Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 21, 1971 to April 2nd, 1971

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W.A.C. Bennett Dam

Benefits of (Marshall) 154

Fencing for area, allegations re purchase of (Bennett) 495 (Dowding) 495

Gordon M. Shrum generating station (Bennett) 256

Impact of (Calder) 440 (Macdonald) 131 (Williams, L.A.) 164

Opposition to (Nimsick) 154

Reservoir (Smith) 398 (Williston) 518-9

Mentioned: (Hall) 236 (Hartley) 751 (Hon. member) 147

Wage-price policy

Federal control of wages and prices (Wenman) 54-5

Wage and price controls (Wolfe) 346-7

Wage and price controls, 1939-45 (Nimsick) 153

Wages

Increase in, 1970 increase (Chabot) 9-10 (Wolfe) 346

Level of (Chant) 435 (Merilees) 192 (Peterson) 41

Victoria, food prices and wages (Dailly) 209

Wald, George

Mentioned: (Dailly) 208

Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.

Mentioned: (Marshall) 158

Wallace, Clarence

Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 368

Wallace, G. Scott (Oak Bay)

Abortion, access to 17-8

Abortion committees 18

Abortion legislation, proposals re 18

Abortion, Royal Jubilee Hospital 18, 315

Accelerated Park Development Act 598

Address in Reply 12-8

Advertising, corporate advertising, expenditures on 314-5

Advertising, corporate advertising, proposal for taxation of 315

Alcoholic beverages, advertising of 601

Alcoholism 600

Alcoholism, education re and prevention 601

Alcoholism, treatment 601

Automobiles, pollution control devices, cost of 15

Birth control methods, information to public re 15

B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons, role of 687

B.C. Hydro, property purchases 16

B.C. Teachers' Federation, role of 687

Budget debate 311-7

Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Act 632-3

Cigarettes, tax on, revenue source 17

Cigarettes, tobacco, advertising of 601

Community Care Facilities Licensing Act, An Act to Amend 677

Drug abuse, education re 601

Drug addiction 600

Drug addicts, Batley treatment for 601

Drug addicts, methadone treatment for 601, 602

Drug addicts, treatment for 601

Environmental control department, proposal for 15

Environmental information centre, proposal re 14

Environmental protection and economy 13

Environmental research centre in B.C., need for 14

Expropriation of property 16

Extended care 677

Government, role of 15

Hearing-aid Regulation Act 661-2

Hearing aids and hearing problems 661-2

Hearing aids, B.C. Medical Plan coverage for 662

Hearing tests, B.C. Medical Plan coverage for 662

Home care service, cost of to recipients 315

Hospital insurance in B.C. 311

Hospitals, costs, increase in 17

Hospitals, financing of 16-7

Hospitals, patient stays, length of 316

Hospitals, per diem rate 17, 312

Hospitals, utilization, abuse of by physicians 316-7

Intermediate care, cost of, payment for 861

Intermediate care, cost of to patients 17, 312

Intermediate-care facilities, ownership of 313, 314

Intermediate-care facilities, management of 314

Intermediate-care facilities, provision of 677

Intermediate-care facilities, provision of, role of churches in 17, 314

Intermediate care, funding for 314

Intermediate care, number of patients in need of 312, 314

Intermediate-care patients in need of extended care 313

Liquor Inquiry Commission, recommendations 601

National Nursing Homes Ltd., profit outlook 313

Nuclear energy, electric power production 13-4

Nursing-home care, payment for 17

Parks 598

Population, world population 15

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 686-7

Royal Commission on Expropriation, recommendations 16

Royal Jubilee Hospital facilities, use of, report on 316

Sandringham Hospital employees, wage levels 861

Sandringham Hospital labour dispute 313

Sandringham Hospital labour dispute, investigation of by select standing committee 861

School boards, teachers as members 687

School districts, budgets, approval of 687

Smoking, education to prevent 633

Smoking, effects of 600-1, 632-3

Smoking, tax increase as deterrent 633

Socialism 311

Special Funds Appropriation Act 600-2 108

Supreme Court judges, appointment of 16

Taxation, increase in 311

Teachers, licensing of, powers re 687

Teachers' Pension Act, 1961, An Act to Amend 709-10

Teachers, pensions, level of for presently retired teachers 709-10

Teachers, public opinion of 686-7

University of B.C., grant to Museum of Anthropology 14-5

Utah Mines Ltd. tailings, dumping of, decision on 13

Utah Mines Ltd. tailings, dumping of, monitoring of 13

Victoria, sewage outfall at Clover Point 315

Victoria, sewage, treatment for 315-6

View Royal, sewage in ditches 316

Welfare programs, universality in 16

Workmen's Compensation Board, advertising by 315

Wallace, Laurie J.

Tribute to (Black) 496

Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 90 (Kripps) 212

War Measures Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Barrett) 19 (Mussallem) 185

Wardner, B.C.

Newgate, road to (Black) 497

Warranty

Implied warranties (Peterson) 760

Sale of Goods Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Wasa Lake Provincial Park

Youth camp (Nimsick) 547

Washington (State)

Environmental protection program (Hall) 750

Supreme Court decision quoted (Brousson) 93

Washington State National Park

Mentioned: (Hartley) 48

Wasserman, Jack

Mentioned: (Clark) 222

Waste paper — Recycling

Paper, recycling of (Brousson) 336

Water

Coal, transport of by pipeline, water for (Campbell, B.) 90-1

Pulp mills, use of water by (Campbell, B.) 90-1

Recycling of (Jordan) 490 (Nimsick) 756

Rental fee for (Campbell, B.) 90

Resource (Jefcoat) 304 (Price) 525 (Throne speech) 2

Sale of to United States (Strachan) 86

Vancouver Island water resources, use of (Ney) 75

Water as habitat (Brousson) 750

Water — Fluoridation

Proposal for fluoridation of water (Gardom) 228

Water — Pollution

Mercury pollution (Chabot) 11 (Shelford) 404

Pollution of water (Dowding) 397 (McGeer) 28

West coast of North America, water pollution (Merilees) 442

Water Act

Mentioned: (Williston) 754

Water Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 83) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) 1R, 727; 2R, 759-60; 3R, 838; RA, 864

Speakers: Dowding 760; Williston 759

Mobile-home parks, fire protection for (Dowding) 760 (Williston) 759

Water and Pollution Control

Quoted (Dowding) 397

Water Resources Act

(Bill 79) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) 1R, 727

Water supply

Pollution of (McGeer) 28

Watkins, Melville

Report quoted (McCarthy) 407

Report referred to (Strachan) 361

Watson, Ted

Mentioned: (Mussallem) 419

Watts, David

Mentioned: (Dawson) 456

Webster, Arnold

Mentioned: (McGeer) 734

Webster, Jack

Mentioned: (Clark) 222

Welfare, Department of

Name change for (Barrett) 264

Wellman, John

Mentioned: (Hartley) 500

Wenman, Robert (West Vancouver-Howe Sound)

Accelerated Park Development Act 592

Address in Reply 53-7, 75-6

Adoption homes for children 378-9

Agricultural land, preservation of, proposal for 75-6

Agricultural Parkland, An Act for the Establishment of (Bill 84) 1R, 675; 848-9

Agricultural parkland, definition of 848

Agricultural parkland, exemption of from property tax 849

Automobile insurance companies, investments 56

Automobile insurance, cost of 55-6

Bank of B.C., expansion of to international market 56

Boundary Bay, preservation of 247

B.C. Teachers' Federation, membership in as condition of employment 681-2

Budget debate 377-83

Burns bog, garbage disposal in area 592

Child abuse, penalties for 647

Child abuse, sterilization as penalty for 647

Coal, return to province on 53

Day care 382-3

Delta, agricultural land, use of 848

Delta area, parks for 592

Dollar, American, stability of 54

Dollar, federal action on 55

Education and house-buying 379-80

Education costs, proposal for control over 380

Education, disadvantages of 380

Education, finance formula 381

Education, level of and productivity of employees 379, 380

Elderly, property tax burden on 57

Elderly, property tax deferment proposal 76

Elected office, citizenship requirement for, proposal re 76

Foster children, adoption of 379

Foster children and foster parents 378

Homeowner grant, purpose of 378

Inflation, control of 54-5

Interest rates, level of and inflation 54 109

Interest rates, lowering of 55

Japan, B.C. House for, proposal re 57

Japan, trade surplus with 56

Junior high school system 382

Kaiser Resources Ltd., dividends to shareholders 54

Kaiser Resources Ltd. shareholders, Canadian shareholders 54

Land Use Committee 378

Life insurance companies, investments 377-8

Mothers, non-working mothers 382

Municipal Act, An Act to Amend 829-30

Municipal bylaws, votes on, requirement for majority 829-30

Northern B.C., housing 378

Northern B.C., job creation, policy on 378

Parks, development of and jobs for students 592

Population of B.C., growth 75

Property tax, minimum tax payable, proposal re 378

Protection of Children Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 40) 1R, 549; 647

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 681-2

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 46) 1R, 583; 844-5

Public Schools Act, proposed amendments to 381

School District 39, special classes 382

School districts, grants for rapid-growth areas 845

School superintendents, clergymen as superintendents 381

School trustees, citizenship requirement for 845

School year, continuous school year, proposal re 845

Schools, Bible reading, prayers 381, 845

Special Funds Appropriation Act 720

Special funds, investment of 720

Tankers on B.C. coast and oil spills 247-8

Tankers on B.C. coast, request to federal government re 247-8

Teachers, absence of due to illness 381-2

Teachers, clergymen as teachers 381

Teachers, proposal for use of 380

Teachers, sick leave, proposal re 382, 845

Toyota Motor Corp., ownership of 54

Toyota Motor Corp. profits, returns to Canada 54

Toyota Motor Corp. shares, issuing of in Canada, proposal re 56

Trust companies, investments 377-8

United States, trade deficit 54

United States, withdrawal from Vietnam and world economy 54

Universities, funding for 379

University education, repayment of cost of, proposal re 382

University graduates, number of 379

Vocational education, enrolment 381

Vocational education, funding for 379

Voting, citizenship requirement for, proposal re 76

Wages and prices, federal control of 54-5

Women's liberation movement 382-3

World Bank, credit ratings, determination of 54

Wenner-Gren Corp.

Mentioned: (Barrett) 269 (Nimsick) 150

West Coast National Park Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Kiernan) 101

Westbank, B.C.

Gellatly Road land, ownership and subdividing of (Williams, R.A.) 537-8

Gellatly Road, lands branch file on, access to (Williams, R.A.) 538

Western Canada Steel Ltd.

Mentioned: (Brousson) 337

Western Mines Ltd.

Operations, benefits of to economy (Richter) 350

Tailings, dumping of in Buttle Lake (Barrett) 23-4 (Strachan) 87

Mentioned: (Strachan) 357

Western Pacific Projects Ltd.

Mentioned: (Capozzi) 507

Western Union Insurance Co.

Mentioned: (Hartley) 46

Westmills Carpets Ltd.

Plant, location of (Williams, R.A.) 172

Westwood, E.L.

Mentioned: (Strachan) 83

Westwood, John

Mentioned: (Capozzi) 507

Whatshan Dam

Raising of (Bennett) 256 (Hartley) 48

Wheat

Crown-owned agency for, proposal re (Marshall) 158

Lower Inventory for Tomorrow program (Marshall) 157

Quota system for (Marshall) 156

Subsidy for acreage taken out of cultivation (Marshall) 156

Wheat-farming (Marshall) 156-7

Wheat Board

See: Canada. Wheat Board

Wheat Board Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Marshall) 157

White, Cyril

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 1

White, Harry A.

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 175

White Motor Corp. of Canada Ltd.

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 172

Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park

Facilities (Nimsick) 546

Wicks, Lyle

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 174

Widow's allowance

Wills, decedents' family maintenance, powers re (Dowding) 656 (Jordan) 656-7 (Peterson) 656 (Williams, L.A., ) 657

Wildlife

See: Animals

Wildlife Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 67) (Minister of Recreation and Conservation) 1R, 675; 2R, 732-6; amdts to 2R, 743; report 805; 3R, 838; RA, 864

Speakers: Barrett 734; Dowding 734-5; Hartley 733; Kiernan 732-3, 736; McGeer 734; Nimsick 734; Strachan 735-6

Endangered species (Hartley) 733 (Kiernan) 733

Firearms, advertisements for (Barrett) 734

Firearms, registration of (Barrett) 734 (Hartley) 733 (Kiernan) 732 (Strachan) 735

Game, definition of under act (Kiernan) 732

Game, designation of animal species as (Dowding) 735

Hunter, safety training for (Barrett) 734 (Hartley) 733 (Kiernan) 732-3 (Nimsick) 734

Hunting as sport, phasing out of (Dowding) 735 (McGeer) 734

Hunting, food source (Kiernan) 736

Pesticides, use of and endangered species (Hartley) 733

Traps, use of (Dowding) 735

Trespass by hunters (Nimsick) 734

Wildlife conservation

Game protection (Price) 182-3 (Smith) 72-3 (Throne speech) 4

Hunting licences, sale of and wildlife conservation (Price) 182

Wildlife, conservation of (Chabot) 318-9 (Price) 182-3

Wildlife management

Proposal re (Smith) 73

Staff for (Smith) 73

Williams, L. Allan (West Vancouver-Howe Sound)

Accelerated Park Development Act 592-3

Address in reply 160-5

Air Space Titles Act 625

Alcoholic beverages, advertising of in newspapers, ban on 819

All-terrain Vehicles Act 786

All-terrain vehicles, public liability insurance for 786

All-terrain vehicles, trespass on private property 786

Assessment commissioner, powers of 772

Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend 771-2

Assessments, equalization of 771

Atlantic Richfield Oil Co., refinery 161, 251

Attachment of Debts Act, An Act to Amend 746

B.C. Hydro, debt 163

B.C. Hydro, debt and future power needs 163

B.C. Hydro policies, consideration of by Legislature, proposal re 163

B.C. Hydro, use of pension funds 162

B.C. Hydro, Vancouver power, source of 163

B.C. Teachers' Federation, membership in as condition of employment 691

Budget content 531-2

Budget debate 531-4

Clearwater hospital 533-4

Construction industry strike in 1970, settlement of 561

Cypress Bowl, development of, funding for 593

Cypress Bowl, development of, government role in 160

Debt, repayment of, responsibility for 746

Drinking age, change in 819

Ecological Reserves Act 753

Ecological reserves, advisers for 753

Ecological reserves, dumping of waste in 753

Ecological reserves, ministerial responsibility for 753

Education department, control over 691

Electric power, extension of to rural areas 165

Electric power, need for in future 163-4

Electric power, thermal power, use of 532-3

Environmental protection, policy on 161

Fraser River, damming of, environmental impact 163

Fraser River, Moran dam 164

Hearing-aid Regulation Act 665-6

Hearing aids, B.C. Medical Plan coverage for 666

Hearing aids, sale of, regulation of 666

Hearing aids, sale of, representation on board for regulation of 665

Highways, Department of, Act, An Act to Amend 782

Highways, lands adjacent to proposed highways, acquisition of 782

Infants and mentally disordered, protection of interests of 655

Job creation 532

Land Act, An Act to Amend 738

Land titles, subterranean title 625

Legislature, sittings, adjournment time 37-8

Legislature, tabling of materials 533-4

Maintenance orders, out-of-province judgments, appeals against 429

Marchand, Jean, tabling of correspondence, telegrams and documents re regional disparities 284-5

Mediation Commission, use of by government 561

Mortgage and loss of property, case cited 773

Mortgage Brokers Act 669, 773-5

Mortgage Brokers Act, regulations, powers re 775

Mortgage brokers, registrar of, powers of 774, 775

Mortgage brokers, registration of 774

Motions, debate on 554-5

Municipal Act, An Act to Amend 830-1

Municipalities, provincial funds for 533

Municipalities, status of and minister's powers 830-1

Northern B.C., federal development incentives program for 285

Poolrooms Act, repeal of 819

Port Renfrew area potholes, preservation of 753

Powder Mountain, development of 160

Powder Mountain, facilities 160-1

Powder Mountain, policy on 160

Powder Mountain ski development 593

Professional Corporations Act, amendments to 819

Professional corporations, status of 819

Property tax, unpaid tax, disposition of property 637

Public Schools Act, An Act to Amend 691

Public trustee, role of 655

Public works, appropriation for construction projects 532

Rain forest, Vancouver Island, preservation of 753

Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, An Act to Amend 429

Recreation areas, development of, statement on 161

Regehr, Rudy, right to practise, Hon. R.R. Loffmark's remarks re 533-4

Roads on Crown land, width of 738

School districts, budgets, approval of 691

Settled Estates Act, An Act to Amend 655

Special funds, borrowing from by B.C. Hydro 532

Statute Law Amendment Act (1971) 819

Strait of Georgia, oil drilling 162

Tanker traffic on B.C. coast, navigation aids for 531

Tanker traffic on B.C. coast, oil spill danger 161-2, 251-2, 531

Tanker traffic on B.C. coast, request to federal government re 251-2

Taxation Act, An Act to Amend 637

Teachers' Pension Act, 1961, An Act to Amend 702

Teachers, pension fund, government's contribution to 702

Teachers, pensions, level of for presently retired teachers 702

Testator's Family Maintenance Act, An Act to Amend 657

Transit, responsibility for 533

Trespass Act, An Act to Amend 652

Truck drivers' strike, appointment of mediator 561

Truck drivers' strike, ending of 560-1

Trucking industry and economy 560-1

Trust companies, exemption of from Mortgage Brokers Act 774

Utah Mines Ltd., land reclamation by 161

Utah Mines Ltd. tailings, dumping of, decision on 161

Variation of Trusts Act, An Act to Amend 655

W.A.C. Bennett Dam, impact on environment 163

W.A.C. Bennett Dam, power, interruption to 164

Wills, decedents' family maintenance 657

Wills, provision for intestacy 657

Zoning decisions, Municipal Affairs minister's powers re 831

Zoning, land use contracts 830

Williams, Robert A. (Vancouver East)

Address in reply 171-7

Assessment Commission, operation of and political influence 177

Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend 764-5

Assessments, increase in, proposal re limit on 177

Assessments, inequities in 176-7

Bennett, Hon. W.A.C., Kelowna residence, assessment of property tax 176, 536, 765

Bennett, Hon. W.A.C., Kelowna residence, location of and city boundaries 176

Brandt Creek, pollution of 172

Budget debate 534-8

Calona Wines Ltd., waste, production and disposal of 172

City boundaries, proposal for commission on 177

Diesel fuel, tax increase, impact of 631

Forest Act, An Act to Amend 787-8

Forest land, taxation of 787-8

Fraser Mills, status of and adjacent municipality 516

Gasoline Tax Act, 1948, An Act to Amend 625-6

Gasoline Tax Act, 1958, An Act to Amend 628-9

Gasoline tax, increase in, impact of 625-6

Government information, access to 538

Grey Rocks Island, ownership of 535 (Capozzi) 506

Grey Rocks Island, status of sale of 535

Grey Rocks Island, zoning of 535

Highways department, Gellatly Road file, access to 538

Highways, Department of, Act, An Act to Amend 783-4

Highways, lands adjacent to proposed highways, acquisition of 783-4

Highways, lands adjacent to proposed highways, disposal of 784

Hotel and Motel Room Tax Act 636

Hotel room tax, exemptions from 636

House in Vancouver 535

Kamloops, Del Cielo development 536

Kamloops, Springhill Drive junction land, ownership of 536

Kelowna, boundaries of city 171-2, 174, 176

Kelowna, downtown area 172

Kelowna, Guisachan area 171

Kelowna, industrial park 172

Kelowna industrial park, access to Highway 97 from 535

Kelowna industrial park, development of 535

Kelowna, industries, waste disposal 172

Kelowna, shopping centre, access to 175-6, 535, 536

Kelowna, shopping centre, assessment of land in area of 176, 536, 765

Kelowna, shopping centre, development of 173-4

Kelowna, shopping centre, land for 173-4

Kelowna, shopping centre, location of 173

Kelowna, shopping centre, waste production and disposal 175, 535

Kelowna, shopping centre, water for 174, 175, 535

Lands branch, Gellatly Road file, access to 538

Lions Bay area, incorporation of 516

Motive-fuel Use Tax Act, An Act to Amend 631

Municipal Act, An Act to Amend 832

Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, An Act to Amend 834-5

Municipalities, incorporation of adjacent areas, examination of by select standing committee 516

Okanagan Lake, pollution of 172-3

Okanagan Valley, industrial development 172-3

Property owned 535

Property tax, unpaid tax, tax sales to foreigners 637

Provincial Home Acquisition Act, An Act to Amend 623

Provincial home-acquisition fund grants, purchase of mobile homes 623

Public Utilities Commission, appointments to 538

Public Utilities Commission files, access to 174-5, 177

Pulp production 788

Regional districts, community plan and forests in area 832

Regional districts, resource management policies 832

Scottish Cove Holdings Ltd., ownership of 538

Shares and assets owned 535

Springhill Holdings Ltd., ownership of 536-7

Sun-Rype Products Ltd., Kelowna plant, waste 172

Taxation Act, An Act to Amend 637

Taxation, increase in 629, 636

Taxation, overtaxation 626

Vancouver, charter for 834

Vancouver, revenue, source of 834-5

Westbank, Gellatly Road land, ownership and subdividing of 537-8

Westmills Carpets Ltd. plant, location of 172

Zoning, land use contracts 832

Williams Lake, B.C.

Provincial building (Fraser) 178

Willingdon School for Girls, Burnaby, B.C.

Admission to (Dawson) 455

Inmates, age of (Dawson) 455

Inmates, schooling for (Dawson) 455

Psychologist for (Dawson) 455

Williston, Hon. Ray Gillis (Fort George) Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources

Address in Reply 77-82

Beaches, cleanup of 81

Benguet Consolidated Corp., payments to 82

B.C. Hydro, debt 518

B.C. Hydro expenditures, access to information re 517

Budget debate 516-25

Bulkley Valley forest industry, development of 521

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., employment of Indians 524

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., financing of 5212

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., log quota, control over 523

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd. mill, operation of 523

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd. mill, production 525

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., ownership of 522

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., relationship of to Houston 523

Bulkley Valley Forest Industry Ltd., timber supply 522-3

Burns Lake forest industry, development of 521

Chetwynd, history of 524

Chetwynd, industry 524

Crown land, applications for 738

Crown land grants, citizenship requirement for 78

Crown land, lease of, policy on 78

Crown land, policy on 78

Crown land, seizure for trespass on 737

Cypress Bowl, administration of 82

Cypress Bowl, development of, financing of 81-2

Cypress Bowl, parking facilities 82

Cypress Bowl, road to 82

Cypress Bowl, slopes, clearing of 82

Debt, per capita debt 518

Development projects, public hearings on 754

Development projects, research on, provision for 754

Ecological reserves 78-9

Ecological Reserves Act (Bill 80) 1R, 725; 749

Ecological reserves, establishment of 749

Education, funding for 517

Environment and Land Use Act (Bill 82) 1R, 725; 754, 759

Environment 79, 754

Environment tion on 754

Expenditures, comparison 517

Flood control 518

Forest Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 68) 1R, 675; 736-7

Forest fires, prevention of 736

Forest industry and housing construction in U.S. 78

Forest industry, cut, 1970 cut 77

Forest industry, employment in 77

Forest industry, production 77

Forest industry, revenue to province 77

Forest industry technology 77

Forest land, recreational use of 520

Forest land, taxation of 736

Forest roads, damage to 736-7

Fraser River, debris, cleanup of 81

Fraser River flood control agreement 519

Gulf Log Salvage, operations of 81

Homeowner grant 517

Hospital insurance program in B.C., cost of 517

Land Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 72) 1R, 675; 737-8, 738

Land Act, references to Forest Act 736

Land Use Committee, name change 80

Lands Service, annual report tabled 454

Log exports 78

Log salvage operations 81

Logs, transportation of 81

Lumber, markets for 519-20

Lumber prices 519

Mercury pollution, work on 79

Mobile-home parks, fire protection for 759

Municipalities, federal assistance to new towns 523-4

Natural resources, development of, decisions on 81

Natural resources, development of, opposition to 81

Natural resources, development of, role of Environment and Land Use Committee in decisions on 81

Northern B.C., development of 520-1, 524

Northern B.C., federal funds for 524

Northern B.C., job creation 524

Northern B.C., living conditions 521

Northern B.C., port facilities 524-5

Ocean Falls, ferry service 521

Okanagan land project assets, disposal of 698

Pacific Great Eastern Railway, debt 518

Pacific Great Eastern Railway, Hazelton-Bear Lake link, proposal re 525

Pacific Great Eastern Railway, transport of wood chips 523

Peace River flow, level of 518

Petroleum, Alaska pipeline, construction of 249

Plywood, markets for 78, 519-20

Plywood prices 519

Plywood, production of 78

Pollution Control Board members, representation on board 78, 81

Pollution Control Board, responsibilities of 79

Pollution control branch, responsibilities of 79

Prince Rupert, port facilities 524-5

Reforestation 520

Reforestation, female workers 520

Reforestation, not satisfactorily stocked areas 520

Roads on Crown land 737, 738

Sawmills, employees, shortage of trained employees 523

Soldiers' Land Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 61) 1R, 651; 698

Squamish, flood control 519

Strait of Georgia, logs and debris problem, referral of to select standing committee 370

Tabor Mountain area, trail development 520

Tanker traffic on B.C. coast, request to federal government re 249

Teachers' Pension Act, 1961, An Act to Amend 674, 699-700

Teachers, pension fund, government's contribution to 700

Teachers, pension fund, removal of ceiling on 699

Teachers, pension fund, teachers' contributions to in 1930s and 1940s 699

Teachers, pensions and early retirement 699

Teachers, pensions, averaging period for 699

Teachers, pensions, basis for 674

Timber, use of, close utilization policy 522

Tree-farm licences, contractor clause, referral of to select standing committee 370

Utah Mines Ltd. tailings, dumping of, decision on 80

Utah Mines Ltd. tailings, dumping of, hearings on 80

W.A.C. Bennett Dam reservoir, clearing of 519

W.A.C. Bennett Dam reservoir, filling of 518-9

Water Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 83) 1R, 727

Water Resources Act (Bill 79) 1R, 727

Williston Lake, B.C.

Indians in area, CBC program on (Mussallem) 417-8

Mentioned: (McGeer) 753

Wills

Common-law wife, provision for (Macdonald) 657

Decedents' family maintenance, powers re (Dowding) 656 (Jordan) 656-7 (Peterson) 656 (Williams, L.A.) 657

Testator's Family Maintenance Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Wilson, Charles

Mentioned: (Cocke) 333

Wilson, Halford

Mentioned: (McCarthy) 124 (Wolfe) 345

Wilson, J.O.

Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 368

Winch, Ernest

Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 449

Winch, Harold

Tribute to (LeCours) 138

Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 449 (Dailly) 210

Wine industry

B.C. products (Shelford) 403

Chemicals, use of (Shelford) 403

Information re wine, provision of (Barrett) 817

Wineberg, T.

Quoted (Macdonald) 131, 132

Winter sports

Facilities for (McGeer) 547-8

See also: Skis and skiing

Wire-tapping

Use of, requirement to be met for (Macdonald) 130

Wives' and Children's Maintenance Act

Mentioned: (Barrett) 428 (McCarthy) 125, 144 (Speaker) 429 (Strachan) 430

Wives' and Children's Maintenance Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 73) (Attorney-General) 1R, 723; 2R, 738-42

Speakers: Barrett 739; Dowding 740; Gardom 740; Hall 742; McCarthy 740-2; Nimsick 742; Peterson 738-9

Custody and access, jurisdiction over (Dowding) 740 (Peterson) 738-9

Custody and access, problems re (Barrett) 739 (McCarthy) 741

Maintenance, enforcement of (Barrett) 739 (Dowding) 740 (Gardom) 740 (McCarthy) 741-2 (Peterson) 738

Maintenance, enforcement of and common-law relationships (Gardom) 740 (McCarthy) 741 (Nimsick) 742

Maintenance, enforcement of, case cited (McCarthy) 741

Maintenance of children, handicapped children (McCarthy) 741

Maintenance of children, responsibility for (Peterson) 738

Select Standing Committee on Social Welfare and Education, referral of bill to (Barrett) 739 (McCarthy) 742 (Peterson) 739

Wolfe, Evan (Vancouver Centre)

Address in Reply 96-98

Alcoholics and drug addicts, hospital for 345

Automobiles, pollution control devices, legislation on 96

B.C. Hydro, annual report 343

Budget debate 343-7

Burrard Inlet crossing, need for 98

Central City Mission, An Act Respecting (Bill 51) 1R, 349; 836

Civil service employees, increase in number of 344

Court costs, recovery of 97

Courts, access to 96

Gasoline tax, increase in 344

Gordon Neighbourhood House, closing of 96

Hospitals, per diem rate 344

Housing regulations, standardization of 96

Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce department, appropriation for 345

Industry, incentives for 345-6

Inflation 346

Job creation 344

Legal fees, case cited 97

Legal fees to plaintiffs 97

Moran dam 345

Municipalities, welfare costs 345

New Democratic Party headquarters, moving of 96

Parks, funding for 344

Price and wage controls 346-7

Provincial home-acquisition fund, funds for 344

Rent control 346

Small claims court cases, delays in 97

Strathcona Elementary School, addition to 96

Transit, transportation, funding formula for 98

Unemployment 96

Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend (Bill 53) 1R, 349; petition 286

Vancouver, rapid transit, funding for 97-8

Vancouver, rapid transit, need for 97

Vancouver, regional transit authority, proposal for 97

Vancouver School of Theology, An Act to Incorporate (Bill 50) 1R, 349; petition 286; 836

Vancouver, Strathcona area, rehabilitation plan for 96

Vancouver transit, Deleuw Cather study, recommendations 97

Vancouver, West End, community centre 96-7

Vancouver, West End, housing for elderly 96-7

Wages, increase in 346

Welfare costs, Vancouver 345

Welfare recipients, earnings exemption 96

Wolverines

Status of as endangered species (Kiernan) 733

Women

Benefits for (Jordan) 205

Director of women's rights, proposal re (Cocke) 106

Discrimination against (Cocke) 105-6

Equality for (Cocke) 107

Government commissions and advisory bodies, appointment to (Dailly) 211

Marital status, use of prefix to denote (Cocke) 105 (Dawson) 167

Senate, appointments to (Dailly) 211

Social reforms for (Macdonald) 412-3

See also: Married women

Women — Education

Education system and women (Cocke) 106

Women — Employment

Discrimination against women in workplace (Cocke) 105-6

Non-traditional jobs, employment in (Cocke) 106

Plywood industry, employment in (Cocke) 106

Women's Christian Temperance Union

Mentioned: (McGeer) 822

Women's liberation

See: Feminism

Wood, John

Mentioned: (Hartley) 45

Wood chips

Burning of (Fraser) 178

Transport of (Fraser) 178 (Williston) 523

Wood-pulp industry

Industry (Bennett) 257

Production (Throne speech) 2 (Williams, R.A.) 788

Pulp mills, assessment of (Strachan) 762

Study on (Skillings) 325

Woodland, V.C.

Mentioned: (Clark) 218

Woodlands School, New Westminster, B.C.

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 4

Woodward, C.N.

Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 368

Woodward Stores Ltd.

Mentioned: (Mussallem) 419

Wootton, R.A.B.

See also: Royal Commission on Automobile Insurance

Work experience for students

See: Vocational education

Workforce

See: Labour supply

Workmen's Compensation Board

Accounts, documents relating to, availability of to Public Accounts Committee (Barrett) 338-9 (Cocke) 334 (Gardom) 342-3 (Kiernan) 341-2 (Peterson) 339 (Strachan) 342

Advertising, expenditures on (Wallace) 315

Annual report tabled (Peterson) 583

Compensation, increase in (Throne speech) 3-4

Management-labour safety conference (Throne speech) 3

Mentioned: (Hartley) 45

World Bank

Credit ratings, determination of (Wenman) 54

World Disaster Fund

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 2

World Health Organization

Mentioned: (Gardom) 228 (Kripps) 213

Wright, Gwen

Letter quoted (Nimsick) 149-50

Wright, W. Percy

Letter to assessors, referred to, quoted (Dowding) 770 (Gardom) 766, 767 (Nimsick) 767 (Williams, L.A.) 771-2