BC Ambulance Consultations

CONSULTATION TO FOCUS ON FUTURE OF BC AMBULANCE SERVICE VICTORIA – The Ministry of Health Services has launched a consultation with stakeholders to determine the best model to deliver ambulance services in British Columbia. The consultation follows the release of a report from industrial inquiry commissioner Chris Trumpy, who was appointed by Minister of Labour [...]

REPORT ON B.C. AMBULANCE SERVICE

COMMISSION DELIVERS REPORT ON B.C. AMBULANCE SERVICE VICTORIA – The industrial inquiry commission reviewing different service delivery and operational models for the B.C. Ambulance Service, including options on an appropriate collective bargaining structure, has delivered its report to Minister of Labour Murray Coell. Commissioner Chris Trumpy’s report was received by the Minister on Jan. 15, [...]

BC COMMISSION TO REVIEW AMBULANCE SERVICE BARGAINING

COMMISSION TO REVIEW AMBULANCE SERVICE BARGAINING VICTORIA – Labour Minister Murray Coell today announced that he will appoint an Industrial Inquiry Commission to put forward options for a new bargaining structure for ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in the province. “The collective bargaining system for the provincial ambulance service is clearly broken and has stood in [...]