Royal Canadian Legion #36
551 1st Ave Fernie BC V0B 1M0 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Royal Canadian Legion #36 has been inspected 8 times by Interior Health Authority since February 18, 2015. The most recent inspection, on May 6, 2026, found no infractions.
5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene 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 once on March 11, 2025. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
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 November 26, 2019. For example:
7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
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 27, 2016. For example:
9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on March 11, 2025. For example:
1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
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.
8 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): No chlorine test strips were available for use by staff at time of inspection.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): 50 ppm chlorine concentration was not measured at the dishes. See notes in the closing comments regarding glasswasher.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): Handwashing sink not equipped with liquid soap in a dispenser and single service product for drying hands as required. Please equip handwashing sink with these items.
- F2.7B Handwashing station must be supplied with liquid soap in a dispenser.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Observation(s): QUATs sanitizer observed in a bottle labelled 'bleach.' Ensure chemicals are properly labelled with correct contents.
- 9.4 - Chemicals, cleaners and other agents must be properly labeled and stored separately from foods to prevent contamination.
- 9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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