A farmer in northern B.C.’s Robson Valley says he’s been denied a second chance to take a test for a commercial licence because of pandemic-related delays and communication breakdowns with the provincial insurance corporation.
Ron Westlund, a third-generation farmer who lives in McBride, 200 kilometres southeast of Prince George, says he’s been driving heavy equipment around his land for decades without formal training.
But in March 2021, the provincial government announced a new program that requires commercial drivers — including those who drive farming equipment — to get a Class 1 driver’s licence in response to the devastating bus crash in Saskatchewan that killed several members of the Humboldt
