New laws aimed at forcing transit fare dodgers to pay their fines have been in effect in BC for nearly six months now. But it appears they have yet to bring in any of that money. Among other penalties, ICBC can now refuse to renew your insurance or driver's licence until you pay up. So far, spokesman Adam Grossman … [Read more...]
ICBC wants to test crash avoiding technology
January 7, 2013 by
ICBC wants to begin testing new technologies that might drastically bring down crash rates and injuries. Road Safety Manager Sonny Senghera says ICBC would like to use taxis to test collision avoidance technology, allowing the car to react ahead of the driver. "When you pair that up with GPS in which that technology is actually reporting back to … [Read more...]
ICBC sees spike in claims for Alex Fraser Bridge as well, possibly due to falling snow and ice
December 21, 2012 by
It wasn't just the Port Mann Bridge wrecking havoc with cars during wintery weather Wednesday. "Ice bombs" falling from that bridge's support cables broke windshields, dented cars and sent two people to hospital. Adam Grossman with ICBC confirms there are also around 20 claims involving the Alex Fraser Bridge. "There's been some reports of similar … [Read more...]
ICBC axes more staff
November 26, 2012 by
ICBC is continuing to make cuts sending hundreds of non-union staff packing. The insurance corporation says starting today and through the next week they will cut 203 positions at the manager and staff level. Due to the cuts ICBC says it is scaling back advertising, marketing, employee programs, and services. Lower priority projets have also … [Read more...]
More fallout from potentially steep ICBC severance payouts
November 9, 2012 by
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the BC Government has dropped the ball at ICBC leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions. bc spokesperson jordan bateman says problem number one is "We need better negotiators in government we need people who are there standing up for taxpayers who are grinding down executive compensation deals at the very … [Read more...]
Premier calls ICBC severance payments “ridiculous”
November 8, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark calls the massive payouts toICBC executives 'ridiculous.' The corporation has reduced its executive and announced it plans to chop an additional 250 positions, which would save them 29 million dollars a year. but through 2013 severance could cost ICBC up to 26 million dollars in a one year expense. Clark says the … [Read more...]
ICBC could be on the hook for millions in severance as they trim staff
November 8, 2012 by
While ICBC cuts staff to reduce costs they could be on the hook for millions of dollars in severance payments. Seven executives were sent packing last week, and ICBC says over a million and half dollars in potential severance could be spent on them alone. Craig Horton leads the pack with a possible severance pay out of 17 … [Read more...]
ICBC and COPE 378 have a deal
November 2, 2012 by
ICBC and COPE Local 378 have a tentative contract in place. Members of the union, representing inside workers, staged a few rounds of job action earlier in the year. Workers still have to vote. The union is recommending acceptance. All job action will now cease as of this weekend. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
ICBC eliminating 250 positions
November 1, 2012 by
ICBC says it is restructuring. Five members of ICBC's executive have had to leave, and two executive positions have been eliminated. Four vice-president roles have been cut. The company says once the restructuring is finished, 250 positions overall will have been eliminated -- with a majority among management. It says the cuts bring staffing below … [Read more...]
