Friday is a National Day of Mourning to remember those who lost their lives, were injured or experienced illness due to their work
Last year, 30 people lost their lives due to their work, 8 from fatal accidents and 22 from occupational disease. Over the past five years, WorkplaceNL accepted 145 claims for work-related deaths.
ServiceNL Minister Sarah Stoodley says injury rates have been going down. She says in the last 5 years the lost time injury rate in this province is 1.5 per injuries per 100 workers. The Minister says it’s a part of Occupational Health and Safety 's responsibility to inspect workplaces. She says they completed 4500 OHS inspections during the last year, with over 900 orders, and 467 stop work orders. Minister Stoodley says everyone should expect a safe place to work but it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep safety top of mind.
Development projects in Corner Brook get the green light, including an apartment building on O'Brien's Lane
Applications are now being accepted for the 60th session of NL Youth Parliament
ParksNL taking reservations for the 2026 camping season starting this Wednesday
Just in time for the construction season, Corner Brook will host a town hall meeting this week
RNC to use work-issued Iphones to collect evidence, rollout to start this summer
