Fort Steele International Hotel
9851 Hwy 93/95 Fort Steele BC V0B 1N0 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Fort Steele International Hotel has been inspected 12 times by Interior Health Authority since May 27, 2014. The most recent inspection, on September 17, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
5 of 12 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.
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.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 10, 2022. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 4, 2017. For example:
4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
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 once on June 10, 2022. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 17, 2026. For example:
3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on July 10, 2023. For example:
5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
About this data
These results come from Interior 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.
12 inspections
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Food safety plan was not available on site. Template will be sent to operator following the inspection.
- F3.3A Operator must have written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods on site.
- F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Sanitation plan was not available on site. Template will be sent to operator following the inspection.
- F3.4A Written sanitation procedures must include cleaning and sanitizing requirements for the establishment and all equipment and utensils.
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Bleach sanitizer was observed during the inspection; however, test strips were not found on site. Test strips are important to verify the concentration of sanitizers.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Temperature logs as part of food safety plan were found on site but Food Safety plan outlining written food handling procedures couldn't be found on site.
- F3.3A Operator must have written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods on site.
- F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Sanitation plan was not available on the site during inspection.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
- Observation(s): Require at least 1 person per shift to have Food Safe
- F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Bleach bottle 0 ppm Bleach solution. Must be 50-100ppm
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): Kitchen requires minor clean up.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Mechanical Dish Washer was being worked on at time of inspection
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Standup cooler and prep cooler not working.
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Daily temperature readings required.
- 17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Food safety plan copy must be in the kitchen
- 18 - Are the sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Copy in kitchen required.
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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