Building Information

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  • Building Fees and Charges 
  • Building Permits: Frequently Asked Questions

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• Office Hours and Arranging Inspection

  Phone in your inspection request  at anytime using the 24 Hour Inspection Request Line. Call (250) 550-1515 and leave a voicemail with your request and information. 

  Regular office hours are from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays).

• Current Blasting in Coldstream

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• Blasting Regulation

  Blasting is provincially regulated:

  • WorkSafeBC is concerned with blaster certification, public safety and worker safety.
  • The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is concerned with the movement of explosives.
  • The Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources is concerned with blasting techniques.
  • Natural Resources Canada is concerned with the proper handling and storage of blasting materials.

  In addition to WorkSafeBC, blasting companies must also comply with the requirements of their insurance companies. Insurance companies have requirements for blasting notification, pre-blast surveys and intensities of allowable blasts. Blasting companies are responsible to record information for every blast by using a seismograph on the worksite – an instrument used to measure the intensity of the blasts.

• Blasting Notification

  WorkSafeBC considers proper blasting notification as follows:

  1. 12 short audible whistle signals followed by a 2-minute pause;
  2. Blast will be detonated;
  3. A longer whistle signal to indicate 'All Clear' after detonation.
• Blasting Complaints

  All complaints regarding blasting should go to the blasting company first to attempt resolution. If no satisfactory resolution is found, please contact WorkSafeBC at 1-800-621-7233 to provide details of the blasting complaint.

• Damage from Blasting

  If you suspect that blasting has caused damage to your home or property, please contact both the blasting company as well as your own insurance representative immediately. All damage claims associated with blasting must be managed and settled directly between the blasting company and the claimant.