Mall collapse trial continues as victim's dad watches proceedings in Sault Ste. Marie

The trial of the former engineer who declared Elliot Lake, Ont.'s mall structurally sound just weeks before it collapsed in 2012, killing two women, continues today in Sault Ste. Marie with the Crown calling its first witnesses.

• 'Somebody has to be responsible': Trial against last engineer to inspect Elliot Lake mall underway

On Tuesday, Robert Wood pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

The opening proceedings in Ontario Superior Courtwere quickly adjourned after the defence requested more time to review a photo the Crown wants to use as evidence.

Wood is the only personcharged criminally in connection with the collapse of theAlgoCentre Mall.The case is being heard by Justice Edward Gareau.

• Robert Wood, last engineer to inspect Elliot Lake mall before collapse, pleads 'not guilty' at trial

LucieAylwin, 37, andDolorisPerizzolo, 74,were killed and more than a dozen people were injured.

The northern Ontario community lost its economic and social hub.

CBC reported in 2014 that Wood was stripped of his professional engineering licence in November of 2011 after admitting to misconduct unrelated to the mall.

Buthe continued to practise as a "graduate" engineer and owner of M.R. Wright based out of Sault Ste, Marie, Ont. with restrictions on what he could do.

A public inquiry report into the disaster found Wood's inspection which had to be approved by a certified, licensed engineer did not catch the dangerous level of corrosion of the mall's steel structure. Ontario Provincial Police laidcriminal charges against Wood in January2014.

The Crown in this case will try to argue thatWood demonstrated"wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others."

Despite the trial being held200 kilometresfrom Elliot Lake,Rejean Aylwin is attending the proceedings in hopes of gettinganswers about what happened to his daughter, Lucie, who died in the collapse.

"More likely [Wood is]going to get out of it with nothing, but he should get something," he said. "Like, that should be prevented a long time ago.We can't make a closure yet. We got to find out the bottom, see what's going to happen.

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