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
Studies of last year’s giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan suggest that shaking from a Cascadia megaquake could be stronger than expected along the coasts of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, researchers reported Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. VANCOUVER, B.C. — Scientists are still unraveling … Continue reading
RCMP say two people are still unaccounted for after an explosion destroyed the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake last night. North District RCMP spokesperson Constable Leslie Smith says fire crews are still trying to extinguish the flames, and expects it to be at least another day before investigators are able to enter the building. “At this time … Continue reading
Job Details Regular, Full-Time Start Date: March 1, 2012 Description of Position: Under the general guidance of the Associate Director, Facilities & Capital Planning, this position administers various College programs to ensure a safe and secure learning and work environment for students, faculties, staff, and visitors at the College. This position manages the following College … Continue reading
Job Description Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) requires a Senior Health & Safety Advisor with proven experience managing, developing and implementing company-wide strategic health and safety management programs and services. Based in Vancouver, B.C., this position reports to KCB’s Vice President, Technical. Duties will include: Continuous improvement of KCB’s Health & Safety programs worldwide Providing guidance to … Continue reading
About the Job Company Info: The Safety Coordinator is responsible for ensuring a safe workplace for divisional employees. This is achieved through providing expertise to safety personnel, employees, supervisors, managers, customers and contractors on all aspects of occupational health and safety as well as on workplace hazards and high-risk activities. In addition, this role is … Continue reading
By: The Canadian Press NOVEMBER 4, 2011 2011-11-04 VICTORIA (The Canadian Press) Stressed-out employees in British Columbia will soon be eligible to receive expanded workers’ compensation benefits. Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said Thursday the Liberal government is amending the Workers’ Compensation Act to broaden mental stress benefits for workers beyond the current ”acute reaction to … Continue reading