News Items tag as: Tolko tugboat death

Sobriety checks implemented at Tolko following boom boat driver's death
May 01, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - It's been more than two years since the boom boat Ivor Lundin was captaining off the shores of Okanagan Lake sank, prompting Tolko Industries to adopt new protocols addressing employee sobriety and invest in better safety equipment.
Tolko boom boats won't run until investigation says they're safe
February 03, 2017 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA – Tolko's saw mill operation has ceased all marine operations while the Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation into why one of their boom boats sank this week. A longtime employee died in the incident.
Transportation Safety Board team arrive at scene of Tolko fatality
February 01, 2017 - 4:41 PM

KELOWNA – A two-person team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada arrived in Kelowna today to help raise and examine the Tolko boom boat that sank this week, killing a longtime employee.
Former Tolko operator not surprised boom boat sank
January 31, 2017 - 5:18 PM

"11 YEARS AGO I WAS TELLING PEOPLE THIS BOAT WILL GO DOWN AND SOMEBODY WON'T MAKE IT."
UPDATE: Body of man recovered from sunken tugboat near Kelowna mill identified
January 31, 2017 - 2:07 PM

KELOWNA - Condolences have started pouring in on social media for the Kelowna man who died while operating a tugboat near the Tolko Industries mill on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna last night.
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Sobriety checks implemented at Tolko following boom boat driver's death