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Nearly two years later, the investigation continues as to if there was any criminality in the Kelowna crane collapse in July 2021 at a construction site downtown.
WorkSafeBC said Tuesday (May 16) that their portion of the investigation, involving the crane components, sequence of events and workplace procedures that led to the collapse has been wrapped up.
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With the RCMPsa国际传媒檚 criminal investigation ongoing, the decision has been made to not yet release WorkSafeBCsa国际传媒檚 report publically, though it will be made available to police.
sa国际传媒淎lthough the WorkSafeBC investigation report is not being released, over the last 22 months, WorkSafeBC has continued to incorporate key learnings about tower crane assembly, disassembly, or repositioning into its ongoing crane safety initiatives,sa国际传媒 continues the update.
RCMP says that the criminal investigation is sa国际传媒渆xtensive and complexsa国际传媒, and will most likely be prolonged for an extended period of time.
sa国际传媒淧olice are working through thousands of pieces of evidence and seized documentation, and consulting with our partners nationally.sa国际传媒
No other details of the police investigation are being released at this time.
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