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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VMD

See: Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.

Valemount, B.C.

Hydro needs (Nunweiler) 254

Reference to and B.C. Hydro (Williams, R.A.) 1863

Valhalla Range, B.C.

Park in Mulvey basin area (Nicolson) 1948

Parks Branch, survey of area (Williams, R.A.) 1948

Valley Copper Limited

Investments in province affected (Richter) 188

Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2430

Valleys

Rights-of-way for transportation facilities (D’Arcy) 242

Valleyview, B.C.

Appeal notice, qu. (Fraser) 1334

Part of greater Kamloops area (Lorimer) 289

Vancouver, B.C.

Block 61 and 51, government plans (Gardom) 2069 (McGeer) 2071

Block 61 and 51, plan and design being prepared (Hartley) 2071

Blocks 61 and 51, provision of subterranean parking and servicing (Williams, L.A.) 293-4, 2095

Canadian National Railway property at foot of Main Street as a “fishermen's wharf” (Cummings) 161

Fraserview subdivision in Vancouver South (Webster) 96

Hotel tax (Gardom) 859

Industrial developers and lost Vancouver waterfront (Williams; R.A.) 630

Lawns and flower gardens removed in court house area (Williams, L.A.) 2094

Petition, City of Vancouver, An Act to Amend the Vancouver Charter (Cummings) 257

Petition, City of Vancouver, An Act to Amend the Vancouver Charter, Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills, report 391

Plan suggested for West End in Vancouver (Webster) 95

Planning for greater Vancouver area (Webster) 93-4

Relationship with provincial government (Gardom) 859

Revenue due city under Highways Act (Gardom) 859

Tax sharing proposal by Mayor of Vancouver (Barrett) 860

Taxes due to city on provincial government property (Gardom) 859

Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend. See name of act

Vancouver Charter, elimination suggested (Fraser) 2008

Vancouver Charter (Lorimer) 2032

Vancouver Charter supported (Lauk) 2028

Vancouver, B.C. — Bridges

Burrard Inlet, another bridge not favoured for First Narrows (Barrett) 822

Burrard Inlet, provincial money still earmarked for Second Narrows crossing (Barrett) 860

Burrard Inlet, third crossing at Second Narrows, question (Jordan) 819

Burrard Inlet, traffic problems and government position on a third crossing (Brousson) 2024-5

Transit system and a new Fraser River crossing (Liden) 486

Vancouver, B.C. — Harbour

Clean up of inner harbour (Phillips) 179

Vancouver, B.C. — Parks

Waterfront, east side, one park at New Brighton (Williams, R.A.) 629

Waterfront, Rogers Avenue, park suggested (Williams, R.A.) 630

Vancouver, B.C. — Parks Board

Plan for waterfront area in east Vancouver (Williams, R.A.) 630

Vancouver, B.C. — Transit systems

British Columbia Hydro, customer service, deficits (Gardom) 861

Bus service in Greater Vancouver Regional District will be improved (Lorimer) 288

Committee on surface bus system (Lorimer) 288

Cost sharing of transportation losses, qu. (McGeer) 1119

Public transit, plans, estimates of cost to province, question (Lauk) 876

Public transportation in Greater Vancouver (Steves) 118 (Williams, L.A.) 293

Public transportation in GVRD under one agency responsible to regional government (McClelland) 2034

Rapid transit system needed (Cummings) 160

Transit deficits (McClelland) 2013

Transit subsidy, deficit (Fraser) 2011

Vancouver motor vehicle taxes, impetus for rapid transit authority, suggestion (Gardom) 856

Vancouver, B.C. — Wharves

Increases in charges 1073

Representation to federal government on wharfage and freight rates (Macdonald) 1073

Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend

(Bill 50) (Cummings) I R, 395

2R, 2669; C, 2750-1; 3R, 2751; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Lauk 2669, (C) Chabot 2750, 2751; Hall 2750; Lauk 2750

Board of Police Commissioners, change in structure (Chabot) 2750

Board of Police Commissioners, number increased (Lauk) 2750

Petitioner allowed to proceed with bill (Report No. 1 of Committee on Standings Orders and Private Bills) 391, 1239

Vancouver Club, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Williams, R.A.) 629

Vancouver Community Legal Assistance Society

Assistance and advice offered on mortgages (Brousson) 578-9

Vancouver District Labour Council

Statements on labour laws referred to (Chabot) 599

Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Clinical facilities for teaching (McGeer) 1187

Heather Annex to be demolished (Cocke) 135-6

Study on medical care delivery in isolated areas (Cocke) 563

Vancouver Island, B.C.

Company roads, hours of access (Anderson, D.A.) 1883

Neglect of services on north end of island (Sanford) 583

Nuclear power (Wallace) 1854

Power, source, development (McGeer) 1848

Re-establishment of industries in West Coast communities (Skelly) 334

Social services needed in northern part of the island (Sanford) 153

Vancouver Natural History Society

Reference to support of Land Commission Act (Young) 1541

Vancouver Police Academy

Mentioned: (Curtis) 960 (Macdonald) 997

Vancouver Real Estate Board

Mortgage advisory council suggested (Brousson) 578

Role of board (Macdonald) 400

Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Dailly) 1167

Vancouver shipyards

Work underway (Anderson, D.A.) 644

Vancouver Stock Exchange

Petition, An Act to Amend the Vancouver Stock Exchange Act (Lauk) 257

Vancouver Stock Exchange Act, An Act to Amend

(Bill 51) (Lauk) 1R, 395

2R, 2669; C, 2751; 3R, 2751; RA, 3069
Speakers: (2R) Lauk 2669

Petitioner allowed to proceed with bill (Report No. 2 of Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills) 391, 1239

Vancouver Vocational Institute, Vancouver, B.C.

Marine training (Wallace) 1131

Vanguard Properties Ltd.

Mentioned: (Williams, L.A.) 829

Veneers and veneering

Veneer plant in Valemount McBride area (Nunweiler) 1083

Venereal diseases

Increase (Williams, L.A.) 1311-2

Increase, public education programme (Wallace) 1311 (Cocke) 1311-2

Venture International Limited

Mentioned: (Phillips) 2601

Verchere, David A.

Supreme Court justice, reference to (Cocke) 561

Vernon, B.C.

Military area, complete sweep urged (Hall) 2697 (Jordan) 2697 (Anderson, D.A.) 2697 (Wallace) 2697

Military area, sweep to be carried out, qu. (Jordan) 3035

Vesek, Edward Francis

Report on Ocean Falls (Williams, R.A.) 1415

Veterans' hospitals

See: Hospitals, Military

Veterinarians

Assistance programme continuing (Stupich) 918

Loans or grants for establishing veterinary clinics (Stupich) 898

Support for establishment in rural areas (Smith) 895

Veterinary colleges

Established in Saskatchewan by agreement (Stupich) 935

Establishment at University of British Columbia (McGeer) 930-1

See also: Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary laboratories

Laboratory establishment anticipating herd increase (Phillips) 919

Laboratory in Peace River area not justified by animal population (Stupich) 918

Pathology lab needed in Peace River area (Phillips) 918

Satellite lab at Fairview (Stupich) 920

Victoria, B.C.

Beautification (Morrison) 269

Blanshard Street extension (Morrison) 268 (Strachan) 737 (Curtis) 1328

Government facilities moved to other areas (Curtis) 2075

Government land purchase, valuations and price paid (Lorimer) 2023

Government purchase of land, price criticized (Fraser) 2011 (Chabot) 2019

Inner harbour (Gorst) 308

Land purchases in Victoria (Chabot) 337-8

Plan for city needed (Dent) 414

Provincial capital commission suggested (Gorst) 308-9, 619

Saanich proposal for greenbelt (Williams, R.A.) 1922

Submission on capital region greenbelt (Curtis) 1918-9

Traffic in the James Bay area (Morrison) 268 (Gorst) 309

Waterfront development by a provincial capital commission (Gorst) 309

Victoria, B.C. — Transit systems

Committee on surface bus system (Lorimer) 288

Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Letter from Minister of Highways reference to (Morrison) 1341

Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Cardio-thoracic unit opened (Cocke) 1178

Victoria Home Builders Association

Mentioned: (Curtis) 2411

Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.

Property purchase by Ministry of Transport (Gorst) 619

Victoria Paving Company

Reference to and three-way pact (McGeer) 1376, 1401

Victoria school strike, Jan., 1973

See: Strikes and lockouts — Schools

Victorian, Victoria, B.C.

Article on Land Commission Act quoted (Morrison) 1681

Victory Finance Company of Canada Limited

Mentioned: (Brousson) 706

Vietnam

Allocation of provincial funds to help rebuild Vietnam (Sanford) 153

Announcement of ceasefire and peace treaty welcomed 1

British Columbia Medical Association, co-operation on medical assistance (Cocke) 487

British Columbia medical care centre for children in Vietnam, motion supported (Anderson) 450; (Hall) 450-51; (Wallace) 451-5.2; (Sanford) 451; (Nimsick) 451-53; (Steves) 453-54; (Schroeder) 454; (Lauk) 454; (Barrett) 454

British Columbia medical care centre for children in Vietnam, priority on personnel suggested (Wallace) 452

Canadian companies producing war materials for United States (Steves) 453

Canadian efforts in Vietnam commendable (Wallace) 451

Ceasefire welcomed (Sanford) 152

Committee of House to supervise work of providing facilities for children (Cocke) 3047

Control commission in peace settlement (Anderson) 66

De-escalation of hostilities (D’Arcy) 240

Establishment of B.C. medical care centre for children in Vietnam (Motion 5) (Williams, L.A.) 448-50

Federal government's part in Vietnam war questioned (Sanford) 452

Fund available for disaster areas (Hall) 451

New Democratic party opposed war (Nicolson) 10

Precedent for giving aid abroad (Anderson, D.A.) 450

Provincial emergency hospital to Vietnam (Cocke) 487

Resolutions condemning war amended in past (Nimsick) 452

War ended in Vietnam (Brown) 12

View Royal, B.C.

Municipal incorporation, qu. (Curtis) 1901

Visiting housekeepers

Co-ordination of present home care services (Cocke) 560

Development of large corps of homemakers (Cocke) 560

Homemakers service, enrolment in training course (Levi) 2179-80

Home services to the chronically ill, programme, budget address (Barrett) 358

Provincial homemaker corps to care for elderly, etc. (McGeer) 381

Training, supervision, standards (Cocke) 560

Uniform, hat, badge for corps (Cocke) 560

See also: Home nursing

Vocational education

Chilliwack vocational school site wrong (Dailly) 1091

Demand not being met (Brousson) 1098

Entrance requirements and discrimination for lack of background (Nicolson) 1092

Federal grant for school construction (Brousson) 1098

Federal grant for vocational schools, unspent balance, deadline (Dailly) 1102

Lack of facilities, case cited (Schroeder) 1089-90

Petroleum exploration, assistance to employers for on-the-job training (Smith) 1159

Petroleum exploration, vocational training in techniques (Smith) 1159

Programmes based on supply and demand for graduates (Nicolson) 1092

Vocational facilities needed (Lewis) 550

Vocational school courses, number should be increased (Phillips) 507

Vocational school in East Kootenays (Chabot) 1170

Vocational school in Kootenays, attendance by Alberta students (Dailly) 1170-1

Vocational school needed in Kootenays (Dailly) 1170

Vocational school part of Capilano College (Brousson) 1098-9

Vocational school to be part of North Shore community college (Dailly) 102

Vocational guidance

Research on marketability of skills (Dailly) 1162

Vocational schools, counsellors for liaison and guidance (King) 228

Voluntary Emergency First Aid Act

(Bill 22) (McGeer) 1R, 163

2R, 2245-7
Speakers: (2R) Cocke 2247; McGeer 2246-7

First aid rendered in emergency, removal of liability (McGeer) 2246

Legislation, uniform throughout country, under study (Cocke) 2247

Voluntary health agencies

Volunteer's role in home care programme (Cocke) 559

Votes and proceedings

Printing of (Hall) 2