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VICTORIA – B.C. Ombudsperson Kim Carter announced today that she has launched a systemic investigation into the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations administration of the...
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter released her 2012/13 annual report today. Nearly 7,500 inquiries and complaints were responded to and 1,900 early resolutions or investigations were...
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – As part of her ongoing initiative to bring the Office of the Ombudsperson to communities throughout British Columbia, Ombudsperson Kim Carter will tour the Sparwood, Cranbrook and...
Release Date: June 03, 2013
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – As part of her ongoing effort to bring the Office of the Ombudsperson to communities throughout British Columbia, Ombudsperson Kim Carter will be meeting with community groups and public...
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter released today her latest report No Longer Your Decision: British Columbia’s Process for Appointing the Public Guardian and Trustee to Manage the...
Release Date: February 06, 2013
Type: News Release
VICTORIA –Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter released today her latest report "Open Meetings: Best Practices Guide for Local Governments" aimed at municipalities, regional districts, the Islands...
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter released her 2011/12 Annual Report today. In Carter’s last report of her first six year term, she highlights the Office’s work and jurisdiction over the...
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Type: News Release
VICTORIA: Today Ombudsperson Kim Carter released the report Honouring Commitments: An Investigation of Fraser Health Authority’s Transfer of Seniors from Temporarily Funded Residential Care Beds.
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Today Ombudsperson Kim Carter released a report on the closing of Cowichan Lodge On Short Notice: An Investigation of Vancouver Island Health Authority's Process for Closing Cowichan Lodge...
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Today Ombudsperson Kim Carter released a 400 plus page report on her office’s three year investigation into the care of seniors in British Columbia.
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Type: News Release