Birchcliff Energy has been ordered to pay $312,500 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation connected to the death of a worker who fell into a reservoir. The company… …
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Worker drowned after workboat capsized in high winds off the coast of B.C., investigation finds
A worker drowned in October 2023 after a workboat operated by a marine towing company capsized in high winds off the coast. The worker made a distress call before the… …
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Passenger drowned trapped inside overturned seaplane in Warner Bay, B.C.: TSB report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a passenger drowned trapped inside a seaplane that overturned while landing in Warner Bay, B.C., in October 2024. The board, known as the… …
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BC Coroners Service warns of rising motorcycle and drowning deaths ahead of summer
Motorcycle and drowning fatalities in British Columbia have climbed sharply in the first five months of 2026, the BC Coroners Service says, as the province urges residents to take safety… …
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Aecon Utilities Inc. has been fined $175,000 after a worker was fatally injured in a water-and-silt slurry that filled an excavation trench during heavy rainfall at a King City worksite.… …
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Excavator operator drowned after machine rolled into river at RV park: WorkSafeBC report
A heavy equipment operator drowned in August 2022 when his excavator rolled off a steep dirt road and into a river at a recreational vehicle park, according to an investigation… …



