Prominent N.S. judge who served on Westray Inquiry dies at 93

Former Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Peter Richard died on Sunday.

A prominent former Nova Scotia judge has died.

The Nova Scotia judiciary says former Supreme Court Justice Peter Richard died on Sunday.

A business owner in the 1950s, Richard served a term on Halifax Council before heading to law school.

He focused on hospital law for the first part of his career before being appointed to the bench in 1978 and became best known for acting as sole commissioner on the Westray Inquiry in 1992. His final report generated many changes to work-safety law still in effect today.

Peter Richard was 93.

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