Province of British Columbia
3rd Session, 29th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 20, 1972 to March 30, 1972
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
Racehorses
Breeding of in B.C., promotion of (Bruch) 854
B.C.-born and -bred horses, definition of (Macdonald) 854
B.C.-born and -bred horses, funding for purchase of (Bennett) 853-4
Industry in B.C. (Jordan) 854-5
Racetracks (Horse-racing)
Costs (Macdonald) 854
Operation of by horse-owners (Bennett) 855 (Macdonald) 854
Raikes, E.
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Railways
Development of (McGeer) 306
Federal funds for B.C. railways (Campbell, D.) 317 (Smith) 494
Roads and railway rights-of-way (Black) 852, 853 (Nimsick) 853
Raine, Al
Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 549
Rand, Ivan
Quoted (Peterson) 905
Rangelands
Prospectors, damage by (Williams, L.A.) 264-5
Rankin, Gilbert B.
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 567
Rankin, Norma (Mrs. Gilbert B.)
Case cited (Loffmark) 566-7
Ranta, Lawrence E.
Quoted (Cocke) 371
Rapid transit
See: Local transit; also subdivision Transit system under names of cities and towns, e.g. Vancouver, B.C. — Transit system
Rathy, William
Mentioned: (Capozzi) 257, 259, 260
Raudsepp, Walter
Mentioned: (Nimsick) 973
Rayonier Canada Ltd.
Air pollution (Williston) 344-5
Reach Clinic, Vancouver, B.C.
Dental care, provision of (Hartley) 572
Reader's Digest
Quoted (Merilees) 188
Reagan, Ronald
Mentioned: (Barrett) 74 (Cocke) 74 (Macdonald) 149, 734
Real Estate Council of British Columbia
Trust funds, use of interest on (Gardom) 961 (Price) 221
Real estate development
Zoning bylaws and developments (Campbell, D.) 97
Real estate investment
Land speculation (Campbell, D.) 321
Real estate sales tax
Proposal for (Price) 600-1
Real property tax
Assessments, exemption for pollution control equipment (Strachan) 328
Assessments, increase in (Clark) 402 (Strachan) 327-8
Assessments, increase in, imposition of limit on (Strachan) 327, 328 (Williams, R.A.) 243
Assessments, industrial property (Strachan) 327-8 (Williston) 339
Assessments, inequities in (Strachan) 327
Assessments, Vancouver office buildings (Strachan) 328
Elderly, homeowner grant increase, proposal for (Strachan) 327 (Wenman) 83
Elderly, tax burden on (Clark) 90-1
Elderly, tax deferment for, proposal for (Campbell, D.) 318 (Clark) 91, 402-3 (Wenman) 83
Elderly, tax exemption for (McGeer) 27, 304
Farmland, tax on (Williams, L.A.) 264
Farms, tax due date for (Hartley) 1002
Homeowner grant (Jefcoat) 14 (Marshall) 137 (Shelford) 442 (Tisdalle) 602
Homeowner grant, eligibility for, citizenship requirement (Campbell, B.) 375-6
Homeowner grant, eligibility for Indians (Campbell, D.) 660
Homeowner grant, increase in, cost of (Bennett) 661
Homeowner grant, increase in for elderly (Bennett) 287, 289, 292, 656, 661 (Black) 408 (Brothers) 535 (Capozzi) 662 (Clark) 402 (Cocke) 367, 661 (Dailly) 431 (Dawson) 664 (Kripps) 576 (McCarthy) 354 (Nimsick) 481 (Strachan) 327
Homeowner grant to apartment owners (Bennett) 661
Homeowner grant to mobile-home owners (Cocke) 661
Homeowner grant to tenants of Crown corporations (Williams, L.A.) 663
Homeowner grant to tenants, proposal for (Capozzi) 260-1, 586 (Cocke) 661 (Williams, L.A.) 663
Kamloops land, tax rate on (Williams, R.A.) 694
Land, policies on taxation of (Williams, R.A.) 694
Mobile homes, property tax on (Brousson) 178 (Bruch) 134
Provincial Homeowner Grant Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
School tax. See entries under Education — Finance
Recreation
Facilities, costs of (Hall) 684
Facilities, development of (Capozzi) 585
Facilities for elderly, funding for (Jordan) 505
Facilities, funding for (Capozzi) 678 (Hartley) 685 (Wolfs) 683
Funding for (Jordan) 503-4
Programs (Jordan) 503-5
Recreation commissions, work of (Jordan) 503
Recreation and Conservation, Department of
Appropriation, 1972-73 fiscal year (Bennett) 287
Funding for (Nimsick) 720
Red Cross Society
Mentioned: (Dawson) 170
Reddecop, H.
Letter quoted (Barrett) 864
Redel, Walter R.
Mentioned: (Barrett) 18 (Brousson) 614
Redkin, Brian
Case cited (Macdonald) 149
Redline, Glen
Mentioned: (Jefcoat) 986
Reed, H.S.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 79
Referendums
Use of in education field (Campbell, D.) 868 (Capozzi) 827 (Nimsick) 834-5 (Strachan) 823 (Williams, L.A.) 882 (Williams, R.A.) 886
Reforestation
Cost of (Price) 220
Funding for (Bennett) 291, 726 (Strachan) 330
Need for (Williams, R.A.) 726
Not sufficiently restocked land, planting of (Brousson) 616 (Williams, R.A.) 726 (Williston) 728-9
Powers re (Williston) 771
Reforestation (Strachan) 729-30 (Wallace) 729 (Williams, L.A.) 730 (Williston) 342
Site preparation (Williston) 728-9
Trees planted (Throne speech) 2
Reforestation Act
Mentioned: (Williston) 696
Refuse and refuse disposal
Sites for (Williston) 343
Regan, Gerald
Quoted (Williston) 341
Regional districts
Advisory boards (Wenman) 336-7
Regional economic expansion
See entries under Canada. Regional Economic Expansion, Department of
Regional Parks Act
Mentioned: (Throne speech) 3
Regional Parks Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 36) (Minister of Recreation and Conservation) 1R, 637, 2R, 691-2; 3R, 720; RA, 1004
Speakers: Hall 629; Kiernan 691-2; Vogel 692
Costs, municipalities' share of (Hall) 692
Parkland, acquisition of, payment for (Hall) 692 (Kiernan) 691-2 (Vogel) 692
Tynehead regional park (Hall) 692
Regional planning
Lower mainland, planning authority for (Merilees) 188
Regionalization of Canada
See entries under Canada
Registered Nurses' Association of British Columbia
Mentioned: (Cocke) 371 (Jordan) 506 (McDiarmid) 833
Registrar of companies
Office, administration of (Williams, L.A.) 267
Statistics of office of tabled (Williston) 262
Rehabilitation and Social Improvement, Department of
Goal of department (Gaglardi) 498
Rent
Elderly Citizen Renters Grant Act. See name of act
Elderly renters. See entries under Aged
Rental authority, establishment of (Dowding) 998
Rent control
Bylaws re (Dowding) 998
Rent-control Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill 38) (Dowding) 1R, 786; 2R, 998; adjourned
Speakers: Dowding 998; Fraser 998
Rent control, municipal bylaws re (Dowding) 998
Rental authority, establishment (Dowding) 998
Rental housing
Funding for low-rental housing (Lorimer) 500
Tenants, assistance to (Cocke) 367 (Wallace) 351
Tenants, homeowner grant to (Capozzi) 260-1, 586 (Cocke) 661 (Williams, L.A.) 663
Rescue work
Workmen's Compensation Board coverage for rescue workers (Capozzi) 931 (Chabot) 927 (Nimsick) 929
Research
Science city, proposal for (McGeer) 306
Rest homes
Residents and grant to elderly renters (Gardom) 763-4
Retirement
Early retirement, proposals re (Barrett) 296
Revelstoke, B.C.
Access to, work on eastern access (Campbell, B.) 125
Dam (Campbell, B.) 373
Liquor store (Campbell, B.) 126
Upper Arrow Lake, clearing of stumps (Campbell, B.) 125-6
Revenue
Estimates of, underestimates (Dowding) 524 (Gardom) 745
Natural resource revenue (Barrett) 294 (Smith) 491
Revenue, 1970-71 fiscal year (Bennett) 286
Revenue, 1972-73 fiscal year, forecast of (Bennett) 289-90, 290 (McGeer) 303
Source of (Price) 598
Surplus (Kripps) 576 (Nimsick) 48, 483 (Wallace) 350
Surplus revenue, 1972-73 fiscal year (Bennett) 290
Revenue Act
Sections 46 (1) and (2) , reports tabled (Bennett) 5
Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act 1969, An Act to Amend
(Bill 17) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 292, 2R, 678-85; 3R, 719, RA, 1004
Speakers: Barrett 682; Bennett 678; Bruch 682; Capozzi 678-9, Hall 684, Hartley 685; McDiarmid 683; Macdonald 679-80; McGeer 678; Ney 685; Nimsick 682-3; Peterson 680-2; Smith 684-5; Wenman 683-4; Wolfe 683
Athletes, annual grants to, proposal for (McGeer) 678
Athletes, travel to sporting events (Capozzi) 679 (Peterson) 681
Athletic fields, need for (Hall) 684
Community fitness councils, need for (Wenman) 684
Community recreation branch, consultants (Nimsick) 682-3
Community recreation branch, funding for (Nimsick) 683
Elderly, programs for (Capozzi) 679
Hockey, national team for Canada (Barrett) 682
Hockey, professional hockey (Capozzi) 680
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, advisory council, member: (Peterson) 680-1
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, increase in (Bennett) 678 (Peterson) 682 (Wolfe) 683
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, purpose of (Bruch) 682 (McGeer) 678
Physical fitness and amateur sports fund, use of funds (Bruch) 682 (Capozzi) 678-9 (Hartley) 685 (McDiarmid) 683 (McGeer) 678 (Ney) 685 (Nimsick) 682 (Peterson) 681 (Smith) 684-5 (Wenman) 683-4
Recreational facilities, costs of (Hall) 684
Recreational facilities, funds for (Capozzi) 678 (Hartley) 685 (Wolfe) 638
Sports, commercialization of (Capozzi) 680
Sports, control of (Capozzi) 680
Rex, Robert
Mentioned: (Cocke) 77
Richards, Stan
Mentioned: (Dawson) 463
Richmond, B.C.
Right-of-way, hearing on (LeCours) 355 (Williston)
Richmond General Hospital, Richmond, B.C.
Mentioned: (Peterson) 680
Richmond School District
See: School District 38 (Richmond)
Richter, Francis X. (Boundary-Similkameen) Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources and Minister of Commercial Transport
Bottle and can retrieval project, Oliver 448
Budget debate 447-54
Canadian Pacific Railway, coal pipeline proposal 847
Coal production 449
Coal, royalty on 450
Commercial motor vehicles, licences issued 453
Copper smelter for B.C. 451
Deer, feeding of 448
Environmental protection 448
Fruit, market for 448
Highways, Boundary-Similkameen constituency, work on 448
Highways department appropriation, 1972-73 fiscal year 448
Mineral industries, production 449
Mineral industries, taxation of 449-50
Mines, dosing of 449
Mines, new mines opened 449
Mines, royalties 449
Mining claims staked 449
Mining exploration 449
Mining industry, revenue to province 449-50, 451-2
Natural gas exploration 451
Natural gas pipeline breaks, response to 770
Natural gas pipelines 454
Oil exploration, coastal waters 452, 816
Oil spills, cleanup of, cost of 770
Oil spills, cleanup of, equipment for 816
Oil spills, response to 770
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend (Bill 61) 1R, 707; 770, 816
Petroleum industry, revenue to province 451
Petroleum land, price per acre 451
Petroleum pipeline breaks, response to 770
Petroleum pipelines 454
Pipe-lines Act, An Act to Amend (Bill 62) 1R, 708; 770, 846-7
Pipelines, slurry pipelines 847
Roberts Bank port, use of 454
Sunshine Comstock Mines Ltd. mineral claims, reissue of as leases 971
Sunshine Comstock Mines Ltd. mineral claims, restoration of 967, 971
Sunshine Comstock Mines Limited (Non-Personal Liability) Mineral Claims Act (Bill 47) 1R, 711; 971
Tanker traffic on coast 453
Transportation, expansion of 453
Truck inspection pit, Kamloops 453
Trucks, weight regulations and power units 453
Trucks, wide loads 453-4
Vancouver port, administration of 454
Water pipeline breaks 770, 846-7
Rideout, Margaret
Quoted (Barrett) 412
Mentioned: (Campbell, B.) 415
Rio Algom Ltd.
Mentioned: (Strachan) 212
Rivers
Electric power potential, information re (Calder) 102
Pollution of (Nimsick) 475-7
See also rivers by name, e.g. Fraser River, B.C.
Riverside Forest Products Ltd.
Indians, employment of (Shelford) 441
Riverview Hospital, Essondale, B.C.
Patients, reduction in number of (Loffmark) 564
Renovations to (Cocke) 74
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 564, 568
Roads
Arterial roads, cost of (Campbell, D.) 319
Blacktopping (Jefcoat) 438
Boundary-Similkameen constituency highways, work on (Richter) 448
Cariboo constituency (Fraser) 510
Fort Nelson-Fort Simpson highway, construction of 998
Funding for (Bennett) 287, 291 (Shelford) 441
Highway Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
Highways, beautification of (Black) 630
Highways, federal funds for (Peterson) 486
Highways, flashing lights in area of (Black) 852 (Nimsick) 853 (Williams, L.A.) 853
Peace River North constituency, secondary roads (Smith) 493
Private roads, snow-plowing of and status of road (Barrett) 853 (Black) 853 (Nimsick) 853
Railway rights-of-way and roads (Black) 852, 853 (Nimsick) 853
Work on (Jefcoat) 438-9
Roads and Transportation Association of Canada
Mentioned: (Black) 630
Roberts Bank, B.C.
Port, use of (Richter) 454
Robertson, Adam
Mentioned: (Brothers) 891
Robson, John
Mentioned: (Lorimer) 500
Rocky Mountains National Park
Mentioned: (Marshall) 515
Romano, Tony
Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 249
Room tax
See entries under Hotels, taverns, etc.
Rosebery, B.C.
Bridge (Campbell, B.) 126
Rosedale, B.C.
Albion ferry, need for (Vogel) 1534
Ross, Frank Mackenzie
Death of (Throne speech) 1
Ross, Lawrence
Quoted (Williston) 70
Ross Dam
Raising of. See entries under Skagit Valley, B.C.
Rossen, Mary
Quoted (Peterson) 488 (Richter) 451-2
Roseland Mining School, Rossland, B.C.
Opening of (Throne speech) 3
Success of (Brothers) 226, 536
Rotary Club
Mentioned: (Black) 627 (Campbell, D.) 416, 417 (Dawson) 434
Rothman, Saul
Mentioned: (Brothers) 536
Royal Bank of Canada
Mentioned: (Shelford) 444
Royal Canadian Legion
Mentioned: (Campbell, D.) 416, 417
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Chilcotin Indians, relations with (Fraser) 133
Northern B.C., staff for (Calder) 622
Mentioned: (Bennett) 287 (Brousson) 920 (Calder) 101 (Campbell, B.) 374 (Dowding) 334 (Hartley) 105 (McDiarmid) 223 (Richter) 453 (Strachan) 326 (Williams, R.A.) 594
Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.
Mentioned: (Barrett) 19 (Loffmark) 564 (Wolfs) 53
Royal Commission on Education (1958)
Recommendations (Brothers) 226-7 (Dailly) 776-7 (Williams, L.A.) 881
Report, basis for (Barrett) 867
Report quoted (Williams, L.A.) 882
Mentioned: (Brothers) 892
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 564
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Loffmark) 564, 568 (Wallace) 349 (Wolfs) 53
Royal Roads Military College
Mentioned: (LeCours) 10
Royal visits
See: Visits of state
Rubella
Pregnant women, rubella infection in (Loffmark) 563
Vaccination program (Loffmark) 563
Rudkin, Brian Milton
Mentioned: (Kripps) 710
Rural electrification
Funding for (Bennett) 287 (Hartley) 570 (Shelford) 441
Program (Bennett) 285 (Jordan) 148
Rural electrification (Calder) 621
Rural health services
Medical care in rural and remote areas (Cocke) 371 (Williams, L.A.) 545-6
Rural life
See: Country life
Russia
International Hydrodynamics Co. Ltd., contract for submersibles (Capozzi) 260
Rutherford, Walter
Mentioned: (Barrett) 22
Ryall, Sir Martin
Quoted (Williams, R.A.) 247