Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 2nd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 25, 1973 to April 18, 1973

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Oakalla Jail

Improvement of facilities (Wallace) 978

Inmates and buildings (Skelly) 332

Papers presented on problems of prison referred to (Barrett) 2114

Task force report (Macdonald) 981

Obesity

Dangers (Wallace) 1211

Diet problems (Cocke) 563

Health spas, reducing salons, diet counselling (Cocke) 563

O'Brien, J.

Letter quoted (Schroeder) 794

Observer, Cariboo, B.C.

Article on Land Commission Act quoted (Fraser) 1720

Occupational therapy

Activity therapists (Cocke) 1318

Ocean Falls, B.C.

Break-even operation and price of paper (Anderson, D.A.) 1827

Capital costs anticipated (Williams, R.A.) 1828

Community, in isolation, for drug addicts, referred to (Levi) 2158

Dam structure, examination of safety prior to purchase (Smith) 2638

Diversification of economic base, e.g. aquaculture (Williams, R.A.) 1430

Domestic water system, dam and power facilities (Williams, R.A.) 1860

Economic consultants, long-range outlook (McGeer) 1849, 1851

Effect on expansion plans of other mills (Anderson, D.A.) 1828

Employees, loss, employment future (Smith) 1419-20

Employment, overall number of employees not increased (Anderson, D.A.) 1426

Equipment, need for replacement (Anderson, D.A.) 1427

Expenditures required in future (Anderson, D.A.) 1426-7, 1827

Ferry service for community (Smith) 1419

Ferry service in area, qu. (McClelland) 1297

Future financial commitments for operation (Smith) 1418, 1865

Government purchase, qu. (McClelland) 1069, 1297

Grants in lieu of taxes to regional district, qu. (Williams, L.A.) 1447

Job creation, expansion plans elsewhere (Williams, R.A.) 1828-9

Logs, sorting, use by sawmills (Williams, L.A.) 1886

Machinery (Anderson, D.A.) 1827

Operation of mill, problems (Smith) 1419

Pollution abatement equipment, costs, concessions to other companies (Anderson, D.A.) 1427

Pollution control standards, qu. (McClelland) 1412

Possible uses, broadening of economic base (Wallace) 1429

Purchase, delay in negotiations (Anderson, D.A.) 1425

Purchase, effect on residents (Smith) 1418

Purchase, government involvement in enterprises in red (Wallace) 1428-9

Purchase, source of funds, agreement made, question (Smith) 1417

Purchase, value.of assets (Williams, R.A.) 1424

Purchase announcement (Barrett) 1414

Purchase announcement to House prior to public release, qu. (Anderson, D.A.) 1411

Purchase supported for social and humanitarian reasons (Wallace) 1429

Raw material, supply after 1975 (Anderson, D.A.) 1828

Recreation facilities (McClelland) 1937

Reports on economic situation (Williams, R.A.) 1852

Sawmill (Williams, L.A.) 1886

Ventures West Capital Limited partner in operation, qu. (Phillips) 2005

Vesok, Edward Francis, report (Williams, R.A.) 1415

Water reservoir and piping services (Morrison) 1860

Work force, high turnover (Anderson, D.A.) 1827

Work force, management (Williams, R.A.) 1828

Ocean Falls Corporation Act

(Bill 164) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) I R, 2041

2R, 2618-25;C, 2970-1; 3R, 3011; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Lockstead 2623-4; Rolston 2622; Smith 2619-20; Stupich 2621; Wallace 2621-2; Williams, L.A. 2620-1; Williams, R.A. 2618-9, 2624-5. (C) Anderson, D.A. 2970; Smith 2970; Williams, R.A. 2970
Divisions: (3R) 3011

Assets acquired by Crown (Williams, R.A.) 2618

Benefits to Crown Zellerbach in government purchase (Smith) 2619

Close working relationship with Crown Zellerbach necessary (Williams, R.A.) 2624

Development of new areas of economic opportunity must be undertaken (Williams, L.A.) 2621

Diversification in north-central coast referred to (Williams, R.A.) 2618, 2624

Diversification of economic base (Wallace) 2622

Economic aspects disregarded (Smith) 2620

Financial and economic questions about future (Williams, L.A.) 2620

Government operation not foreseen as profitable (Williams, R.A.) 2619

Government's decision supported (Williams, L.A.) 2621

Human values, factor in government decision (Stupich) 2621

Human values involved (Wallace) 2622

Management costs lower than anticipated (Williams, R.A.) 2619

Newsprint production underway (Williams, R.A.) 2619

North-central coast's role in relation to sea (Williams, R.A.) 2618

Social implications for people there tremendous (Lockstead) 2623

Social responsibility referred to (Williams, R.A.) 2619, 2625

Subsidization of coastal transportation needed (Rolston) 2623

Transportation a critical problem (Williams, R.A.) 2625

Ocean Falls Corporation Appropriation Act

(Bill 165) (Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources) I R, 2041

2R, 2625; C, 2971; 3R, 2971; RA, 3070
Speakers: (2R) Williams, R.A. 2625

Divisions: (2R) 2625; (3R) 2971

Oceanographic research stations

Oceanography institute in Esquimalt suggested (Gorst) 618

Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union

Mentioned: (Anderson, G.H.) 1389 (McClelland) 2568

Oil pipelines

See: Pipelines

Oil pollution of river, harbours, etc.

Alert Bay Oil spill (Sanford) 153

Equipment depots for cleanup and restoration (Anderson, D.A.) 6

Oil spill at Alert Bay (Williams, R.A.) 5 (Richter) 5-6 (Anderson, D.A.) 6 (Wallace) 6-7 (Barrett) 7

Oil spill at Kelp point by Coal Bay, in Alaska (Barrett) 1174 (Anderson, D.A.) 1175 (Smith) 1175 (Wallace) 1175

Regulations to prevent oil spills (Wallace) 6-7

Special committee appointed to review oil spills on coastal waters, M. (Barrett) 132, 393

Washington (State) equipment available for Alert Bay oil spill cleanup (Barrett) 7

Oil spills

See: Oil pollution of rivers, harbours, etc.

Oil tankers

See: Tank-vessels

Oil Week

Article quoted (Steves) 2572

Oil well drilling

Drilling programmes, cancelled or suspended (Morrison) 701

Increase in wells being drilled in north 18 per cent (Barrett) 690

No closure of wells or drilling operations (Barrett) 807

No indication of decrease in future activity (Barrett) 716

Petroleum exploration, drilling contracts (Morrison) 701

Well authorizations, no requests for cancellation (Barrett) 690

Well authorizations, 12 new wells (Barrett) 690

Wells drilling and wells rigged up to speed (Barrett) 715

Oil well drilling — Costs

Costs of drilling, report quoted (Smith) 672

Oil well drilling rigs

Drilling rigs, availability in Peace River area and lack of evaluation of parcels, qu. (Phillips) 2243

Oil well drilling, submarine

Oil exploration off B.C. coast (Gorst) 308

Okanagan, B.C.

Future of farming (Stupich) 213

Internal grid studies in cities (Jordan) 724

Zoning and development plan, North Okanagan (Jordan) 202

Okanagan Highway

See: Highway 97

Okanagan Regional College

Agricultural programme at northern campus (Jordan) 1154-5

Capital expenditure approval (Chabot) 1170

Centralization in the Kelowna area (Lewis) 274

Local autonomy for regional colleges (Dailly) 1155

Multi-campus college needed (Jordan) 724, 1152

Northern campus at Vernon (Jordan) 1153

Programme at Shuswap (Jordan) 1153

Okanagan Telephone Company

Government takeover feared (Jordan) 2785

Mentioned: (Jordan) 2575 (Macdonald) 2575

Okanagan Valley

Tourist facilities, development programme (Richter) 536

Okanagan Water Basin Board

Regional districts and water management (Williams, R.A.) 1844

Study, future of Board (Jordan) 1843

Study referred to (Richter) 536

Old age pensions

Federal increase in old age pension (Fraser) 563 (Phillips) 764

Federal Liberal policies criticized (Jordan) 2130

Old Age Security Act

Pension under Act baseline for Mincome (Fraser) 563

Oldham, William

Appointed to commission to inquire into pesticides and herbicides (Cocke) 3033

Olympic games

British Columbia bid for 1976

Winter Olympics not backed (McGeer) 380

Sponsorship of Winter Olympics in B.C. (McGeer) 1926, 1927

Sponsorship opposed at present (Lauk) 1928

Winter Olympics proposed for Garibaldi area (Gardom) 1926

Ombudsman Act

(Bill 83) (Gardom) 1R, 351

2R, 2254-6. Out of order 2256
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2254-5

Omineca district, B.C.

Land moratorium (Kelly) 1876

Moratorium on land for new farmers (Williams, R.A.) 1876

Omnitheatre Ltd.

Mentioned: (McClelland) 2597

Ontario — Industry and Tourism, Department of

Trade and travel centre in Toronto (Brousson) 1075

Ontario Hydro — Electric Power Commission

Pickering nuclear power plant described (Brousson) 810

Ootsa Lake, B.C.

Mentioned: (Radford) 283

Ootsa Reservoir Clearing Limited

Agreement to clear portions of Whitesail Lake (Kelly) 243-4

Opposition

See: Legislature — Opposition

Order-in-council prohibiting subdivision of farmland under the Environment and Land Use Act

See: Land subdivision

Orders-in-council

Investigation of orders-in-council (Chabot) 2058

Oregon

Land conservation and development commission (Barrett) 1706

Oregon (State) — Legislature

Visit, addresses to Senate and State Legislature (Gorst) 304

Orr Stores

Reference to Mr. Orr of Orr Stores, Vancouver (Brown) 603

Osadchuk, William

Owner of Yellowhead Sawmills (Nunweiler) 608-9

Osteopaths

Equal treatment under Medicare (Cocke) 561

Licenced under Medical Act (Cocke) 561

Overtime

Excessive overtime (Radford) 1400

Hours of Work Act, overtime, exemptions under the Act (Radford) 279-80

Unemployment and overtime (Radford) 280

Owen, Walter

See: Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Walter Owen

Oxygen therapy

Oxygen available at home (Wallace) 1216

Provision of oxygen at home (Cocke) 561

Oysters

Commercial Fisheries staff increase and increased shoreline work (Williams, R.A.) 1938, 1939

Expansion of production urged (Chabot) 1932, 1939