The Business Ethics Blog

I posted a few days ago about a murder at a Montreal gas station. At that time, I noted that there was nothing about this, no response of any kind, on Shell Canada’s website. I also noted that I had emailed Shell about this, and would update you here if I heard back.

Today I received an e-mailed response. Apparently Shell had issued a statement (on January 25, 2006), but hadn’t posted it on their website. Here’s the text of the statement:

The following is a statement distributed throughout Montreal on January 25, 2006 from Shell Canada’s President and CEO.

The Shell family was shocked and saddened today by the news of the tragic death of an attendant at one of our gas stations in Montréal early this morning.

On behalf of the company, I extend my sincerest condolences to the family and co-workers. Care and support services are being provided to family, the retailers and their staff who have been affected by the incident.

Montreal authorities have released few details so far, but I assure you, Shell is cooperating fully with the ongoing police investigation.

We take the safety and security of our people very seriously and we have a variety of measures in place to protect them. We will conduct a thorough examination of this incident to see if there are lessons to be learned to help us to continue to improve.

Clive Mather
President and CEO
Shell Canada Limited