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BC company fined $16K after scuba diver death
May 29, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A BC company has been fined $16,000 after a worker died during a scuba diving operation.
UPDATE: WorkSafeBC investigating workplace accident in downtown Kelowna
May 17, 2023 - 8:54 AM
A workplace incident near the corner of Highway 97 and Richter Street in downtown Kelowna slowed traffic earlier this morning.
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.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Two new hotels proposed for Kelowna
Earlier this week, the Mark Anthony Group filed an application for a 12-storey hotel in downtown Kelowna. Yest
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and b
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of hundreds of freshly harvested silver
March 28, 2024 7:00 PM
13-year-old Kelowna guitarist well on his way to becoming a rockstar
A 13-year-old Kelowna guitar player has become a local sensation with his incredible skill. Benny Patterson, w
March 28, 2024 6:00 PM
Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home
The iconic Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is going to be preserved at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. T
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