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the HERALD- Page Community Wednesday January Workers Compensation Board schedules meetings The Workers Compensation Board WCB will continue its precedentsetting meetings to hear public view son entitlement and workplace stressors policy proposals in Hamilton from Jan to 23 This is the first time the WCBs Board of Directors BOD itself has scheduled public meetings The Hamilton meetings the sixth of those scheduled throughout the Boards seven regions from October to March 31 will beheld in the Hamilton Convention Centre Room Albion A beginning at 9 am to pm Separate meetings will be held on the two issues with entitlement being addressed first The meetings will be chaired by WCB Chairman Odoardo Santo or a designate and will be attended by BOD ViceChairs the Honorable Robert Stanbury representing employers and James Goodison representing workers Other BOD members may attend any meeting for Police clarification Regional Police has had to correct its initial report concerning an alleged sexual assault incident in Glen Williams The case involved a complaint filed by a 17yearold Georgetown woman who reported to police she had been sexually assaulted during a party Jan Police initially reported Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital had refused to use the sitals Sexual Assualt kit on the vic tim to gather evidence concerning the alleged incident However police now report the hospital didnt refuse the request Georgetown hospital officials didnt use its kit because the woman said she wanted to have the procedure done at Peel Memorial Hospital police now say An investigation into the alleged sexual assault incident itself is still ongoing which they are available Entitlement refers broadly to a series of issues related to when and how a worker should be considered to have suffered a workrelated injury by accident that entitles the worker to benefits under Ontarios Workers Compensation Act The stressors policy pro posal deals with the possible com pensability of workassociated stress including such key areas as establishing an employment and medical connection and the role of personnelrelated stressors We already know from responses to the consultation papers that these policies are of vital interest to Board stakeholders commented Mr Di Santo Thats why the Board of Directors decided to hold public meetings We want to hear firsthand the views of any and all stakeholders before we begin the difficult business of making final decisions in these critical areas The meetings are not quasi- judicial but part of the BODs public consultation process The BOD hopes that the dates scheduled for each location will accommodate both the entitle ment and workplace stressor meetings However they are prepared to schedule additional times and locations as required Additional meetings have already been scheduled for the Toronto area at the end of January and late March Continued interest in these issues has led to the development of a new meetings schedule for Meetings scheduled for the remainderlof 1992 are Jan 20 21 23 Hamilton Jan 29 1992 Mississauga Feb 11 London Mar 1992 Windsor Mar 18 1920 Toronto All those wishing to present at the meetings are asked to register through the Con sultation Branch Those in terested may present at either the entitlement or stressor meeting or at both The meetings are open to anyone interested in Ontarios workers compensation I Condo controversy Continued from Page ment officials and town Ad ministrative Assistant Stephen Thompson met to discuss the con dominium agreement before it went to Site Plan Committee for final ap proval Mr Thompson said the letter of credit agreed was upon because the applicant would only give 15000 We tried to accommodate the owners and the tenants because the tenants were pressuring us the Town to get registered as a con dominium said Mr Thompson Meanwhile Henry Tse town Building Code and Bylaw En forcement Director said results from a recent inspection of the building by the Hills Fire Department show the building does not meet all Ontario Fire Code regulations Mr as opposed to Fire Chief Bill Cunningham released this in formation because its still unclear whether the town building depart ment has jurisdiction over the building under the Ontario Building Code said Mr Passive Reducing Salon JANUARY SPECIALS NO GST on TONING 73 Toning EXTRA BONUS HOURS FOR NEW MEMBERS Georgetown food stores OPEN 24 HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK 51 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN system The would appreciate receiving written submissions prior to each scheduled meeting at which a presenter wishes to at tend however this is not man datory Written submissions will be accepted up to the end of the public meeting process Verbal presentations will be limited to minutes Copies of Entitlement in the Ontario Workers Compensation System and Compensation for Disablements Arising from Workplace Stressors policy pro posals and registration informa tion are available from the WCB by calling extension 8689 from Monday to Friday to430pm Written submissions and all en quiries concerning these two policy proposals should be ad dressed to Jason Mandlowitz Director Consultation Branch Workers Compensation Board 2 Street East Floor Toronto Ontario He can be National nonsmoking week National nonsmoking week is Jan and to smoking display in the lobby of the Halton Hills promote the antismoking campaign Carl Schenk of Cultural Centre Friday Displays will also be set up the Halton Hills Cancer Society set up a Libraries Herald Photo