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Employees safe after CO scare Carbon monoxide incident at Windset Farms in Ladner sends 42 workers to hospital IAN JACQUES
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All workers are safe after a carbon monoxide scare at Ladner’s Windset Farms last Saturday afternoon. Co-owner John Newell said the incident was a very scary one for the entire greenhouse operation on 41B Street. “We have never had to go through anything like this. It’s scary,” Newell told the Optimist. “If it’s one person or 40 people, it’s scary enough with carbon monoxide. It is something we never want to repeat. We are going to make sure we put all the checks and balances in place so this never happens again.” The incident started when workers were pressure washing one of the greenhouses, which, according to Newell, is a regular occurrence at this time of year as the farm gets prepared for the next growing season. “At one point a few of our workers were feeling dizzy and notified their supervisors and lead hands in the greenhouse who were supervising the work,” he said. “That was elevated to our health and safety officer on
Pressure washing at one of the greenhouses caused a carbon monoxide scare at Windset Farms Saturday. site who sounded the alarm bells with senior management and called 911 right away.” The incident saw Delta police
officers, Delta firefighters and 13 ambulances respond along with WorkSafe BC, which assumed investigation of the scene.
“WorkSafeBC responded immediately and can report that CO levels in the greenhouse have returned to normal,”
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Harassment complaint prompts internal police investigation IAN JACQUES
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Delta police have started an internal investigation following a third-party complaint of harassment and sexual harassment. Public affairs coordinator Sharlene Brooks confirmed with
the Optimist in an interview Monday that the investigation is in respect to the department’s respectful workplace policy. “Delta police were notified of the information in early October. Chief Neil Dubord responded immediately by initiating an investigation and notifying
the OPCC (Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner),” said Brooks. She said in consultation with the OPCC it was determined that that investigation would remain an internal DPD matter, but that the OPCC would have full oversight to ensure there is
an external, additional layer of accountability. “The OPCC is fully aware and engaged. At the conclusion of the investigation, the OPCC will get the full investigative report, the discipline authority’s decision and any corrective action or discipline that he deems appro-
priate to mete out. All of that will go forward to the OPCC for their review,” she said. Brooks could not comment on the officer(s) involved, how many are under investigation or how long the investigation would take to be completed. COMPLAINT: see Page 3
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