Workers' Compensation Review Committee Announces Meeting Schedule

ENVIRONMENT/LABOUR--Workers' Compensation Review Committee Announces Meeting Schedule

The Workers' Compensation Review Committee will hold nine days of public meetings around Nova Scotia beginning Sept. 24.

The committee is charged with studying 28 questions regarding Nova Scotia's workers' compensation system and is seeking input from system stakeholders as well as the general public.

"Workers' compensation is a complex and often controversial issue," said committee chair James Dorsey. "There have been many changes in the system recently, and it is important that we hear first-hand how the system is performing. We are counting on Nova Scotians to use these public meetings to come forward with their concerns."

The eight-member committee includes representatives from labour, employers and injured workers. Public meetings open in Truro on Sept. 24 and wrap up in Liverpool on Oct. 5.

Nova Scotians can participate in the public meetings by registering in any of the following ways:

Through the committee's Web site at www.gov.ns.ca/enla/wcrc/ .

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 902-424-1847

Fax: 902-424-0503

By mail:
Workers' Compensation Review Committee 5151 Terminal Road PO Box 697 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8

The locations, dates and times of the meetings are as follows:

Truro Monday, Sept. 24 Forrester Hall, 3rd Fl. N.S. Community College 36 Arthur St. 9 a.m.- noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Halifax Tuesday, Sept. 25 Dartmouth Holiday Inn Alderney Room 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Halifax Wednesday, Sept. 26 Dartmouth Holiday Inn Alderney Room 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Amherst Thursday, Sept. 27 Amherst Wandlyn Inn Salon A 9 a.m. - noon

Sydney Monday, Oct. 1 Steelworkers Hall 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Sydney Tuesday, Oct. 2 Steelworkers Hall 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

New Glasgow Wednesday, Oct. 3 Museum of Industry New Glasgow, Stellarton 10 a.m.- noon, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Port Hawkesbury Thursday, Oct. 4 Port Hawkesbury Nautical Institute Strait Area Campus Theatre 9 a.m. - noon

Antigonish Thursday, Oct. 4 Bloomfield Center, St. Francis Xavier University Council Chambers 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Yarmouth Thursday, Oct. 4 Grand Hotel Clare Argyle Room 9 a.m. - noon

Digby Thursday, Oct. 4 Digby Royal Canadian Legion 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Kentville Friday, Oct. 5 Coldbrook Wandlyn Inn 9 a.m. - noon

Bridgewater Friday, Oct. 5 Wandlyn Inn, Salon A 9 a.m. - noon

Liverpool Friday, Oct. 5 Royal Canadian Legion 64 Henry Hensey Drive 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.