Ministry of Labour called in after man electrocuted at Elmira business

By Christine Clark

Posted Aug 24, 2016 12:10:51 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Ministry of Labour has been called in after a man was found dead at an Elmira business over the weekend.

On Saturday, a Kitchener man’s body was discovered at Elmira Pet Product on Arthur Street.

Waterloo Regional Police say the 61-eyar-old was an employee and died from electrocution.

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