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Kelowna orchard fined $40,000 for not having a seatbelt on a tractor
March 09, 2023 - 12:00 PM

A Kelowna orchard has been fined $40,000 for failing to have a seat belt on a tractor.
Two Kamloops contractors fined after workers electrocuted by power lines
December 13, 2022 - 2:30 PM

Two Kamloops contractors have been fined after workers were injured trying to retrieve high-visibility vests that had fallen onto power lines.
What workers can legally do avoid unsafe work in heatwave
July 27, 2022 - 6:00 PM

There are lots of tips out there on how to beat the heat as temperatures reach the 40 Celsius range in the Thompson-Okanagan over the next couple of days.
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.
Kelowna firms fined after scaffold failures seriously injure workers
April 12, 2022 - 3:43 PM

Two Kelowna companies have been fined $20,000 in two separate instances where scaffolding failed and workers were seriously injured.
Kelowna company fined $67K after worker seriously injured by table saw
January 12, 2022 - 4:30 PM

A B.C. renovation company has been issued a $67,000 fine from WorkSafeBC after a worker in Kelowna suffered serious injuries while operating a table saw.
Workplace death in Kamloops under investigation
October 18, 2021 - 4:31 PM

Investigators from both the coroners service and WorkSafeBC are looking into a death at a Kamloops business last Friday.
Employers asked to 'seriously consider shutting down' during heat wave: WorkSafeBC
June 29, 2021 - 6:30 AM

WorkSafeBC is advising employers to consider closing down their workplaces if employees cannot be protected from the risk of heat stress.
WorksafeBC dealt with more than 4,000 COVID-19 claims
March 17, 2021 - 7:00 PM

More than 4,000 claims have been filed with WorksafeBC by workers who say they got COVID-19 on the job.
Kamloops tire shop fined $8,400 for violations that led to teen's death
June 17, 2020 - 4:49 PM

Brendan Stokes was 19 years old when he went to work for Kamloops Tirecraft and didn’t come home.
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THOMPSON: Latest quality of life index casts shade on North America
OPINION If you thought your quality of life slipped just a little last year, you’d be right. Maybe you didn’t even notice, but the latest Social Progress Index (SPI) - an annual measure of the quality of l

Blackwell Dairy's special chocolate Easter eggnog hitting shelves in Kamloops, Okanagan
Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops is releasing a new Easter-themed chocolate eggnog for a limited time only. The first cartons of the chocolate eggnog were delivered to major grocery chains in Kamloops two days ago and today, March 27, they&

B.C. man evicted for medical cannabis use wins first round of human rights case
A disabled B.C. man who says he was kicked out of his basement suite for using medical marijuana has won the first round of a Human Rights Tribunal case. According to a March 8 B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision, Julian Miles claims his la

Kamloops renter displaced twice for development projects in just over a year
Jennifer Adams is a housing coordinator in Kamloops, and while she works every day to find affordable placements for low income families, she is often busy packing up and looking for a rental for herself and four teenaged kids. Adams was fi

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