Letter to the Editor This is an exciting time for British Columbians. Every day, our government focuses on improving the lives of the people of…
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Share your views on workers’ compensation in B.C.
A public engagement on British Columbia’s workers’ compensation system and how to shift the system to become more worker-centred, as well as how to increase…
Amendments to Mental Disorder Presumption Regulation
Emergency dispatchers, nurses and publicly funded health-care assistants will have easier access to workers’ compensation for mental-health disorders that come from work-related trauma with regulatory…
Great news for firefighters: BCPFFA
Proposed legislative amendments announced April 11 will allow wildfire fighters, fire investigators and firefighters working for First Nations and other Indigenous organizations in British Columbia…
Delivering fair wages to British Columbians
Letter to the Editor Over the next four years, British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will get predictable wage increases – leading to a $15-an-hour minimum wage…
Minimum wage increases coming
British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will earn a $15-an-hour minimum wage by June 2021, Premier John Horgan announced today, endorsing recommendations of the Fair Wages Commission….
WorkSafeBC warning homeowners about asbestos
WorkSafeBC is urging owners of pre-1990s homes to talk to their contractor about asbestos before starting home renovations or a demolition. “Asbestos is safe if…
Wage increase for B.C.’s lowest-paid workers up today
Letter to the Editor Beginning today, B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will see an increase to their hourly wage by 50 cents, bringing their wage up to…
MP urges action against cyber and sexual violence against women/girls
David Wilks, Kootenay-Columbia MP Nov. 6 called on the local community to help take action to prevent cyber and sexual violence against women and girls, on…