Province of British Columbia
32nd Parliament, 4th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
November 23, 1981 to October 7, 1982
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
VMREU
See: Vancouver Municipal and Regional Employees Union
Valhalla wilderness area
Establishment of as class A park (Passarell) 8647
Logging, moratorium on (Chabot) 8648 (Passarell) 8647
Proposal for (Nicolson) 8561-2 (Rogers) 8563
Mentioned: (Rogers) 8536, 8563 (Skelly) 8529
Valhalla Wilderness Society
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 8561
Vallican Whole School, Slocan Valley, B.C.
Mentioned: (Nicolson) 8081
Van-Can Industries
Mentioned: (Barrett) 6791
Vance, Cyrus
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 8161
Vancouver, B.C.
B.C. Place, cost of to taxpayers, expenditures on related projects (Lauk) 8542-3
Buie tunnel (Lauk) 8543
Cambie Street, widening of (Lauk) 8543
Cassiar Street-Hastings Street intersection, traffic problems (Davis) 8462 (Fraser) 8463
Cassiar Street link between Highway 401 and Second Narrows Bridge. See entries under Highway 401
Centennial celebration, 1986 (Barrett) 8723 (Dailly) 8725 (McCarthy) 8724-5 (Wolfe) 8723, 8725
Centennial celebration, proposal re Lions Gate Bridge (McCarthy) 8725
Centennial commission, funds, powers re (Barrett) 8723 (Wolfe) 8723
Centennial commission, logo, powers re adoption of (Wolfe) 8725
Centennial commission, property, powers re (Barrett) 8723 (Wolfe) 8723
Connaught Bridge, realignment of (Rogers) 8544
Connaught Bridge, replacement of (Lauk) 8542 (Rogers) 8544
Construction projects, employment in (Phillips) 8777
Deficit, increase in due to revenue-sharing cut (Barber) 7281
Dunsmuir Tunnel mentioned (Barber) 8132 (Davis) 8115 (Lorimer) 8105
Expo 86 and centennial celebration (McCarthy) 8724 (Wolfe) 8725
Great Northern cut (Lauk) 8543
Kingsway connector (Lauk) 8543
Malkin connector (Lauk) 8543
Planning agency, abolition of in 1968 (Barber) 9053, 9064-5
Revenue-sharing grant, loss to in change in (Barber) 7499-7500
Stadium (Phillips) 8777
Stadium, bars in neighbourhood of (Lauk) 8543
Stadium, comments of E.O. Barnes on (Lauk) 8545 (Rogers) 8545
Stadium, construction of (Bennett) 6766 (Fraser) 7097 (Gabelmann) 7093 (Rogers) 8528
Stadium, construction of, job creation (McCarthy) 7060 (Waterland) 7035
Stadium, construction of, timing of (Lea) 8778, 8779
Stadium, expenditures on (King) 6725-6
Stadium, expenditures on and education system (King) 9644
Stadium, expenditures on, debate on in Legislature (Barber) 9618
Stadium, scoreboard, cost of (Lauk) 8007
Stadium, support for (Gabelmann) 6838
Stadium, tours of (Rogers) 8545
Vancouver Centennial Celebration Act. See name of act
Ward system (Barnes) 6760 (Barrett) 8723-4 (Hyndman) 7729 (Lauk) 7728
Ward system, amendment re (Wolfe) 8725
Ward system, amendment re, NDP vote on (Dailly) 8725 (McCarthy) 8724
Ward system, cost of (Vander Zalm) 8098
Ward system, ethnic communities' right to (Barrett) 8723
Ward system, increased bureaucracy in (Vander Zalm) 8098
Ward system, loss of democracy in (Vander Zalm) 8098
Ward system, possible future increase in number of wards (Vander Zalm) 8098
Ward system, referendum on, preparation of (Barber) 9082
Ward system, referendum on, wording of bylaw (Barber) 8141 (Vander Zalm) 8141
Ward system, representations to Municipal Affairs ministry re (Macdonald) Q. 7505 (Vander Zalm) A. 7505
Ward system, role of Mayor Harcourt in (Macdonald) Q. 7505 (Vander Zalm) A. 7505
Ward system, vote requirement for approval of (Barber) 8094-5, 8141, 9082 (Vander Zalm) 8141
Vancouver, B.C.-Convention centre
Benefits of (Jordan) 6933 (McCarthy) 6719
Benefits of centre, job creation (Kempf) 7009 (McCarthy) 7061 (McClelland) 6735 (Phillips) 7001 (Wolfe) 7041
Construction of (Macdonald) 6698
Federal funds for (Fraser) 7097 (Levi) 7066 (Rogers) 7053
Revenue from centre (Jordan) 6933 (McCarthy) 7061
Trade shows, convention business sold (McCarthy) 6719
Transportation facilities for (Macdonald) 6698
Vancouver, B.C.-Transit system
ALRT system (Bennett) 6766, 6767 (Curtis) 6871 (Fraser) 7097 (McCarthy) 6719 (Ree) 7080 (Ritchie) 7014 (Strachan) 7023-4 (Throne speech) 6612 (Vander Zalm) 7338
ALRT system, access for handicapped, added cost for (Barber) 8133, 8134 (Vander Zalm) 8134
ALRT system, appearance of (Davis) 8107 (Lorimer) 7078, 8105
ALRT system, borrowing for (Davis) 8641
ALRT system, B.C. content (Davis) 8108
ALRT system, B.C. Place area, alignment changes, cost of (Barber) 8133, 8134 (Vander Zalm) 8134
ALRT system, Canadian content (Lorimer) 8105
ALRT system, capacity guaranteed and requirement to meet need (Lorimer) 8104
ALRT system, capacity of (Barber) 8132 (Davis) 8107 (Lorimer) 8104, 8105 (Vander Zalm) 8132
ALRT system, cars for, prepayment on (Davis) 8005
ALRT system, choice of (Davis) 8782 (Lea) 8779 (Vander Zalm) 7105
ALRT system, civil works for, cost of (Davis) 8135-6
ALRT system, Commercial Drive section (Davis) 8005 (Lauk) 8007
ALRT system, Commercial Drive section, elevation of line (Davis) 8107
ALRT system, Commercial Drive section, tunnel proposal (Barber) 8133 (Davis) 8006-7, 8107-8 (Lorimer) 8105 (Macdonald) 8006, 8122 (Vander Zalm) 8122-3
ALRT system, completion of, date for (Vander Zalm) 7105, 8656
ALRT system, completion of, prediction re (Lorimer) 7079, 8658
ALRT system, construction of (Vander Zalm) 7104-5
ALRT system, construction of system elsewhere (Vander Zalm) 8106
ALRT system, contracts for (Davis) 8005 (Vander Zalm) 8659
ALRT system, contracts for, requirement re B.C. component (Leggatt) Q. 9443, Q. 9444 (Vander Zalm) A. 9443, A. 9444
ALRT system, cost of (Dailly) 6935-6 (Davis) 8005, 8106-7 (Lorimer) 8104 (Vander Zalm) 7105-6
ALRT system, cost of, carrying charges (Lorimer) 8104
ALRT system, cost of, comparisons with other systems (Barber) 8133 (Davis) 8106-7 (Vander Zalm) 8133
ALRT system, cost of, increase in (Barber) 8133-4
ALRT system, cost of, possible overruns (Lorimer) 8105
ALRT system, cost of, use of elevated system (Lorimer) 8105
ALRT system, cost per passenger (Davis) 8106 (Lorimer) 8104, 8106
ALRT system, debt for, retirement of (Barber) 8130
ALRT system, demonstration of system (Davis) 8107
ALRT system, demonstration unit, completion of (Vander Zalm) 8656
ALRT system, driverless trains, policy on (Barber) 8132 (Vander Zalm) 8132
ALRT system, Dunsmuir Tunnel, realignment of (Rogers) 7054
ALRT system, Dunsmuir Tunnel, use of (Lorimer) 8105
ALRT system, expenditures on (Davis) 7046, 8005
ALRT system, expropriation powers (Vander Zalm) 8656
ALRT system, expropriation powers, use of (Vander Zalm) 8656
ALRT system, extension of to Burnaby, New Westminster (Lorimer) 8106
ALRT system, extent of, prediction re (Lorimer) 7079
ALRT system, federal funds for (Lorimer) 8104
ALRT system, functioning of (Lorimer) 7078, 8103, 8104
ALRT system, guarantees for performance of (Lorimer) 8104
ALRT system, job creation in construction of (Hewitt) 6898 (Kempf) 7009 (McCarthy) 7061 (Phillips) 7001 (Ritchie) 7016 (Waterland) 7035 (Wolfe) 7041
ALRT system, maintenance costs (Barber) 8135 (Davis) 8135
ALRT system mentioned (Barber) 9092, 9093 (Heinrich) 8832 (McCarthy) 9370 (Phillips) 8777, 9378 (Waterland) 8590
ALRT system, NDP position on (Vander Zalm) 7104
ALRT system, noise level, smoothness of system (Davis) 8107
ALRT system, operation of, testing of (Davis) 8107
ALRT system, performance bond, value of (Barber) 8134, 8134-5, 8135 (Davis) 8135 (Vander Zalm) 8134, 8135
ALRT system, performance bonds for civil works (Davis) 8135 (Vander Zalm) 8134
ALRT system, Pier B -C to B.C. Place section, completion of (Lorimer) 8005
ALRT system, regional district's planning authority, limit on (Barber) 9081
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, agreement re (Macdonald) 8112, 8114 (Vander Zalm) 8113
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, construction of (Davis) 8127
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, designation of (Vander Zalm) 8113
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, location of (Davis) 8115, 8127 (Macdonald) 8113
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, proposal for purchase of site (Davis) 8127 (Macdonald) 8114 (Vander Zalm) 8113
ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, rezoning of site (Davis) 8126
ALRT system, stations, air rights, public ownership of (Barber) 8129 (Macdonald) 8111, 8112
ALRT system, stations, commercial development, potential for (Macdonald) 8111, 8112
ALRT system, stations, land purchases in vicinity of (Davis) 8126
ALRT system, stations, location of, decisions on (Davis) 8115
ALRT system, stations, municipal control over land values (Davis) 8126
ALRT system, stations, public equity in developments, proposal for (Barber) 8129
ALRT system, stations, relocation of (Davis) 8107
ALRT system, stations, residential development in area of (Davis) 8126
ALRT system, steel contract, awarding of to Western Canada Steel Ltd. (Leggatt) Q. 9443 (Vander Zalm) A. 9443
ALRT system, tunnel, change in to accommodate Richmond branch (Vander Zalm) 8134
Bus schedules, cutbacks in (Lorimer) 8658
Gasoline, levy on (Curtis) 7633, 7639
Monorail, proposal for (Lorimer) 8103, 8104
Rapid transit, disadvantages of conventional system (Vander Zalm) 7106
Service, decline in (Lorimer) 7078
Trolley buses, purchase of (Lorimer) 7078
Trolley buses, replacement of with new buses (Lorimer) 8103
Trolley buses, safety of (Lorimer) 6743
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
Funds for, provincial funds (King) 7019
Vancouver Board of Trade
Mentioned: (Hyndman) 6914 (Stupich) 6889
Vancouver-Burrard constituency
Election, 1975, conduct of (Brown) 8691-2 (Ree) 8684
Vancouver Canucks
Congratulated (Barnes) 7137, 7451 (Bennett) 7451 (Gardom) 7137, 7451 (King) 7451
Newspaper ads re success of team, expenditure on (Barber) 7512 (Barrett) Q. 7467, 8415 (Bennett) 7484 (Brown) Q. 7468 (Cocke) Q. 7467 (Curtis) A. 7467 (Dailly) 8046 (Fraser) A. 7469 (Hall) Q. 7469 (Jordan) A. 7469 (King) 7486, 9393 (Lauk) 8075 (Leggatt) 7517 (Lockstead) Q. 7468-9 (McCarthy) A. 7468 (Nielsen) A. 7467-8 (Sanford) Q. 7468 (Skelly) 7474 (Waterland) 7476
Stanley Cup playoffs, wager with Governor of New York on outcome of (Bennett) 7451
Mentioned: (Barber) 7500, 7573 (Barrett) 8479 (Kempf) 8415 (King) 8989 (Lockstead) 7241 (Phillips) 7470 (Wallace) 7427, 7431 (Waterland) 7478
Vancouver Centennial Celebration Act
(Bill 64) (Provincial Secretary and Minister of Government Services) 1R, 8615; 2R, 8723-6; C, 8756; 3R, 8756; RA, 8975
Speakers: Barrett 8723-4; Dailly 8725; McCarthy 8724-5; Wolfe 8723, 8725
Centennial celebration, 1986 (Barrett) 8723 (Dailly) 8725 (McCarthy) 8724-5 (Wolfe) 8723, 8725
Expo 86 and centennial celebration (McCarthy) 8724 (Wolfe) 8725
Expo 86, participation in (Wolfe) 8725
Funds, raising and administration of, powers re under act (Barrett) 8723 (Wolfe) 8723
Lions Gate Bridge, lighting of for centennial, proposal for (McCarthy) 8725
Logo, adoption of, powers re (Wolfe) 8725
Property, powers re acquisition and disposal of under act (Barrett) 8723 (Wolfe) 8723
Ward system (Barrett) 8723-4
Ward system, amendment re (Wolfe) 8725
Ward system, amendment re, NDP vote on (Dailly) 8725 (McCarthy) 8724
Ward system, ethnic communities' right to (Barrett) 8723
Vancouver Charter
Amendments to (Barber) 9082
Amendments to, proposal for (Barnes) 6760
Mentioned: (Barber) 9081 (Hyndman) 7729 (Speaker) 9066
The Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend
(Bill PR402) (Mussallem) 1R, 8409
Petition re (Mussallem) 8099
Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills report on (Strachan) 8231, 8739, 9054-5, 9057, 9085, 9105, 9385, 9445, 9468, 9509
Vancouver City Planning Commission
Mentioned: (Hyndman) 6914
Vancouver City Police
Mentioned: (Levi) 8012
Vancouver City Stage Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Wolfe) 7040
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Waterland) 7034
Vancouver East constituency
Barrett, David, election of as MLA (Fraser) 9193 (Ritchie) 9185-6
New Democratic Party nomination convention (Fraser) 7098-9 (Hyndman) 6913
Vancouver Energy Information Centre
Mentioned: (McClelland) 7981
Vancouver Foundation
Mentioned: (Barnes) 6850
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Beds closed, staff laid off (Cocke) 7361, 7762 (Lockstead) 7414
Board (Cocke) 8077 (Nielsen) 8077
Board, administration of hospital by (Cocke) 8962 (Nielsen) 8960
Board, appointments to (Cocke) 8962
Budget, increase in (Cocke) 8947
Cardiac care facility, opening ceremony (Cocke) 8958 (Nielsen) 8959
Cardiac surgery unit, reduction in number of operations (Cocke) 8695 (Nielsen) 8695, 8737-8
Hawkins, Robert, appointment to board (Cocke) Q. 7429 (Nielsen) A. 7429, A. 7468
Occupancy rate (Cocke) 9096
Public trusteeship (Cocke) 8077 (Nielsen) 8077
Revenue, increase in, obligation of hospital re (Cocke) 8947
Student nurses, meal privileges (King) 9094-5 (Nielsen) 9095
Mentioned: (Barber) 9092 (Davis) 8007, 8108 (Hanson) 7459 (Lockstead) 7062 (Nicolson) 7438 (Nielsen) 8932, 8983, 8990 (Ritchie) 8962 (Wallace) 8762
Vancouver International Airport
Mentioned: (Davis) 8462
Vancouver Island, B.C.
Economy (Hanson) 6830
Electric power distribution system, need for improvement in (Skelly) 7746
Government expenditures on, source of money for (Brummet) 7141
Tourist attractions, government-financed (Brummet) 7141
Transportation expenditures, share of (Fraser) 7878 (Hanson) 7871, 7872
Transportation study (Fraser) 8483 (Skelly) 8481
Tunnel link to mainland, study of, expenditure on (Barber) 6854 (Barrett) 6791 (Lauk) 7199
Vancouver Island Coach Lines Ltd.
Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 8098
Vancouver Island Day Care Operators Association
Mentioned: (Brown) 8971
Vancouver Island North School District
See: School District 85
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Replacement of (Williams) 7092
Mentioned: (Hanson) 7459 (Williams) 8382
Vancouver Island Tourist Association
Mentioned: (Jordan) 8743
Vancouver Island West School District
See: School District 84
Vancouver Island West Teachers Association
Advertisement quoted (Gabelmann) 7220
Telegram quoted (Barber) 7269-70
Vancouver Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mentioned: (Hyndman) 6914
Vancouver-Little Mountain constituency
Boundary change (Cocke) 9168 (Dailly) 9154 (Levi) 9181 (Stupich) 9189 (Wallace) 9227
Vancouver Maroons
Mentioned: (Gardom) 7451
Vancouver Millionaires
Mentioned: (Gardom) 7451
Vancouver Municipal and Regional Employees Union
Mentioned: (Curtis) 7583
Vancouver-Point Grey constituency
Size of, population (Nicolson) 9162
Vancouver Police Board
Mentioned: (Curtis) 7583
Vancouver School District
See: School District 31
Vancouver Stock Exchange
Disclosure practices, adoption of principle of continuous disclosure (Levi) Q. 9649
Employment, number of jobs involved (Hyndman) 8852
European Gold Clearing Corp., equity position in (Ree) 8655
Gold options, trading in (Ree) 8655
Growth and increased volume of trading (Ree) 8655-6
New facilities (Hyndman) 8852
Operation of (Levi) Q. 9649 (Hewitt) A. 9649
Product base, expansion of, benefits from (Ree) 8655
Role of (Hewitt) 9649
Securities Commission, jurisdiction of over exchange (Ree) 8656
Vancouver, international tax-haven status, proposal for (Hyndman) 8852
The Vancouver Stock Exchange Act, An Act to Amend. See name of act
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 7445 (Hyndman) 8849, 8850 (Throne speech) 6611
The Vancouver Stock Exchange Act, An Act to Amend
(Bill PR403) (Ree) 1R, 8425; 2R, 8655-6; C, 8656; 3R, 8656; RA, 8975
Speakers: Levi 8656; Ree 8655-6, 8656
European Gold Clearing Corp., equity position in (Ree) 8655
Expansion of product base, benefits from (Ree) 8655
Gold options, trading in (Ree) 8655
Growth and increased volume of trading (Ree) 8655-6
Petition (Ree) 8345
Securities Commission, jurisdiction over Vancouver Stock Exchange (Ree) 8656
Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills, report (Strachan) 8535
Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.
Quoted (Barber) 7281, 7572-3, 9071 (Barnes) 6847 (Barrett) 7354, 7539, 7540, 9462 (Brown) 6782, 6785, 7287, 9196 (Cocke) 6806, 7361 (Dailly) 9157 (Davis) 8058 (Fraser) 8423 (Gabelmann) 6641, 8668 (Hall) 7881 (Heinrich) 6974, 9019 (Hewitt) 9397 (Hyndman) 6912, 6913, 6914 (Kempf) 7008 (King) 7486, 7487, 8149, 8689, 8690 (Lauk) 8628 (Leggatt) 7517, 8352, 9630 (Levi) 7412 (Lorimer) 8380 (McCarthy) 9536 (Macdonald) 6697 (Passarell) 7415 (Ree) 7480 (Ritchie) 7456 (Wallace) 7140, 9227 (Waterland) 7033
Vancouver Canucks, newspaper ad re. See entries under name of team
Mentioned: (Barber) 7568, 7572, 8853, 8855, 9073 (Barrett) 7539, 7540, 7541, 7705 (Brown) 6783, 7101, 9198, 9199 (Cocke) 7362, 8738, 8935, 8948 (Fraser) 7099 (Hall) 7879 (Hanson) 7460 (Heinrich) 7446, 7447 (Hyndman) 7971, 8850 (King) 7486, 8856, 9230, 9232 (Jordan) 6952 (Lauk) 6977, 7403 (Lea) 7549, 7550 (McClelland) 7374 (McGeer) 9252 (Nielsen) 8959, 9159, 9161 (Passarell) 6666 (Phillips) 7026, 8740 (Ritchie) 6683 (Rogers) 8377 (Sanford) 7630 (Stupich) 8892 (Wallace) 7137
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Mentioned: (Leggatt) 8872
Vancouver Whitecaps
Mentioned: (Waterland) 7478
Vander Zalm, Hon. William N., (Surrey) Minister of Education*
Adjournment of House, motion to adjourn 6778-81
Agricultural industry, importance of 7906
Agricultural industry, provision of expertise to 7906
Agriculture and Food ministry, estimates 7905-6
Agriculture, grant programs 7905-6
Begin, Gary, letter to Premier, receipt of, A. 9507
B.C. Hydro, Dunsmuir substation, sabotage of 7965
B.C. Medical Association, payback by, proposal for 9470
B.C. Place, benefits of, job creation 7104
B.C. Transit Authority, cooperation with cities, regional districts, allegations re 8659
B.C. Transit Authority, members 8659
B.C. Transit Authority, Urban Transit Authority name change to 8656
Budget address, televising of 7104
Budget debate 7103-7
Buses, repainting of 8660
Business licences, original intent of and present rates 8171
Canadian unity, Social Credit Party support for 7107
Coal Harbour, sewer and water project 8110
Coal Harbour, tax benefit from Utah Mines Ltd. 8110
Coal, northeast, development of, NDP position on 7104
Contracts, breaking of under School Services (Interim) Act 9623
Cortes Island, official settlement plan 8137
Cortes Island, Raven Lumber Ltd. strata title development, approval of 8137
Cortes Island, request for change in land use 8137
Cranbrook, council and school board election, recount of votes 8136, 8137
Debt under former government, refinancing of 7103
Docksteader, Don, Main and Terminal property, profit on sale of 8113
Downtown revitalization program, grants for facilities for handicapped 8093
Downtown revitalization program, number of communities participating 8093
Education costs, operating cost per pupil in B.C. 9591
Education costs, provincial contribution to, increase in 9591
Education, cutbacks elsewhere 9590, 9622
Education, financing of, NDP position on 9590
Education, funds for, increase in 9469
Education, handicapped, special programs for, A. 9297
Education legislation, need for 9622-3
Education ministry, appointment to (Skelly) 9485
Education ministry, estimates 8088
Education, provincial contribution, increase in 9176, 9177
Education, special-education programs, increase in funds for 9590
Education, special-education programs, learning-assistance program 9658
Education, special-education programs, preservation of 9590
Electric power, alternative sources, development of 7964, 7965
Elk valley, regional revenue-sharing agreement 8140
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ministry, estimates 7963-5
Expenditures, restraint on, government program 7686
Export trading corporation, NDP proposal for establishment of 7107
Expropriation provisions, advance notice of expropriation 8657
Expropriation provisions, advance payment provision 8657
Expropriation provisions, appraisal information 8657
Expropriation provisions, cabinet approval for expropriation process 8657
Family Relations Amendment Act (1982) 7851
Forest industries, government purchase of, NDP proposal for 6780, 7104
Fraser Valley commuter rail service, date for opening of 8120
Fraser Valley commuter rail service, establishment of 8106
Fraser Valley commuter rail service, operation of 8659
Fraser Valley commuter rail service, status of negotiations with CPR 8 120
Golden, gain to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7508
Greenhouses, use of waste material to heat 7964
Handicapped, housing for, special provisions 9051
Handicapped, provision for under building code 8093
Handicapped, transit service for 7105
Highways program, increase in 7278
Home Owner Grant Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 17) 1R, 6875;7700, 7701
Homeowner grant, changes in to meet needs 8119
Horticultural materials, export of 7905
Horticulture business in B.C. 7905
House of Commons, candidature for as Liberal (Barber) 7684 (Howard) 7513-4
Housing growth grants to municipalities 7278
Independent schools, aid to, NDP stand on 8088
Independent schools, choice of by ethnic groups 8088
Independent schools, freedom of choice in educational system 8088
Independent schools, preference for (Gabelmann) 9476 (Leggatt) 9630
Independent schools, savings on costs of students in 8088
Independent schools, superiority of education in 8088
Indian bands, agreements with for municipal services 8167, 8172
Interest rates, NDP proposal for subsidization of 6780-1
Islands Trust, abolition of, savings resulting from 9051
Islands Trust Act, Islands Trust Fund section, proclamation of 8132
Islands Trust, establishment of 9051
Islands Trust, function of, transfer of to regional districts 9051
Job creation, NDP program, cost of 7106-7
Kamloops, regional revenue-sharing, proposal for 8140
Kimberley, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7508
LIP grants, applicants for 8172
Land, privately owned, restriction of to public use, powers re 9051
Land Use Act (Bill 9) 1R, 6747; discharged 8951
Land Use Act (Bill 72) 1R, 8975; 9050-3
Land-use bylaw hearings, time limit on 9051
Levi, Norman, remarks re closing doors of Legislature 6779, 6781
Liquor, NDP proposal for surcharge on 6781
Lovat Tunnel Equipment Inc. mole, use of for ALRT system tunnel 8122-3
McCarthy, Raymond, payment of Terrace municipal taxes, A. 7150
McClelland, R.H., travel in B.C. 7964
McClelland, R.H., travel outside B.C. 7964
Maintenance enforcement process during NDP administration 7851
Maintenance order, enforcement of, case cited 7851
Ministers, travel by during NDP administration 7964
Mission, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7508
Moser, Karl, telephone number on campaign literature 9589
Municipal advisory planning commissions, limitations on 9051
Municipal Affairs ministry, estimates 8093, 8097-9, 8105-6, 8110, 8113-4, 8115, 8119, 8120, 8122, 8122-3, 8132, 8133, 8134, 8135, 8136, 8137, 8138, 8138-9, 8139, 8140, 8141, 8142
Municipal Affairs ministry, functions of 8093
Municipal Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 10) 1R, 6747; 7697, 7698
Municipal Amendment Act, 1982, municipalities benefiting from 7697
Municipal Amendment Act, 1982, Union of B.C. Municipalities' support for 7697
Municipal Amendment Act (No. 2) , 1982 (Bill 49) 1R, 8099;8167, 8171-2
Municipal Amendment Act (No. 2) , 1982, Union of B.C. Municipalities' support for 8167, 8172
Municipal boundary changes, extensions, incorporations 8093
Municipal councils, Social Credit Party members on, allegations re 7719
Municipal elections, recounts, policy on 8136, 8137
Municipal employees, dismissal of, disclosure of reasons for 8139
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act (Bill 32) 1R, 6875; 7511, 7517-8, 7686-7, 7690-1, 7694, 7695, 7695-6, 7704, 7704-5, 7705, 7705-6, 7707, 7716, 7718, 7719, 7720
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, definition of “operating expenditures” 7704, 7704-5
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, exemptions from provisions of 7511, 7707
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, support of municipal councils for 7686-7, 7690
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, support of Union of B.C. Municipalities for 7687, 7690, 7706
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, time limit on 7695
Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act, use of directives under act 7718, 7720
Municipal expenditures, percentage limit on 7690, 7694
Municipal expenditures, percentage limit on, 1982 limit 7691
Municipal expenditures, percentage limit on, 1983 limit 7695-6
Municipal expenditures, unauthorized, penalty for 7716
Municipal government, autonomy of under present government 7518
Municipal sewer programs, increase in number of 7509
Municipal taxes, unpaid, discussions with Union of B.C. Municipalities re 8171
Municipal taxes, unpaid, interest rate on, A. 7150, 8167
Municipal taxes, unpaid, penalty for 8171
Municipal works project, NDP proposal for, source of funds for 9590
Municipalities, assistance to, increase in 7106
Municipalities, conditional grants programs, changes in 7278
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 8) 1R, 6747; 7697
Municipalities, expenditures, responsibility of aldermen, mayors re 7518
Municipalities, inspector of, powers of re wage settlements 7705, 7707
Municipalities, investment income, special grants for loss of 8139
Municipalities practising economies, alleged penalization of under Municipal Expenditure Restraint Act 7694
Municipalities, provincial contribution to, calculation of 7508
Municipalities, provincial contribution to, increase in 7277
Municipalities, revenue-sharing grants, reduction in unconditional grants 7277
Municipalities, revenue-sharing program, inclusion of sewer assistance program in 7277, 7337, 7338
Municipalities, sewer assistance program, withdrawal of federal aid 7277, 7340, 7508
Municipalities, sewer program, transfer of 7106
Municipalities under 5, 000 population, basic grant to, increase in 7339
Municipalities, underground-wiring assistance, inclusion in revenue-sharing program 7277, 7338
Municipalities, underground-wiring assistance use of 7510
Municipalities, wage increases problem re 7704, 7707
Municipalities, water-assistance 7278
Municipalities, welfare costs, 7338, 7341, 7508
Municipalities, welfare costs, removal of, 1982 costs 7508
Nanaimo, revenue-sharing program 7340 program, above guideline limit, programs, increase in removal of 7106, 7277-8, New Democratic Party, role of in protests 6779
New Democratic Party, use of funds from sale of lottery tickets 8172
New Westminster, downtown redevelopment 7105
New Westminster, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7340
North Cowichan, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7339
Nimpkish Valley forest company camp, closing of 8110
Nimpkish Valley, proposal for community in area 8110
Nimpkish Valley residents, land ownership by 8110
North Vancouver, purchase of property during NDP administration 8114
Nuclear disarmament, municipal referendum on 8120
Nuclear power, development of, opposition to 7964
Office, appropriation, increase in (Barber) Q. 6923
Office, appropriation, overrun (Barber) 7165, 7512, 7686, 7705 (Brown) 7397, 7689, 7690
Office, appropriation, reduction in (Barber) 8142 (Segarty) 8142
Office furniture purchased during NDP administration 7963-4
Olma brothers, support for Social Credit Party 8115 105
Mile Ranch Ltd., developments, legal status of 7697 105
Mile Ranch Ltd., land-use contract, validation of 7697
Pacific Coach Lines Ltd., public hearings re 8098, 8136
Pacific Coach Lines Ltd., sale of, allegations re 8097
Pacific Coach Lines Ltd., sale of to private sector 8097-8
Pier B-C project, job creation 7104
Pipeline companies affected by Municipal Amendment Act (1982) 7698
Pipelines, municipal taxation of 7697
Pipelines, taxing of, advising municipalities re 7698
Planning, commercial-residential developments, provision for 8140
Planning, responsibilities of local government 9050
Port Kells Elementary School, Surrey, special program, institution of 9631
Portland, Ore., transit system 8135
Powell River, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7340
Press release quoted (Hall) 9510, 9511 (Lauk) 9470-1
Prince George pool referendum, Municipal Affairs ministry ruling on 8141, 8142
Property tax, minimum tax, increase in 7700
Property tax, minimum tax, level of and municipal services 7701
Property tax notices, revenue-sharing information, change in, A. 7150
Property taxes, assessment, appeal of, A. 8271
Regional district bylaws, ratepayers' right to challenge 8167, 8172
Regional district concept, examination of 8110
Regional districts, land-use bylaws, voting on 9051
Regional districts, voting on planning matters, examination of 8110
Residential development, designation of land for 9050
Residential zoning, provision for 9050
Revenue Sharing Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 15) 1R, 6964; 7277-8, 7337-41, 7494, 7495, 7508, 7509, 7510
Revenue Sharing Amendment Act, 1982, effect of on municipalities under 5, 000 population 7339
Revenue-sharing fund, cut in and municipal budgets, A. 7150
Revenue-sharing program 8271
Revenue-sharing program, decrease in funds for 7340
Royal Canadian Mounted Police contract, negotiation of 7704
Sawmill employees, Quesnel, rollback in wages 9469
School boards, budget adjustments to meet requirements for cuts in funds, A. 9130
School boards, budgets, savings in through shortening of school year 9176
School children, decline in enrolment and increase in professionals 9591
School day, lengthening of 9470
School District 19, school facilities, use of for Winter Games and teachers' loss of pay 9645
School District 36, layoff notices, review of decision on 9298
School District 36, mill rate, decline in 8271
School District 37, budget adjustments, problems re, A. 9176
School District 62, meeting re restraint measures 9589
School District 65, alternative school, funds for 9658
School District 71, publication delivered to homes in District 9590
School district budgets, increase in 9591
School districts, non-shareable capital funds, use of to meet operating costs 9655
School Services (Interim) Act (Bill 89) 1R, 9445; 9469-70, 9585, 9589-91, 9622-3, 9645-6, 9647, 9654, 9654-5, 9656, 9657, 9658
School Services (Interim) Act, section 2, preamble in 9647
School tax, province-wide mill rate, allegation re imposition of 9654
School tax, taxpayers' inability to pay increased taxes 9623
School year, shortening of by five days 9470
School year, shortening of by five days, flexibility in choice of days 9656, 9657
Sewer assistance program, cost of 7277
Sewer assistance program, impact of interest rates on 7277, 7340-1, 7508
Skilled labour, import of and skilled-labour training in B.C., A. 9297
Soil analysis branch, services to farmers 7905
Stewart, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7508
Student aid, appropriation for, A. 9650
Student aid, Canada student assistance plan, notification to students of grant amounts, A. 9648-9, A. 9650
Student aid, release of funds for, A. 9297, A. 9549
Subdivision developments, approval of, role of Transportation and Highways ministry in 9051
Subdivision developments, approval of, time limit on 9051
Subdivision developments, approval process, expediting of 9050
Subdivision developments, approval process, steps to be followed 9050
Subdivision developments, central approval office for 9050-1
Subdivision developments, provision for protection of environment 9051
Surrey, municipal building, construction of 7339
Teachers, job protection under School Services (Interim) Act 9469, 9590, 9623, 9645
Teachers, non-instructional days, loss of pay for 9469
Teachers, non-instructional days, money realized from loss of pay for 9657
Teachers, political involvement of, cases cited 9589
Teachers, salaries, increase in, possible rollback 9176
Teachers, salaries, proportion of education costs 9591
Teachers, salaries, reduction in under School Services (Interim) Act 9591
Teachers, salary base, maintenance of 9470
Transit, provincial funds for, increase in 7337
Transit service for handicapped, appropriation for 8105
Transit service for handicapped, custom transit 8659
Transit system, growth of in B.C. 7105
Transit system in small communities, establishment of 8105
Transit vehicle, rail, purchased by NDP government 7104
Transit vehicles purchased from Saskatchewan during NDP administration 7104, 8105
Transit vehicles purchased, 1981 purchases 8106
Transportation companies, acquisition of by NDP government 8098
Travel, appropriation for (Barber) 8142 (Segarty) 8142
Union of B.C. Municipalities, appointment of to life membership in (Hewitt) 9553
Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting, reception of J.G. Lorimer 8097
Union of B.C. Municipalities, meetings with 8097
Union of B.C. Municipalities, relationship to government during NDP administration 8097
University of B.C. Endowment Lands, village status, proposal for 8138
University of B.C. Endowment Lands, village status, referendum on 8138
University of B.C. Endowment Lands, village status, referendum on, resident students' votes 8138
University of B.C. Endowment Lands, village status, representation on GVRD 8138
Urban Transit Authority Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 51) 1R, 8227; 8656-7, 8659-60
Urban Transit Authority, criticisms of 8097
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, access for handicapped, cost of 8134
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, B.C. Place area changes, cost of 8134
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, capacity of 8132
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, choice of 7105
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, Commercial Drive section, tunnel for 8122-3
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, Commonwealth Construction Co. steel contract 9443
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, completion date for 7105, 8656
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, construction of 7104-5
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, construction of system elsewhere 8106
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, contracts for completion of 8659
Vancouver transit, ALRT system contracts, requirement re B.C. component 9443, A. 9444
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, cost of 7105-6
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, cost of, comparisons with other systems 8133
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, demonstration unit, completion of 8656
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, driverless trains, policy on 8132
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, expropriation powers 8656
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, expropriation powers, use of 8656
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, NDP position on 7104
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, performance bond, value of 8134, 8135
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, performance bonds for civil works 8134
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, agreement re 8113
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, designation of 8113
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, station, Main and Terminal, purchase of site 8113
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, steel contract to Western Canada Steel Ltd., A. 9443
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, tunnel, change in to accommodate Richmond branch 8134
Vancouver transit, ALRT system, tunnels for 8659
Vancouver transit, conventional system, disadvantages of 7106
Vancouver, ward system, cost of 8098
Vancouver, ward system, increased bureaucracy in 8098
Vancouver, ward system, loss of democracy in 8098
Vancouver, ward system, possible future increase in number of wards 8098
Vancouver, ward system, referendum on, wording of bylaw 8141
Vancouver, ward system, representations to Municipal Affairs ministry re, A. 7505
Vancouver, ward system, role of Mayor Harcourt in, A. 7505
Vancouver, ward system, 60 per cent requirement for 8141
Vegetables, production of in B.C. 7905
Victoria, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant and increase in taxes 7339
Victoria, sewage treatment plant, provincial funds for 7338
Vogel, Richard, libel case, conduct of opposition MLAs criticized 7106
Ward system, position on 7505
Western Community, drainage plan for area 8122
Western Community, incorporation of 8122
White Rock, loss to in change in revenue-sharing grant 7508
White Rock, programs, srvices cut due to revenue loss 7495
* Minister of Municipal Affairs to August 10, 1982
Vanguard Trailers Ltd.
Mentioned: (Barrett) 6791
Variety Club
Mentioned: (Rogers) 8527 (Throne speech) 6612
Variety's Treatment Centre for Children, Surrey, B.C.
Mentioned: (Brown) 8251
Vegetables
Crop insurance program (Hewitt) 7763
Production of in B.C. (Vander Zalm) 7905
Sale of and California imports (Wallace) Q. 9259 (Schroeder) A. 9323-4
Seasonal tariffs, imposition of to protect Saanich Peninsula growers (Wallace) Q. 9259 (Schroeder) A. 9324
Veitch, Elwood
Job security, advice on (Lauk) Q. 9405 (Bennett) A. 9405
Pacific Vocational Institute, bursar's position, guarantee re (Lauk) Q. 9404
Venner, T.S.
Mentioned: (Williams) 8382, 8942
Vernon, B.C.
Benefits to under present government (Jordan) 6824-5
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon, B.C.
Beds closed (Brown) 7628
Psychiatric day-care service, closing of (Brown) 7628
Vernon School District
See: School District 22
Verstrate, Ray
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 8315
Via Rail Canada Inc.
Cutbacks (Lockstead) 6732
Vice, Ann
Mentioned: (Gardom) 8920, 8925
Victor G. Brodeur School, Victoria, B.C.
Proposal for (Mitchell) 8069 (Smith) 8070
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mentioned: (Gardom) 7047
Victoria, B.C.
Beaches, pollution of (Hanson) 7285-6
Blanshard Street extension (Fraser) 8460
Businesses, industry, subsidization of (Brummet) 7141
Capital Region Economic Development Commission, funding of (Hanson) 6690
Government contributions to and funds for communities elsewhere in province (Brummet) 8908
Government expenditures and demands for further spending (Kempf) 7152-3
Highway construction, expenditures on (Fraser) 8460
Industrial land, availability of (Mitchell) 6835
Industries, establishment of (Phillips) 6814
Revenue-sharing grant, loss to in change in (Barber) 7282, 7500
Revenue-sharing grant, loss to in change in and increase in taxes (Vander Zalm) 7339
Sewage treatment plant, provincial funds for (Hanson) 7285-6 (Vander Zalm) 7338
Transportation facilities, improvements to, possible disadvantages of (Davis) 8462
Wharf Street, convention centre site, expenditures on (Barber) 8906 (Curtis) 8906
Wharf Street, convention centre site, plans for (Barber) 8906 (Curtis) 8906
Victoria, B.C.-Convention centre
Cost of (Barber) 6854
Development of by joint venture of public and private sectors (Barber) 8907 (Curtis) 8907
Government assistance to (Barber) 8906 (Curtis) 8906
Government financial commitment to (Barber) 8905 (Curtis) 8905
Government funds for and funds for communities elsewhere in province (Brummet) 8908
Negotiations currently underway (Barber) 8905 (Curtis) 8905-6
New Democratic Party support for (Barber) 8906
Victoria, B.C.-Transit system
Western Community, transit (Lorimer) 8103 (Mitchell) 8122
Victoria Association for the Care of the Dying
Mentioned: (Barber) 9092
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Mentioned: (Lauk) 7215 (Stupich) 8892, 8894
Victoria constituency
MLAs, two MLAs for (Nielsen) 9158
New Democratic Party office, source of funds for (Brummet) 8687
Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Extended-care patients in acute-care beds (Cocke) 7146 (Hanson) 7128
Helmcken Road hospital, fire department service for (Mitchell) 9015
Occupancy rate (Cocke) 9096
Staff laid off (Cocke) 8958
Surgery, urgent surgery, waiting list for (Hanson) 9087
Waiting list for admission to (Cocke) 9095 (Hanson) 7127-8, 9087
Mentioned: (Cocke) 7331 (Hanson) 7459 (Nielsen) 8990
Victoria Labour Council
New Democratic Party election campaign fund, contribution to (Barber) 8684
Victoria Plywood Ltd.
Mentioned: (Barber) 8158
Victoria Princess (Vessel)
Refit of (Nicolson) 7439
Victoria Senior Secondary School, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Barber) 7270
Victoria Symphony Orchestra
Mentioned: (McClelland) 9307
Victoria Times, Victoria, B.C.
Quoted (King) 8689 (Lauk) 8628
Mentioned: (Gardom) 6921
Victoria West Elementary School, Victoria, B.C.
New construction, approval for (Mitchell) 8069
Video Display Terminal Operators, An Act for the Protection of
(Bill M210) (Sanford) 1R, 9531; 2R, 9639-40; out of order 9640
Speakers: Nielsen 9640; Sanford 9639-40
Labour ministry pamphlet on standards for VDTs (Sanford) 9639
Surrey Memorial Hospital, safety of VDT operators during pregnancy (Sanford) 9640
Surrey Memorial Hospital, VDTs, testing of (Sanford) 9640
VDTs, regulations re, establishment of (Sanford) 9640
VDTs, safety of, review of (Nielsen) 9640
Workers Compensation Board, lack of regulations for VDTs (Sanford) 9639
Video-display terminals
See: Computer terminals
Video games
See: Electronic toys
Videotapes
Pornographic video cassettes, sale of (Williams) 9549
Video cassette merchants, pay TV operators, code of conduct for (Williams) 9549
Video cassettes, pay TV, legislation re approval requirements for (Williams) 9549
View Construction Ltd.
Mentioned: (Fraser) 7098 (Hewitt) 6900
Villeneuve, Gilles
Sympathy to family on death of (Rogers) 7467
Visiting housekeepers
Homemaker service (Nielsen) 6983
Homemaker service, appropriation for, increase in (Nielsen) 9087
Homemaker service, Courtenay area, cutback in (Sanford) 6850-1
Homemaker service, cutback in (Cocke) 7043, 8930, 8933, 9415 (King) 6725
Homemaker service, cutback in, allegation re (Brummet) 8937
Homemaker service, cutback in, restoration of (Barber) 6856 (Cocke) Q. 6748 (Nielsen) A. 6748
Homemaker service, increase in (Mussallem) 9013
Homemaker service, Mackenzie constituency, cutback in (Lockstead) 9086
Homemaker service, North Peace River constituency, increase in (Brummet) 8937-8 (Cocke) 8938
Homemaker service, petition re (Cocke) 6748 (Nielsen) 6748
Vocational education
Enrolment, limits on criticized (Brummet) 6673
Government agencies, facilities, use of for work-related programs (Passarell) 8066 (Smith) 8068
Institute of technology, need for in interior (Nicolson) 6942
Job training (McCarthy) 8585-6
New Democratic Party proposals for vocational training (Richmond) 7075 (Stupich) 6892
Occupational training, appropriation for (Stupich) 6891-2
Post-secondary education, priorities of (Smith) 8042
Vocational training funds, transfer of (Sanford) 8581
See also: Professional education
Vogel, Patty (Mrs. Richard)
Mentioned: (Gardom) 7163
Vogel, Richard
Apologies to (Gardom) 7163 (McCarthy) 7163
Libel case, conduct of opposition MLAs criticized (Fraser) 7099 (Vander Zalm) 7106
Mentioned: (Segarty) 7859 (Vander Zalm) 8113
Voluntary social welfare organizations
See: Charitable societies
Volunteer Recognition Week
Designation of (Brummet) 7058
Volvo Motor Co.
Bus construction in Burnaby (Lorimer) 7077
von Schellwitz, Fred
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 8315
von Zur Muehlen, Max
Mentioned: (Davis) 8058
Voters, Registration of
Courts of revision, sitting of during election period (Wolfe) 8678
Election Amendment Act, 1982. See name of act
Polling-day registration, provision for (Fraser) 8683 (Ree) 8684 (Wolfe) 6659, 6922, 8678, 8694
Polling-day registration, provision for at advance poll (Dailly) 8889 (Wolfe) 8889
Polling-day registration, provision for at all polls (Dailly) 8878-9 (Hall) 8879 (Ree) 8879-80 (Wolfe) 8880
Polling-day registration, status of ballots cast (Dailly) Q. 6632 (Lauk) Q. 6632 (Wolfe) A. 6632
Registration cards, availability of (Cocke) 6614 (Howard) 6614
Voters, enumeration of (Barrett) 6617 (Cocke) 6615 (Dailly) Q. 6631 (Gabelmann) 6838 (Howard) 6614, Q. 6619, Q. 6620 (Lauk) 6615, Q. 6620, Q. 6621 (Lorimer) 6822 (Mussallem) 6727 (Wolfe) 6615-6, A. 6619, A. 6620, A. 6621, A. 6631, 6659, 8699
Voters, enumeration of between elections, provision for (Fraser) 8683 (Ree) 8684 (Wolfe) 8678, 8694
Voters' list, computerization of (Fraser) 8683 (Wolfe) 8699
Voters, recently registered voters, eligibility to vote (Barrett) Q. 6921, Q. 6922 (Wolfe) A. 6921-2, A. 6922
Women, unmarried, repeal of Election Act section re (Wolfe) 8678
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Omission from (Howard) 9615 (Speaker) 9615
Mentioned: (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) 7226, 8036, 9258