Forest industry calls for private care for injured workers
Rick Davison reports Ian May of the Council of Forest Industries urges the Workers' Compensation Board to use private health care providers to speed diagnosis and treatment. He notes up to three to six month waits for specialists, rising WCB costs, and potential productivity losses. May proposes gradually expanding private clinics and CAT scans to cut costs and shorten downtime.
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Rick Davison
Workers’ Compensation Board
Council of Forest Industries
Ian May
Occupational Health and Safety Section
May
WCB
Chamber of Commerce
Forest industry urges WCB hearings attendance
Ian May of the Council of Forest Industries urges public input at the Royal Commission on the Workers' Compensation Board. Judge Gurmail Singh Gill leads the probe visiting 38 locations, reviewing regulations and enforcement as costs rise and staff numbers grow since 10 years ago. The commission comes to Chetwynd on July 22.
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Occupational Health and Safety Divisions
The
Council of Forest Industries
Royal Commission
Gurmail Singh Gill
Workers’ Compensation Board
Ian May
May
Chetwynd and Area
Toll-free service referendum awaits CRTC approval
BC Tel seeks CRTC consent to toll-free service from Hudson's Hope to Fort St. John. A referendum must pass local criteria including 60 percent subscriber support on one exchange, and a municipal funded referendum, before the extension is approved. CRTC response expected mid June.
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BC Tel
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Hudson’s Hope
Fort St. John
CRTC
Clark
Bctel
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B.c’s Forest
Practices Code
B.C
New Forest Practices Code
Forest and Environment Ministry
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British Columbia
Forest Industries
Ed Clark