A worker has been charged with assault following a dispute at an Elliot Lake worksite.
East Algoma OPP Constable Phil Young says last Thursday evening around 10:30 pm, police officers were called to a dispute at a commercial building on Newfoundland Walk in Elliot Lake.
He says the complainant reported having a verbal argument with another worker which escalated, and the worker allegedly pushed the complainant to the ground.
Young says following an investigation a 50-year-old man from Elliot Lake was charged with assault and failing to comply with probation.
He says the accused is to appear in Elliot Lake Court on February 1st.