Workers' Compensation Review Committee to Meet in Liverpool

ENVIRONMENT/LABOUR--Workers' Compensation Review Committee to Meet in Liverpool

The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Review Committee is holding a public meeting in Liverpool on Friday, Oct. 5. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m at the Royal Canadian Legion on 64 Henry Hensey Dr.

Liverpool is the final stop for the committee which has been touring communities around the province to hear comments on Nova Scotia's workers' compensation system.

The committee is studying 28 questions regarding Nova Scotia's workers' compensation system and is seeking input from those involved in the system as well as from the general public. It will submit its final report to government on March 29, 2002.

People who want to speak to the committee can book an appointment by calling 902-424-8685 or by visiting the committee's Web site at www.gov.ns.ca/enla/wcrc/ . The committee's full schedule is available on the Web site. Those unable to attend the meetings can send in a written submission by fax at 902-424-0503, mail to P.O. Box 697, Halifax, B3J 2T8; or e-mail to smithss@gov.ns.ca . The deadline for written submissions is Oct. 10.