B.C. doctor wants action to prevent children falling from windows

Two children have died in BC after falling from windows this year, and that has a pediatric neurosurgeon urging parents to take precautions, especially as a heat wave is forecast for the province.

But Doctor Ash Singhal says the provincial government should also require the construction industry to restrict openings of windows to protect kids.

He notes that along with the fatalities, several other kids have been treated at BC Children's Hospital for injuries suffered in falls.

The National Research Council accepted a proposal by the City of Calgary last year to change the national building code, but its publication has been stalled due to the pandemic.

Part of the changes require windows to open only to 10 centimetres, but It's up to provinces to follow suit on what they'll require from the construction industry.