While it has been busy we took the time and a handful of my staff and I went to Canmore to meet and greet workers. Most were attending the Canmore Pain clinic "Orion Health". We were told by the staff member assigned with the job of meeting us at the clinic not to call the facility "Canmore pain clinic" as it was not the right name. Oh well, I guess google is wrong and their key search words are wrong as well.
The clinic announced that we were in Canmore and not affiliated with WCB or Orion so they were not sure whether we were a legitimate company and to be careful. Another intimidation tactic. It was interesting that we were banned from the property the next day and this was not WCB directed apparently because WCB told me so, and we know that they are suppose to be independent of the clinic. So I sat in the car on a conference call instead of attending a meeting with my worker who requested and required representation. Little do they know that I can be banned but will not be quiet. Intimidated alittle maybe by my presence?
The number one thing that is apparent is the discrepency between worker rights and entitlement while at Orion Health in Canmore. There are people getting reimbursement for travel and meals at different rates, some are flying in to Calgary, some are bussing it, some can go home on weekends or have families visit, and some are alone for 6 week period while attending the program. We realize that all injuries are different and some people can not sit on the bus or they have longer trips, but the significance of the different pay structure, payments and entitlement that clients are aware of by word of mouth should be a concern for WCB.
We also were told that a person claiming to be a representative showed up in Canmore a week before our scheduled plan to greet workers and he was handing out his business cards. Apparently his name is Dan and I can confirm we are NOT affiliated with this person. Our staff members are all listed and named on this website.
All in all it was a success going to Canmore. We were lucky to meet some great workers, gave some advice to those we could not be of assiand our services were explained to many people.We will be back this summer to see how it going in Canmore for workers so call our office or email us if you are interested in meeting the next time we are in town.
The clinic announced that we were in Canmore and not affiliated with WCB or Orion so they were not sure whether we were a legitimate company and to be careful. Another intimidation tactic. It was interesting that we were banned from the property the next day and this was not WCB directed apparently because WCB told me so, and we know that they are suppose to be independent of the clinic. So I sat in the car on a conference call instead of attending a meeting with my worker who requested and required representation. Little do they know that I can be banned but will not be quiet. Intimidated alittle maybe by my presence?
The number one thing that is apparent is the discrepency between worker rights and entitlement while at Orion Health in Canmore. There are people getting reimbursement for travel and meals at different rates, some are flying in to Calgary, some are bussing it, some can go home on weekends or have families visit, and some are alone for 6 week period while attending the program. We realize that all injuries are different and some people can not sit on the bus or they have longer trips, but the significance of the different pay structure, payments and entitlement that clients are aware of by word of mouth should be a concern for WCB.
We also were told that a person claiming to be a representative showed up in Canmore a week before our scheduled plan to greet workers and he was handing out his business cards. Apparently his name is Dan and I can confirm we are NOT affiliated with this person. Our staff members are all listed and named on this website.
All in all it was a success going to Canmore. We were lucky to meet some great workers, gave some advice to those we could not be of assiand our services were explained to many people.We will be back this summer to see how it going in Canmore for workers so call our office or email us if you are interested in meeting the next time we are in town.
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