Lakes District Hospital Food Services
741 Centre Street, Burns Lake, V0J 1E1 · Institutional Kitchen
Inspection summary
Lakes District Hospital Food Services has been inspected 3 times by Northern Health Authority since April 23, 2024. The most recent inspection, on May 9, 2025, found no infractions.
2 of 3 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: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions.
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 once on April 23, 2024. For example:
209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
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 once on April 23, 2024. For example:
301 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 once on April 23, 2024. For example:
104 - Permit not posted in a conspicuous location [s. 8(7)]
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.
3 inspections
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Follow-Up Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- 104 - Permit not posted in a conspicuous location [s. 8(7)]
- Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) A permit without a valid decal was posted on the wall.
- Corrective Action: Operator immediately put a valid decal on the permit during the time of inspection.
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
- Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Frozen food items were found stored on the floor of a walk-in freezer. (Public Health significance) – food items not stored 15cm (6 inches) off the floor are subjected to contamination from sewage, waste, pest or chemicals that can cause illnesses.
- Corrective Action: All food items were immediately stored at least 15cm (6 in.) off the ground.
- 301 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
- Observation: Clean and sanitized utensils (food containers) were stored next to a hand washing station. (Public Health significance) – sanitized food contact surfaces might be contaminated by the splashes created during hand washing, possibly contaminating food.
- Corrective Action: Relocate utensils storage area or create a physical barrier to prevent utensils from being contaminated by splash water.
- 104 - Permit not posted in a conspicuous location [s. 8(7)]