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VICTORIA – Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter wants people who feel that they have not been treated fairly by the administrative processes of the Civil Forfeiture Office to know they can bring their...
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Type: News Release
VICTORIA – Provincial Ombudsperson Kim Carter released today her office’s latest report Time Matters: An Investigation into the BC Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process.
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Type: News Release
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 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