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LIONS BAY – The complicated and multi-disciplinary leadership of the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project has won two B.C. public servants a Premier’s Award in innovation and excellence in B.C. public service programs.
The Ministry of Transportation
developed new business models for delivering highway infrastructure in order to
reduce the cost of new highway facilities to taxpayers. The ministry’s Frank Blasetti,
along with Richard Fyfe of the Ministry of Attorney General, were the driving
force behind the establishment and direction of these new business models,
which includes the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project. Their work was honoured with the Premier’s Award in the Leadership
category at an awards ceremony in Victoria on March 29, hosted by Premier
Gordon Campbell.
“These awards not only showcase the best in innovation in public service, they demonstrate that B.C.’s public service is second-to-none in effort, in dedication, and in achievement,” Premier Campbell told the audience at the Victoria Convention Centre. “While the awards recipients are here in this room tonight, the real winners are the people and the communities of British Columbia who benefit from your hard work.”
Judges selected two winners in the Leadership category. The other Leadership category winner was Children Coming Home – a program connecting children in the permanent care of the province with extended family members in their home community.
In the Partnership category, the Premier’s Award went to the working team of the Task Force on Homelessness, Mental Illness and Addictions. The Task Force, through a unique series of partnerships amongst three levels of governments, First Nations, and the non-profit sector, undertook 12 housing developments in nine B.C. communities.
In the Service Excellence category, Mineral Titles Online – a project of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – revolutionized the way the mineral exploration industry does business in BC through the use of Internet technology, digital mapping, and e-commerce.
In the category of Cross-Government Integration, FrontCounter BC – a partnership of 12 agencies – provides a single point of contact for natural resource authorizations, enabling clients to connect with the services they need without having to make multiple contacts with multiple natural resource agencies.
In Innovation, the Fraser Regional Corrections Centre accomplished one of the most fundamental shifts in the history of Corrections Branch operations, transforming staffing and labour relations with a new approach that protects communities and reduces re-offending.
The Premier’s Award in Organizational Excellence went to the Environmental Assessment Office which met its performance measures with respect to harmonized federal-provincial reviews and met its legislated timelines in over 90 per cent of project reviews since the new Environmental Assessment Act was created.
A total of 66 nominations were submitted to a panel of independent adjudicators and judges for the 2005 Premier’s Awards, with the seven winners selected from 14 finalists. The awards ceremony represents the BC Public Service’s pinnacle recognition event to highlight and acknowledge innovation, excellence, and progressive management practices in the public service.
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