Overview

An inquest is a public hearing conducted by a coroner before a jury of five community members. Inquests are held to inform the public about the circumstances of a death.

You can find press releases and information regarding inquests officially issued on the Ontario Newsroom.

For more information, please contact: OCC.inquiries@ontario.ca

Schedule of inquests

This schedule is current as of September 18, 2025

Deceased Date of inquest Location of inquest Presiding coroner Details/news release

Moore, Luke
Shaganash, Lorraine
Sutherland, Lizzie
Ferris, Mark
Taylor, Douglas

 October 15, 2025

By video conference and in-person at Constance Lake First Nation (October 15 – 17).

By video conference(starting October 20)

 Dr. Michael Wilson Mr. Moore, 43 years old; Ms. Shaganash, 47 years old; Ms. Sutherland, 56 years old; Mr. Ferris, 67 years old; and Mr. Taylor, 60 years old, died in hospital on different dates between November 19, 2021, and January 23, 2022, during an outbreak of blastomycosis in Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN), a First Nation community located on the shores of Constance Lake near Hearst, Ontario. News Release
Moore, Brent September 22, 2025 videoconference Dr. Geoffrey Bond Mr. Moore, 40 years old, died in hospital on August 30, 2020, after being transferred from the Sarnia Jail. News Release
Gallant, Edouard September 22, 2025 videoconference Dr. Jennifer Tang Mr. Gallant, 64 years old, died on May 27, 2020, from injuries sustained while working at a mining site in Thunder Bay. News Release
Krug, Nathaniel September 15, 2025 videoconference Dr.  David Eden Mr. Krug, 21 years old, died in hospital on March 10, 2021, after being transferred from the Southwest Detention Centre in Windsor. News Release
Beskorowany, Mark Paul Joseph Postponed videoconference Bonnie Goldberg Mr. Beskorowany, 54 years old, died in hospital on August 21, 2019, from injuries sustained while working at a surface mining site in River Valley on August 19, 2019. News Release