The Town of Osoyoos and its citizens just became a little safer after town council agreed to pay the small annual fee to join BC One Call.
After a presentation by Jim Dinwoodie, the town’s new director of operational services, council voted unanimously to pay the $425 annual membership to join the provincial non-profit organization that has been working to improve safety in communities across the province for many years.
“An accident that damages one of the many buried facilities in British Columbia can mean the loss of life or personal injury to the excavator, environmental damage to the surrounding area or disruption of essential services to the local community,” said Dinwoodie. “BC One Call is a non-profit organization working in partnership with WorkSafe BC and the BC Oil and Gas Commission in preventing accidents that may place a community in distress or cause personal injury.
STAFF – Osoyoos Times – December 23, 2015.
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