Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 22, 1970 to April 3, 1970
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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