Honourable Olga Ilich


		Labour and Citizens' Services Minister Olga Ilich, right, joins Wayne Peterson, executive director of Victoria Hospice, to announce that more people are now eligible for eight weeks unpaid leave to care for terminally ill loved ones. The Province has expanded the definition of loved ones to include foster families, other relatives and family friends. Click here for full-size photo



		On Oct. 4, Labour and Citizens’ Services Minister Olga Ilich joined with the De Patie and Crellin families to announce a mandatory pre-payment system at service stations in urban areas will be implemented to help protect employees who work late at night. Minister Ilich was joined in the announcement by Chett and Florence Crellin; and Corinne and Doug De Patie, the grandparents and parents of Grant De Patie. The new requirement will be known as Grant's Law in memory of Grant. Click here for more photos from this event



		On Sept. 29, Citizens' Services Minister Olga Ilich opened the first B.C. Information Summit. Speaking with a group of about 100 academics, current and former elected officials, and privacy group representatives, Ilich confirmed the government's commitment to being the most open and accountable government in Canada and thanked the stakeholders for their continued interest and efforts in promoting access to information. The Information Summit comes at the conclusion of Right to Know Week, which is observed in B.C., Canada and in 60 countries around the world. Click here for full-size photo


		On August 15, 2006 Olga Ilich became the new Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services. [News release] Click here for full-size photo