New Westminster, B.C., May 31, 2012 — the BC Construction Safety Alliance applauds new signs in English and Chinese featuring near-life-sized photos of local construction workers to encourage drivers to reduce their speeds when passing through roadside construction zones. The signs, which will go up today near Aberdeen Mall in Richmond, are part of the province-wide … Continue reading
More than half the workers who lost their jobs when a deadly explosion destroyed a sawmill in northern British Columbia two months ago have found new work, but the question of whether the main employer in the small village of Burns Lake will ever rebuild is still uncertain. Two people were killed and another 250 … Continue reading
Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews, and British Columbia Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Shirley Bond, today announced that the federal and provincial governments have reached an agreement to renew British Columbia’s RCMP policing contract for another 20 years. The announcement was made at an official signing ceremony in Surrey today. “Today is a significant milestone … Continue reading
Written by Linda Johnson A recent study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business aimed at evaluating the impact of the country’s workers’ compensation boards on small businesses ranked the Ontario and Quebec boards at the bottom. To produce the comparative study, the small-business lobby group examined seven major criteria: cost of premiums, claims management, experience … Continue reading
How would you like to get up in the morning and help keep our province safe? That’s exactly what the 300 employees of the BC Safety Authority do every day, and the organization has again been named one of BC’s Top Employers. The 2012 competition announced its winners today and for the fourth year running, … Continue reading