonous substance, he instantly reported it to his site supervisor.  He was then observed by the site supervisor as he threw up the substance that he thought was the new Rapid Tap, as documented by them. As the container Robin drank from was unmarked and they were unsure of what was in the coffee cup Robin vomited up the substance in question.

Over the next couple of days his health deteriorated to taking a day off of work.  On this day off he did some shopping for himself and other coworker.  He phoned myself and other friends in good spirits.

Throughout the night of January 25th and the morning of January 26th Robin went into renal and kidney failure due to the poison that deteriorated his system in the days after he ingested the poisonous substance.  He had fallen possibly passing out, trying to get help, he went into the hall with only a t-shirt on.  At this point the staff at the camp saw him in distress and assumed he was drunk.  They called Norseman, who then phoned Exceptional Innovations, who then contacted the site supervisor to “come get him out”, as stated by the camp manager testimony. 

When approaching the scene, the site supervisor, who was aware of Robin drinking a poisonous substance, decided to mention nothing to the staff at the camp or the 'chef' who was left to watch Robin.  By the time the site supervisor arrived the ‘chef’ had helped Robin back to his room which was in disarray and had feces on the floor and bedding. Instead of telling  everyone that Robin had accidentally ingested a toxic substances at  work and was told by poison control that  they should monitor Robin’s health; he instead said that Robin was on drugs and had been depressed.  

The site supervisor then determined when seeing Robin that this state was * uncharacteristic for Robin and called Emergency Response.  The site supervisor was aware of Robin drinking the poisonous substance and from initial contact, covered up the work place incident.  When the Emergency Response arrived the site supervisor reported to the attendant that Robin had been depressed was on antidepressants and that he had overdosed before.  Leaving them to imply that this was a suicide attempt.

Robin was in fact on antidepressants but the rest of his testimony was false.  Robin was not depressed and he had never overdosed before.  The site supervisor never once mentioned to the camp or the emergency responders the fact that there had been a work place accident.  

It was later reported by the Anzac camp manager in his testimony "However it was reported by Maurice Hahn, safety coordinator for Norseman Structures that Mr. Gibbard had suffered a stroke.  Where Norseman would have received this information is not in the documents.

I phoned the hospital perpetually throughout the day at which point they never once mentioned anything of Robin being reported as being depressed. When I talked to the ICU nurse before Robin was admitted and before she had seen him, she told me they had assumed he was a detoxing alcoholic.  I told her that no he was not a detoxing alcoholic.  As Robin was sent to the hospital with false testimony from his manager, the hospital staff relied on the information given to them from: the camp, the manager and Robin a  delirious patient.

There was no mention to me that the staff presumed a suicide attempt. I spoke to nurse Katie and she told me that Robin drank cutting fluid on purpose. She told me that this is something people do in Fort McMurray when they are in a dry camp.  It is very sad that alcoholism is such a problem but to stereotype this behaviour onto  everyone that enters their hospital is unprofessional, negligent and something that needs addressing.

I was extremely angry at her for making these false accusations but seeing the reports I know why she made these accusations as Robin was delirious and unable to communicate and they relied on what was said about him at camp by the supervisor in charge.

Even though Robin was sent to the hospital with false testimony, the hospital made huge assumptions.  The nurse in ICU took information from Robin and stated it as fact even when it is documented within his records that he was “oriented to time and place but not event.  Unsure of what happened.” But these allegations that the nurse made of Robin going into Fort McMurray and purchasing cutting fluid and drinking it on his day off were deemed false when reviewing the toxicology report as there is no such substance in his system and yet the cause of death has not been adjusted.  The poison ingested days earlier had already worked its way through, did its damage and was no longer in the toxicology report.

The nurse told me that Robin said he drinks cutting fluid to get a buzz.  I told her “you are miss understanding him…Robin drinks coffee shots to get a buzz,” just like everyone who drinks coffee.  I then said, “why would someone do that?”  She said, “that is what people do in dry camps”. I told her the cutting fluid had been accidentally drunk 3 days prior.  She said for Robins Kidneys to be failing so badly he must have been having it that day.  I said he had the day off and wasn't even at work.

After this I tried to call the site supervisor and Robin's employer so they could call but they said they couldn't call but assured me that of course Robin drank the substance accidentally.  I tried to call back and they said that Robin was having trouble breathing.  Then the nurse phoned and said they were doing CPR, the next call was from a doctor saying there was nothing they could do.

When I received the autopsy it said that Robin said he had gone into town and purchased cutting fluid on his own and drank it.  So the story the nurse gave me had changed in the time I talked to her and the time Robin died.  I would assume to cover up their mismanagement of  Robin.  I believe  to cover up their inaction in sending Robin for dialysis in Calgary.  The nurse spent more time trying to convince me that my husband was an alcoholic and was drinking cutting fluid on purpose then managing his health and well-being in the hospital.

As soon as I received Robin’s autopsy I forwarded it to his employer.  As he and Robin were friends, my assumption was that he would be appalled by the accusations said about his friend.  I told Robin's employer that I had been informed, by camp staff at Anzac Lodge, that the management at Anzac Lodge were worried about a law suit due to their negligence in dealing with a person in distress which lead to a death.  He said he would talk to a lawyer and get them to look into the way Robin was treated at the camp and a possible law suit against them.  He said to me that he was appalled by how Robin was treated.  He said he would get testimony from the workers that Robin didn't drink cutting fluid on purpose.  Robin's employer neglected to do any of these things.  When I asked him a year later, he said he had talked to a lawyer but was told the ordeal would be lengthy and expensive.  He did say he would get testimony from the workers and forwarded only the site supervisor's testimony to myself.  I was not aware myself of the negligence and false testimony from Exceptional Innovations that lead to Robin’s death until I personally reviewed this case.  For this I am extremely disappointed in their behaviour as these people were once friends of mine.

Myself going through my own grieving experience I was not ready to face suing the camp and applying for WCB.  I know the process that you have to go through is exactly this, apply, reject and appeal.  I am sure you can well assume this is an extremely hard process for myself to go through,  then and now.  Robin was my partner who I wanted to grow old with.  Reviewing this information is beyond painful and I have to do it is small junks with time between so I don't sink back into the grieving process.  

I know my husband, I worked with him 24/7 for the first 6 years of our marriage doing metal work.  When he came home from camp my schedule was flexible so we could go camping together and spend all his time off together.  I am a extremely level headed person who doesn't drink, smoke or drink coffee.  I live healthily and take care of my emotional health.   I knew my husband very well.  He was an amazing man who would tell you how he was feeling and never held things inside but instead would talk about things.  I know him and so do his coworkers and his close friends.  I know without any hesitation that my husband did not commit suicide or drink cutting fluids on purpose.

In our whole 17 years of marriage I never once saw Robin walk around without his underwear on.  He was an extremely private person and would lock the door when he was in the washroom.  I couldn't even say that it was smelly when he came out as he would get embarrassed.  Some married couples go in and out of the washroom while their partner is going to the washroom and this was definitely not Robin.  He was raised in England so he was very proper about these sorts of things.  As stated in the medical records Robin had renal failure and when he tried to get help and he was treated like a drunk on his last day of living.  This saddens me beyond words.  

*For the camp to think that this scenario is not uncharacteristic for anyone makes me wonder about the level of acceptance of inebriation tolerated in camp.  I know a lot of camps are dry and this one wasn't but if they have encountered situations similar to this in the past and not called emergency response then there is a drastic problem with camp living.  Even in the recommendations outlined by the Anzac Lodge administration there is no protocol recommended that if finding camp lodgers in such a state should EMS be called.  I am a first Aid instructor for my work and I would call and teach my students what the protocol for when EMS should be called.  This scenario would be a definite. 

I was a lifeguard as a job for 10 years and usually in the summer we would get a young boy who would sneak their dads alcohol and get alcohol poisoning and we would have to call 911.  But other than that, in my whole 49 years of living, that is the worst I have seen someone intoxicated.  I may have not seen many of the worlds harshness but for the state that Robin was in to not be considered an emergency I really do wonder the level of acceptance that even WCB  a safety organization would recognize as a problem. 

I tried to approach this extremely emotional situation from a logical stand point and I have proven to you through Robin’s records that he did not purchase any poisonous substance on the day he was in Fort McMurrey.  Even though it is shown in your case that 'Rapid Tap' is not even available for purchase, as determined by Exceptional Innovations themselves as stated in the letter written to WCB.  Rapid Tap could only be obtained from the job site as it hasn't even been available for purchase since 1996.  Also there is nothing in the toxicology report and if he had drank such a strong poison the day before it would be present within the  toxicology report.  

Why does it take myself, a bereaved wife, to have to point this out to you?  I am sure you have  read this and seen it yourself.  It saddens me that you place me in this position.  All the evidence is right here in the report.

When Diana phoned to tell me the results of the case, I asked her directly if such a substance was in the toxicology report and she said it was.  Upon my own review of this case I see that indeed it was not.  The poisonous substance Robin drank days earlier had already worked its way through his system and did its damage as we see the outcome of Robin’s life being taken.

The only hole in the case is that it is documented in Robin’s medical records that he had attempted suicide in the past.  I could have told you about  this incident if I had been asked.  When Robin was in his 20s, his girlfriend broke up with him, and he climbed up on the Lions Gate Bridge. A Police officer talked him down and he spent the night in the psychiatric ward. He was released the next day and went back to work.  The reason Robin could go on antidepressants was because he talked about his emotions and feelings and learned to address them with great skill.  I have written testimony from the many people that knew him to support his personal character.

You can also see from reviewing this case file that different substances/chemicals are not purchased by Exceptional Innovations but acquired from different job sites.  There is no record of buying the 'New' Rapid Tap or the original because it was never purchased.

The covering up of this accident by the management at Exceptional Innovations and at the Anzac Camp to protect their financial interests is extremely obvious to me as I am sure is obvious to you.  When reviewing this case myself I am shocked at the level of negligence that is tolerated in Fort McMurrey.

I would like you to review this case on these grounds.

1. The poison that Robin drank was in an unmarked container.
2. Robin was not the the only employee that put things in unmarked containers as stated by Kyle Douglas.
3. Kyle Douglas was contacted by WCB.  He spoke to a representative on the phone but this testimony is not included in the case file.
4. Robin reported the accidental ingestion of the poisonous substance immediately to his supervisor.
5. Robin did not purchase and consume any identified or unidentified cutting fluid on his day off:

1. As shown in his spending receipts and bank statements.
2. The substance that did  the damage to Robin is not even available for purchase and could only be obtained from the job site.
3. There is no toxic substance in his system as shown in the toxicology report.  The substance he drank days prior would have worked its way through his system, done the damage but no longer be on the toxicology report.

1. Exceptional Innovations has no record of purchasing chemicals because they are not purchased but acquired from different job sites.
2. The work place accident was covered up by his manage, Stephen Booth, when he approached the scene at Anzac Lodge.
3. Anzac Lodge made assumptions that were negligent and lead to irresponsible treatment of Robin.
4. Management gave false testimony leading to poor treatment of Robin at the hospital.
5. The hospital staff took testimony as fact from a patient who earlier  was “oriented to time and place but not event.  Unsure of what happened.”  The testimony from the nurse was taken after this assessment and  just an hour before Robin died and his condition had deteriorated even further. 

Thank-you for taking the time to review this case.

Sincerely,

Charlene Wolff

At the final hearing to determine if WCB would award a settlement Robin's boss was on the phone.  When asked he said, "I had not talked to Robin after the incident. "I said, "But I know you were in contact, I can see the texts".  No response was given back.  The claim was rejected for the final time and no settlement was given.  In Robin's and my last conversation he said he talked to his employer and had quit.  Why would his boss lie and say he didn't talk to him?


I had no idea that my last conversation had all the signals of him not feeling well.  The fact that he quit and wanted to come home early I realize now was a sign that he wasn't feeling well and just thought that being home would make him feel better.  I am sure he had no idea he was dying.  I had no idea he was dying.  If only he had got on a plane then and flown home.  At least the people down here would not have treated him so neglectfully.  At least he would have been surrounded by people he loved instead of alone in a hospital. If only.....

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