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  • Worksafe BC warns of dangers of asbestos

    November 22, 2016 - 9:37 AM

    WorkSafeBC has launched an awareness campaign targeted to home property owners who are considering or undertaking renovations or demolitions, regarding the dangers of asbestos in homes built before 1990.  The campaign runs until early 2017 across a broad spectrum of media including radio, television, print and social media. 

  • Free workplace road safety workshop

    September 23, 2016 - 3:08 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This hands-on workshop will help participants develop or improve an occupational road safety program that fits their workplace and follows best-practices.

  • Graduating student’s invention hits the ground running

    May 06, 2015 - 8:39 AM

    KELOWNA - An Okanagan College student’s ingenuity has the potential to provide running parents with a better experience as they push their children’s strollers or wheelchairs while jogging.

  • City of Vernon observes National Day of Mourning on April 28

    April 26, 2015 - 1:46 PM

    The City of Vernon and the City’s Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JOSHC) invite Vernon residents to join them for the National Day of Mourning at 10:30 on April 28.

  • West Kelowna council highlights: March 25, 2014

    March 26, 2014 - 3:46 PM

    Safety Program Recognized
    On behalf of Council and the District of West Kelowna, Mayor Doug Findlater accepted two Certificates of Recognition from Worksafe BC and the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) after a comprehensive review of its Occupational Health and Safety Program and Return to Work/Stay at Work Program.

  • West Kelowna recognized for safety program

    March 26, 2014 - 11:26 AM

    WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna received two Certificates of Recognition from Worksafe BC and the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) after a comprehensive review of its Occupational Health and Safety Program and Return to Work/Stay at Work Program.

    The municipality, through the BCMSA, was audited in late 2013 and successfully passed all elements, earning an overall score of 87% for its safety program and 92% for its Stay at Work/Return to Work program.

  • City of Kamloops receives top nod for workplace safety

    January 16, 2014 - 10:26 AM

    KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops recently passed a WorkSafeBC Certificate of Recognition (COR) audit conducted by an external auditor. COR recognizes and rewards employers who go beyond the legal requirements of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, by taking a best practices approach to implementing safety management systems in Occupational Health and Safety (the OH&S COR) and Return to Work (the RTW COR) Programs.

  • Fashion forward at YLW

    May 09, 2013 - 11:09 AM

    The average fashionista may not recognize these designer labels, but those working at YLW will recognize the protective clothing gear worn by members of the YLW community as they strut down the red carpet runway at the second annual Safety Fashion Show at Kelowna International Airport (YLW).
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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