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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Barry Swan wants answers and closure from the death of his son,TODD MAYTWAYASHING, 22-year-old man from RED EAGLE-MISSKWA KINEW, who died while working on a hydro project in northern Manitoba He feel there is a lack of safety precautions on site. He stands with friends and community members in the background in front of an artist rendering of a new memorial to be placed at Memorial Park for those who lost their lives in the workplace Friday. A formal ground breaking ceremony was held at Memorial Park with Kevin Rebeck, Manitoba Federation of Labour President, Minister Blaine Pedersen and other political and civil leaders on Friday. More info on Maytwayashing : Todd Maytwayashing, of Lake Manitoba First Nation, had been working at a hydro storage yard approximately 800 kilometres north of Winnipeg at the time of his death. Maytwayashing was working for Forbes Bros., a contracting company employed by Manitoba Hydro to build a transmission line from the Keeyask generating station to a nearby station. Barry Swan, Maytwayashing’s father, said his son was helping load steel beams onto a semi-truck when one of the beams fell and landed on his head. That was Jan. 17 – and the family has yet to hear from Manitoba Hydro. See Jane Gerster story. April 27, 2018