Evolution Mining Balmer Creek Lodge
#3 Shaft Hwy 125, Red Lake ON P0V 1C0 · Food Premises Disclosure
Inspection summary
Evolution Mining Balmer Creek Lodge has been inspected 5 times by Northwestern Health Unit since November 1, 2022. The most recent inspection, on March 26, 2025, found no infractions.
3 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on June 20, 2024. For example:
Handwashing stations used for the sole purpose of handwashing
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 December 8, 2023. For example:
Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
About this data
These results come from Northwestern Health Unit, 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.
5 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Handwashing stations used for the sole purpose of handwashing
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions