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Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data

Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data
VANCOUVER - Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic d...
Government , OH&S

London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

Mohawk College illustrates how safety translates from the classroom to the jobsite
At community colleges with programs specifically oriented towards skilled trades...
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Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data
VANCOUVER - Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for...
Government , OH&S

London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

Mohawk College illustrates how safety translates from the classroom to the jobsite
At community colleges with programs specifically oriented towards skilled trades...
OH&S

Road trip: EllisDon executive tour fosters new safety initiatives
A not-quite-finished series of country-wide tours by senior EllisDon executives...
Labour , OH&S

Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER - The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems a...
OH&S

WorkSafeBC fines contractor $9,000 for serious worker injury
PORT CLEMENTS, B.C. - WorkSafeBC has fined Stephan Contracting Ltd. $9,430.37 fo...
OH&S

Lucky seven: Your 2022 VICA safety award winners
Despite the challenges of staying focused during the disruption of the COVID yea...
Associations , OH&S

Bell Let’s Talk Day: Creating positive change on jobsites
TORONTO — The Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative was launched in September...
OH&S

Roof collapse injury can’t stop Cole Bernier from inspiring others
In September 2015, on what had been an otherwise ordinary workday, a roof collap...
OH&S , US News

Companies facing charges related to worker’s death in Nunavut
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT — Four companies are facing charges after a worker died on a wi...
OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 16 to 20
Your top JOC headlines this week cover an initiative by EllisDon that supports w...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource

‘Safety’s number 1:’ tiny home village for homeless opens in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Bundles of dried sage tied together with red ribbon hang from black f...
OH&S , Projects

Manitoba reports multiple construction incidents in late 2022
WINNIPEG — There were four serious construction worksite injuries in Manitoba in...
OH&S

Chronic pain compensation in sore need of an update: BC Building Trades
Workers’ compensation for chronic pain in British Columbia is in need of an upda...
Labour , OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 9 to 13
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news Suncor and Christina River Construct...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S

Death has Finning International facing five Alberta OH&S charges
Five safety violations have been laid against Finning International Inc. nearly...
OH&S

Suncor, Christina River Construction facing 28 charges in relation to 2021 death
Charges have been laid against two companies in the 2021 death of Patrick Poitra...
OH&S

Former mining CEO must pay $10,000 for publishing a deficient news release
VICTORIA — Ellen Clements, former CEO of New Nadina Explorations Limited, has to...
OH&S

Bentall Memorial a reminder of the work that lies ahead and lives that can be saved
The Bentall Memorial serves as a reminder of the ever present need to improve sa...
OH&S

Build Smoke-Free construction site campaign aims to expand reach
Five years in, the Build Smoke-Free campaign to convince tobacco smokers on cons...
OH&S

Retaining wall collapse in Langley caused by water accumulation
A retaining wall collapse at a construction site in Langley, B.C. was caused by...
OH&S

Feds: Lack of safeguards led to Superior refinery explosion
MADISON, WI. - Federal regulators have determined that a lack of safeguards dur...
OH&S , US News

B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
VANCOUVER - People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver's Downt...
Government , OH&S

Saskatchewan company fined $126K for serious worker injury
SASKATOON, SASK. - On Dec. 8, 2022, King Stud Contracting Ltd. pleaded guilty in...
OH&S

As winter’s chill bites, worker injuries spike
Oh, the weather outside is frightful… The cold weather in British Columbia righ...
OH&S

Suncor faces charges related to injury of offshore Nfld. worker: regulator
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas regulator sa...
OH&S

Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos
VANCOUVER - An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower M...
Economic , Government , OH&S

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Leave WorkSafeBC Alone
It’s a well-worn cliché, because it’s sound advice: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix...
Associations , Government , OH&S

Maple Reinders hosts 12 Gifts of Safety Campaign
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Maple Reinders kicked off its 12 Gifts of Safety campaign ea...
OH&S

BCCSA to launch new asbestos control training program in 2023
Mike McKenna, executive director of the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA),...
Associations , OH&S

N7 Energy pleads guilty to disturbing creek bed without prior approval
CALGARY, ALTA. - The Alberta Energy Regulator says N7 Energy Ltd. has pled guilt...
Government , OH&S
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Prince George files civil action against HDR over faulty steel beams
The City of Prince George has filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court against...
Government , Projects

Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

PCL transforms Calgary office building into affordable housing
An old office building has created new housing for Calgarians in need with high-...
Projects

London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

Tallest building in Surrey history gets closer to final approval
SURREY, B.C. — What could be the tallest building in the City of Surrey’s histor...
Projects

Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER - The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems a...
OH&S

ACCIONA forecasts more collaborative models for building infrastructure in 2023
When it comes to the market outlook for 2023, the industry is going to see a con...
Infrastructure

Forecast panellists optimistic about prospects for construction growth
Panellists at a recent construction forecast event expressed both short-term and...