Construction on a development at the corner of Toronto Street and Highway 16 has been stopped again. Worksafe BC has slapped Hemkund Developments with Stop Work and Stop Use orders on the job site where a project to construct a Burger King and gas station started in 2021, but has had several safety violations. Most recently, an inspector went to the site after a gas line was struck on April 20. According to the WorkSafe BC inspection report, excavation on the east side of the commercial building was being corrected when the excavator operator struck a gas distribution line with the...… Construction on a development at the corner of Toronto Street and Highway 16 has been stopped again. Worksafe BC has slapped Hemkund Developments with Stop Work and Stop Use orders on the job site where a project to construct a Burger King and gas station started in 2021, but has had several safety violations. Most recently, an inspector went to the site after a gas line was struck on April 20. According to the WorkSafe BC inspection report, excavation on the east side of the commercial building was being corrected when the excavator operator struck a gas distribution line with the...WW…

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