PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
31st Parliament, 2nd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
January 13 to October 21, 1977

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OPEC

See: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Oak Bay, B.C.

Land-use contracts, use of (Wallace, G.S.) 4367

Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Mair) 4637, 4686

Oak Bay Junior High School, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Speaker) 5095, 5096 (Wallace, G.S.) 2696, 4083

Oak Bay Marina Ltd.

Mentioned: (Barber) 2454

Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Victoria, B.C.

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 5344

Oakalla Jail

See: lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Oake, George

Mentioned: (Kohl) 1999

Oakland Industries Ltd.

Closing of, assistance to (Barber) Q. 669, Q. 670, 795, 796, 797, 827, 950, Q. 2295 (King) 762, 763 (Phillips) A. 669-70, 761, 762, 833, 948, 975, 976, A. 2295 (Stupich) 901-2, 975 (Wallace, G.S.) 760-1, 946 (Williams) A. 670

Mentioned: (Lea) 2970 (Phillips) 3437

Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Calif.

Quoted (Skelly) 838

Oberle, Frank

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 4426

Observatories

See also: Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, White Lake, B.C.

Obst, Ernest

Mentioned: (Lloyd) 35

Ocean

Ocean engineering (Gibson) 82, 937

Ocean Cement Ltd.

Mentioned: (King) 160

Ocean Falls, B.C.

Dock facilities (Davis) 2799 (Lockstead) 2790

Ferry service for (Lockstead) Q. 135, 157 (Davis) A. 135

Future of community (Lockstead) 3786

Transportation problems (Lockstead) 414-6, 825, 2309

Ocean Falls Corp.

Acquisition of (Stupich) 289

Earnings (Stupich) 1142

Expansion, investment in (Stupich) 903

Misubishi Corp., contract for newsprint purchase (Bennett) A. 2426, A. 2867 (Lockstead) Q. 2867, 3786 (Skelly) Q. 2426

Responsibility for (Lockstead) 3791 (Waterland) 3790

Taxes, payment of to regional district (Lockstead) 3786

Mentioned: (Barrett) 540, 1078, 4198, 4839, 4840, 5134 (Bennett) 1086, 1151 (Chabot) 1310 (Davis) 2799 (Levi) 746 (Skelly) 845, 3797 (Stupich) 280

Ocean Falls Informer, Ocean Falls, B.C.

Quoted (Lockstead) 2310

Mentioned: (Lockstead) 2309

Ocean floor, mining of

See entries under Mines and mineral resources

Ocean Mining Associates

Mentioned: (Gibson) 2193

O'Connor, M.J.

Mentioned: (Barber) 1037

Ogden, Frank

Mentioned: (Rogers) 4290

Ogden Point, Victoria, B.C.

See entries under Victoria, B.C.

Ohlemann, Klaus

Letter re Land Management Branch staff (Bennett) 580 (King) 548 (Wallace, G.S.) 606

Meeting with (Nielsen) 1284

Mentioned: (Barber) 1608 (Barrett) 1122 (Dailly) 672 (King) 1522, 1560 (Macdonald) 1090, 1092 (Wallace, G.S.) 1278, 1712

Oil

See: Petroleum

Oil pipelines

See: Petroleum — Pipelines

Oil pollution of rivers, harbours, etc.

Burrard Inlet, study of hazards (Gibson) Q. 3853

Cleanup equipment (Wallace, G.S.) 1410

Cleanup, use of peat moss (Rogers) 1411

Oil spills (Barber) 1582 (Calder) 351-3 (McCarthy) 2116, 2118 (Nielsen) 227, 1265-6 (Shelford) 1580-1 (Wallace, G.S.) 1585-6, 1595-6, 2116, 21178

Oil spills, effect on fishing industry (Wallace, B.B.) 1569

Prevention of (Barber) 1580 (Gibson) 1411-2 (Nielsen) 15878 (Wallace, G.S.) 1585-6, 1595-6

Tanker traffic in coastal waters (Brown) 1198-9 (Cocke) 1195-6 (D’Arcy) 1412-3 (Gibson) 1411-2 (King) 1409 (Lea) 1570-2 (Lloyd) 1292 (Nicolson) 1413, 1586-7 (Nielsen) 1266, 1271-2, (Sanford) 845, 1193 (Skelly) 839-40, 856, 1190-1, 1267-8, 1269-70, 1275 (Wallace, B.B.) 1569 (Wallace, G.S.) 106-7, 1279-81

Tankers sunk in World War II (Shelford) 1581 (Wallace, G.S.) 1584-5

Oil spills

See: Oil pollution of rivers, harbours, etc.

Oil tankers

See: Tank vessels

Oilweek

Mentioned: (Lauk) 524, 526

Okanagan, B. C.

Mil fo il in lakes (Nielsen) 227-30

Okanagan College

Board, appointments to (Dailly) 1802

Salmon Am programmes (Bawtree) 638

Mentioned: (McGeer) 4122

Okanagan Holdings Ltd.

Mentioned: (Lauk) 1546, 1565, 1566 (Skelly) 1575

Okanagan Indian band

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 4720

Okanagan Investments Ltd.

Mentioned: (Levi) 1564, 1565 (Skelly) 1575

Okanagan Lake, B.C.

Weed problem (Jordan) 640-1

Okanagan Telephone Co. Ltd.

Mentioned: (Davis) 2228

Okanagan Water Basin Board

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 1593

O'Kelly, J.K.

Mentioned: (Gibson) 1389

Old Age Pensioners Association

Mentioned: (Barber) 3669

Oldfield, W. Fred

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 2508

Oldham, William

Mentioned: (Levi) 4714 (Nielsen) 4722

Olivier, Albert

Mentioned: (Lauk) 842, 844

Olsen, J.N.

Mentioned: (Barnes) 1349

Olszouski, Stefan

Mentioned: (Throne speech) 1

Olympic games, Montreal, 1976

B.C. contingent (Barnes) 1184

Chaperones for flame bearers, recommendations re, expenses of (King) Q. 4078 (McCarthy) A. 4078

Grant to B.C. committee, amount of (King) Q. 4078 (McCarthy) A. 4078

Grant to B.C. committee, conditions attached to (King) Q. 4040 (McCarthy) A. 4077

Participation in (Rogers) 381

Omar Khayyam

Quoted (Gibson) 1833 (lauk) 5031

Ombudsman

Annual report (Gardom) 4603

Appointment of (McCarthy) 2073

Conference on ombudsman (Gardom) 4603 (Macdonald) 4603

Confidential records, ombudsman's access to (Gardom) 5078 (Macdonald) 5078

Courts, appeal avenue and use of ombudsman (Gardom) 5077 (Gibson) 5078

Functions of (Gardom) 4600-1

Government information appeals, hearing of (Wallace, G.S.) 4292

Human Rights Commission, relationship to (Barber) 4606 (Gardom) 4609

Inspector of municipalities, relationship to (Barber) 4607 (Gardom) 4609

Jurisdiction of (Gibson) 78

Legislation, reintroduction of (Bennett) 1605

Ombudsman Act. See name of act

Ombudsman selection committee, members (McCarthy) 5947

Powers of (Gardom) 4601-2

Selection of (Bennett) 1605 (Gardom) 4609

Special committee of legislature to recommend on selection, appointment of (Gardom) 5550-1

Staff, budgets in other provinces (Gardom) 4609-10

Staff, location of (Barber) 4607

Staff, number of (Barber) 4607

Universities, inclusion of under Ombudsman Act (lauk) 4607-8

Woman, appointment of (Brown) 4608-9 (Gardom) 4609

Ombudsman Act

(Bill 63) (Attorney-General) 1R, 2865; 2R, 4600-10; C, 5077-9; 3R, 5079; RA, 5209

Speakers: (2R) Barber 4606-7; Brown 4608-9; Gardom 4600-3, 4609-10; lauk 4607-8; Macdonald 4603-6

Speakers: (C) Gardom 5077-8, 5078, 5079; Gibson 5077; Macdonald 5078

Amdts: Sec. 8 (Gardom) 5077, 5097, approved 5077; sec 15 (Gardom) 5078, approved 5078; schedule (Gardom) 5078, 5097, approved 5078

Annual report of ombudsman (Gardom) 4603

Confidentiality of records and anbudsman's access to (Gardom) 5078 (Macdonald) 5078

Courts, appeal avenue and use of ombudsman (Gardom) 5077 (Gibson) 5078

Functions of ombudsman (Gardan) 4600-1

Human Rights Commission, relationship to (Barber) 4606 (Gardom) 4609

Inspector of municipalities, relationship to (Barber) 4607 (Gardom) 4609

Powers of ombudsman (Gardom) 4601-2

Professions, public representations on governing bodies of (Macdonald) 4604

Professors, complaints re competence of (Macdonald) 4604

Secrecy provisions in Act (Gardom) 4610 (Macdonald) 4605-6

Selection of ombudsman (Gardom) 4609

Staff, budgets, ombudsmen in other provinces (Gardom) 4609-10

Staff, location of (Barber) 4607

Staff, number of (Barber) 4607

Universities, inclusion of under Act (Lauk) 4607-8

Women as ombudsman (Brown) 4608-9 (Gardom) 4609

Mentioned: (Gibson) 4949

Omineca Princess

Cost of, operating costs (Wallace, G.S.) 3346-7

Emergency use of (Wallace, G.S.) 2323

Fare for use of (Kempf) 3355

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 2322

One-Parent Project

Mentioned: (Brown) 5771

O'Neill, Patrick

Mentioned: (Stupich) 1059 (Wolfe) 988, 1001

Ontario

Debt, cost of (Bennett) 551

White Paper on operation of court system (Gibson) 2984-6

Ontario — Agriculture, Department of

Mentioned: (Select Standing Committee on Agriculture report) 5843

Ontario — Natural Resources, Department of

The Ontario Metal Mining Industry, Present and Future mentioned (Wallace, G.S.) 4834

Ontario Commission on the legislature

Report quoted (Gibson) 4243

Ontario Heritage Foundation

Mentioned: (Bawlf) 4651

Ontario Hydro

Coal market for B.C. coal (Chabot) 2191-2 (Wallace, G.S.) 2190-1

Mentioned: (Davis) 2444

Ontario Law Reform Commission

Quoted (Gardom) 2972

Open spaces

See: Greenbelts

Operation SAM

Mentioned: (Nielsen) 1263

Oppenheimer housing project, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 3543

Opportunities for Youth program

Mentioned: (Brown) 5687 (Levi) 5245

Opticians

Social assistance recipients, increased rate for (Vander Zalm) 364

Optometrists

Social assistance recipients, increased rates for (Levi) 1899-1900 (Vander Zalm) 364, 1849, 1904

Order-in-council 783

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 4199

Order-in-council 1299

Mentioned: (Cocke) 3654

Order-in-council 1465

Quoted (Chabot) 5069

Order-in-council 1672

Quoted (Eraser) 3418

Order-in-council 2178

Mentioned: (Curtis) 3546

Order-in-council 3729

Mentioned: (Dailly) 4163 (Lauk) 4163

Orders-in-council

Order-in-council appointments (Barrett) 2095-7

Order-in-council appointments under present government (Cocke) 5982

Order-in-council appointments under previous government (McClelland) 5980

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 2446, 2447

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Mentioned: (Barrett) 62 (Davis) 613 (Kohl) 31 (Lauk) 1111 (Wallace, B.B.) 3079 (Waterland) 460 (Wolfe) 259

Ormsby, Margaret

British Colulmbia: A History mentioned (Rogers) 4290

Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver Resources Board meeting (Barnes) 5611 (Levi) 5837

Mentioned: (Wallace, G.S.) 3913

Orwell, George

Animal Farm mentioned, quoted (Barrett) 4034 (Lea) 4388, 4799-4800

Mentioned: (Barrett) 4036 (Levi) 4254

Osmond, Doug

Mentioned: (Curtis) 2749

Otter (vessel)

Mentioned: (Barnes) 2260, 3463 (Skelly) 2316

Otway, Bill

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 5789

Ouellet, André

Mentioned: (Curtis) 1101, 2719, 3572, 3573 (Levi) 3613

Outdoor study

See: Nature study

Outreach

Payments to (Vander Zalm) 5562

Mentioned: (Brown) 5707

Outreach Alternative School, Vancouver, B.C.

Mentioned: (Brown) 5699

Outward Bound camps

Mentioned: (Gardom) 5187 (Macdonald) 5192

An Overdue Bill (M 212) (Gibson) 1R, 3434

Owen, Don

Mentioned: (Nicolson) 3769

Owen, Walter S.

See: Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Walter S. Owen

Owen-Flood, Cox and Turnham

Mentioned: (Barnes) 3372

Oxfam

Mentioned: (Brown) 3175, 3176

Oxner, R.W.

Mentioned: (Stupich) 2431

Oyama, B.C.

Highway 97 corner (Eraser) 3444 (Jordan) 3444

Oyster Marketing Board

See: British Columbia Oyster Marketing Board

Oyster River, B.C.

Dredging of (Sanford) Q. 254, 1193, 2623

Pacific Playgrounds Ltd. development. See also name of company

Western Canada Hydraulic Laboratories Ltd. report, release of (Sanford) Q. 3756 (Nielsen) A. 3756

Western Canada Hydraulic Laboratories Ltd. study (Nielsen) 1554 (Sanford) 1554, 1594