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Mother of crane collapse victim calls for changes to workplace culture to make safety top priority

Cailen Vilness was just 24 years old when he was tragically killed at a highrise construction site in downtown Kelowna.

Pritchett was a keynote speaker at the event, organized by the North Okanagan Labour Council and WorkSafe BC.Fighting back tears, Pritchett told Global News she never imagined she’d be front-and-centre at an event like this.Family of UBCO security guard ‘devastated’ by her death – Mar 1, 2022 But Pritchett said when her son began advocating for safer work practices at various job sites, he began being ostracized

“I’m not pointing fingers at anybody, but I am opening Pandora’s box so we can take a real hard look,” she said.

 

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