Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Committee - Two hotel venues changed for workers� compensation public meetings

NLIS 2
January 3, 2006
(Human Resources, Labour and Employment)

The following is being distributed at the request of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Committee.

Two hotel venues changed for workers� compensation public meetings

The committee reviewing the workers� compensation system has revised its selection of locations for public meetings in Grand Falls-Windsor and in St. John�s.

Meetings in Grand Falls-Windsor will now be held in the Robin Hood Hotel, while meetings in St. John�s will now be held at the Battery Hotel and Suites. The following listing of the committee�s public consultation schedule reflects these venue changes:

Labrador City	January 9	9 a.m.	Two Season�s Inn
Happy Valley-Goose Bay	January 9	7 p.m.	Labrador Inn
Plum Point	January 10	1 p.m.	Plum Point Hotel
Corner Brook	January 11	9 a.m.	Holiday Inn
Stephenville	January 12	9 a.m.	Holiday Inn
Baie Verte	January 13	9 a.m.	Baie Vista Inn
Grand Falls-Windsor	January 16	9 a.m.	Robin Hood Hotel
Gander	January 16	7 p.m.	Hotel Gander
Clarenville	January 17	11 a.m.	St. Jude Hotel
Marystown	January 23	9 a.m.	Hotel Marystown
St. John�s	January 24- 27	9 a.m.	Battery Hotel and Suites

Individuals wishing to make a presentation to the committee at one of the public sessions should contact the Labour Relations Agency at 729-4716 or 1-877-563-1063.

By law, a review of the workers� compensation system in Newfoundland and Labrador occurs every five years. A copy of the consultations paper "Finding the Balance" can be obtained by contacting the Labour Relations Agency at (709) 729-4716, by visiting the Labour Relations Agency Web site (www.gov.nl.ca/lra/publications/), or the WHSCC Web site (www.whscc.nf.ca).

For further information, contact Alex Marland, Director of Communications, HRLE
(709) 729-4062.

2006 01 03 2:40 p.m.

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