All posts tagged British Columbia

  • Energy
    BC Oil and Gas Commission Report
    February 11, 2010

    Improved oversight needed to manage contamination risks at B.C. oil and gas sites VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Oil and Gas Commission has found that it must improve ...

  • Health Care
    BC Ambulance Consultations
    February 10, 2010

    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 ...

  • Legislative
    BC Throne Speech 2010
    February 9, 2010

    VICTORIA – The second session of the 39th Parliament of British Columbia was launched today with a speech from the throne that emphasized the steps government will take to propel ...

  • Education
    Saskatchewan to Amend Local Government Election Act
    February 3, 2010

    February 2, 2010 – GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXTEND MUNICIPAL TERMS TO FOUR YEARS FROM THREE Municipal Affairs Minister Jeremy Harrison today announced plans to lengthen the term of ...

  • Financial Regulation
    Pension Consultation BC
    February 3, 2010

    The B.C. government is seeking public input on ways to strengthen the pension system and expand pension coverage for the majority of workers currently without occupational pension plans. Through this ...

  • Legislative
    BC ELECTIONS TASK FORCE CONSULTATION
    February 2, 2010

    VICTORIA – The task force dedicated to reviewing issues related to B.C.’s local government electoral process has a new website to provide information on the existing system and collect written ...

  • Fisheries
    Aquaculture Policy BC Revised
    February 1, 2010

    VICTORIA – The Province has placed a moratorium on issuing new finfish aquaculture licences and will no longer be accepting new applications for shellfish aquaculture, following Tuesday’s B.C. Supreme Court ...

  • Policy Monitor
    Consultation on Improving the Commercialisation of Research
    January 31, 2010

    PTC Online Consultation Project – Improving the Commercialisation of Research The relationship between government, academia and industry is a key component of a successful knowledge based economy. Government is a ...

  • Mining
    BC MINING TAX CREDIT
    January 28, 2010

    PROPOSED TAX CREDIT EXTENSION BENEFITS MINING INDUSTRY VANCOUVER – The Province intends to introduce legislation to provide greater certainty to British Columbia’s mining industry by extending the BC Mining Flow-Through ...