The Workers Compensation Board has received legal backing in BC Supreme Court on $724,163.28 worth of fines levelled at Lakeland Mills in connection to the 2012 fatal explosion.
The certification was granted through the Prince George registry on March 30th. The Certificate has the legal effect of a court judgment and the amount is required to be paid by the employer to WorkSafeBC.
However due to the penalty still being under review, this recent legal manoeuvring means little to the case in the short term.
WorkSafeBC Director of Media Relations Scott Mccloy says he expects a decision on the appeal will not be made for several months.
Until then, Mccloy says they are not taking any further steps to collect the penalty.