Nalcor Energy says two men behind a series of racist and derogatory comments on a provincial flight will not be allowed to work at the Churchill Falls site.
Indigenous leaders have come forward condemning the actions of two men on board a PAL Airlines flight from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Deer Lake and St. John’s. According to those on board the flight, the men made disparaging comments towards Indigenous passengers, and made inappropriate gestures towards PAL employees.
Please see below statement from PAL Airlines about incident on flight 922. We have taken immediate action to indefinitely ban the two passengers from any of our future flights. https://t.co/RPbhWjxQWu
— PAL Airlines (@PALairlines) December 10, 2019
Yesterday, the airline came forward announcing the two men have been banned from PAL flights indefinitely, following a series of unsettling allegations from other passengers on the flight.
In a statement issued this afternoon, Nalcor says the two men are not employees of the Crown corporation. They believe the two were sub-contractors of Enercon Builders.
Nalcor has advised Enercon that we are enforcing our respectful workplace policy and the individuals identified are not permitted to work at the Churchill Falls site.
— Nalcor Energy (@NalcorEnergy) December 11, 2019
Enercon was contracted by Churchill Falls Town Services to conduct renovations at a town site. The town of Churchill Falls is managed and operated by Nalcor.
Nalcor says its respectful workplace policy is in effect, and as such, the two will not be permitted to work at its site at Churchill Falls.
As Premier of #GovNL & Minister of @OLA_GovNL, I condemn all acts of racism. I’m disappointed with the recent acts by passengers on a #Labrador flight & thank @PALairlines for their appropriate response. This behavior is unacceptable. We will continue our work & call out racism.
— Premier of NL (@PremierofNL) December 11, 2019
Premier Ball also issued comment on Twitter, condemning acts of racism. He offered his thanks to PAL Airlines for taking what he calls an appropriate response.
