$3.7 M lawsuit launched in 2013 fatal Ornge helicopter crash in Moosonee

One of the families of the four people killed in a 2013OrngeAir Ambulance crash inMoosoneeis suing.

Christopher Snowball's family is seeking more than $3 million fromOrnge, Transport Canada and two unnamed Transport Canada inspectors.

Snowball was a 38-year-old paramedic from Burlington.

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Also killed in the crash were Captain DonFilliter, 54,ofSkead, Ont.; First OfficerJacquesDupuy, 43, ofOtterburn-Park,Que., andParamedicDustinDagenais, 34,of Moose Factory, Ont.

On May 31. 2013 the fourOrngeemployees were travelling toAttawapiskatFirst Nation reserve in northern Ontario when they crashed one kilometre from an airport inMoosonee, Ont in the early morning hours.

The family's lawyer, Carlin McGoogan, says a recent Transportation Safety Board report into the crash compelled the family to file the lawsuit.

"I think that the report being released has really turned that devastation into anger for them," he told CBC News.

"I think realizing the extent of the mistakes that were made, which are all highlighted in the report, has been very hard and brings it all back to them really."

The Transportation Safety Board report revealed Ornge and Transport Canada didn't have sufficient resources to effectively manage safety.

"What became clear in that report is that there were significant shortcomings, not just at Ornge. But also with Transport Canada's oversight of Ornge, which contributed to the crash and ultimately to Christopher Snowball's death," McGoogan added.

The report made 14 recommendationson how to improve the air transportation industry and flying at night.