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It wasn't known yesterday just when the inquest into the 2000 smelter explosion at HBMS will resume. A Queen's Bench judge last week dismissed HBMS's application for inquest council Marty Minuk to turn over transcripts of interviews he conducted with workers involved in the accident, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. A court spokesperson told The Reminder yesterday that HBMS has 30 days to appeal the motion, so she was unable to say when the inquest would resume. Last month, Judge Robert Cummings, who is hearing the inquest, dismissed HBMS's request, prompting the company to appeal the decision to the Court of Queen's Bench, according to the Free Press. The inquest into the 2000 explosion, which resulted in the death of one worker and the injury of several others, began in January at the Flin Flon Courtroom, located in the Barrow Provincial Building. A group of labour organizations have been granted status to participate in the inquest: the United Steelworkers of America, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the Manitoba Federation of Labour.
