Province of British Columbia
30th Parliament, 4th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 31, 1974 to June 21, 1974
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
VON
See: Victorian Order of Nurses
Valemount, B.C.
Hydro rates (Nunweiler) 226
Per capita grant (Jordan) 1368, 1376 (Barrett) 1373
Valley Copper Mines Ltd.
Mineral Royalties Act, effect on company (Gibson) 3981
Mentioned: (Phillips) 358 (Gibson) 2524 (Cummings) 2528
Valleyview Hospital, Essondale, B.C.
Mentioned: (Cocke) 1724
Vancouver, B.C.
Block 51, 61 and 71, developments (Lauk) 323 (Williams, R.A.) 402-3
Block 61, project (Hartley) 3219, 3231
Budget surplus (Barrett) 1315, 1374 (Fraser) 1319 (Williams, L.A.) 1320 (Smith) 1361
False Creek area, development (Gardom) 3992-3
False Creek area, relocation of industry (Lauk) 324
Firemen, plebiscite on right to strike, Q. (Chabot) 3895. A. (King) 3895
Firemen's strike, contingency plans, Q. (Wallace) 3895. A. (King) 3895
Gastown, community in area (Barnes) 473
Government: corporations, agencies, taxation (Gardom) 1354-5
Government property, taxes on (Gardom) 909
Granville Mall project (Williams, R.A.) 403
Growth, distribution of (Gibson) 288
Growth, problems (Gibson) 286-19, 2648-9 (Gabelmann) 363
Housing corporation (Nicolson) 215
Housing on infill land (Nicolson) 1953 (Steves) 1957
Housing scheme (Nicolson) 214
Kitsilano highrise (Brown) 254
Land, undeveloped land (Phillips) 43-5 (Webster) 122 (Gabelmann) 364
Motor vehicle user taxes, source (Gardom) 2000
Past recalled, changes (Lauk) 322-3
Police chief's farewell party, Q. (Anderson, D.A.) 173, 1166-7
Police, plebiscite on right to strike, Q. (Chabot) 3895. A. (King) 3895
Police strike, contingency plans. Q. (Gibson) 2928 (Wallace) 3895 A. (King) 3895
Population, jobs, limiting (Gabelmann) 364
Rail rights-of-way (Gabelmann) 367
Rental housing (Steves) 267
Road construction and maintenance costs (Cummings) 1753-4, 1851 (Lea) 1754 (Fraser) 1757 (McGeer) 1847
Skid-road area (Lauk) 324
Strathcona area, Chinese community (Barnes) 473
Tax increase (Fraser) 2387 (McClelland) 2389 (Macdonald) 2398
Thurlow Street tunnel (Gibson) 1806, 1993, 1995, 2645, 2745 (Lauk) 1988
Vacancy rate (Gibson) 2071 (Macdonald) 3216 (Williams, L.A.) 2319-20 (Anderson, D.A.) 2328 (Smith) 2333
Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend (Cummings) 297
Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend. See name of act
See also: Greater Vancouver Regional District, B.C.
Vancouver, B.C. — Foreign population
Ethnic groups (Webster) 123-4
Vancouver, B.C. — Harbour
Development of port (Anderson, D.A.) 3750 (Lauk) 3751
Operation of port (Wallace) 2872-3 (Lauk) 2874
Rail transportation problems (Williams, L.A.) 2878-9 (Lauk) 2883-4
Vancouver, B.C. — Parks
Waterfront areas, Fraser River access (Webster) 122
See also: Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver, B.C. — Population
Growth forecast (Gibson) 286-9
Limiting (Gibson) 364
Vancouver, B.C. — Transit systems
Burrard Inlet (Third Crossing) Fund Amendment Act, 1974. See name of act.
Deficit, financing (Skelly) 443
Deficit, municipal share (Lorimer) 2625, 2656, 2656-7
Free bus service downtown (Gibson) 3297 (Lorimer) 3297
Light rail (Lorimer) 2614 (McGeer) 2618
Land acquisition, secrecy of meetings on, Q. (Bennett) 205. A. (Lorimer) 205
Meetings, discussions, etc., secrecy of, Q. (Bennett) 205 (Wallace) 2605-6 (Lorimer) 205, 2607-8
Planning, regional district's role (Gibson) 289
Public transit (Lauk) 323 (Barrett) 1985 (Williams, L.A.) 1986-7 (Lorimer) 1992 (Cocke) 1997
Rail transit lines and rights-of-way (Gibson) 2744
Railway tracks (Gabelmann) 1991
Subway (Lorimer) 2614 (McGeer) 2619
Trolley buses for University Boulevard (McGeer) 2618-9
Vancouver and District Labour Council
Mentioned: (Gibson) 2443
Vancouver Building, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Barrett) 2640 (Gardom) 2640
Vancouver Canucks
Purchase by government, Q. (Gardom) 1723. A. (Lauk) 1723
Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend
(Bill 50) (Cummings) 1R, 876; 2R, 3742-3; C, 3991-3; 3R, 3993; RA, 4335
Speakers: (2R) McGeer 3742; Fraser 3742
Speakers: (C) Chabot 3991, 3992; Cummings 3991; Gardom 3992-3
Authority for borrowing (Gardom) 3992, 3993
False Creek area, development (Gardom) 3992-3
Report 2369
Section 4, reason for repeal (Chabot) 3991
Vancouver City College, Vancouver, B.C.
Courses for ferry personnel (Strachan) 876
Mentioned: (Radford) 3345
Vancouver Community Legal Assistance Society
Mentioned: (Young) 3470
Vancouver Community Resource Board
Board membership (Schroeder) 2162 (Levi) 2164-5
Election procedures, Q. (Bennett) 2959. A. (Levi) 2959
Employees, legality of appointments, Q. (McClelland) 3241
Employees, number, Q. (Gibson) 3241. A. (Levi) 3241
Vancouver Environmental Education Project
Grant (Dailly) 350
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Overcrowded conditions (McGeer) 64
Mentioned: (Cocke) 309, 310, 1684, 3251 (Strachan) 417 (McGeer) 1682
Vancouver Island, B.C.
Bridge connection to mainland (Curtis) 3540 (Strachan) 3542
Electric-energy problem (Williams, L.A.) 3124
Growth, control of (Gibson) 3550 (Strachan) 3552-3
Justice, administration of in northern part (Sanford) 1059-60
Natural gas distribution (Williams, L.A.) 3124
Natural gas pipeline (Williams, L.A.) 3124 (Williams, R.A.) 3125, 3132, (Wallace) 3130-1
Nuclear power plant (McGeer) 3146-7
Power shortage, contingency plans, Q. (Bennett) 2401
Seashore, preservation, public access (Gorst) 13
Thermal power plant (Williams, L.A.) 3124, 3125, 3126 (Williams, R.A.) 3125, 3133 (Gibson) 3133
Tourist train (Morrison) 905 (Barrett) 905
Vancouver Island Coach Lines Ltd.
Buses ordered (Lorimer) 1721
Drivers picking up buses in Saskatchewan, Q. (McClelland) 2865, 3176. A. (Lorimer) 3176
Purchase by government (Phillips) 362 (Morrison) 2616 (Lorimer) 2617, 2651 (McClelland) 2641
Purchase, negotiations for, Q. (McClelland) 1349-50. A. (Lorimer) 1349-50
Management direction by government, Q. (Curtis) 2109
Tweed Lines Tours Ltd., purchase of, Q. (Curtis) 1440
Mentioned: (McGeer) 153 (Smith) 1158 (Gardom) 2280, 2895
Vancouver Island Farmers' Institute
President quoted on Vancouver Island dairy industry (Curtis) 530-1
Vancouver Island Helicopters Ltd.
Mentioned: (McClelland) 3852
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Alternative facilities (Macdonald) 1049
Closing, target date (Macdonald) 1061
Facilities, conditions (Wallace) 1045-6, 1149, 1253 (Anderson, D.A.) 1060-1
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 1043, (Wallace) 1278
Vancouver Medical Association
Mentioned: (McGeer) 64
Vancouver Mental Health Project
Community care project (Cocke) 311
Vancouver Regional Resource Board
Appointments to (Wallace) 4055, 4056, 4058 (Levi) 4055-6, 4056, 4057, 4058 (Schroeder) 4057-8 (Williams, L.A.) 4058
Vancouver school janitors' strike, 1974
Tax rebates in closing of schools, Q. (Gardom) 174
Work stoppage (Morrison) 246
Work stoppage, Government steps, Q. (Gardom) 173-4. A. (King) 174
Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.
Ferry contract (Strachan) 1903
Vancouver South Community Resource Board
See entries under Community resource boards
Vancouver Stock Exchange,
Securities Amendment Act, 1974. See name of act
Upgrading of status, regulation of (Macdonald) 3685, 3686 (Williams, L.A.) 3686 (Cummings) 3686
Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.
Advertisements quoted (Gardom) 1084
Articles quoted (Bennett) 30, 31, 2912, 2913 (Phillips) 46, 989-90, 2935, 3533 (Morrison) 248-9 (Jordan) 278, 1606, 3307, 3939 (Anderson, D.A.) 368, 1170-1, 1232-3, 3396, 3580=1 (Wallace) 390, 788, 790, 1047, 1812, 1963, 2304, 2547, 2582, 3065, 3353, 3527-8, 4229 (Speaker) 478 (Chabot) 496 (Macdonald) 502, 2316 (Curtis) 635, 3361 (McClelland) 695, 2954 (Barrett) 748 (Williams, R.A.) 870 (Williams, L.A.) 888, 1068, 3003 (Young) 950 (Webster) 1445-6 (Gibson) 1488-9 2156, 2194, 2520-1, 2580-1, 3695, 3726, 3977-9, 4027, 4032 (Fraser) 1970 (Barnes) 2323 (Strachan) 2981, 2982 (Nimsick) 3490 (Gardom) 3600
Cartoon referred to (Lauk) 323
Editorials quoted (Curtis) 228 (Strachan) 419 (Jordan) 851
Headlines quoted (Brown) 253 (Kelly) 294 (Anderson, D.A.) 381, 382, 1496, 3635 (Speaker) 478 (Barrett) 852 (Curtis) 1465, 3130 (Jordan) 2887, 3938 (Williams, R.A.) 3053
Letters to quoted (McClelland) 1073, 1580 (Wallace) 1481 (Bennett) 3492-3 (Anderson, D.A.) 3657-8
Mentioned: (Barrett) 60, 747, 748 (Wallace) 169, 1149, 2181, 2306, 2432, 2605, 2784, 3040, 3109 (Williams, R.A.) 180, 403, 3053, 3054, 3056, 3102, 3168 (Strachan) 265, 2983, 3710 (Steves) 267 (Skelly) 443 (Barnes) 471, 2325 (Chabot) 477, 3295 (Stupich) 538 (McClelland) 764, 902, 1164 (Jordan) 852 (Speaker) 1030, 2149 (Young) 1134 (Phillips) 1338, 3400 (Bennett) 1406, 2110, 2916, 3046 (Curtis) 1465 (Gibson 2074, 2195, 2443, 4026 (Anderson, G.H.) 2077 (Morrison) 2088 (Macdonald) 3217 (Fraser) 2411 (Lorimer) 2614 (Anderson, D.A.) 2614, 3226 (McGeer) 2870 (Liden) 3916 (Rolston) 3952
Vancouver Vocational Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Gibson) 2441
Vanderhorst, A.L.
Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 3454
Van Der Minne, D.
Mentioned: (Fraser) 1640, 1650
Vander Zalm, W.N.
Quoted (Gibson) 2156
Mentioned: (Levi) 174 (Lorimer) 3681 (Cummings) 3914 (Liden) 3916 (Macdonald) 3958
Vaness, Freda
Dismissal (Fraser) 106-7, 1640-8, 1651-2, 1652-3, 1656-7, 1658, 1673 (Dent) 204 (Cocke) 1649-50, 1652, 1653, 2656, 1658-9, 1674 (Chabot) 1655 (McClelland) 1658 (Jordan) 1660
Dismissal, appeal avenues open (Cocke) 1649, 1650, 1653, 1656, 1658, 1659, 1674 (Fraser) 1657
Meeting in Williams Lake Health Office, transcript quoted (Fraser) 1644-7
Vannen, Harley
Varcoe, John B.
Mentioned: (Rolston) 190, 1141
Vaughan, Wesley
Judgment against and consequences, case cited (McClelland) 1127, Q. 2108
Veeken's Poultry Farm Ltd.
Mentioned: (Dent) 547
Vegetables
Income programme for producers (Stupich) 526, 527, 691 (Jordan) 677-9
Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, report 3042-2D, 4212-3
Vehicles
All-terrain vehicle, development of (Phillips) 2884-5
Veneers and veneering
Veneer products (Smith) 4020-1 (Williams, R.A.) 4021
Venereal diseases
Pre-marital testing (Phillips) 1705 (Cocke) 1706
Statistics, reporting, education (Phillips) 1664-8 1705-6, 1706 (Cocke) 1667, 1667-8, 1705, 1706 (Wallace) 1703-5 (McGeer) 1705 (McClelland) 1706
Testing laboratories (Phillips) 1706 (Cocke) 1706
Vernon, B.C.
Effluent spray irrigation project (Jordan) 2761
Road to Kalamalka Lake (Jordan) 1932
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon, B.C.
Mentioned: (Jordan) 1726, 1727, 1745 (Cocke) 1728
Vernon Mental Health Centre
Financial allocation (Jordan) 1718
Vesak, E.E.
Quoted (Bennett) 3103
Mentioned: (Bennett) 2916, 3021, 3061, 3104 (McClelland) 2954, 2955 (Anderson, D.A.) 3032 (Barrett) 3073
Veterans
Land applications, policy on preferential treatment, Q. (Bennett) 3295, 3777. A. (Williams, R.A.) 3949
Veterans' Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Employees' pensions (Hall) 2780
Takeover, contract signed (Cocke) 2401
Veterans' Land Act
Mentioned: (Phillips) 1979
Veterinarians
Funds for establishing clinics (Smith) 654, 725-6
Veterinarian, appointment of (Chabot) 4205 (Cocke) 4205, 4206 (Phillips) 4205-6
Veterinary colleges
Scholarships, grants for students (Smith) 654-5, 726
Veterinary-medical college at University of Victoria (McGeer) 659-60
See also: Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medical Act
Mentioned: (Cocke) 4206
Vickers, David
Introduced to House (Macdonald) 1035
Justice Development Commission head (Macdonald) 1288
Salary (Wallace) 1266 (Macdonald) 1266
Welcomed (Smith) 1036 (Williams, L.A.) 2040
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 2501
Victoria, B.C.
Amalgamation, consultation, vote on, Q. (Wallace) 410. A. (Lorimer) 410
Amalgamation, discussions Q. (Wallace) 304. A. (Lorimer) 304
Amalgamation, referendum on, Q. (Wallace) 305. A. (Lorimer) 305
Blanshard Street extension (Anderson, D.A.) 1778, 1835 (Lea) 1780-1 (Curtis) 1833-4
Capital commission (Gorst) 14 (Curtis) 233 (Anderson, D.A.) 376
Convention centre (Curtis) 830 (Barrett) 831
Co-operative housing (Nicolson) 1952
Government buildings, property, taxes (Anderson, D.A.) 1362-3
Highlands district, plans for housing project, Q. (Wallace) 838. A. (Nicolson) 838
Highlands district, satellite city (Morrison) 251
Inner Harbour, additional projects, Q. (Morrison) 2351, 2373
Inner Harbour area (Wallace) 2609 (Morrison) 2616, 2617 (Lorimer) 2617
Inner Harbour area, government plans for Q. (Morrison) 3239
Inner Harbour development, consultation with Environment and Land Use Committee, Q. (Morrison) 2373
Inner Harbour, negotiations with Marathon Realty, Q. (Morrison) 3455 (Anderson, D.A.) 3456. A. (Hartley) 3455, 3456
MacKenzie Avenue, completion of western half (Curtis) 1933 (Lea) 1933
Municipal courts, revenue, costs (Macdonald) 1270
Provincial government buildings, garbage disposal (Anderson, D.A.) 2611 (Lorimer) 2614
Shoreline, public access (Curtis) 232-3
Springridge-Pembroke Transplant (Morrison) 249-51
Work Point Barracks area, availability (Morrison) 2617
See also names of municipalities, e.g. Oak Bay, B.C.;
See also: Laurel Point, Victoria, B.C., ; Reid Properties Limited
Victoria, B.C. — Historic houses, etc.
Preservation of buildings (Gorst) 13
Victoria, B.C. — Transit Systems
Capital Regional District, meeting with, date, Q. (Curtis) 174. A. (Lorimer) 174
Cost-sharing formula Q. (Curtis) 174
Park-and-ride programme (Morrison) 2616 (Lorimer) 2617
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Webster) 124
Victoria Express, Victoria, B.C.
Advertisement quoted (Phillips) 1337
Articles quoted (Curtis) 231, 830
Headlines quoted (Curtis) 231
Newsprint supplied by Ocean. Falls plant, Q. (Phillips) 18, 173, 513 A. (Williams, R.A.) 840
Mentioned: (Curtis) 1465 (Chabot) 3335 (Radford) 3337 (Strachan) 3407 (Gardom) 3511
Victoria Fish and Game Association
Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 2863, 4085
Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Wallace) 1676
Victoria Golf Club
Mentioned: (Wallace) 4086
Victoria Gun Club
Mentioned: (Anderson, D.A.) 4085
Victoria International Airport, Victoria, B.C.
Airport road (Curtis) 1754 (Lea) 1754
Fire protection (Morrison) 1187-8 (Macdonald) 1188
Victoria Press building, Victoria, B.C.,
Leases, cancellation, Q. (Chabot) 3419. A. (Hartley) 3419
Purchase, price paid (Chabot) 3221, 3223, 3226, 3232 (Hartley) 3227, 3232
Square footage, acreage in grounds (Hartley) 3240
Use (Morrison) 3544, 3560 (Strachan) 3561, 3709 (Curtis) 3709
Mentioned: (Hartley) 3218
Victoria Press Ltd.
Strike, Q. (Wallace) 173. A. (King) 173; 2406
Strike settlement, service of Labour department, Q. (Wallace) 480, 736. A. (King) 480, 736
Victoria Self-Help Society
Mentioned: (Morrison) 250
Victoria Times, Victoria, B.C.
Articles quoted (Phillips) 41 (Strachan) 423 (Curtis) 3205, 3540
Mentioned: (Phillips) 18 (Barrett) 18 (Curtis) 1834, 3320 (Anderson, D.A.) 1857, 3226
Victorian, Victoria, B.C.
Article quoted (Smith) 184
Victorian Order of Nurses
Public health nurses and VON (Jordan) 1701, 1702 (Cocke) 1701-2
Vietch, Jack
Mentioned: (Morrison) 249
View Royal, B.C.
Incorporation, amalgamation (Lorimer) 2608 (Curtis) 2623
Vision
Impairment, pre-school programme (Morrison) 1564 (Dailly) 1564
Visiting housekeepers
Homemaker service, income-tested eligibility (Levi) 2160
Homemaker service programme (Levi) 2160, 2257 (Wallace) 2179, 2256
Homemakers, payment rate (Wallace) 2179 (Levi) 2185
Homemakers, earning exemption (Levi) 2185-6
Homemakers, training (Levi) 2185
Vital Statistics, Division of
Equipment rental (Cocke) 1703
Health Security Programme Project report (Wallace) 1703
Staff (Curtis) 1703
Vitamins
Pharmacare, prescriptions for Vitamin E (Wallace) 2180 (Levi) 2184
Vocational education
Budget appropriation (Rolston) 192
East Kootenays, vocational school for area (Chabot) 76-7, 497
Education department, co-operation with Labour department (Wallace) 1520 (Dailly) 1522-3
Federal government grants for schools (McGeer) 63
Labour department's role in (Wallace) 95
Technical and vocational school grants, Budget address (Barrett) 134
Terrace vocational school, additional services (Dent) 202
Vogel, Hunter
Mentioned: (Barrett) 2808
Volunteer social services
See entries under Public Welfare
Volunteer workers in hospitals
Tribute to (Cocke) 311
Unpaid help, certificate programme (Jordan) 1611
Voters, Registration of
Cost and municipal per capita grant, Q. (Chabot) 613-4. A. (Lorimer) 613-4
Cost, provincial share (Fraser) 2600 (Lorimer) 2607 (Curtis) 2614
Cost to municipalities (Anderson, D.A.) 375 (McClelland) 1358
Voters list, arrangement (Gibson) 3208
Single voters list (Curtis) 2615
Votes and Proceedings
Error corrected (Speaker) 477 (Phillips) 478 (Stupich) 674
Point of privilege recorded (Chabot) 3137-8 (Speaker) 3137-8
Quoted on privilege (Chabot) 477
Mentioned: (Strachan) 357 (Richter) 462 (Williams, L.A.) 4156