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VICTORIA – Minister Iain Black addressed an audience of international experts at the opening of the 10th Annual Privacy and Security Conference, held February 3, 2009 at the Victoria Conference Centre. The conference examined trends and current issues in the privacy and security arenas and included discussions among some of Canada's privacy commissioners.
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Labour and Citizens' Services Minister Iain Black talks with members of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce over breakfast on December 9, 2008.
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Labour and Citizens' Services Minister Iain Black and his colleagues Ministers Kevin Falcon and Barry Penner are proud to announce nearly $400,000 in provincial funds for plug-in electric hybrid vehicle conversions and related monitoring equipment around British Columbia. To view a video of this event, please click here.
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Minister Iain Black, pictured here with Ruth Williams, CEO of All Nations Trust Company and Norm Leech, Chair of the First Nations Technology Council, gathered with First Nations in Vancouver to announce $22.5 million in government funding to help B.C. First Nations communities access broadband.
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LANGLEY (Oct. 22) – Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black speaks to the audience at NAOSH Week award ceremony. NAOSH (North American Occupational Safety and Health) is a program that dedicates a week to focus on efforts to ensure that workers arrive home safe every day. During the ceremony, 22 companies and individuals in B.C. were acknowledged for outstanding performance in workplace health and safety.
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VICTORIA – Minister Iain Black attended the annual long service awards banquet for provincial public servants held at Government House in Victoria Oct. 15. Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services staff with 30 years or longer service were recognized at the evening event.
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VICTORIA – Minister Iain Black addressed nominees and congratulated award winners as five projects were honoured for excellence at the Tenth Annual Public Sector Information Technology Awards Oct. 8th at the Victoria Conference Centre. Among the public sector projects honoured from the past year: Revenue Management Project, Ministry of Small Business and Revenue; Server Consolidation and Virtualization Project, Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services; WorkSafe Mobility Project, WorkSafeBC; WelcomeBC.ca, Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
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VICTORIA – The tenth annual Public Sector Information Technology awards were announced Oct. 8. Minister Iain Black was on hand to congratulate all those who were nominated and present special recognition awards. Among the 2008 honourees is the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development for the Welcome BC project. Project team members joining Minister Black are: (back row, l to r) Pierre Lacasse; Martin Monkman; Alex MacLennan; Black; Ian Swift; Blair Neufeld; (middle row, l to r) Deborah Ainsworth; Lois Fraser; Anita Kiss; Kirsten McCaig; (seated) Sharie Hook; Heather Orr; Deb Zehr; (front row, seated) Asha Bhat; Sophia Howse.
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The B.C. Trucking Safety Council, a joint program of B.C. Trucking Association and WorkSafeBC, unveiled its new board of directors in Langley Sept. 18. Minister Iain Black (third, left) was on hand to offer congratulations. He was joined at the event by:
Paul Landry, B.C. Trucking Association (left), Diana Miles, WorkSafeBC, and Bill Hubbard, BC Trucking Safety Council (far right).
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Minister Iain Black addressed an audience Sept. 18 in Langley gathered to recognize the new Trucking Safety Council. A joint program of the B.C.
Trucking Association and WorkSafeBC, the council will address the safety needs of the sector, including evaluating the risks and developing practical prevention and mitigation programs.
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Minister Iain Black presents a BC150 recognition certificate to customer service representative Joanne Marion of the Fort Nelson Government Agents’
staff. Minister Black recently toured northern B.C. communities to personally thank ministry staff for their work in providing the public access to provincial government services. This year marks 150 years of government agents posted in communities around the province.
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Minister Iain Black recently visited Chetwynd to thank acting government agent Dorothea Swain and her staff for their efforts in providing the public access to provincial government services. Minister Black marked the 150th anniversary of B.C.’s government agents by touring northern B.C.
communities in Aug. 2008 providing recognition certificates to each office.
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Staff of the Chetwynd government agents’ office join Minister Iain Black in front of the local office to recognize the 150th anniversary of first government agents established in B.C. Pictured left to right: acting government agent Dorothea Swain, customer service representative Cathy Leishmann, and Shelley Currier of the Ministry of Children and Families local office.
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Minister Iain Black travelled to Fort St. John recently as part of a northern B.C. tour to recognize the 150th anniversary of B.C.’s government agents service to the public in local communities. Welcoming Minister Black and deputy minister Lori Wanamaker (fourth from left) to the office
are: government agent Marie Moore (left), regional director Deborah Lipscombe, and Bette-Jo Hughes (far right).
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Work related to the remediation and repair of courthouse and complex at the Robson Square is scheduled to begin in early August. Minister Iain Black (left) was briefed on the project along with media during a tour July 30 with the ministry’s project development manager Robert Broe.
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Minister Iain Black answers questions from reporters at the Courthouse and Robson Square complex in Vancouver on July 30, 2008. Minister Black toured the complex with provincial property management staff to view progress of repairs to buildings, lower plaza and the proposed ice rink area.
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Minister Iain Black officially opened the new International Cybercrime Research Centre located at Simon Fraser University Surrey Centre campus July 8, 2008. The Province has provided $350,000 in grants to help the centre in investigating online crime trends and developing tools to counter emerging threats. Insp. Keven McGuigan (left), Vancouver police department forensic services section, also attended the opening.
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Minister Iain Black (second left), along with International Cybercrime Research Centre administrative director Bessie Pang (left), and Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave Hayer cut the ribbon July 8, 2008 to officially open the new cybercrime centre located at Simon Fraser University Surrey Centre campus. Minister Black announced the Province has provided $350,000 in grants to help launch the centre which will investigate online crime trends and help to develop tools to counter emerging threats.
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The Province has provided $350,000 in grants to launch an international cybercrime research centre at Simon Fraser University. Among its activities, the centre will host research to help safeguard the province’s public sector computer network against criminal misuse. Joining Minister Iain Black for the official opening July 8 were (l to r):
Vancouver Police Insp. Kevin McGuigan; Dr. Rob Gordon, Simon Fraser University School of Criminology; Bessie Pang, cybercrime centre administrative director; Dave Hayer, MLA Surrey-Tynehead.
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Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Iain Black signs the oath of office at Government House following his appointment as minister and member of the cabinet. Premier Gordon Campbell realigned the provincial cabinet June 23, 2008 to provide more integrated services across government.
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