Tourism Discovery Center
1660 Broadway Ave S Williams Lake BC V2G 2W4 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Tourism Discovery Center has been inspected 9 times by Interior Health Authority since May 14, 2013. The most recent inspection, on June 8, 2026, found no infractions.
6 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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.
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 January 30, 2024. For example:
2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
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 January 30, 2024. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
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 September 6, 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 2 times on September 6, 2022. For example:
3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
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 September 6, 2022. 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.
9 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Observation(s): Milk fridge was observed at 13. 4C. Operator voluntarily dumped product. Advised operator to get refrigerator serviced. Do not use fridge until it is capable of holding a temperature of 4C or lower.
- F1.2B Potentially hazardous foods must be stored or displayed at a temperature of 4 °C (40 °F) or colder.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Sanitizing bleach solution observed at 10ppm. Ensure bleach solution is mixed daily and is kept at 200ppm.
- F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Monitoring
4 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): • Test strips to be supplied for chlorine sanitizer. Once provided, please take a photo showing that they are kept onsite.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): • Ice cream scoop are not to be stored in dipper wells with standing water. Water must be continuously flowing or another suitable option must be provided. Discussed with staff and corrected during inspection. • Staff to provide updated written policy on scoop storage, see F3.4 below.
- F2.5K Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): • Please keep temperature logs at least 1x daily for cooler freezer. Health Officer to email log template.
- F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): • Facility to review the Dipper Well policy and provide updated written sanitation plan specific to the scoop storage and sanitizing based on the policy. Please provide written plan for review on or before date noted.
- F3.4A Written sanitation procedures must include cleaning and sanitizing requirements for the establishment and all equipment and utensils.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- 4.1 - Potentially hazardous food must be maintained at 4°C or colder.
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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