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BC Sawmill Safety Regulations
The BC government is introducing legislation that would allow for the prosecution of negligent employers whose actions seriously injure or kill workers. Covering four specific objectives, the legislation is expected to provide range of new safety enforcement tools, shorten the process for finalizing financial penalties to improve their effectiveness as an enforcement tool; ensure timely…
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EACOM Sympathy . . .
EACOM Timber Corporation is deeply saddened Friday by the news that Paul Campeau, an employee of Green Acres Contracting, lost his life this week while sanding roads in the Trout Lake Forest in Ontario. We extend our sincerest sympathy to Paul’s family, friends and loved ones during this very difficult time. Our hearts also go…
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Two Sawmill Worker Fatalities
The body of a truck driver who disappeared while delivering wood chips to a Catalyst Paper Mill in Crofton, BC, this week has been found in a storage container at that facility, according to Canadian Press Friday. The BC Coroners Service says workers at the Catalyst Paper Mill couldn’t find 66-year-old Perry Thomas about a…
