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Bussieres’ lawsuit was filed under the Family Compensation Act for the benefit of herself and the couples’ three daughters, Alexandra, Fabienne and Isabelle, aged 17, 15 and 11.

‘These weren’t two yahoos bumbling their way down a mountainside. These were family men’

Bussieres wants compensation for the loss of guidance, support, household assistance and inheritance, as well as special damages for funeral and memorial service costs.

None of the allegations have been proven in court and neither Ned nor Alec has filed statements of defence.

The ICBC was not named in the initial suit, and later applied to be included as a third party, a measure that the insurer told the National Post in an email Thursday was taken, “to flag any possible issues that should be explored as the court process moves ahead” — and is considered standard legal practice

The ICBC email also states that if Alec, the driver, is either convicted of impaired driving, or should there be enough evidence showing that he was indeed drunk at the time of the crash, then the ICBC could then look to recover “money” from the driver. Thereby managing “the cost of insurance” for all its customers.

So, in other words: by being tone deaf in the midst of a terrible tragedy by filing a boilerplate-type document listing all the possible scenarios — minus impairment — Chafe could have been operating his bicycle under at the time of his death, the ICBC was simply following legal procedure.

“Whoever is making these arguments (for the ICBC) has obviously never ridden a bike before,” said Baker. “How can Ross be at fault for being on his own side of the road when he was killed? Both the guys that got killed that day, Ross — and Kelly — were very safety conscious.”

Blunden led a Wednesday night clinic for the cycling club designed for beginners with a special emphasis on safety. Chafe never abandoned a lesser rider on their mountain climbs. He was, says Baker, modest and unassuming and kind and seldom, and only when prodded, spoke about his national team past.

“These weren’t two yahoos bumbling their way down a mountainside,” said Baker. “These were family men.”

National Post, with files from The Canadian Press

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