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<item><title>PROVINCE HELPS RAISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AWARENESS</title><description>VICTORIA – An awareness initiative to reduce preventable injuries gets underway this week, thanks to a partnership between community, safety, professional, and government organizations, Labour and Citizens’ Services minister Iain Black said.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0012-000970.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:02:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>“SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER” LAW NOW IN EFFECT</title><description>VICTORIA – A new regulation takes effect today to enhance the safety of emergency workers by requiring drivers to slow down and move over when passing parked emergency vehicles that have their lights flashing.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0011-000967.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:33:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMMISSIONER TO AUDIT PRIVACY IN ICBC COURT PROCEEDINGS</title><description>VICTORIA – At the request of government, Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis is expanding his audit into the access, use, and disclosure of personal information in the conduct of ICBC court proceedings involving jurors, Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black announced.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0010-000964.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:23:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ICBC, SUPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES MOVE TO NEW MINISTRY</title><description>VICTORIA – Effective immediately, responsibility for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles has been transferred to the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0009-000935.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:23:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT DATA SERVICES</title><description>VICTORIA – The Province has signed an agreement with EDS Advanced Solutions Inc. (EAS) to provide managed hosting and data centre services for government.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0008-000582.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:46:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LABOUR MINISTER RECEIVES REPORT ON AMBULANCE DISPUTE</title><description>VICTORIA – Deputy Labour minister Paul Straszak has delivered his report on the collective bargaining dispute between paramedics and the BC Ambulance Service. The current contract expires on March 31, 2009, and the union has served the employer with strike notice.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0007-000567.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:52:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DEPUTY LABOUR MINISTER TO REPORT ON PARAMEDICS TALKS</title><description>VICTORIA – Labour and Citizens’ Services minister Iain Black has instructed deputy labour minister Paul Straszak to report on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between the BC Ambulance Service and the paramedics’ union.</description><link>http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2009LCS0006-000551.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
