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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Radford, Jack (Vancouver South)

Address in Reply 276-83

Aged, problems 277-8

Agricultural Land Use Act, majority of sportsmen pleased with Act 543

Anglers, resident and non-resident, expenditures 542

Automation, prices not lowered 280

Beef industry, incentives and unemployment 280

Boat building industry for B.C. 1074

Boat Show, reference to 1074

Boats, imports of pleasure boats 1074

Budget debate 540-4

Budget supported 541

Confederation of National Trade Unions, breakaway in Que. 1398

Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act report quoted 1399-1400

Crispo, John, quoted on CALURA reports 1400

Darkwood Forest, area in Kootenays 544

Drug addiction, emphasis on prevention 1232

East Indians, discrimination in employment and in community 277

Economy measured by stock market 276

Elections Act, complaint laid under the Act 277

Employment study, effects of non-resident fishermen 542

Federal fiscal and monetary policies and unemployment 278

Fish and Wildlife Branch, administration of game management area 544

Fish and Wildlife Branch, conservation officers 542

Fish and Wildlife Branch, increase in budget 541

Foreign capital and control of economy 279

Government game management area programme 544

Greenstrip regulations needed 281

Hansard quoted 276

Hours of Work Act, overtime, exemptions under the Act, 279-80, 1400

House repair assistance programme for senior citizens 278

House repair programme in Manitoba 278

Hunters, resident and non-resident, expenditures in B.C. 541

Hunting in B.C., decline in quality 543

Hunting licences and game management 542

Hunting resource capitalized value 542

Indian River, logging operation halted 281

International unions, breakaways 1398

Job-producing programmes in budget 541

Kindergarten and elementary school programme to combat drug abuse 1232-3

Liaison between Fish and Wildlife Branch, B.C. Forest Service and federal fisheries 281

Logging river banks, damage to waterways 281

Moran Dam, reference to 283

Ootsa Lake, reference to 283

Paish, Howard, reference to 544

Parks, more needed in B.C. 280

Pearse Bowden report quoted 541

Pearson Hospital, comfort allowance increased 277

Pheasant hatchery in lower mainland 543

Pinchi Lake, mercury pollution 281

Private hospitals and nursing homes, costs 277

Research and development in Canada 279

Secondary industry and market research 282

Senate Committee for Science, report 279

Straight, Lee, reference to 544

Unemployment and overtime 280

Union dues going to United States 1399

United Pulp and Paper Makers, elimination of overtime exemptions requested 279-80

Wildlife; habitat key to survival 543

Wildlife resources, management 542

Williston dam, reference to 283

Williston Lake, clean-up plans 1949

Radiology, Medical

Pathological and radiology labs, public and private (Cocke) 556

Radiology work in Vancouver and Victoria (Cocke) 556

Railroads — British Columbia

Sukunka coal, factors in choice of railroad (Williams, L.A.) 476-7

Railroads — Cars

Boxcar assembly plant, ecological affects in Squamish, qu. (Phillips) 2949

Boxcar assembly plant announcement welcomed (Wallace) 2948

Boxcar production on a competitive basis, question (McGeer) 2947

Boxcar shortage in Peace River area threatening to throw people out of work (Phillips) 2948

Boxcars, feasibility report on building boxcars in B.C. requested (Barrett) 1564

Boxcars on tender compared to assembly plant price, qu. (McGeer) 2949

Boxcars will be built in a competitive price range (Barrett) 2949

Canadian National Railway to release some boxcars to ease pressure (Barrett) 2948

Railcar manufacturing industry in B.C. (Nunweiler) 1083

Railcars on order, speed up in delivery, qu. (Fraser) 1584

Railroad — Rates

Disparities in domestic and export freight rates (Smith) 895

Freight assistance for forage in Peace River (Stupich) 899

Freight rates continuing battle with federal government (Stupich) 897

Railroads — Rolling stocks

Social Services Tax Act, An Act to Amend 363, 2334-5

Railway Act

Mentioned: (King) 1393 (Chabot) 2044

Rainbow trout

See: Steelhead trout

Ralph River, B.C.

Strathcona Park use permit 507, townsite to be cancelled (Williams, R.A.) 633

Western Mines Ltd. townsite in Strathcona Park (Williams; R.A.) 633

Ranches

American owned ranch (Anderson, G.H.) 441

Rand Corporation

Research on energy demands (Barrett) 802

Rathie, William George

National Harbours Board and waterfront development in east Vancouver (Williams, R.A.) 629-30

Raudsepp, V. Walter

Mentioned: (McClelland) 1820

Rayonier Canada Limited

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 1347 (D’Arcy) 2871

Real Estate Act

Changes in Act limiting number of salesmen employed, qu. (Jordan) 2064

Reference to Sec. 51 and 52 (Chabot) 597

Real Estate Board of Vancouver

Annual report, reference to (Gabelmann) 720

Real estate business

Arizona and Texas real estate, salesmen's methods (Macdonald) 401

Bonding of agents and salesmen (Macdonald) 400

Commissions on sales (Macdonald) 400

Land sharking operations inside and outside B.C. (McClelland) 465

Licensing, regulations, restrictions proposed (Smith) 995

Municipal real estate exchange suggested (Macdonald) 400

Real estate boards composed solely of agents (Macdonald) 400

Real estate courses, high failure rate (Smith) 948

Rental services only available through registered real estate agents under Act (Macdonald) 400

Serious social problems in real estate industry (Macdonald) 400

Real Estate Institute of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Phillips) 1261

Real property — valuations

Assessment Equalization Act, An Act to Amend, 363, 2336-8

Assessments equalized in School District 71 (Sanford) 153

Real property and taxation

Exemptions from income tax on interest and property taxation (Morrison) 375

Real property, Exchange of

Municipal real estate exchange suggested (Macdonald) 400

Real property tax

Assessment limit removal on tourist commercial property, question (Jordan) 872

Assessments on business properties, tax increases (Fraser) 565

Farm taxes, change in due date (Phillips) 842 (Smith) 895

Farm taxes, change in due date by arrangement (Stupich) 896-7

Homeowner grant and school tax levied on property owners over 65 (McClelland) 467

Homeowner grant as taxes for pensioners, limits suggested (Nicolson) 483

Indian reserves, leased lands are taxable (Barrett) 871

Industrial assessments, 10 per cent limitation removed (Barrett) 857

Industrial tax collection by regional district or provincial government (Liden) 485

Land tax unfair (Sanford) 153

Preferential tax treatment for farmers (Stupich) 1200

Property tax, equalization throughout province (Dent) 412

Property tax, removal from farmland (McGeer) 378-9 (Lewis) 553 (Phillips) 669 (McGeer) 931 (Stupich) 936

Property taxation, review needed (Nunweiler) 254

Rural land taxes increased (Morrison) 373

Rural property tax mill rate increased, budget address (Barrett) 359

School tax removal, further discussion in caucus (Stupich) 897

School tax removal for old age pensioners (Brousson) 569

School tax removal from farmland (Liden) 484 (Stupich) 528, 529, 895 (Phillips) 665 (Smith) 673 (Wallace) 903

School tax removal from land (Morrison) 375 (Wallace) 389

Recreation

Leisure time and need for recreational opportunities (Dent) 414

Recreation, provision for increase in budget supported (Rolston) 520

Recreation and Conservation, Department of

Budget address (Barrett) 358

Estimates 1905-39, 1944-53
Speakers: Anderson, D.A. 1920-1, 1952; Barrett 1949; Brousson 1915-6; Lewis 1907; McClelland 1937-8, 1952; McGeer 1926-7; Nicolson 1914, 1930-1; Phillips 1907-14, 1923, 1928-30, 1947, 1951; Radford 1949; Smith 1948, 1951; Wallace 1924-5; Williams, L.A. 1923-4

Full-time cabinet Minister needed (Smith) 638

Recreation centres

Community Recreational Facilities Fund Act 365, 2362

Community recreational facilities, need for summer programmes (Young) 445

Recreational facilities in northern Vancouver Island (Sanford) 584

Recreational facilities in the Gibsons-Sechelt area (Lockstead) 579

Recreational facilities limited in Little Mountain, Vancouver (Cummings) 159

Recycling

See: Salvage (Waste, etc.)

Red Cross Society

Canadian team head returning from Vietnam, qu. (McGeer) 974

Red Star Petroleum

Production and distribution of natural gas suggested (Steves) 439

Reese, Simon

Quoted on Port Simpson fish processing plant (Jordan) 823-4

Referendum

School referenda (Wallace) 1131

School referendums not supported by Government (Dailly) 1133

Reforestation

Acres involved, length of time (McGeer) 1887

Cost of industry (Smith) 1422

Government programme (Rolston) 157

Job creation (Stupich) 528

Nurseries, establishment, expansion (Williams, R.A.) 1886

Plans for Vancouver Forest District (Chabot) 1869

Priorities, advances to date (Williams, R.A.) 1887

Programme and nurseries (Williams, L.A.) 1886

Seedlings for small operators (McGeer) 1887

Student employment (Williams, R.A.) 1836

Student employment in programme (Fraser) 1836

Refuse and refuse disposal

Flying garbage (Jordan) 1897

Research needed (Gorst) 616

Regional districts

Basic problems must be reviewed (Lorimer) 290

Election of representatives (Lorimer) 2033

Equalization payments between regional districts (Nicolson) 480

Municipal Act, An Act to Amend. See name of Act

Municipal representatives on regional boards (Smith) 2020

Regional districts, opt-in provision should be restored (Lockstead) 272

Regional districts and regional board elections (Lockstead) 272

Regional district concept important (Nicolson) 480

Regional plans (Fraser) 2036-7

Suggestions for improvement (Nicolson) 481

Regional Parks Act

Preservation of lower mainland areas under Act (McClelland) 1558

Rehabilitation and Social Improvement, Department of

Budget address (Barrett) 357

Committee for Children to co-ordinate all services for children in B.C. (Dailly) 425, 428

Department staff (Rolston) 2138

Department's focus on children and family unit (Levi) 2121

Estimates 2101-23, 2129-64, 2168-84
Speakers: Anderson, D.A. 2134-6, 2136-7, 2152-3, 2158; Barrett 2114-8, Bennett 2139; Brown 2178-9; Chabot 2163-4; Fraser 2159; Jordan 2103-14, 2129-32, 2159-62, 2171-3, 2175-6, 2177, 2178, 2180, 2181, 2183-4; McClelland 2123, 2146-52; McGeer 2118-9 2155-6; Morrison 2180; Phillips 2156-8, 2168-9, 2169, 2174-5, 2177; Richter 2145-6; Rolston 2137-9; Smith 2170; Wallace 2122-3, 2140-4, 2153-5

Staff increases, salaries, seminars (Levi) 2140

Tribute to the staff (Levi) 490

Rehabilitation of criminals

Attorney General's department, decline in budget predicted (Dent) 407

Programme of supervision and support suggested (Skelly) 333

Rehabilitation (Dent) 982

Regulations Act

(Bill 1) (Attorney General) 1R, 2

2R, 2203-5; C, 2670; 3R, 2951; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 2204; Macdonald 2203, 2204-5; Smith 2203; Williams, L.A. 2203-4

Amdts., needed to correct stenographic error (Macdonald) 2205

Cabinet's power over regulations (Gardom) 2204

Compendium of regulations needed for use of public (Williams, L.A.) 2204

Compilation of regulations to be set up (Macdonald) 2204

Determination of what is regulation still in hands of Minister (Williams, L.A.) 2203

Supported by Opposition (Smith) 2203

Reid Centre, Victoria

Development proposed for Victoria (Gorst) 308-9

Reid Centre development proposed for Victoria 308-9

Relling, John A.

Letter on selling of Glenshiel Hotel quoted (Hartley) 2545

Remand homes

See: Juvenile detention homes

Renal dialysis

Committee ascertains where, how, why and kind of unit (Cocke) 1228

Funds for developing an improved artificial kidney, qu. (Wallace) 1817

Home-training in renal dialysis (Cocke) 1228

Lack in central and northern B.C. (Fraser) 1227

Trained staff shortage, number of patients (Cocke) 1228

Rent

Committee to investigate any rent increases due to Mincome (Williams, L.A.) 710

Increases unfair in many cases (Williams, L.A.) 710

Renters grant increase (Jordan) 731

Subsidized rents alternative to low cost housing (Chabot) 598

Rent control

Government policy on rent controls (Chabot) 2163

Limitations (Cummings) 160

Rental Grievance Boards

Power to determine justice of rent increases (Cummings) 160

Renters Grant Act

Renters grant increase (Jordan) 731

Research

Problems needing research: reforestation, housing, transit, cedar waste disposal (Rolston) 516

Research and information a form of power (Rolston) 516

University research programmes and budget (Anderson, D.A.) 1164-5

Research, Industrial

Government awards for an invention and its manufacture 380

Industrial research park (Macdonald) 1056

Research and development in Canada (Radford) 279

Research and experimentation in developing new industries needed (Dent) 413

Scientific industrial research park (Gardom) 1055

Technological innovation lacking (McGeer) 1079

Research and Economic Study Fund

Advice to schools and universities, job prospects and curriculum adaptation (Wallace) 386

Reservoirs

Duncan reservoir clearing (Williams, R.A.) 1891

Forecast of expenditures for clearing (Williams, L.A.) 1892

Libby reservoir, environmental impact and cleanup costs (Williams, R.A.) 1891

Mica Dam, clearing of reservoir (Chabot) 1891

Resources, Natural

See: Natural resources

Resources for the Future

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2566

Respiratory technology

Programme, lunch rooms, etc. — Sanitation

Interim certificates available under regulations (Cocke) 561

Orders-in-council, restrictions (Cocke) 561

Restriction of the Use of Spring Traps, An Act for

(Bill 171) (Gardom) 1R, 2063

2R, 3045-6. Out of order 3046
Speakers: (2R) Gardom 3045-6; Williams, R.A. 3046

Bill to be considered (Williams, R.A.) 3046

Restrictions on animal trapping elsewhere (Gardom) 3045

Spring traps should be absolutely prohibited in metropolitan areas (Gardom) 3045

Retail trade

Retail sales record, budget address (Barrett) 356

Revelstoke, B.C.

Affected by government decision on Columbia Cellulose (Williams, R.A.) 2859, 2860

Revenue

Economic growth increase should produce enough revenue (Phillips) 499

Estimate of provincial revenue for next fiscal year, budget address (Barrett) 360

Estimates (McGeer) 377-78

Estimates must be passed before surpluses available (Barrett) 866

Petroleum and mining industries, major contributors to revenue (Phillips) 503

Projection on 10 per cent increase in revenue growth questioned (Schroeder) 405

Revenue 1972-73, budget address (Barrett) 356

Revenue surplus to finance Crown corporations (Smith) 641

Revenues from trust funds (Williams, L.A.) 475

Surplus funds available for extra projects (Barrett) 853

Surpluses, immediate use to further employment, question (McGeer) 865

Revenue Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 74) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 364; Amdts. 2666

2R, 2341-56; C, 2731-46; 3R, 2953; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Barrett 2341-2, 2353-6; Chabot 2342-3; McClelland 2352-3; McGeer 23446; Morrison 2349-51; Richter 2352; Wallace 2346-9; Williams, L.A. 2351-2. (C) Anderson, D.A. 2734-6; Barrett 2733-4, 2739-40; Bennett 2732; Chabot 2745; Gardom 2738-9; Hall 2743; McClelland 2744-5; Morrison 2736; Phillips 2740-2; Smith 2742-3, 2744; Wallace 2736-8
Divisions: (2R) 2343, 2356; C 2746

Adjournment of debate, M. (Chabot) 2343. Negatived 2343

Alberta's mistake, leading to deficit financing, cited (Bennett) 2733

Amdt. needed to define government participation in corporations (Chabot) 2342

Benefits from natural resources through taxes, licences, etc. (Chabot) 2745

Bill opposed most strenuously (Bennett) 2732

B.C. Telephone Company, f i r s t share purchase under Act predicted (McGeer) 2345

Controlling interest in business a veiled form of nationalization (Wallace) 2348

Council of Forest Industries, report on taxes and earnings referred to (Smith) 2743

Credit and finance of province will be ruined (Bennett) 2732

Democratic socialism accepted by almost the whole Commonwealth (Barrett) 2734

Election will be called if government cannot back parity bonds (Barrett) 2740

Government can encourage investment in province (Wallace) 2737

Government investment in business opposed (Wallace) 2348

Government investment in capital stock of corporations opposed (Anderson, D.A.) 2736

Government investment in losing operations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan feared (McClelland) 2353

Government investments in money-losing corporations (Chabot) 2342 (McGeer) 2346 (Wallace) 2347

Government's amount of power under Act opposed (Wallace) 2737

Government's function not to become investor in business (Wallace) 2737

Government's job to set guidelines and provide incentives (Gardom) 2739

Government's responsibility to protect taxpayers' money (Wallace) 2737

Investment by former Minister of Finance in Bank of British Columbia (McGeer) 2344

Investment in capital stock of corporations not needed (Smith) 2744

Investment of surpluses by Minister of Finance without any restraints imposed (Wallace) 2347

Investment schemes taking funds which should have increased municipal grants (Anderson, D.A.) 2735

Investments will not be made in corporations needing handouts (Barrett) 2356

Legislation of this type opposed (Phillips) 2741

Legislation threatens any corporate body in B.C. (Chabot) 2343

Limitations on type of investment needed (Morrison) 2351

Parity bonds, run on them within a year predicted (Bennett) 2732

Parity bonds are safe (Barrett) 2739

Parity bonds not in danger (Wallace) 2738

Participation in industry should be by taxation (Smith) 2742

Political pressures as a result of government's controlling interest in business (Wallace) 2348

Power given , Premier under Act referred to (Phillips) 2740

Powers given to Minister of Finance belong to House (Williams, L.A.) 2351

Profits from resource industries leaving province (Barrett) 2355

Province must have own financial resources which must be kept liquid (Bennett) 2732

Provincial record relative to other provinces referred to (Anderson, D.A.) 2736

Ramifications of government as shareholder in corporations (Morrison) 2350

Revenue of province based on taxation on resources (Barrett) 2733

Safeguard in House (Barrett) 2355

Safeguards removed by Act (McGeer) 2344-5

Safeguards suggested as protection of Minister of Finance (Richter) 2352

Sec. 2, amendment to delete section (Morrison) 2736. Out of order 2736

Sec. 2 (d) a very dangerous precedent (Wallace) 2738

Sweden, economy and society breaking down (McClelland) 2744

Sweden, percentage of industry privately owned (Phillips) 2740

Tax base will be reduced for achieving social purposes (Anderson, D.A.) 2735

Tax revenues from mining and petroleum industry referred to (Smith) 2743

Transactions scrutinized in public accounts (Barrett) 2354

Transactions to be discussed with Treasury Board and Cabinet (Barrett) 2354

Warning being given on consequences of legislation (McClelland) 2744

Wealth of province given away, not managed by for government (Barrett) 2733

Revenue Act

Government committed to changes allowing investment in capital stock (McClelland) 470

Review, Revelstoke, B.C.

Article by Arvid Lundell supporting Land Commission Act quoted (King) 1734

Review, Richmond

Article by Stu Clugston on Land Commission Act quoted (Steves) 1629

Rhodes, Alan

Introduced to House (Hartley) 2071

Rhodes, James

Position with government, qu. (McClelland) 1726

Richardson, Arthur

Civil Service Commissioner, salary, reference to (Hall) 593

Richardson, Boyce

The Future of Canadian Cities quoted (Webster) 93, 96

Richmond, B.C.

Land owned by companies in area (Steves) 1632-3

Land purchasing for development, report quoted (Steves) 1633-6

Richmond Heights Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Negotiations with hospital (Cocke) 141

Richmond Plywood Corporation

Proposal for Smithers (Williams, R.A.) 1837

Smithers Veneer plant (Fraser) 1834

Richmond Teachers Association

Paish, Howard, speech to Association (Phillips) 841-2

Richmond Women's Liberal Association

Mentioned: (Barrett) 803

Richter, Francis Xavier (Boundary-Similkameen)

Address in Reply 187-90

Agriculture, equitable return 938

Agriculture, subsidized imports and decline in agriculture 535

Ashnola, grazing under range management 1861-2

Berton, Pierre The Comfortable Pew, reference to 745

Bethlehem Copper Corporation, investments in province affected 188

Britannia, location of coal port, question 747

British Columbia commodities in world markets 538

British Columbia Hydro, public hearing on Richmond transmission lines 187

British Columbia Hydro and natural gas to Vancouver Island 190

British Columbia Hydro, public hearing on Richmond transmission lines 187

British Columbia Railway, handshake agreement on extension 747

Budget debate 534-40

Business tax to compensate for removal of education tax 540

Canadian League of Rights letter opposing Land Commission Act referred to 1692

Cattle Industry Development Act 2221

Cattle Industry Development Act supported by Opposition 2221

Civil Service Superannuation Act, An Act to Amend 2702

Coal Mines Regulation Act, reference to 1979

Commercial Transport and Motor Vehicle Branch, amalgamation of licensing, etc. 2502

Commercial vehicles, wide loads 2044

Compensation to applicants for transmission of natural gas to Vancouver Island 190

Constitution Act, An Act to Amend 2975

Copper Bounty Act Repeal Act 2425

Corporation Capital Tax Act 2328

Corporation capital tax affects farming operations 2328

Cyril Morley Shelford Compensation Act 3041-2

Energy Act 2573-4, 2994-5

Environment and Land Use Act, decisions made by previous government 187

Environment and Land Use Act, Sec. 6, implications of its use 188

Environment and Land Use Committee, personnel 1872

Equalization of Assessment Appeal Board reconstitution, qu. 2637

Farming, incentive for return to farming needed 535

Farmland, first for purchase refusal to government 1694

Farmland freeze policy retrograde measure 540

Farmland policy, expenditure not in budget 535

Farmland preservation, method employed in Land Commission Act 1687

Farmland preservation and adequate farm income 540, 1688

Fraser Valley dikes to preserve agricultural land 1691

Gabriola Island, no previous ministerial commitments on subdivision 534

Government intent to control all land 1690

Grass, fire hazard in game areas 1861

Guaranteed Income Act 2245

Hansard quoted 187

Hat Creek coal deposit, removal of heavy metals, qu. 2638

Highway 3, sections needing improvement 536

Highway 97, development and improvement 536

Hope-Princeton highway, improvement needed 536

Income Tax Act, An Act to Amend 2244

Iron Bounty repeal Act 2422

Irrigation water, subsidization in U.S. 938

Jamieson, Donald C., reference to 746

Johnson, Byron, reference to 746

Kamloops, hearing on copper smelter for B.C. 187

Land Commission Act, delay urged to allow for public hearings 1800

Land Commission Act, letters opposing Act, quoted 1691-3

Land Commission Act 1686-95, 1800

Land Commission Act amdts opportunity to study 1694

Land Commission Act means of improving farm income not included 1689

Land Commission Act should not include greenbelts, land banks or parks 1687

Members, compensation for injuries or fatalities, legislation suggested 746

Members' T-4 slips for 1972, qu. 1817

Mine wastes, research and pilot project on secondary use 1978

Mineral Act, An Act to Amend 2502-4

Mineral Act, amdts rumoured 188

Mineral industry's obligation to restore or develop areas of operation 1979

Mineral Land Tax Act 2513-5

Mineral resource inventory urged 1978

Mines and Petroleum Resources department, tribute to staff 1977

Mining industry, investments diverted or in abeyance 188

Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act 2652

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, qu. 972

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island 189-90, 745, 877, 2044

Natural gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, competitive contract supported 746

Natural gas subsidy to equalize prices on Vancouver Island 745

Natural gas reserves in B.C. 189

New Democrat promises on government investments 746

Ocean Cement, public hearing on Metchosin development 187

Oil spill at Alert Bay 5-6

Okanagan Valley, tourist facilities, development programme 536

Okanagan Water Basin Study, reference to 536

Penticton Indian Reservation, highway bypass route 536

Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, An Act to Amend 2450-1

Petroleum exploration, effect of royalty increase 539

Petroleum resource inventory urged 1978

Placer mining, employment programme 1979

Placer operations closed down 1979

Premier's office, renovations 745

Prince Rupert, port for Japanese coal, wheat and mineral products 746

Public Utilities Commission, hearings on natural gas pipeline to island 745, 877

Public Utilities Commission, natural gas to Vancouver Island 189

Public Works Fair Employment Act 2413

Revenue Act, An Act to Amend 2352

Revenue Act amdt safeguards suggested as protection for Finance Minister 2352

Similkameen Public Health Society, brief on work load of public health nurse 537

Similkameen Valley, flood disaster 537

Similkameen Valley, restrictive measures on septic tanks, other services 537

Somenos Lake, public hearing on hog fuel disposal 187

Speaker congratulated on his birthday 887

Squamish port development for coal to Europe 746

Stock Brands Act, An Act to Amend 2401

Tax increase and threat of state control 538

Tax increases in budget criticized 539

Throne speech, content criticized 187

Unemployment and the budget 537, 540

Unemployment and the economic climate 187

United Church of Canada, B.C. Conference, letter quoted 1692-3

Valley Copper, investments in province affected 188

Rideau Investments Ltd.

Mentioned: (Steves) 1633, 1634, 1635

Right of Property

Land ownership and government philosophy (Jordan) 201

Socialism and private property (Barrett) 221

Rights of Non-Smokers, An Act Respecting

(Bill 166) (McGeer) 1R, 1973

2R, 3043-4
Speakers: Cocke 3044; McGeer 3043

Ritchie, Harry

Mentioned: (Brousson) 706

Rivers

Streambank and shoreline protection (Motion 33) (Williams, R.A.) 969-70; (Anderson, D.A.) 969; (Wallace) 969

Riverview Hospital, Essondale, B.C.

Conditions (Cocke) 136

Dietary aides at Riverview (Brown) 1229 (Cocke) 1231

Maximum security area (Cocke) 137

Road machinery

Forest Service equipment superior to that of Highways department (Fraser) 567, 872

Graders, ditching machine in Omineca constituency (Kelly) 545

Highways Department, fund increase for new equipment commended (Fraser) 567

Survey of Highways department equipment in Prince George area (Nunweiler) 608

Road patrols

See: Traffic police

Roader, Robert J.

Letter on expropriation of land in Columbia Arrow Lakes quoted (Lewis) 1662

Roads

Access to Crown lands (Williams, R.A.) 1883

Blacktop in Nelson (Nicolson) 481

Cariboo, condition of roads (Fraser) 567

Company roads and public access (Lockstead) 1883

Country roads need upgrading (Lewis) 550

Estimates for highways compared (Stupich) 528

Frontage roads, problems (Strachan) 1355

Frontage roads, regulations (Smith) 1355

Gravel roads in Omineca constituency (Kelly) 545

Highway and ferry facilities for Sunshine Coast, study and action needed (Lockstead) 579

Highway route to northwest (Dent) 247

Highway systems, development (Strachan) 84

Highways and ferries, expenditure, budget address (Barrett) 360

Highways and resource management, expenditures, Budget address (Barrett) 360

Island Highway, Nanaimo to Campbell River, a menace (Sanford) 584

Sanding and snow ploughing of roads in north (Dent) 1337

Studded tires (Nicolson) 481

Vancouver Island company roads, access (Anderson, D.A.) 1883

Victoria to Sooke road (Morrison) 268

See also: names of highways, e.g. Trans Canada Highway; highways by number

Roads -Snow Ploughing

See: Snow Removal

Roberts Bank, B.C.

Alternative to Britannia port development (Barrett) 786

Development to maximum potential (Williams, L.A.) 297

Robertson, A.B.

Mentioned: (Wallace) 1384

Robertson, Rocke

Suggested as Education Commission chairman (McGeer) 1160

Robinson, Basil

Mentioned: (Calder) 2190

Robson, John

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2478

Robson Logging Ltd.

Placed Yellowhead Sawmills in bankruptcy (Nunweiler) 609

Rolston, Peter Carson (Dewdney)

Address in Reply 154-9

Albion Ferry, volume of traffic, etc. 1356

Alcohol and Drug Commission Act 2628-9

Birth control, need for information and instruction 517

Britannia beach coal port and environment 157

Budget debate 515-20

Christ Church cathedral, subsidizing a monument 155

Church leaders in politics 154

Clyne report on land use in Fraser Valley 1740

Community Care Facilities Licencing Act, An Act to Amend 2626

Community health clinics 158

Community health services, trained people, financial control needed 159

Community Recreational Facilities Fund Act 2364

Connel, Reverend Robert, first leader of CCF Party 155

Debt Collection Act 2542

Development Corporation of British Columbia Act 2597-8, 2787

Family life education, difficulties in finding instructors 518

Family life education, importance 517

Family Planning and Home Visiting Project, report quoted 517

Family planning services needed 518

Ferry fares based on weight and size of car 1356

Food production, imports into B.C. 1739

Gazette, Maple Ridge, editorial referred to 1740

Gift from B.C. to aid disaster victims in Iceland 515

Godfrey, Dudley, reference to 1357

Government reforestation programme 157

Handicapped employment, solutions suggested 516-7

Heroin addicts 158

Hobby farms taking dairy areas out of production 1739

Howe sound pollution 157

Independent schools 519

Industrial Development Bank, interest rates and loans to small business 156

Land Commission Act letters supporting and opposing Act referred to 1739

Land Commission Act, set of plans for whole province 1738

Land Commission Act 1738-42

Land holdings 1738

Lougheed Highway, cats' eyes 1357

Maple Ridge bypass 1357

Mica Reservoir, adequacy of logging of area, qu. 2383

Mission bypass 1356

Ocean Falls Corporation Act 2622

Parks and recreation areas needed in Dewdney 156

Preventive medicine and fluoridation 158

Problems needing research 516

Product market research by government needed 156

Public health officers and nurses, private practitioners 1306

Land Commission Act, reassembling ancient subdivisions under Act 1739

Poster “everyone has inside himself a piece of good news” 155

Recreation, provision for increase in budget supported 520

Recreational facilities, location in relation to schools 2364

Recreational facilities encouragement to include broad range of activity 2364

Rehabilitation and Social Improvement department staff 2138

Research and information a form of power 516

Royal Commission on the Status of Women, report quoted 518

Secondary industry needed in Dewdney 156

Shake and shingle mills without log quotas 158

Szasz, George quoted 518

Tax removal to improve viability of farming 1740

Unemployed in Dewdney area 157

Unemployed young people, solutions suggested 516

Upgrading of some teachers 517

Workmen's Compensation Act, 1968, An Act to Amend 2402-3

Youth, employment and welfare, eight points 2138

Rolston, Tillie

Tribute to (Nicolson) 479

Romano, Roy

Mentioned: (Macdonald) 124

Root crops

Taylor root crop loss (Phillips) 920 (Stupich) 920

Rose Pass, B.C.

Highway construction (Chabot) 1346

Highway construction not planned (Strachan) 1348

Ross Committee

Letter on Skagit Valley flooding quoted (Brousson) 1831

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 1838

Ross Creek, B.C.

Flooding (Lewis) 274

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Auxiliary policemen, position, fringe benefits (Smith) 997

Centennial celebration, itinerary to be made available (Hall) 2059

Centennial celebration, programme (Smith) 2059

Centennial celebration plans, qu. (Smith) 974

Formula for sharing costs with municipalities (Fraser) 996

Personnel in B.C. increased (Macdonald) 992

Raid in Surrey, case cited (McClelland) 976

Road patrol work (Phillips) 989

Shortage of policemen, lack of applicants (McClelland) 993, 996

Subsidized by municipalities with their own police departments (Curtis) 959, 2032

Traffic patrol duties, women officers (Macdonald) 996

Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.

Mentioned: (Cocke) 1184

Poor labour relations (Cocke) 136

Reference to labour-management problems (McClelland) 1181

Study being made on its future (Cocke) 142

Royal Commission on automobile insurance

Costs, report (Strachan) 1003

Mentioned: (Strachan) 1001 (Williams, L.A.) 1027 (Gardom) 1337

Recommendation re government automobile insurance (Strachan) 1149

Recommendations referred to (Strachan) 3018

Royal Commission on Education

Report mentioned (Dailly) 1132

Royal Commission on Expropriation

Mentioned: (Wallace) 980

Royal Commission on Gasoline Price Structure in

British Columbia Equalization of gasoline prices (Nunweiler) 607

Quoted (Macdonald) 2549

Royal Commission on Government Organization

Mentioned: (Rolston) 2138

Royal Commission on Housing, London, England

Government participation in housing recommended (Brown) 602

Royal Commission on Liquor Laws

Morrow commission mentioned (Gardom) 657-8

Royal Commission on the Forest Resources of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Gardom) 326

Royal Commission on the Status of Women

Report quoted (Rolston) 518

Royal Commission on the Tree Fruit Industry

Quoted on farmers' income, agriculture (Strachan) 1507

Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.

Funds to guarantee costs of air ambulance services (Anderson, G.H.) 311

Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Bay Pavilion conversion to convalescent ward (Wallace) 1321

Surgery on out-patient basis (Wallace) 1322

Royalite Oil Company Ltd.

Purchase by British American Oil Co. Ltd. (Anderson, G.H.) 2813

Ruff, Kathleen

Human Rights Commission director, appointment (Young) 1901 (Jordan) 1902

Rural electrification

Rural power subsidy (Strachan) 739

Rural life

See: Country life

Rural schools

Areas and services in need of upgrading (Dailly) 1169

Upgrading facilities (Fraser) 1168-9

Rural Student Travel Aid Fund

Notice served to introduce a bill (Phillips) 495

Rural Student Aid Travel Fund Act

(Bill 91) (Phillips) 1R, 521 2R, 2261-2. Out of order 2262

Speakers: (2R) Hall 2261; Phillips 2261

Rusin Brothers Realty Ltd.

Major shareholders in Sheraton Homeowners Finance Ltd. (Brousson) 572

Russia

Agricultural conditions (Chabot) 1748

State control of farming (Jordan) 1566-7, 1569-71, 1603-5

Rutherford McRae Limited

Mentioned: (Steves) 1631, 1642, 1643

Postage meter tampered with in break-in (Smith) 1767-8