One of the advantages to blogging is the ability to follow up on stories as many times as one needs to get to the bottom of it. And as is becoming more common with stories involving the BC provincial government, it’s a matter of digging deeper,looking beyond the ministry media handler statements and sometimes goingContinue reading Sea to Sky highway retaining walls safety inspection reports released, raise more questions on quality of build and maintenance.
Denial, deflect, discredit.
When I published the photos of the conditions of just three of the 219 retaining walls on the Sea to Sky Highway last year, the Ministry of Transportation said the issue was merely cosmetic, and that the walls are inspected annually. Then the news that in fact a fourth retaining wall needed significant structural repairs suchContinue reading Denial, deflect, discredit.
Extensive repair work planned for Sea to Sky retaining wall – one year after problems on 3 others first reported here.
Breaking news by Dave White of News 1130 yesterday, after receiving a tip on a work order given to West Vancouver residents of work on a retaining wall: VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Roughly five years after a major rebuild was completed, News1130 has learned the Sea to Sky Highway already needs significant repairs. A retaining wallContinue reading Extensive repair work planned for Sea to Sky retaining wall – one year after problems on 3 others first reported here.
Kiewit-General “committed willful and serious safety violations” in Washington state accident, fined $150,000
I noticed some interesting and heavy activity yesterday on my blog, from a US source using Level 3 Communications out of Maryland, U.S. – a company that interestingly enough, was spun off from Kiewit Diversified Group, a subsidiary of Peter Kiewit and Sons. The interest was very specifically focused on the posts I’ve written thatContinue reading Kiewit-General “committed willful and serious safety violations” in Washington state accident, fined $150,000
Westcoast Views with Laila Yuile 