by Web Editor | Jul 30, 2014 | News
WorkSafeBC has imposed fines totaling $724,163.28 on Lakeland Mills Ltd., owners of the Prince George sawmill that exploded in 2012 killing two workers and injuring many more. In a news release Tuesday, WorkSafeBC said Lakeland Mills Ltd. was in violation of the...
by Web Editor | Jul 18, 2014 | News
The WorkSafeBC Review and Action Plan released today by the B.C. government fails to restore confidence in the agency’s ability to keep workers safe, says the United Steelworkers (USW). “In the aftermath of the horrific explosions in Burns Lake and Prince...
by Web Editor | Apr 9, 2014 | News
Babine Forest Products announced Thursday it plans to appeal a $1.01-million penalty, the highest ever levied by WorkSafeBC, for a fatal explosion and fire at its Burns Lake sawmill. In a statement Thursday, the company said that the fines and administrative penalties...
by Web Editor | Jul 25, 2012 | News
It was six months ago last Friday that explosion and fire ripped through the Babine Forest Products saw mill in Burns Lake. Two people died, a further 44 were injured. Since that time, there have been numerous efforts launched to assist the community in its recovery...