{"id":455745,"date":"2026-02-05T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455745\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:51:20","slug":"5-1-million-settlement-for-victims-of-quebec-ski-gondola-malfunctions-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455745\/","title":{"rendered":"$5.1-million settlement for victims of Quebec ski gondola malfunctions &#8211; Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-byline__image\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"68\" width=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/author-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy \tThe Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 4, 2026 2:12 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A law firm representing\u00a0victims\u00a0injured in a pair\u00a0of\u00a0gondola\u00a0malfunctions\u00a0at a\u00a0Quebec\u00a0ski\u00a0hill say they\u2019ve reached a $5.1-million\u00a0settlement\u00a0with the owners\u00a0of\u00a0the resort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Law firm Tremblay Bois filed a pair\u00a0of\u00a0class actions stemming from two incidents when cable cars abruptly stopped in February and March 2020 at the Mont-Ste-Anne\u00a0ski\u00a0resort northeast\u00a0of\u00a0Quebec\u00a0City.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Some skiers were injured and others had their equipment damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Announced on Monday, the $5.1-million\u00a0deal will be put to the\u00a0Quebec\u00a0Superior Court\u00a0for\u00a0approval on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11653259\/nine-toronto-police-officers-arrested-organized-crime\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770306680_495_d68a9576095a7eca05cb6bf9b66784ffd4d8891f3b7ee80b7ed39617437c8061.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAt least 9 Toronto police officers arrested in organized crime investigation: sources\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11651862\/canadians-experience-low-income\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770306680_683_CP167589946.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThese are the Canadians with \u2018consistent low income,\u2019 new data shows\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owners\u00a0of\u00a0Mont-Ste-Anne have agreed to pay the sum without an admission\u00a0of\u00a0guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0settlement\u00a0is to compensate group members\u2019 claims and cover court costs and plaintiffs\u2019 lawyers fees.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore 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