News Items tag as: WorkSafe B.C

Princeton firewood firm fined $26K over safety issues
November 08, 2022 - 4:05 PM

A Princeton firewood company has been fined $27,000 after WorkSafeBC found an employee working too close to a spinning blade.
South Okanagan fruit packer fined $19,000 for broken seatbelt on tractor
October 19, 2022 - 7:00 AM

An Okanagan fruit packer has been fined $19,000 after one of its tractors was found driving on the shoulder of a highway with a broken seatbelt.
WorkSafeBC fines clean-up company $700K after Kimberley building fire
September 14, 2022 - 10:56 AM

A company hired to clean up after a fire at a building in Kimberley has been fined more than $700,000 after a worker was found not to be wearing protective clothing.
Penticton’s Rona fined more than $330,000 by WorkSafe B.C.
June 07, 2022 - 2:52 PM

The Rona Home Centre in Penticton has to pay more than $330,000 in administrative penalties issued by WorkSafe B.C. for failing to repair or replace dangerous storage racks.
B.C. Hydro fighting $678,000 fine after worker seriously injured near Revelstoke
May 11, 2022 - 11:36 AM

WorkSafe B.C. has issued a $678,889 fine to B.C. Hydro following an incident near Revelstoke.
Few B.C. workers get compensation for catching COVID-19 on the job
March 18, 2021 - 6:00 PM

With 30 to 40 per cent of new COVID-19 cases being transmitted in workplaces in January, one might think that WorkSafeBC would be flooded with claims for compensation.
Interior Health gets stiff fine, closes Princeton facility
July 13, 2018 - 4:30 PM

PRINCETON - The Interior Health Authority has been fined more than $600,000 by WorkSafe B.C. following an assault at a Princeton mental health drop-in centre.
The reasons for the huge WorkSafe B.C. fine against Vernon School District
April 19, 2017 - 10:38 AM

VERNON - WorkSafe B.C. is defending its decision to impose a hefty penalty against the Vernon School District.
Investigation continues into death of worker at Lumby business
January 31, 2017 - 6:30 PM

LUMBY - Authorities continue to investigate how and why a man was killed while working at an industrial business in Lumby.
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A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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