Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 22, 1970 to April 3, 1970

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RCMP

See: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

ROSS Committee

See entries under Skagit Valley, B.C.

Race horses

Shuswap constituency, race horse industry (Jefcoat) 314-5

Racing Commission

See: British Columbia Racing Commission

Rand, Ivan

Recommendation re strikes by essential workers (Peterson) 38

Rangelands

Big-game grazing, designation of land for (Chabot) 289

Grazing, overgrazing (Chabot) 290

Use of (Chabot) 289

Rate of Interest

See: Interest rates

Rathie, W.C.

Universities advisory board, appointment to (Brothers) 305

Rathtrevor Beach Park

Land trade (Strachan) 224 (Williams, R) 219, 658

Mentioned: (Kiernan) 210

Raven Lumber Co.

Mentioned: (McDiarmid) 219

Rawn, A.M.

Report on Vancouver sewage disposal quoted (LeCours) 719

Raymer housing project, Vancouver, B.C.

See entries under Vancouver, B.C.

Rayonier Canada (B.C.) Ltd.

Mentioned: (Chabot) 770

Reader's Digest

Mentioned: (Brothers) 303 (Merilees) 490

Real covenants

Land titles, covenants (Peterson) 638 (Williams, L.) 638

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 369

Real estate sales tax

Proposal re (Price) 427

Real property tax

Assessments (Williams, L.) 624

Assessments and zoning (Capozzi) 499

Assessments, increase in (Strachan) 623

Assessments, small timber holdings (Strachan) 623-4

Delinquent taxes, date of notice re (Strachan) 180

Elderly, tax burden on (Clark) 73 (Kripps) 495

Elderly, tax deferment proposal for (Capozzi) 173 (Clark) 73 (McGeer) 258

Farmland, taxation of (Marshall) 474

Farmland, taxation of, deferred tax (Smith) 342

Farmland, taxation of, due date for payment of tax (Hartley) 779

Home improvements, taxation of (Strachan) 180

Homeowner grant (Capozzi) 498-9 (Dawson) 97 (Williams, L.) 336

Homeowner grant and tax collection (Campbell, D.) 122

Homeowner grant, extension of to tenants (Capozzi) 499 (Cocke) 89-90 (Merilees) 491 (Williams, L.) 624

Homeowner grant for elderly (Bennett) 625 (Ney) 94 (Wallace) 624-5 (Williams, L.) 624

Homeowner grant, increase in (Bennett) 237, 623 (Little) 449 (Nimsick) 393

Homeowner grant, increase in, cost of to province (Bennett) 623

Homeowner grant, Saskatchewan (Bennett) 625

Increase in (Clark) 504 (Fraser) 285

Mill rate, increase in (Strachan) 380

School tax. See entries under Education — Finance

Tax burden on local taxpayers (Lorimer) 418

Tax notices, information on (Strachan) 180

Taxation Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Recreation and Conservation, Department of

Parks, role of minister for (Brousson) 221

Recreation areas

Development of, role of private sector (Kiernan) 209

Establishment of (Kiernan) 211

Forests, sustained yield units, recreational areas in (Williams, R.) 682 (Williston) 681

Land for (Nimsick) 663 (Williams, R) 657

Logging in (Cocke) 222

Protection of (Williams, L.) 198

See also: Parks

Recreational vehicles

Campers and trailers, number of (Price) 106-7

Red Cross Society

Mentioned: (Barrett) 18 (Gardom) 610

Redel, Walter R.

Arrest of in Quebec City (LeCours) 421-2 (Macdonald) 368 (Marshall) 473 (Vogel) 282

Mentioned: (Barrett) 23 (Williams, L.) 193

Reforestation

Seedlings planted (Bennett) 241 (Throne speech) 6

Refuse and refuse disposal

Cleanup day for province, proposal re (Merilees) 489, 675

Garbage-burning by municipalities (McGeer) 750

Regina Manifesto

See entries under New Democratic Party

Regina vs. The Vancouver Province

Case mentioned (Williams, R) 511

Regional districts

Establishment of (Strachan) 379

Funds, source of (Lorimer) 418

Regional Hospital Districts Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 69) (Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance) 1R, 619; 2R, 686, 715; 3R, 775; RA, 799

Speakers: Loffmark 686

Hospital construction, costs of, provisions re (Loffmark) 686

Hospital property, tax exemption for (Loffmark) 686

Regional hospital district system (Loffmark) 686

Regional hospital districts, borrowing by (Loffmark) 686

Regional hospital districts, chairmanship of (Loffmark) 686

Regional libraries

See: Libraries, Regional

Registered Nurses' Association of British Columbia

Municipal Superannuation Act, inclusion under act (Black) 684

Regulation of Cigarette Advertising, An Act for

(Bill 72) (Gardom) 1R, 643

Rehabilitation

Program in B.C. (Strachan) 176-7

Rehabilitation and Social Improvement, Department of

Appropriation, 1970-71 fiscal year (Bennett) 238

Name change (Bennett) 237 (Capozzi) 172 (Gaglardi) 376 (Gardom) 186 (Strachan) 176 (Throne speech) 6

Reifel, George

Mentioned: (Barrett) 23

Rent

Increases in (Dowding) 646 (Williams, L.) 194

Increases in, case cited (Williams, L.) 194

Increases in, restrictions on (Peterson) 644 _

Level of, high rents (Macdonald) 369 (Price) 105

Rental grievance accommodation board, Vancouver (Macdonald) 369

Rental review boards, proposal for (Williams. L.) 194

Rental housing

Tenants, ownership of accommodation, proposal for (Price) 105

Tenants, protection of (Peterson) 40-1 (Price) 105 (Throne speech) 5

Research

University Endowment Lands, land for research park (Gardom) 406

Rest areas, Roadside

See: Roadside rest areas

Restaurants, lunchrooms, etc.

Franchise operators, other food outlets, proposal re (Jordan) 364-5

Resthaven Hospital, Sidney, B.C.

Mentioned: (Tisdalle) 448

Retail trade

Sales (Bennett) 237

Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union

Mentioned: (Hall) 650

Retarded

See: Mentally handicapped

Retirement, Mandatory

Retirement at age 65 (Strachan) 174

Revelstoke, B.C.

Dam, construction of (Campbell, B.) 299

Railway operations, employment in (Campbell, B.) 14

Revenue

Coal land, property tax on 353

Estimate of, 1970-71 fiscal year (Bennett) 239 (McGeer) 253-4

Estimates of in past (McGeer) 253-4

Forest industry revenue (Williston) 265

Forest Industry, Vancouver Island, revenue (Strachan) 176

Government assets (Bennett) 236

Increase in (McGeer) 619

Increase in, source of (Williston) 264

Interest revenue (Campbell, D.) 356 (Williston) 264

Petroleum revenue (Smith) 342-3

Revenue, April to December, 1969 (Bennett) 237

Revenue, 1968-69 fiscal year (Bennett) 236

Surplus, 1968-69 fiscal year (Bennett) 236

Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1969

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 3

Rhodes, A.E.

Letter quoted (Little) 164

Richardson, James

Mentioned: (Brothers) 301

Richardson, W.R.

Quoted (Campbell, D.) 722

Richmond, B.C.

Municipal health committee, report to council quoted (LeCours) 720

Pollution of area from Iona treatment plant (LeCours) 719-20

Pollution, shore pollution, samples of (LeCours) 720

Sewage treatment (LeCours) 378-9

Richmond Anti-Pollution Association

Mentioned: (LeCours) 720

Richmond General Hospital, Richmond, B.C.

Construction of (LeCours) 162

Richter, Hon. Francis Xavier (Boundary Similkameen) Minister of Commercial Transport

Address in Reply 81

Budget debate 325-8

Cascade, bridge, design of 325

Christina Lake, picnic site 325

Coal, shipment of to Roberts Bank 327

Commercial Transport department, abolition of, proposal re 325

Commercial Transport department employees, tribute to 328

Commercial vehicles, number of 327

Fisheries, overstocking of lakes and streams 325

Grand Forks, Central Avenue, work on 325

Highway 3, Greenwood-Grand Forks section, work on 325

Highway 3A, joining with Highway 97, site of 325

Highway 97, Penticton-Summerland section, fourlaning of 325

Mineral Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 47) 1R, 619, 684

Mineral Processing Act (Bill 40) 1R, 585, 683

Mining claims, surface rights, purchase of 684

Okanagan Valley, tourist industry 325

North Vancouver, Lynn Terminal, container berths 326

Pacific Great Eastern Railway, report on 327

Pipelines, construction of 327

Port, Vancouver, container facilities 326

Port, Vancouver, federal funds for 326

Ports, operation of, municipal role in 326-7

Ports, operation of, provincial role in 326

Roberts Bank, rail line to, overpasses 327

Second Narrows Bridge, federal funds for 326

Ski areas, access roads to 325

Ski lifts, safety standards 327

Smelters in B.C., establishment of 683

Smelters, mineral production for 683

Snowmobiles, regulation of 327

Tankers, supertankers 326

Transportation and economy of B.C. 326

Trucks, oversize loads 327-8

Trucks, transport of roof trusses 327-8

Rideout, Margaret

Quoted (Barrett) 250

Ringdal, Glen

Committee on privileges, requirement to attend re allegations against MLAs (Dowding) 593 (Hartley) 593 (Speaker) 593

Rivers — Pollution

See: Water-Pollution

Riverview Hospital, Essondale, B.C.

Expenditure on (Cocke) 329

Physicians, treatment of patients (Loffmark) 481

Renovations, design of (Cocke) 329

Volunteer coordinator, appointment of (Barrett) 247-8

Volunteers, work of (Barrett) 247

Ward R-3, crowding (Cocke) 329

Mentioned: (Loffmark) 654 (Throne speech) 5

Road accidents

See: Traffic accidents

Road construction

Contractors, payments to subcontractors (Little) 164

Roads

Agassiz-Hope road, completion of (Price) 108

Cariboo constituency, secondary roads, upgrading of (Fraser) 286

Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson road (Marshall) 58, 59

Fort Simpson-Fort Liard highway, work on (Marshall) 59

Gasoline tax revenue, use of (Fraser) 286 (Wolfe) 344

Highway improvement program (Throne speech) 4

Highways, beautification of (Merilees) 77

Highways, construction of (McGeer) 260

Hydro developments, road relocations (Campbell, B.) 16 (Throne speech) 4

Lower mainland area roads, funds for (Wolfe) 344

Municipalities, streets and roads, funding for (Bennett) 240

Northern B.C., roads (Smith) 342

Pemberton-Lillooet highway, construction of (McGeer) 260

Rest areas on highways. See Roadside rest areas

Secondary roads, reconstruction and maintenance of (Fraser) 286

Winter recreational areas, access roads (McGeer) 261 (Richter) 325

See also highways by number, e.g. Highway 16

Roadside rest areas

Need for (Barrett) 246

Robarts, John

Mentioned: (Hall) 484 (Peterson) 515 (Wenman) 309

Roberts Bank, B.C.

Coal-loading facilities (Throne speech) 4

Electric service (Throne speech) 7

Land purchase for (Chabot) 222 (Williams, R) 219

Port, jurisdiction over (Wenman) 10, 11

Port, opening of (Merilees) 76

Port, pollution, control of (Wenman) 10

Port, status of and Delta municipality (Campbell, D.) 120 (Wenman) 10

Port, status of as part of B.C. (Campbell, D.) 120

Rail access to (McGeer) 27 (Throne speech) 7

Rail line to, overpasses (Hall) 138 (Richter) 327

Robertson, Jack

Mentioned: (Capozzi) 760

Robinson, Peter

Mentioned: (Clark) 503

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep

See: Bighorn sheep

Rodgers, Lloyd

Mentioned: (Williston) 266

Rohmer, Richard

Mentioned: (Marshall) 59

Romeo and Juliet (Moving picture)

Mentioned: (Wenman) 630

Roof trusses

Transport of by road (Richter) 327-8

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

Mentioned: (Bennett) 234

Root, Gordon

Mentioned: (Capozzi) 760

Ross, Tom

Quoted (Peterson) 518

Ross Dam, Wash.

Raising of level of (Brousson) 220 (Dowding) 462-3

Mentioned: (Barrett) 228

Ross Lake, B.C.

Level, raising of (Hartley) 47

Recreational plan for (Williston) 272

Rotary Club

Mentioned: (Brothers) 301

Royal Bank of Canada

Newsletter quoted (Brousson) 113 (Dowding) 460-1

Mentioned: (Hon. member) 461

Royal Canadian Legion

Mentioned: (Nimsick) 394

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Gulf Islands, policing of (Tisdalle) 152-3

Mentioned: (Bruch) 426 (Capozzi) 500 (LeCours) 421 (Little) 163 (McCarthy) 787 (Merilees) 675 (Peterson) 732 (Wenman) 677

Royal College of Physicians

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 400

Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.

Abortions performed, number of (Loffmark) 478

Accreditation of, problem re (Cocke) 88

Budget (Cocke) 743

Emergency department, use of (Cocke) 87

Expansion of (Cocke) 87-8

Expansion of, referendum on (Cocke) 88

Hospital Act, An Act to Amend and hospital (Barrett) 745 (McGeer) 746

1912 wing, problems with (Cocke) 89

Services, deep therapy treatment (Cocke) 88

Upgrading of (Cocke) 87

Mentioned: (Barrett) 745 (Dowding) 748 (Hall) 483, 621 (McGeer) 31

Royal Commission on Automobile Insurance (1966)

Report (Gardom) 49

Special committee of Legislature on (Peterson) 96

Mentioned: (Gardom) 408 (Williams, R) 131

Royal Commission on Education (1958)

Recommendations (Brothers) 303

Mentioned: (Wenman) 312

Royal Commission on Expropriation (1961)

Report quoted (Nimsick) 395

Mentioned: (Gardom) 781

Royal Commission on Gasoline Price Structure (1963)

Mentioned: (Ney) 470

Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Bay Pavilion, post-acute care beds (Wallace) 320

Surgery, out-patients (Wallace) 321

Mentioned: (Cocke) 743 (McGeer) 31 (Price) 107 (Wallace) 321

Rubella

Vaccination for (Williams, L.) 762-3

Rural electrification

Cost of (Shelford) 385-6

Electric service, extension of (Throne speech) 7

Funding for (Fraser) 286

Subsidy, benefits of (Hartley) 274

Subsidy, continuance of (Hartley) 46

Rural Electrification Assistance Fund

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 7

Rural poverty

Rural poverty in B.C. (Barrett) 19

Rutstein, David

Mentioned: (Gardom) 404