Year
2006
Number
C15
Sponsor(s)
Fraser Valley RD
WHEREAS each year, British Columbias fire departments carry out at least 3,400 auto extrications to remove victims trapped in the wreckage after motor vehicle accidents - the work is specialized, important, and life saving; AND WHEREAS in British Columbia there is currently no mechanism to compensate the municipal regional district funded fire departments that provide this critical service, resulting in taxpayers across the province indirectly bearing the full cost of auto extrications, estimated at 1.7 million per year: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government amend the Insurance Motor Vehicle Act to include fire department and search and rescue charges for auto extrication in the Mandatory Basic Autoplan coverage.
Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate