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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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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no
Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a
Quashing rumours floating around off-grid community of Frederick on Kamloops Lake
A curious little community 20 kilometres into the mountains from Kamloops is entirely off-the-grid and has been the subject of ridiculous rumours. Located at the end of several kilometres of dirt road and over a CN railway track, Frederick
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