City of Vancouver staff are mourning the loss of a longtime city employee after he was killed in a workplace accident last week.
Gord Dolyniuk, 64, was a 32-year employee of the City and a truck driver in the Engineering Streets division. On Friday, Jan. 7, Dolyniuk was involved in a fatal workplace accident at the city’s National Yard location according to a statement from city manager Paul Mochrie.
“Other City employees and subsequently Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and BC Ambulance Services who arrived on scene performed life-saving measures, however, his injuries were too severe and the employee did not survive,” Mochrie wrote.
Vancouver police and WorkSafeBC attended the scene. The City is conducting its own investigation and is complying with a separate investigation by WorkSafeBC.
“This is a devastating loss for our organization,” Mochrie continued. “The City extends our deepest condolences to Gord’s family, and to the many members of our staff who were Gord’s friends and worked with him over the years.”
Vancouver’s mayor, Kennedy Stewart, took to social media to say he has spoken with Dolyniuk's family and to express his sympathies.
City councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, and VPD chief Adam Palmer also shared their condolences.
The City has lowered their Canadian flags to half-mast to commemorate Dolyniuk’s life and his decades of service.
