WorkSafeBC Eyes Help as Inspections Overburden Fire Departments
Fire departments say inspections strain resources as inspections of mills vary by town. Vanderhoof chief Pacheco notes a four day mill inspection. Gilday says owners are the main inspectors and the fire commissioner’s office will assist only on complaints. Recommendations from a joint fire services panel head to the solicitor general next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killam
Williams Lake
Randy Isfeld
Houston
Jim Daigneault
Chetwynd
Leo Sabulsky
L&m
Vanderhoof
Joe Pacheco
Pacheco
Department
Prince George
Quesnel
Merritt
Fraser Lake
B.C
Sun
Kelly Gilday
Gilday
Fire Commissioner's
Cantor's
Isle Pierre
Polar Mills
Dunkley
Chetwynd gains pedestrian signal in safety push
British Columbia invested over 390000 in three South Peace road safety upgrades. A pedestrian activated signal at Highway 97 and 46th Street in Chetwynd aims to safeguard library and school access. Groundbirch and Rolla received streetlights to boost visibility at key crossings.
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Chetwynd
Ministry of Transportation
South Peace
Highway 97
46Th Street
Library and Recreation Center
Chetwynd Secondary School
Rolla
Groundbirch
McLeod School
Rolla Road
Sweetwater Road
Government of
British Columbia
B.C
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Canadian Forest Products Ltd
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BY Naomi Larsen
Chetwynd Echo
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Naonn Larsen