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