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Bulkley Lodge

3668 11 Avenue, Smithers, V0J 2N0 · Institutional Kitchen

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Inspection summary

Bulkley Lodge has been inspected 2 times by Northern Health Authority since August 6, 2024. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2025. For example: 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded once on August 6, 2024. For example: 315 - Refrigeration units and hot holding equipment lack accurate thermometers [s. 19(2)]

About this data

These results come from Northern Health Authority, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

2 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Foods were observed on the floor within the walk-in cooler at time of inspection. Contamination of food from contact with objects, people, pests or chemicals can cause serious illness.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure all food items are stored at a minimum distance of 6 inches or 15 cm between the food product(s) and the floor. Keeping food at a minimum 6 inches or 15 cm from the floor helps prevent contact with potential sources of dirt, pests and harmful substances present on the floor and permit cleaning.
  2. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Observed food items stored on the floor within the dry inventory area. Food products shall be stored at a minimum distance of 6 inches or 15 centimetres between the food product(s) and the floor. Keeping foods at minimum of 6 inches (15 centimetres) from the ground helps prevent contact with potential sources of dirt, pests, and harmful substances present on the floor and permit cleaning.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure all food products in the dry inventory area are stored at a minimum of 6 inches (15 centimetres) and is to contact health officer for review and approval to meet compliance with British Columbia's Food Premise Regulation (B.C. Reg. 210/99).
    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Foods were left uncovered and open to contamination. Observed several resident trays stored on a serving cart with pie and puree uncovered within the walk-in refrigerator. Contamination of food from contact with objects, people, pests or chemicals can cause serious illness.
      • Corrective Action: Cover or otherwise protect all foods from airborne contaminants, drips from raw foods, and contact with objects and staff
    • 315 - Refrigeration units and hot holding equipment lack accurate thermometers [s. 19(2)]
      • Observation: No accurate indicating thermometers was observed within the large chest freezer where pre-packaged frozen items were stored. Accurate indicating thermometers ensure proper cold-holding storage temperatures of 4 C in refrigerators and -18 C in freezers, respectively, to reduce the growth of bacteria which can contaminate food products and result in potential foodborne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to purchase, install and ensure accurate indicating thermometers that are in good working order to ensure potentially hazardous foods are stored at the proper cold-holding temperatures of 4 C and -18 C respectively.

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