Lakeland Mills Disaster Archive

One public inquest will be held at the Prince George Courthouse next year to probe the deaths of four workers who died in mill explosions in 2012. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe will preside over the inquest beginning March 2, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

WorkSafeBC continued to issue stop work orders and fines this spring for sawmills that failed wood-dust inspections more than two years after a pair of deadly mill explosions.

$724,163 in penalties issued by WorkSafeBC following Lakeland Mills fire called too little, too late

VICTORIA — Steep fines handed out Tuesday to the owners of a Prince George sawmill that exploded in 2012 have provided little satisfaction to workers and families of the victims. WorkSafeBC issued $724,163 in penalties to Lakeland Mills Ltd.

WorkSafeBC has levied a more-than $724,000 fine against Lakeland Mills for the April 23, 2012 sawmill explosion that killed two and injured nearly two dozen others. Lakeland Mills Ltd.

Another poobah's report into WorkSafe B.C., another attempt by the B.C. Liberals to head off calls for an independent inquiry into the troubled provincial agency.

VANCOUVER - The agency that investigates workplace accidents in British Columbia will undergo a significant overhaul to ensure cases involving potential wrongdoing can be successfully prosecuted in court, the provincial government announced Tuesday,

WorkSafeBC will get a major overhaul of its serious investigation department and repeat offenders will face stiffer penalties more quickly after two botched deadly sawmill explosion investigations led to no charges by Crown counsel.

In 2013, our region experienced a relatively challenging year after two consecutive years of economic growth. The Cariboo had widespread job losses in various industries, an outmigration of labour, and a decline in capital investment.

Babine Forest Products is appealing a one million fine levelled against it by WorkSafe BC for a 2012 sawmill explosion in Burns Lake that killed two people, the Globe and Mail is reporting.