Officials with Community Living BC are pleased the province's children's watchdog is getting more power. Legislation introduced last week would allow Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond to assist young adults until they reach age 24. Right now, she has to stop advocating for developmentally disabled clients when they reach 19 and are transferred to the care … [Read more...]
Some CLBC board members quietly reappointed
July 6, 2012 by
Six out of the ten members of the Community Living BC Board have been quietly reappointed to new terms by the Provincial Government. The new terms running until July 1st of 2015 were handed out by Ministerial Order on Tuesday. However, the reappointments weren't made public until they were posted on the Government Board Resourcing and Development … [Read more...]
CLBC bonuses raises question of possible double standard with labour leader
July 1, 2012 by
The provincial government has said controversial bonuses to executives at Community Living BC were rolled into salaries because contracts cannot be broken. That has one labour leader scratching her head. BC Teachers Federation president Susan Lambert says the province hasn't had any problem breaking contracts in the past. "Of course, governments … [Read more...]
Cadieux to keep her job, as Clark blames the NDP for CLBC confusion
June 24, 2012 by
The minister responsible for Community Living B.C. will keep her job.Premier Christy Clark is defending Stephanie Cadieux, as outrage continues to swirl over the latest saga at the troubled organization.Cadieux announced the end of CLBC's controversial bonus program last October, but as it turns out, those top ups weren't phased out until the end … [Read more...]
Cadieux admits CLBC controversy has done damage
June 23, 2012 by
With details emerging that Community Living BC executives will still receive bonuses despite a government promise to the contrary, the minister responsible admits this latest twist doesn't make the government look all that great.Social development minister Stephanie Cadieux admits the Community Living BC salary saga has been a blow to the … [Read more...]
CLBC faces protests over executive bonuses
June 22, 2012 by
Tears and outrage. That's how families reliant on Community Living BC are responding to the Clark government's refusal to address ongoing concerns about the program. Brenda Aarstad says her 22 year old daughter Lindsay, who's a CLBC client, lost her job in April. "We've not had any service since and its been very, very frustrating. very … [Read more...]
The leader of the BC Tories calls Premier’s defence of CLBC raises “bizarre”
June 21, 2012 by
The leader of the BC Conservative party says the premier's response to pay raises being handed out at Community Living BC is "outragous" and "bizarre." John Cummins says for the premier to defend bonuses for executives while families wait for services they deserve is inexcusable "It is hardly business like it sounds like you know … [Read more...]
The NDP accuse the Premier of “trickery” and “word games” over CLBC controversy
June 21, 2012 by
The NDP says Premier Christy Clark is playing word games in her attempt to defuse the latest controversy over Community Living BC. Critic Nicholas Simons doesn't buy Clark's claim that CLBC executives have not been given raises in lieu of bonuses that were supposedly cancelled last year. "I don't think British Columbians are buying … [Read more...]
Premier blames “semantics” in CLBC bonus saga
June 21, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark is blaming "semantics" for the controversy over pay raises given to executives at Community Living BC. The government has been under fire after the raises were made public, since they equal bonuses that were supposedly eliminated last year. But Clark told reporters today the bonuses were really salary hold-backs that were tied … [Read more...]
Minister Cadieux responds to CLBC bonuses
June 20, 2012 by
Eight months after she expressed uneasiness with a policy which gave embattled CLBC executives bonuses, Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux doesn't appear to have an issue with them getting increases in their base pay.But speaking to CKNW’s Bill Good, Cadieux says the pay hikes – between 4.9 and 9.6-percent – aren't … [Read more...]
