Province of British Columbia
33rd Parliament, 3rd Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
March 4, 1985 to March 10, 1986
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
R&B Paper Stock Co. Ltd.
Alleged break-in, inquiry into (Lea) 7029 (Skelly) 7029 (Smith) 7027, 7030 (Stupich) 7025
Alleged break-in, statement re (Chabot) 7025 (Curtis) 7023-4 (Macdonald) 7027-8 (Skelly) 7026 (Smith) 7027 (Stupich) 7024-5
Race discrimination
Educational program in school system (Gabelmann) 6677
Racism and intolerance, increase in (Gabelmann) 5339
Racism in print media (Gabelmann) 6679
Racist slur transmitted via government facilities (Curtis) 6613
Radio broadcasting
Training in at B.C. Institute of Technology (Reynolds) 7123
Radiology
Radiological Advisory Council (Cocke) 5397-9
Railroads
Coquihalla railway, construction of (Ree) 6453
Kettle Valley railway, construction of (Ree) 6452
Tourist information re rail transportation (Sanford) Q. 6195
See also names of railroads, e.g. British Columbia Railway
Railroads -- Rates
Crowsnest Pass freight rate, repeal of (Lauk) 5233
Railway Act (Canada)
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 5990 (Rose) 5989, 5990
Randall, Frederick George
Mentioned: (Reynolds) 7122
Rankin, Phil
Mentioned: (Barnes) 6698
Rape (Plant)
Canola, farm cash receipts (Schroeder) 6309
Raspberries
United States, import duty (Sanford) 6318
Rayonier Canada Ltd.
Mentioned: (Williams) 6164
Reach Community Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Funding for (Brown) 5815 (Nielsen) 5844
Role of (Nielsen) 5844
Reading
Reading assessment test results (Heinrich) 5633, 5675
Reagan, Ronald
Tribute to (Veitch) 5393
Mentioned: (Dailly) 5824 (Davis) 5872, 5915 (Hanson) 5189 (Hewitt) 5149 (Macdonald) 5268, 5269, 6552 (McGeer) 6082, 6778 (Rose) 6082 (Stupich) 5821 (Wallace) 5714 (Williams) 6984
Real Estate Act
Amendments to (Hewitt) 6390
Mentioned: (Cocke) 6846 (Smith) 6846
Real Estate Amendment Act (No. 2) , 1985
(Bill 66) (Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs) 1R, 7028; 2R, 7108-10; C, 7210-3; 3R, 7213; RA, 7263
Speakers: Blencoe 7108-9; Cocke 7212; Hewitt 7108, 7109-10, 7211, 7212, 7213; Mitchell 7210, 7211, 7211-2, 7212, 7212-3; Nicolson 7108; Williams 7109
Consumers, protection of (Blencoe) 7108 (Hewitt) 7211 (Mitchell) 7210-1
Developers, delays in approval of developments (Hewitt) 7109
Developers, disclosure statements (Hewitt) 7028, 7108, 7109, 7211
Developments, prospectuses for (Hewitt) 7211 (Nicolson) 7108
Penalties under act, increase in (Hewitt) 7028, 108, 7109, 7211
Purchasers of subdivided land, recision rights (Cocke) 7212 (Hewitt) 7028, 7108, 7109, 7211, 7212 (Mitchell) 7211, 7212
Real estate corporations, protection of investors in (Blencoe) 7108-9
Time-share and offshore developments, prospectuses for (Hewitt) 7109
Real estate business
Consumers, protection of (Blencoe) 7108 (Hewitt) 7211 (Mitchell) 7210-1
Developers, disclosure statements (Hewitt) 7028, 7108, 7109, 7211
Developers, losses (Michael) 7158
Developments, delays in approval of (Hewitt) 7109
Developments, prospectuses for (Hewitt) 7211 (Nicolson) 7108
Developments, time-share and offshore, prospectuses for (Hewitt) 7109
Investors in real estate corporations, protection of (Blencoe) 7108-9
Land development permit system (Blencoe) 7056, 7154 (Fraser, R.) 7155 (Ritchie) 7054, 7065, 7154, 7155
Licence fee (Curtis) 5286
Real Estate Council
Licensing, responsibility for (Hewitt) 6389
Real property tax
Assessment and Taxation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1985. See name of act
Assessment Appeal Board of B.C. See name of board
Assessment appeal provisions, changes in (Curtis) 5935
Business and industry, problems re tax concessions to (Lauk) 5328
Crown leases, assessment of property (Curtis) 5934
Farm production costs, tax on farmland (Stupich) 6324
Highways, assessment of land acquired for (Curtis) 5935
Increase in (Cocke) 5205
Industrial and commercial property, level of tax (D’Arcy) 5445 (Davis) 5313
Machinery and equipment, property tax elsewhere (Curtis) 5934 (Davis) 5937
Machinery and equipment, removal of tax on (Curtis) 5281-2, 5449, 5933-4, 5938-9 (D’Arcy) 5445 (Davis) 5313, 5937 (Fraser, A) 5388 (Kempf) 5309 (Lauk) 5329 (Pelton) 5320, 5321 (Stupich) 5935-6 (Veitch) 5395 (Williams) 5936-7
Machinery and equipment, use of tax savings (Curtis) 5938
Manure storage facilities, exemption for (Curtis) 5288
Minimum tax, burden of on poor (Skelly) 6138 (Stupich) 6138
Minimum tax payable, increase in (Curtis) 5288, 5934, 5935, 6137-8 (Skelly) 6137, 6138 (Stupich) 5936
Municipal partnership program, tax concessions (Blencoe) 5779, 5782, 5785-6, 5790 (Ritchie) 5784, 5787
Municipal purposes, use of tax revenue for (Blencoe) 5438
Municipal revenue, effect of changes on (D’Arcy) 5446
Municipalities, share of property taxes (Blencoe) 5218
Property under restrictive tenure, exemptions for (Curtis) 5934-5
Provincial-Municipal Partnership (Taxation Measures) Act. See name of act
Recreational land, tax exemption proposal for improvements (Curtis) 6435 (D’Arcy) 6434-5
Recreational land used by non-profit organizations (Curtis) 5288
Residential property, assessment of non-conforming property (Curtis) 5288, 5934 (Johnston) 5442 (Mitchell) 5936
Rural property taxes, increase in (Curtis) 5288
School tax. See entries under Education — Finance
Schools, exemption for non-profit occupants (Curtis) 5934
Tax notices, date of receipt and tax due date (Curtis) 6433 (D’Arcy) 6434 (Michael) 6433
Reay Creek, B.C.
Provincial Capital Commission project (Curtis) 7113
Records, Phonograph
See: Phonorecords
Recreation and sport fund
Lottery funds for (Chabot) 65$5
Recreation centres
Funds for (Michael) 6599
Recreational facilities assistance program
Grants, moratorium on (Chabot) 6586, 6606 (Gabelmann) 6605
Recycling
See: Salvage (Waste) , etc.
Red Cross Society
Mentioned: (Passarell) 5842 (Sanford) 5868 (Schroeder) 6319
Red Eagles gang
Mentioned: (Smith) 5492
Red Hot Video Ltd.
Mentioned: (Passarell) 6428
Red tape, regulations
See entries under Government
Redistribution
See entries under Electoral districts
Ree, Angus (North Vancouver-Capilano)
Address in reply 5245-7
Canadian Pacific Railway, Coquihalla right-of-way 6453
Chairman of Committee of the Whole House, appointment as 5245 (Davis) 5159 (Gardom) 5122 (Strachan) 5131
Coquihalla Highway Construction Acceleration Act 6452-3
Coquihalla Highway, construction of 6452-3
Coquihalla railway, construction of 6453
Expo 86, local committees on 5246
Family history 6453
Highway 1, Capilano interchange 6472
Highway 1, Lonsdale interchange 6472
Highway 1, Westview interchange 6472
Highway 401, Cassiar Street link 6472
Highway signs, distance signs in North Vancouver 6472
Income Tax (Small Business Employment Tax Credit) Amendment Act (1985) 6214
International Trade and Investment ministry; establishment of 5246
Kettle Valley railway, construction of 6452
Kettle Valley railway, McCulloch Junction stop 6452-3
Lions Gate Bridge centre span, widening of 6472
North Vancouver-Capilano constituency 5246
North Vancouver-Capilano constituency residents 5247
North Vancouver, Lonsdale area redevelopment 5247
North Vancouver, overpasses needed 5247
Ombudsman selection committee, members 6223
Retail trade, small merchants 5247
School tax, residential property in greater Vancouver Q. 6815
Securities Act of 1967, enactment of 6210, 7160
Securities Commission investigations, requirements re secrecy 7160
Securities legislation, Ontario 6210, 7160
Select standing committees, members 5526
Small business employees, non-wage costs 6214
Small business employment tax credit, use of 6214
Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates 6471-2
Vancouver, Stanley Park causeway 6472
Vancouver Stock Exchange Amendment Act, 1985 (Bill PR405) 1R, 6243; 6826
Vancouver Stock Exchange board, powers of delegation 6243
Vancouver Stock Exchange, directors 6826
Vancouver Stock Exchange, status as non-profit organization 6826
See also: Chairman and Deputy Chairman; Chairman and Deputy Chairman, Rulings and statements
Reed, F. Leslie C.
Forest industry, statement re (Waterland) A. 5797, A. 5798 (Williams) Q. 5797, Q. 5798
Report mentioned (Howard) 6976 (Waterland) 6919
Mentioned: (Lockstead) 6768 (Pelton) 7223 (Williams) 5830, 6102, 6149
Reforestation
Employment in (Cocke) 5205 (Lockstead) 5365
Finland, reforestation (Lockstead) 6969
Funds for (Davis) 6185 (Williams) 6149, 6150
Government policy on (Hanson) 5272
Importance of (Stupich) 5145
Increase in (Fraser, A.) 5388 (Michael) 5262
Level of and future of forest industry (MacWilliam) 5180-1
Nelson area, forestry development agreement funds for (Nicolson) 6950 (Waterland) 6950
Nurseries, number of seedlings for 1986 (MacWilliam) 6973 (Waterland) 6973
Okanagan area, forestry development agreement funds for (MacWilliam) 6975
Planting, increase in and silvicultural work (Howard) 6923-4, 6924
Reforestation (Hanson) 6057 (Stupich) 6410
Reforestation, NSR land (Howard) 6924, 6949 (Lockstead) 6768, 6969 (Skelly) 5136 (Waterland) 6949 (Williams) 5199-5200, 6768
Replanting rate (Lea) 5377 (Lockstead) 5364 (Stupich) 5302 (Wallace) 5357
Seed-processing centre (Waterland) 6975 (Williams) 6975
Seeding, expenditures on (Waterland) A. 6102 (Williams) Q. 6102
Seedling production for Okanagan area (Waterland) 6972
Seedlings, number planted (Howard) 6923, 6961-2 (MacWilliam) 6973 (Waterland) 6222, 6972
Seedlings, number to be planted (Howard) 6962 (Waterland) 6920
Seedlings, projections re plantings (Howard) 6922, 6922-3
Seedlings, shortage of (Howard) 6103-4, 6089
Seedlings, survival rate (MacWilliam) 6973 (Waterland) 6973
Seedlings, transport of to Japan (Howard) 6103-4, Q. 6221, Q. 6222 (Waterland) A. 6221, A. 6222
Site preparation (Howard) 6924 (Waterland) 6222
Site rehabilitation (Howard) 6924, 6961
Timber, second-growth timber (Lea) 6412
Regent Construction Co. Ltd.
Mentioned: (Wallace) 6403
Regina v. Black and Decker Mfg. Co. Ltd. (1974)
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 7130
Regional districts
Boundaries, use of for regionalization of government services (Nielsen) 5841
Municipal partnership program, participation in (Blencoe) 5778-9 (Ritchie) 5784
Planning function (Stupich) 5576
Zoning amendments, approval process for (Ritchie) 7064 (Skelly) 7059
Regional Hospital Districts Financing Authority
Borrowing by (Curtis) 7037-8 (Rose) 7038-9
Regional planning
Planning (Blencoe) 7055, 7056, 7150-1, 7155 (Ritchie) 7064
See also: Cities and towns — Planning
Regional Trust
Mentioned: (Brown) 6398
Registers of births, etc.
Registration of births on board ships, aircraft (Nielsen) 7049
Registrations, still births (Nielsen) 7049
Regulations, Administrative
See: Delegated legislation
Regulations, red tape
See entries under Government
Reid, J.A.K. (Ken)
Mentioned: (Williams) 7006
Reid, William E. (Surrey)
British Columbia Transit Amendment Act (No. 2) (1985) 6264-5
B.C. Transit, management rights 6264-5
Chilliwack Foundation, An Act to Incorporate (Bill PR404) 1R, 5707
Chilliwack Foundation, objects of 5707
Klappan coal project 6513-4
Metro Transit Operating Company employees, absentee rate 6264
Metro Transit Operating Company employees, overtime 6264, 6265
Transit losses 6264
Vancouver ALRT, cost of 5407
Vancouver ALRT, Surrey extension 5407
Women, contribution of 5174
Reid Crowther and Partners Ltd.
Mentioned: (Wallace) 6047
Renaud, Harry
Mentioned: (Hewitt) 6396
Reno, Mike
Mentioned: (Curtis) 5333
Rent
Elderly, rent increases for (Blencoe) 5219
Increases in for new tenants (Brown) 6918 (Hewitt) 6918
Rent control
Abolition of (Fraser, R.) 5193
Rental conversion program
See entries under Housing
Republican Party (United States)
Mentioned: (Hanson) 5189 (Williams) 6991
Research
Science in B.C. (McGeer) 6071
Research, Industrial
Discovery Parks Inc. See entries under name of organization
Engineers, employment of in research (Davis) 6186
Large companies, research programs (Davis) 6186
Research and development (Stupich) 5739, 7228
Research in B.C. (Davis) 6186
Research in Canada (Davis) 6186
Small companies, research by (Davis) 6186
Residence and Responsibility Act
Mentioned: (Brown) 5604
Residential Tenancy Act
Mentioned: (Brown) 6918 (Hewitt) 6389
Residential tenancy branch
Role of (Hewitt) 6389
Restaurants, lunchrooms, etc.
Sales tax on meals (Reynolds) 5434
Sales tax on meals, effect of on tourist trade (Blencoe) 6717 (MacWilliam) 6703 (Richmond) 6704, 6717
Sales tax on meals elsewhere in Canada (Curtis) 6432
Sales tax on meals, Manitoba (Parks) 5371-2
Sales tax on meals, problems re (MacWilliam) 6433
Sales tax on meals, proposal for change in (Curtis) 6432 (MacWilliam) 6431, 6433
Sales tax on meals, removal of (MacWilliam) 5370
Restraint program
See entries under Expenditures, Public
Retail trade
Decline in (Lockstead) 5244 (Stupich) 5297
Increase in (Curtis) 5279, 7228
Small merchants (Ree) 5247
Warehousing in B.C. (Nicolson) 5210
Retarded
See: Mentally handicapped
Retirement
Charter of Rights and mandatory retirement (Brown) 5603 (Smith) 5498-9, 5534, 5652, 6651, 7141
Early retirement (Mitchell) 6624-5
Mandatory retirement (Chabot) 6624, 6625 (Mitchell) 6624-5
Reuber, Grant
Mentioned: (Gardom) 7017
Revelstoke Dam
B.C. Hydro expenditures on (D’Arcy) 6525
Construction of (Williams) 6438-9, 6440
Cost of (Williams) 6505
Cost of and return on investment (Williams) 6747
Power, use of (D’Arcy) 7197 (Rogers) 7196 (Williams) 6438-9, 6440
Surplus power (McGeer) 6124 (Nicolson) 6124
Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 6067 (Gabelmann) 5222, 5339 (Rogers) 5799
Revenue
Employment, full employment and revenue increase (Gabelmann) 5339
Estimate of, 1985-86 fiscal year (Curtis) 5280
Forest industry, revenue (Howard) 6925 (Wallace) 6865 (Williams) 6894
Increase in (Stupich) 5739
Mining industry, revenue (Rogers) 6509
Petroleum industry, revenue (Rogers) 6509
Reduction in (Curtis) 5280 (Davis) 5313
Small business employment tax credit, impact of on revenue (Curtis) 6219
Special enterprise zones, revenue loss (McClelland) 6800 (Williams) 6771-2
Surplus, 1972-76 surplus (Stupich) 6408, 6410
Tax relief measures, revenue loss (Curtis) 5283
Taxation revenue, increase in (Stupich) 6442
Revenue Sharing Act
Mentioned: (Curtis) 5286
Revenue Sharing Amendment Act, 1985
(Bill 22) (Minister of Municipal Affairs) 1R, 5294-5; 2R, 6304-5; C, 6890; 3R, 6890; RA, 7022
Speakers: Blencoe 6304-5; Ritchie 6304, 6305
Municipal Affairs minister, discretionary powers (Blencoe) 6304
Revenue-sharing stabilization fund (Blencoe) 6304-5 (Ritchie) 6304
Unconditional grants (Blencoe) 6304 (Ritchie) 6305
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation with (Ritchie) 6304
Revenue sharing with municipalities
See entries under Municipal finance
Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1979
Mentioned: (Ree) 6223
Reynolds, John D. (West Vancouver-Howe Sound)
Acupuncture, committee on 5806
Address in reply 5139-42
Agricultural land reserve, consultation re 5571
Agricultural land reserve, establishment of 5570
Aircraft maintenance, training in 7124
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Act (Bill PR401) 1R, 5723
Attorney-General ministry, contracts for legal work Q. 5594
Boeing Co., expenditures in B.C. 5710
Bowen Island 5572-3
Bowen Island, marina 5573
Brewin, John, Attorney-General ministry contracts Q. 5594
B.C. Hydro, Alberta workers on Cranbrook powerline 6370
B.C. Institute of Technology, board of directors 7122
B.C. Institute of Technology, broadcasting courses 7123
B.C. Institute of Technology programs 7122, 7124
B.C. Summer Games, 1985, location of 6364
B.C. Teachers' Federation executive, election of 6050
B.C. Teachers' Federation mailing list, use of 6051
B.C. Teachers' Federation, monitoring of proceedings of Legislature 6049
B.C. Teachers' Federation, partisan political activities 6049-50
B.C. Teachers' Federation, threatened lawsuit 6049-50
B.C. Transit Authority, bus service 5141-2
B.C. Transit Authority, handyDART service 5141-2
British Columbians, tribute to 5140
Budget debate 5433-8
Byron Creek Collieries Ltd., expansion plans 5436
Calcium carbonate, research on use of 6798
Canada ! base 6643
Charter of Rights and legislation 5603
Charter of Rights, funding for court cases 5603
Chemainus, downtown revitalization 6367
Chemainus mill, closing of and new mill 6367
Chemainus, murals 6367
Chemainus, shopping mall 6368
Chiropractors, restrictions on physicians re 5175
Chiropractors, right to treatment 5805
Cigarettes, tax increase 5434
Coal, northeast, job creation 5436
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., lay appointments to 6361
Construction projects, Vancouver 5437
Consumer and Corporate Affairs ministry, estimates 6402, 6403
Coquihalla Highway, job creation 5142
Dynatek Electronics Corp. 5435
Economic renewal, government policy on 5140
Education system 5140
Election campaign, 1983, CBC reports on 7091
Employment policy, B.C.-first and Charter of Rights 6369-70
Expo 86, job creation 5437
Expo 86, participation by B.C. communities 5437
Expo 86, participation by countries 5437
FMC of Canada Ltd., plant expansion 6799
Family Law Reform Amendments Act (1985) 7208
Forest industry, unemployment 5435
Fraser Valley College, agricultural courses 7122
Friedmann, Karl, press coverage of allegations by 7091-2
Gulf Islands, beauty of 5571
Gulf Islands elected officials, number of 5573
Gulf Islands, tourism 5573
Health care, alternative services 5805-6
Health care practitioners 5175-6, 5177
Health disciplines review board, proposal for 5175-6, 5177
Health ministry, estimates 5805-6
Herbal teas, sale of 5806
Home care service 5141
Home nursing care program 5141
House, adjournment of for ten minutes 6958
Individual freedom 5140
Interchange on Canadian Studies 1985 meeting, B.C. representation 6364-5
International Electronics Corp., establishment of 5434
International Electronics Corp., job creation 5435
Island Jetfoil Corp., benefits of 5434
Island Jetfoil Corp. funding, source of 5710
Island Jetfoil Corp., rent revenue to province 5710
Island Jetfoil Corp. service 6643
Island Jetfoil Corp., success of 5710
Island Research and Development Corp., financing of 5710
Island Research and Development Corp., job creation 5710
Islands 86 project 6643
Islands Trust Amendment Act (1985) 5570-3
Islands Trust manager, employment of 5571, 5572
Islands Trust, meetings of 5572
Job creation 5434-6, 6799, 6995
Law, R.E. Skelly's alleged statement re disobedience to Q. 6301, Q. 6335
Lawyers, right to practise law 6238
Liquor stores, opening times 6402, 6403
Maintenance cases, legal aid in 7208
Maintenance orders and debt priority 7208
Makin Pulp and Paper Ltd., Britannia Beach mill 6790, 6798-9
Manitoba, economy 5437-8
Manitoba, farm bankruptcies 5437
Manitoba, federal funds for 5438
Manitoba, population loss 6799
Manitoba, unemployment 5435, 5437
Massage services, Medical Services Plan coverage for 5806
Medical Practitioners Act Amendment Act, 1985 (No. 2) (Bill M211) 1R, 6361
Medical Service Amendment Act (1985) 6237-8
Mentally handicapped, group homes for 5141
Mining industry, unemployment 5435
Moli Energy Ltd., job creation 5435-6
Municipal Affairs ministry, staff 5572
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, NDP policy on 5142
Naturopaths' services, Medical Services Plan coverage for 5805
Naturopaths, use of title “Doctor” 5805
Newtec Industries Inc., success of 5435
Oakland Fisheries Ltd., reopening of 6644
Ombudsman, estimates 7007-9, 7014, 7017
Ombudsman's office, special warrant for 5461
Ombudsman's powers, abuse of 7008
Ombudsman's reports, release of to press 7008, 7009
Optometrists, use of title “Doctor” 5805
Pacific Vocational Institute and British Columbia Institute of Technology Amalgamation Act 7122-5
Pedersen, George, resignation of 5437
Physicians' fees, percentage of for medical care in north 6238
Physicians, Manitoba regulation of manpower 6237-8
Podiatrists' services, inclusion of under Medical Services Plan 5805
Podiatrists, use of title “Doctor” 5805
Population of B.C., increase in 6799
Premier's office, estimates 6995-7
Press, news reporting by 7090-1
Princess Marguerite, losses 5434
Public health nursing 5141
Restaurant meals, sales tax on 5434
Scientific research tax credit program, new jobs 5434
Select Standing Committee on Health, Education and Human Resources, meeting of 5805
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economic Affairs meeting on June 12, arrangements for Q. 6614
Senators, election of 5433-4
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program 5141
Simon Fraser University, new faculty appointed 5436
Social assistance recipients, job action program 5141
Social welfare, government's role in 5140-1
Special Enterprise Zone and Tax Relief Act 6789-90, 6798-9
Special warrant No. 11, use of funds 5461
Squamish, provincial-municipal partnership agreement 6790
Supply Act (No. 1) (1985) 5461
Taxis, regulation of 6238
Teachers' Political Action Committee 6049
Three Buoys House Boat Builders, success of 5436
Tourist industry 5142
Tranquille patients, transfer of 5140-1
Transition houses 6169
Tree-farm licence No. 1, ombudsman report on 7008
Tumbler Ridge, elementary school 5436
Universities, academic priorities 5140
University faculty, resignations 5436-7
University of B.C., new faculty appointed 5436
University of Victoria, new faculty appointed 5436
Vancouver ALRT, beautification of environs 5142
Vancouver ALRT, benefits 7226-7
Vancouver ALRT, contracts 5142
Vancouver ALRT, Coquitlam extension 5437
Vancouver ALRT, cost of 7226
Vancouver ALRT, job creation 5142
Vancouver ALRT, maintenance facility 7227
Vancouver ALRT, opening date 5142
Vancouver ALRT, Surrey 5142
Vancouver city council's actions re fair wages and contractors Q. 6336
Vancouver Community College, programs transferred to 7122
Vancouver Transition House A. 6169
Victoria airport, expansion of 6644, 6645
Victoria, civic pride 6643
Victoria, convention centre 6644
Victoria, Expo 86 visitors 6643
Victoria Plywood Cooperative, reopening of 6644
Victoria, tourism 6643
Whistler bars, Sunday opening 6403
Whistler Mountain ski resort, convention centre 5435
Whistler Mountain ski resort, jobs created 5435
Whistler Mountain ski resort, skiing area 5435
Whistler Mountain ski resort, success of 5435
Young people, Challenge `85 program 5436
Rhodes, Alan E.
Mentioned: (Fraser, A.) 6458
Richards, Hugh M.
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 6533, 6534
Richards, Norman
Mentioned: (Fraser, R.) 5362 (Hewitt) 5151
Richmond, Hon. Claude H. (Kamloops) Minister of Tourism
Address in reply 5213-6
Bartlett, Michael, automobile purchase A. 6447
Bartlett, Michael, spending policies 6421
Beautiful British Columbia, Expo 86 contract 6450
Bed-and-breakfast facilities 6709
Bed-and-breakfast facilities, ResWest provision for 6709
Bed-and-breakfast franchise 6709
Bella Coola, water transportation to 6718
B.C. Ferry Corporation tourism brochures, contract for 6710, 6752, 6753
B.C. Ferry Corporation tourism brochures, out-of-province attractions 6711
B.C. Ferry Corporation tourism brochures service, subsidization of 6710, 6711, 6752
B.C. Ferry Corporation tourism promotion, circle tours 6718
B.C. Ferry Corporation tourism promotion, videotape displays 6713
B.C. Government Employees' Union, leadership of 5400
B.C. Institute of Technology, tourism program 6706
B.C. Lottery Corporation, establishment of 5213
B.C. Lottery Corporation, job creation 5213
British Columbia Place, urban renewal project 6756
B.C. Teachers' Federation, leadership of 5400
Budget debate 5400-3
Canada Harbour Place conventions, promotion of 5216
Canada Harbour Place, federal funds for 6709
Canada Harbour Place, Hyndman report on 6709
Canada Harbour Place, operating costs A. 5724, 6708-9, 6879
Canada Harbour Place, revenue to province and costs A. 5724
Casino, Australia, Expo 86 casino proposal A. 5709
Construction industry, Vancouver 6754-5
Coquihalla Highway and tourism 6705
Coquihalla Highway, benefits of 5214
Coquihalla Highway, construction of 5402
Coquihalla Highway, job creation 5214
Debt, federal debt 5214
Education, costs per pupil 5403
Environment, improvements in 5412
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway service, tourist information re A. 6195
Expenditures, government spending policy 5402
Expenditures, restraint program 5400
Expo 67 commended 6755
Expo 86, advertising contract 6878-9
Expo 86, benefits of 5215
Expo 86 benefits, spinoffs at local level 6718
Expo 86, benefits to construction industry 6754
Expo 86, benefits to tourism 5215, 6754
Expo 86, B.C. Invites the World program 7177
Expo 86, British Columbia Pavilion 6718, 6756, 6758, 6877
Expo 86 buildings, decommissioning of 6755, 6758
Expo 86 buildings, retention of 5530-1, 6756
Expo 86, California marketing A. 6422
Expo 86, Canada Pavilion 6763
Expo 86, Canadian Pacific Railway roundhouse 6756. 6763, 6877
Expo 86, casinos on site A. 5709
Expo 86 committees, local committees 6700, 6758
Expo 86, communities participating 7177
Expo 86, construction, value of 7177
Expo 86, construction workers 7177
Expo 86 Corporation, auditor-general report on 6658
Expo 86, corporations participating 6700, 6758
Expo 86, cost-benefit analysis A. 6929
Expo 86, countries participating 6700, 6754, 6756, 7177
Expo 86, Currie Coopers and Lybrand Ltd. report on 6755
Expo 86 directors, conflict-of-interest guidelines for 6421, 6449, A. 6576, 6725, 6861
Expo 86 directors, expense accounts and spending policies A. 6421
Expo 86 directors' meetings, minutes of A. 6576
Expo 86 directors, salaries A. 6421
Expo 86, economic impact 6754, 6755
Expo 86, employment on site 7177
Expo 86 employment, young people 6755
Expo 86, entertainment booked 7177
Expo 86, Expo Centre 6756, 6877
Expo 86, Expo Centre dome leaks A. 5531, A. 5709
Expo 86, Expo Centre, expenditure on A. 5531
Expo 86, funds for, source of 5402, 6658
Expo 86 gates, location of 6763
Expo 86 gates, North Gate 6763
Expo 86, Highway of the Future, expenditure on A. 5530
Expo 86, Highway of the Future, tendering on A. 5530
Expo 86, job creation 5215
Expo 86 loss, forecast re 6757
Expo 86, Manitoba participation in 5215
Expo 86, Ontario pavilion 5213, 5215, 6754
Expo 86, opening celebration A. 6422, 6700
Expo 86 opening ceremonies, contract for staging of A. 6658
Expo 86, promotion of 6700
Expo 86, signs in French language A. 6928
Expo 86 site, cost of land 6758
Expo 86 souvenirs, purchases in B.C. 6657
Expo 86 souvenirs, revenue to corporation on sale of 6575, 6657, 6762
Expo 86 souvenirs, Specialty Mfg. Ltd. contract A. 6575, 6762
Expo 86 souvenirs, suppliers for 6762-3
Expo 86 souvenirs, T-shirts A. 6657, 6762
Expo 86 souvenirs, tendering on A. 6575, A. 6657, A. 6658
Expo 86 staff, dismissal of senior staff A. 6448
Expo 86 staff, hiring of senior staff A. 6448
Expo 86 telephone information, French language number 6928
Expo 86 tickets, advance sales 6755, 6877, 6929, 7177
Expo 86 tickets, free tickets 6878
Expo 86 tickets, free tickets for good causes 6878
Expo 86 tickets, price of 6877, 6878
Expo 86 vintage car show A. 6448, A. 6861
Expo 86 visitors, handicapped 6879-80
Expo 86 visitors, hotel room rates 6710
Expo 86 visitors, invitations issued 6754
Expo 86 visitors, package tour visitors 6700
Expo 86 visitors, price-gouging of 6710
Expo 86 visitors, projected number of 6700, 6755, 6756, 6877
Fawcus, Kenneth S., payment to A. 6449
Film industry in B.C. 5216, 6701-2
Fishing, restocking of interior lakes 6705
Gasoline, cost of and tourist trade 6704
Goldfarb Consultants Ltd., tourism polling A. 6576
Holiday travel planner publication 5214, 6195
Hotel room tax and tourist trade 6704
Hyndman, Peter, contract 6879
Industrial and tourism development agreement 5213, 5403, 6705-6
Job creation, private sector 5400
Kalamalka Lake Park, development of 6712, 6713
Kamloops, provincial-municipal agreement 5403
Malaspina College, chef's course 6706
Needles, inclusion of in holiday travel planner itinerary A. 6223
NorKam Senior Secondary School, problems 5402-3
O'Keefe Historic Ranch, advertisement re A. 5724
Park campsites, privatization of 6752
Parks, maintenance of 6705
Partners in Tourism program 5402, 6701, 6707-8
Pattison, James, Expo 86 contracts to Pattison companies A. 6421, A. 6421-2, 6449-50
Powell, Michael, Expo 86 employment 6878
Provincial Tourist Advisory Council, representation on 6707
Provincial Tourist Advisory Council, work of 5402
Public service trade unions, leadership of 5400
Restaurant meals, sales tax on and tourist trade 6704, 6717
Roval Hudson, operation of 6701
Salmon enhancement, federal funds for 5412
School District 24, budget 5402-3
School District 26, budget 5402
Social welfare programs, source of funds for 5402
Specialty Mfg. Ltd. fraud conviction, knowledge of A. 6575
Teachers, salary increases 5403
Three Buoys House Boat Builders shipment, TV broadcast re 5401
Tourism advertising, funds for 6703-4, 6708
Tourism ministry, appropriation 6703
Tourism ministry, estimates 6700-2, 6703-4, 6705, 6705-6, 6706, 6707, 6707-8, 6708-9, 6709, 6710, 6711, 6712, 6713, 6715, 6716, 6717, 6718, 6752, 6753, 6754-6, 6757-8, 6762-3, 6877, 6878-9, 6879, 6879-80
Tourism ministry, hospitality courses 6706
Tourist accommodation reservation system 6709
Tourist marketing trips, Pacific Rim countries 5214
Tourist projects, ERDA funds for 6706
Tourist trade and environmental protection 5412
Tourist trade, cultural and heritage sites 6705
Tourist trade deficit, out-of-province spending 6704, 6718
Tourist trade, development of 6701, 6703, 6712
Tourist trade, federal-provincial cooperation re 6704
Tourist trade, importance of 5214
Tourist trade in North America, decline in 6704
Tourist trade industry, employment in 6700
Tourist trade, market research 6701, 6704
Tourist trade, marketing research on U.S. tourists 5214
Tourist trade, promotion of 5412, 6701
Tourist trade promotion, professionalism in industry 6704
Tourist trade promotion, travel guides in newspapers 6701
Tourist trade promotion, videotapes 6713
Tourist trade, ResWest system 6709, 6710
Tourist trade, revenue 6700
Tourist trade show 5213
Tourist trade, SuperHost program 6701, 6704, 6706, 6710
Tourist trade, training programs 6706
Tourists, inquiries from prospective visitors 6700
Tourists, overseas visitors 6700
Tourists, U.S. visitors 6700
Tourists, visitors to B.C. 5402
Trade unions, leadership of 5401
Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, business lost A. 6577
Victoria, convention centre 6715
Victoria, festivals and special shows 6716
Victoria, jazz festival 6716
Richmond, B.C.
Licences and permits office, staff (Nielsen) 7157
Richmond General Hospital, Richmond, B.C.
Beds, unoccupied new beds (Nielsen) 5889
Richmond School District
See: School District 38 (Richmond)
Ridgway, Glen
Mentioned: (Barnes) 6698
Right of property
Ownership of property, NDP's stand on (Davis) 5523
The Right to Public Information and the Protection of Individual Privacy, An Act Establishing
(Bill M222) (Dailly) 1R, 6751
Riis, Nelson A.
Mentioned: (MacWilliam) 6278
Riley, Donald Norman
Mentioned: (Reynolds) 7122
Ritchie, Gordon
Mentioned: (Cocke) 5397
Ritchie, Hon. William S. (Central Fraser Valley) Minister of Municipal Affairs
Advertisers' influence, alleged statement reuse of (Chabot) A. 5927 (Hanson) Q. 5926-7
Agricultural operations in residential areas 7054
Cumberland, participation in partnership program 5787
Developments, parkland dedication requirements 7054
Esquimalt, participation in partnership program 5787
Floodplains, developments on 7154
Ganges sewer system, decision on 6665, 6666, 6667
Ganges sewer system, referendum on 6666
Golden, program for attracting industry 5784
Government decentralization, policy on 5655
Gulf Islands heritage buildings, study of 5654
Gulf Islands, visits to and consultation 6663
House buyers, reduction in costs to 7054
Islands Trust Amendment Act, 1985 (Bill 30) 1R, 5406; 5540-1, 5575, 5654-6, 6290, 6291, 6292, 6293, 6293-4, 6294
Islands Trust Amendment Act, 1985, debate on 5637
Islands Trust area, survey of by D.R.J. Campbell 6293-4, 6294
Islands Trust consultants, hiring of 5655
Islands Trust, continuance of 5540-1, 5654-5, 6290, 6292, 6663
Islands Trust, functioning of 7064
Islands Trust manager, employment of 5655
Islands Trust, role of 5541
Islands Trust staff appointments, responsibility for 5540, 5655
Islands Trust staff, BCGEU membership 5540, 5655, 6290
Islands Trust staff, legislation re 6291
Islands Trust staff, salaries 5540
Islands Trust, support for 5654
Islands Trust trustees, role of 6292
Land development approval process, procedure manuals for 7054
Land development permit system 7054, 7065, 7154, 7155
Land, rural land use bylaws 7054, 7064
Land subject to natural hazards, development of 7054
Land use planning, deregulation of 6631
Municipal Act amendments, preparation of 6885
Municipal Affairs ministry, administration of commended 6659-60
Municipal Affairs ministry, estimates 6631-2, 6659-60, 6661, 6662, 6663, 6664, 6665, 6666, 6667, 6668, 6669
Municipal Affairs ministry, review of 6631
Municipal Affairs ministry, services to local government 6631
Municipal Affairs ministry, staff 5655, 6631
Municipal Amendment Act, 1985 (Bill 62) 1R, 6885;. 7054, 7063-5, 7149, 7150, 7151, 7152, 7153, 7154, 7155, 7158, 7158-9
Municipal Amendment Act, 1985, basis for 7063-4
Municipal Amendment Act, 1985, consultation re 7064
Municipal Amendment Act, 1985, regulations 7158
Municipal Amendment Act, 1985, support for 7054
Municipal councillors, three-year term for A. 6928
Municipal grants in lieu 6668
Municipal infrastructure, expenditures on 6659
Municipal infrastructure, survey of 6659
Municipal infrastructure, upgrading of 7064-5
Municipal partnership program 6631
Municipal partnership program, consultation re 5783
Municipal partnership program, group participation 5784
Municipal partnership program, job creation 5788
Municipal partnership program, participation in 5777, 5789
Municipal partnership program, regional districts' participation in 5784
Municipal partnership program, vacated buildings 5789, 5790-1, 5791
Municipal partnership program, workshops 5777, 5790
Municipal planning, special committee on 6661
Municipal revenue-sharing grants 6304, 6631, 7064-5
Municipal services, recovery of cost of 7054
Municipalities, New Directions program 5783-4
Municipalities, tax concessions 5787
Municipalities' tax concessions, competition in 5784
Municipalities, unconditional grants 6305, 6631
Ombudsman selection committee, membership 6223
Planning, advisory planning committee members 7151, 7152
Planning, regional planning 7064
Planning, settlement plans 7065
Provincial-Municipal Partnership Act (Bill 25) 1R, 5294; 5777, 5783-4, 5785, 5786, 5786-7, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5790-1, 5791
Regional district zoning amendments, approval process for 7064
Revenue Sharing Amendment Act, 1985 (Bill 22) 1R, 5294-5; 6304, 6305
Rutland sewer system, funding for 6666, 6667. 6668
Sechelt, participation in partnership program 5786
Sewage lines, storm sewers 6659
Sewage systems, cost-sharing formula A. 6639, 6666
Signs, regulation of 7153
Sooke community plan, approval of 7149
Sooke, incorporation of 7149
Sooke, industrial development, property for 7149
Subdivision developments, tree cutting 7158-9
Toilet flushing, proposal re water quantity reduction 6659
Trail, participation in municipal partnership program 5789
Union of B.C. Municipalities, consultation with 6304
Vancouver, participation in partnership program 5784, 5786, 5789
Western Community, incorporation of 5575
Zoning, temporary zoning 7064, 7154
Rivers
Sludge, removal and utilization of (Wallace) 6023
Riverside Nursery
Mentioned: (Waterland) 6222
Roads
Bikeways (Cocke) 7043
Construction and reconstruction, job creation (Fraser, A.) 6457
Construction industry and unions, communications with (Fraser, A.) 6468 (Skelly) 6467-8
Construction of, borrowing for (MacWilliam) 6476-7
Construction of, future projects (Skelly) 6407
Construction of, impact on economy (MacWilliam) 6477
Construction of, impact on employment (MacWilliam) 6477, 6479 (Skelly) 6467
Expenditures on and public access (Lockstead) 7204, 7205 (Smith) 7205
Federal funds for highways (Davis) 6797 (Fraser, A.) 6495
Highway construction, jobs at local level (Lockstead) 7145
Highway signs, distance signs in North Vancouver (Fraser, A.) 6474 (Ree) 6472
Highway signs, location of (Fraser, A.) 6481 (MacWilliam) 6481
Highway signs, tourist attraction signs (Fraser, A.) 6481 (MacWilliam) 6480, 6481
Land acquired for highways, assessment of (Curtis) 5935
Maintenance of (D’Arcy) 6460 (Fraser, A.) 6463-4 (Lockstead) 6460 (Nicolson) 6453 (Sanford) 6473 (Skelly) 6467 (Stupich) 5302
Northern B.C. roads (Passarell) 5239
Pavement, life expectancy of (Passarell) 6452
Paving contractors during NDP administration (Kempf) 6469
Paving contracts and elections (Skelly) 6466-7
Paving contracts, statistics on (Skelly) 6467
Paving of, 1983 paving (Fraser, A.) 6468
Pemberton-Chilcotin road, future construction of (Davis) 6454
Pemberton-Prince George road, toll highway (Davis) 6797
Planning for (Skelly) 6467
Roadside rest facilities (Fraser, A.) 6481 (MacWilliam) 6480
Surfaces, lifespan of (Fraser, A.) 6468 (Skelly) 6467
Toll highways (Cocke) 6797 (Davis) 6796-7, 6798 (Williams) 6797-8
Toll highways, use of by residents in interior and north (Cocke) 6797 (Williams) 6798
Vancouver-Prince George highway, proposal for (Davis) 5315
Walkways for pedestrians (Cocke) 7043 (Fraser, A.) 7045
Robbins, Ralph
Resignation of (Waterland) 7017 (Williams) 7006, 7007
Roberts, John
Mentioned: (McGeer) 6081
Roberts Bank, B.C.
Port, development of (Phillips) 5235
Robertson, Terrence L.
Mentioned: (Smith) 5465
Robinson, Norman
Report quoted, mentioned (Heinrich) 7104 (Rose) 7102, 7103
Robson, Robert Frank
Mentioned: (Smith) 7202
Rockefeller family
Mentioned: (Macdonald) 6553
Rocky IV
Mentioned: (Richmond) 6701
Roelants, Dominique
Mentioned: (Barnes) 6698
Rogers, Bob
Mentioned: (Barnes) 6698
Rogers, Hon. C. Stephen (Vancouver South) Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Aluminum Co. of Canada, surplus power 6849
Asbestos, Cassiar product 6523
Asbestos, demand for and asbestosis 6523
Bonneville Power Administration, negotiations with 6508
Bonneville Power Administration, problems with 6509
Bowen Island, electricity for residents 6285
B.C. Hydro accounting procedures, change in 6527
B.C. Hydro board of directors' meetings, frequency 6846
B.C. Hydro customers, number of 6507, 6537
B.C. Hydro engineering staff, loss of A. 5799
B.C. Hydro natural gas division, maintenance personnel 6527
B.C. Hydro PCB destruction, personnel associated with A. 6257
B.C. Hydro PCB leak, Williston Lake test 6531
B.C. Hydro, PCB storage facility 6256
B.C. Hydro, PCB waste disposal A. 6256
B.C. Hydro power, domestic sales 6507, 6537
B.C. Hydro power, exports of 6508, 6509, 7197
B.C. Hydropower, forecasts of future demand 6508
B.C. Hydro, power line repair crews 7196
B.C. Hydro power sale to California, transmission line 6509
B.C. Hydropower, surplus power 6502, 6507, 6520, 6849
B.C. Hydro rates, uniformity in 6542
B.C. Hydro, restructuring of 6509
B.C. Hydro, size of 6527
B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island surplus power 6520
B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island transmission line 6520
B.C. Hydro, Vancouver Island transmission line costs 6519
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, revenue 6554
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, role of 6471, 6549, 6554
Coal Amendment Act, 1985 (Bill 51) 1R, 6471; 6546, 6548
Coal commissioner 6548
Coal companies, cost reduction for 6546
Coal, Japanese purchases 6523
Coal, Klappan coal project 6509
Coal, Klappan coal project road 6540
Coal licence applications, publication of 6548
Coal licence transfers 6548
Coal licences, cost of 6548
Coal licences, public hearings on 6548
Coal, northeast, site of A. 5383
Coal, production of in B.C. 6523
Coal tenures and property ownership, disputes 6471, 6546, 6548
Coal work requirements 6546, 6548
Copper, price of 6522-3
Copper, suppliers elsewhere 6523
Copper, United States industry 6523
Cottle Hill radio transmitter A. 5839
Electric power discount, B.C. Utilities Commission powers re 6849-50
Electric power discount rate, conversions from petroleum use 6503
Electric power discount rate, criteria for eligibility 6502, 6503
Electric power discount rate, decisions on eligibility 6849-50
Electric power discount rate, forest industry 6509
Electric power discount rate, LNG project 6508
Electric power discount rate, plant modernization 6503
Electric power discount rate, pulp mill 6508
Electric power discount rate, restriction on 6848
Electric power discount rate, time-limit on 6503, 6508
Electric power generation, wind power 6545
Electric power projects, development of 6542
Electric power rate for North Vancouver industries 6508
Electric power rates, Vancouver Island A. 5190, A. 5305
Electric power supply during cold weather 7196
Electricity, diesel power for remote communities 6285
Electricity, Vancouver Island rates and natural gas A. 5305
Energy agreement, guarantees re use of funds A. 5568
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ministry, esti mates 6509-10, 6519-20, 6522-3, 6524, 6526-7, 6529-30, 6531, 6537, 6538, 6539-40, 6540-1, 6542, 6543-4, 6544, 6545
Energy policy, federal 5525
Energy supply in B.C. 6784-5
Energy, Western Accord, effect of on drilling 6537
Energy, Western Accord, negotiation of 6510
Engineering services, export of 6509
Fertilizer plant, Annacis Island 6510
Fertilizer plant, construction of 6043
Fertilizer plant, exports 6043
Fertilizer plant, incentives to 6043
Fertilizer plant, job creation 6043
Fertilizer plant site, standards re 6043, A. 6928
Fertilizer plant, taxes and royalties 6043
Gasoline, federal tax levels A. 5568
Geothermal electric power generation, corrosion problem 6545
Geothermal electric power generation, work on 6545
Gold commissioner 6548
Gold-mining, Toodoggone area 6540
Highmont Mining Corp., Logan Lake mine closing 6523
Homathko power development project 6542
Industrial Electricity Rate Discount Act (Bill 28) 1R, 5295;6502-3, 6507-8, 6848, 6848-9, 6849, 6849-50, 6850
Industrial Electricity Rate Discount Act, powers under act 6849-50
Industry, attraction of to B.C. 6784
Industry, new industries 6508, 6848
Meager Creek geothermal resource 6545
Mineral development agreement 6510
Mines, reopening of 6524
Mining companies, reclamation deposits 6042
Mining equipment and technology, production of in B.C. 6523
Mining industry, Australia 6523
Mining industry, revenue to province 6509
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2) (1985) 6845
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 4) (1985) 7205, 7205-6
Molybdenum, market for 6523
Molybdenum, price of 6510
Moore Creek power development project 6542
Natural gas drilling, increase in 6529, 6548
Natural gas exploration in B.C. 6510, 6529
Natural gas, federal tax on 5526
Natural gas industry, incentives to 5526
Natural gas industry, restructuring of 6471
Natural gas, LNG market 6526
Natural gas, LNG project 6509-10, 6529
Natural gas, LNG project, Japanese investment 6526
Natural gas, LNG project, job creation 6527
Natural gas, LNG project, producers' decision on 6526-7, 6529
Natural gas marketing, private sector role in 6549
Natural Gas Price Act (Bill 52) 1R, 6471; 6548-9, 6554-5
Natural gas price and price of petroleum 6555
Natural gas, price deregulation 6549
Natural gas price, domestic price 6526, 6548
Natural gas price increase, effect of on forest industry 6555
Natural gas price, setting of 6548
Natural gas projects, federal tax 5526
Natural gas producers, returns to 6554
Natural gas producers, sales by 6549
Natural gas, revenue to province 6555
Natural gas royalty, increase in 6555
Natural gas royalty system 6471, 6549
Natural gas, rural gasification program 6523
Natural gas, sale of to U.S. 6529
Natural gas use, increase in demand 7197
Natural gas, use of in California 6527
Natural gas, Vancouver Island exploration work 6522
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, construction of 6522, 6555
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, federal funds for A. 5190
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, route 6509
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, subsidy requirements 5526
Natural gas, Vancouver Island pipeline, use of 6521
Nuclear arms, B.C. a nuclear-free zone 6544
Nuclear power, Ontario 6544, 6784
Nuclear power plants elsewhere 6544
Nuclear power, policy on 6543
Ocelot Industries Ltd., electric power rate for 6508
Ocelot Industries Ltd., plant expansion 6510
Offshore resources, federal negotiations re 6509
Olsen, J.N., automobile 6544
Petro-Canada, Calgary offices 6529
Petro-Canada, natural gas holdings in B.C. 6554
Petro-Canada, role in LNG project 6529-30
Petro-Canada, South China Sea drilling 6537
Petroleum, deregulation of crude oil prices 5525
Petroleum drilling rights sale, revenue 6509
Petroleum exploration 6510
Petroleum, federal royalty tax abolition 5526, 6510
Petroleum industry, federal revenue 6537
Petroleum industry, incentives to 5526
Petroleum industry, investment in Canada 6537
Petroleum industry profits and Western Accord 6537
Petroleum industry, revenue to province 6509
Petroleum Monitoring Agency 6537, 6538
Petroleum, price of in Canada 6529, 6538
Petroleum resources division, appropriation 6523
Petroleum, wells drilled 6509
Placer mining operations and fisheries 6540
Polychlorinated biphenyl, disposal of 6256, 6531
Polysilicon industry, location of in B.C. 6542
Quintette Coal Ltd., operations 6043
Revelstoke Dam power, use of 7196
Rosswood, cost of electricity to residents 6285
Serem Inc., funds for 6539, 6540-1
Serem Inc., Lawyers property 6539, 6540
Serem Inc., loan to for road access 7205-6
Serem Inc. mining claim, road to 6539-40, 7205-6
Special Enterprise Zone and Tax Relief Act 6784-5
Special enterprise zones elsewhere 6784
Special enterprise zones, industries 6784, 6825
Texaco Canada Ltd., chain store investment 6537
Trade missions 6509
Uranium mining, moratorium on 6544
Vancouver buildings, special rate for lighting of A. 5762
West Kootenay Light and Power Co. Ltd., discount rate 6503
Westar Mining Ltd., employment levels 6537
Westar Mining Ltd., markets 6537
Westar Mining Ltd., production 6537
Rogers, Robert Gordon
See also: Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. Robert Gordon Rogers
Rogers, Todd
Quoted (Rose) 5622
Mentioned: (Heinrich) 5758
Rogers Cable TV
Mentioned: (McGeer) 6123
Roin family
Mentioned: (Strachan) 5129
Rolls, Walter
Mentioned: (Curtis) 7024 (Smith) 7027
Rolls Trucking
Waste paper, purchase of (Curtis) 7023, 7024
Roman, Stephen
Mentioned: (Phillips) 5819
Roman Catholic Church
Mentioned: (Sanford) 5868
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Quoted (Macdonald) 5268 (MacWilliam) 5182
Mentioned: (Skelly) 5136, 6785 (Smith) 5533
Rosborough and Co.
Mentioned: (MacWilliam) 5928
Rose, Mark W. (Coquitlam-Moody)
Acid rain 6032
Address in reply 5247-51
Attorney-General ministry, estimates 5482, 5482-3, 5535-6, 5536-7
Automobile seatbelts, children's seatbelts 6499
Automobile seatbelts, use of 6499
Bankruptcies, increase in 5247
Barbers, training courses 7199-7200
Begbie Elementary School 5627
Belcarra, access road 5820-1, 6499
Belcarra, village status 5820
Bonds, credit rating of B.C. bonds 7039
Britannia Elementary-Secondary School, problems 5627, 5701
B.C. Institute of Technology amalgamation, job loss 7260
B.C. Institute of Technology amalgamation, support for 7260
B.C. Institute of Technology, funding 5620
B.C. Summer Games, 1985, location of 6365
B.C. Teachers' Federation executive, election of 6050
B.C. Teachers' Federation mailing list, use of 6051
B.C. Teachers' Federation, membership 5696
B.C. Teachers' Federation, monitoring of proceedings of Legislature 6050
B.C. Teachers' Federation poll 6269-70
Budget debate 5309-13
Business program in schools, problems re courses 5771
California, education system 5310
Campers, child passengers 6499
Canadian Union of Public Employees, settlements 5729
Capital Expenditures Miscellaneous Amendments Act (1985) 7038-9, 7070, 7071
Central Fraser Valley constituency, designation as rural 6583
Charter of Rights Amendments Act (1985) 7199-7200, 7200
Charter of Rights, use of overriding legislation 5535-6, 5536-7
Child psychologists, need for 5769
Class size, importance of 5774
Class size, increase in 5700-1
Class size, percentage of classes over maximum 5699
Class size, recommended numbers 5699
College boards, appointment of 5249, 6086
College boards, appointments to 5622, 5624-5
College boards, election of 5312
College boards, independence of 5728
College councils, elimination of 5626
College courses, directions from ministry re 5625
College curricula, control over 5249
College diplomas, number of in B.C. 6078, 6079
College enrolment, decline in 7260
College professors, terminations 5622
College programs, cuts in 5620
Colleges' adjustment fund, allocation of 5622
Colleges' adjustment fund, use of Q. 5306, 5311
Colleges, amalgamation of Q. 6766
Colleges and institutes, borrowing for 7070
Colleges and institutes, funding for 7071
Colleges' appropriation, 1985-86 fiscal year 5622, 5626
Colleges, community aspects of 7260
Colleges' development fund, use of 5747
Colleges, directions to re course offerings, Q. 6766
Colleges, federal funds for 5624, 5626
Colleges, foreign students 5769
Colleges, institutional renewal fund 5626, 5627
Colleges, participation rate 6079
Colleges' special funds, use of Q. 5306, Q. 5307
Colleges, university transfer programs 5250, 5312, 5625, 6079
Colleges, Vancouver area, merger of 7260
Coquitlam-Moody constituency, designation as suburban 6583-4
Coquitlam River, damage to 6033-4
Coquitlam, sanitary landfill 6033
Culture in school system, funds for 5620
Debt level in Canada and International Monetary Fund 6082
Debt, United States debt 6082
Deficit, 1985-86 fiscal year 6082
Depression years in Canada, recollections of 5619-20
Documents tabled 6066
Education and economy 6079-80
Education, costs per pupil 5625
Education, economic benefits of 5310, 5620
Education, expenditures 5250, 5309-10
Education expenditures, comparisons to elsewhere 5680, 5770, 5775
Education expenditures, decrease in 5776, 6266
Education expenditures, increase in and inflation 5614, 5619, 5696
Education expenditures, percentage of provincial budget 5614, 5615, 5617, 5623
Education expenditures, restraint program Q. 6064
Education, funding of 5312, 5615, 5620, Q, 5875
Education funding, property tax 5623, 5625
Education funding, reduction in 5249
Education funding, source of funds 5248, 5312
Education (Interim) Finance Act, sunset clause 5614, 5625
Education, lobbying and lobby groups 5695
Education minister, powers of 5311
Education minister's office, reduction in vote by $1, M. 5777, negatived 5777
Education ministry, emphasis on financial aspects 5770
Education ministry, estimates 5613-7, 5619-20, 5622-4, 5624-5, 5626-7, 5627-8, 5668, 5669, 5669-70, 5670-1, 5680, 5695-7, 5699, 5700-1, 5728-9, 5729, 5747, 5769-71, 5774-7
Education ministry, “Let's Talk About Schools” 5249, 5310, 5614, 5622, 5625, 5669, 5770, 5774, 5775, 5776
Education ministry, polling 5614
Education ministry, reorganization of 5770
Education ministry, special warrant for 5466, 5467
Education ministry, use of budget review management advisory team 5467
Education, NDP policy on 5623
Education, NDP proposals for 5251, 5312
Education, Pacific Rim countries 5697
Education, quality of 5775
Education system 5310, 5311, 5313
Education system, centralization of 5311, 5614, 5617
Education system, diversity in 5770, 5775
Education system, future of 5776
Education, voucher system for 5680
Engineers, unemployment 7157
Environment ministry, estimates 6032-4, 6034-5, 6035
Examinations, provincial 5614
Expo 86, debt 5776
Federal EPF funds, accountability for 6082
Federal EPF funds for education 5619, 5624, 5626, 6709
Federal EPF funds for health, use of 5890
Federal EPF funds for universities 5890
Federal EPF funds, use of 6425, 6427
Federal funds for education and data on programs 6427
Federal funds for post-secondary education 5249, 6425, 7070
Finance ministry, estimates 6425, 6426-7, 6443-4
Fraser River, multiple use of 6033
Fraser River, pollution of 6032
Fraser Valley, commuter rail system 5989
Fraser Valley commuter rail system, cost of 5989
Fraser Valley commuter rail system, federal cost-sharing 5988, 5990
Fraser Valley commuter rail system, rolling stock for 5989, 5990
Glacier National Park 5586
Government, centralization of power 5587
Grade 12, use of federal EPF funds for Q. 5227, 5467, 6425
Gulf Islands administrative commission, proposal for 5586
Gulf Islands, protection of 5587
Hairdressers, right to cut men's hair 7199-7200
Health care costs and pollution of environment 5854
Health ministry, estimates 5854-5, 5855, 5856, 5857, 5890
High school graduation, requirements for 5249, 5771
Highway 7A, Clarke intersection 6499
House of Commons committees, meeting of 5850
Human Resources ministry, estimates 5852-3, 5853, 5987-8, 5988-9, 5990
Human Resources ministry, responsibilities of and education system 5952
Independent schools, grants to 5312, 5680
Independent schools, increase in attendance 5615
Industry, attraction of to B.C. 6775
Industry, concessions to and economic development 6775
Interchange on Canadian Studies 1985 meeting, B.C. representation 6363-4, 6365
Interchange on Canadian Studies 1985, objectives 6364
Islands Trust Amendment Act (1985) 5585-7
Islands Trust Amendment Act, 1985; minister's powers under act 5586
Jobs, projections re future jobs 5776
Land costs, increase in 7156
MLAs, increase in number of 6583
MLAs, private members' statements 5179
Malaspina College, foreign students 5769
Manitoba, economy 6426
Mary Hill bypass 6499-6500
Math assessment tests, attitudinal questions 6516-7
Math assessment tests, identification of students 6516, 6517
Math assessment tests, invasion of privacy 6516
Math assessment tests, teachers' questionnaire section 6517-8
Medical technologists, clinical placements for students 5854, 5856
Medical technologists' course, length of 5855, 5856, 5857
Medical technologists, number of graduates 5854-5, 5856
Medical technologists, private sector employees 5857
Medical technologists training program, change in 5625
Minister's estimates, presence of officials on floor of House 5845
Ministers, statements by 7197
Motor vehicle inspection stations, closing of 6498-9
Municipal Amendment Act (1985) 7156, 7156-7
Northern Lights College funding, reduction in 5620
Nutrition, basis for eating habits 5854
Open Learning Institute 6078-9
Open Learning Institute funding, reduction in 5620
Opposition MLAs, services of consultants in committee 5845
Opposition, role of 5247
Ore and Hixon Creeks, diversion of 6033-4, 6034
Pacific Bible College, An Act Respecting 7179-80, 7259
Pacific Bible College, degree-granting powers 7179
Pacific Bible College tax exemption, future exemptions 7179, 7180, 7259
Pacific Bible College tax exemption, school taxes 7180
Pacific Bible College, tax forgiveness, retroactivity of 7179, 7259
Pacific Vocational Institute and British Columbia Institute of Technology Amalgamation Act 7260
Pacific Vocational Institute funding, reduction in 5620
Pedersen, George, resignation of 5147, 5159, 5171, 5249
Pollution costs, payment of by polluter 6032
Port Moody, traffic problems 6499
Prisoners, women in federal prisons 5482, 5482-3
Provincial Secretary and Government Services ministry, estimates 6583-4
Public service employees, role of as counsellors 7157
Pupil-teacher ratio, increase in 5249
Questions taken on notice, answers to 5877
Regional Hospital Districts Financing Authority, borrowing by 7038-9
School Act, collective bargaining under act 7102
School Act, history of revision of 5774
School Act, new act 5312, 5625, 5774
School Act, statutory rights under act 7102
School Act, White Paper on new act 5774
School Amendment Act (1985) 6266-70
School boards, autonomy of 5249, 5309, 5312, 5614, 5776
School boards, budget review management advisory team 5668, 5669
School boards, dismissal of 6267
School boards, duties 6267
School boards, powers 5728, 6268
School boards, powers re teacher layoffs 6270
School boards, reinstatement of dismissed boards 6267
School boards, role of 5616
School boards, Social Credit Party policy on 5247-8
School buildings manual 5770
School children in B.C., number of and expenditures 5770
School District 1 teachers, number of 6267
School District 3 teachers, number of 6267
School District 24 teachers, number of 6267
School District 32, charitable donations sought 6128
School District 35, pupil-teacher ratio 5774
School District 35 teachers, reduction in number of 5774
School District 35, user fees Q. 5569, 5620, 5771, 5775
School District 36, student counsellors Q. 5684
School District 37, deficit Q. 5190-1
School District 37 deficit, penalty levied Q. 5191
School District 39 board dismissal, possible motive for Q. 5979
School District 39 board, efficiency of 5627
School District 39 board, election of new board Q. 6423
School District 39 board members, voting by Q. 5926, Q. 5979
School District 39 board, negotiation with Q. 6041
School District 39 board, 1985 election 7 101
School District 39 board, reinstatement of 6485, 7101-3
School District 39 budget, additional funds for 6266, 6267
School District 39 budget, non-shareable capital funds Q. 6063
School District 39 budget, preparation of by Education ministry Q. 5979
School District 39, budget review management advisory team recommendations Q. 5925, Q. 5926
School District 39 courses and services, cuts in 5774
School District 39, English-as-a-second- language program 5249, 5614, 5699
School District 39, official trustee's actions 7101-2
School District 39 property, sale of Q. 6128, 7102
School District 39 staff reductions, impact of Q. 5926
School District 41 board, meeting with J. H. Heinrich 5979
School District 41 budget, additional funds available Q. 6041
School District 41, funds for 7 101
School District 41 property, sale of Q. 6128
School District 42 budget, level of and compliance budget Q. 6041
School District 43, board meeting 5728
School District 43 board, meeting with J.H. Heinrich Q. 5901
School District 43, capital expenditures needed 7039
School District 43, funds for 7 101
School District 43 property, sale of Q. 6128
School District 44 property tax for schools, level of 5680
School District 45 property tax for schools, level of 5680
School District 45 teachers, layoff of 6268, 6269
School District 57 budget, capital account funds Q. 6064
School District 61 programs, cuts in 5775
School District 62 teachers, layoff of, agreement on 6268-9
School District 65 board, election of new board Q. 6423
School District 65 board members, voting by 6085
School District 65 board, 1985 election 7101
School District 65 board, reinstatement of 6485, 7101-3
School District 89, class size 5696
School District 89, cost per pupil 5696
School District 89 teachers and staff, job loss 5696
School district budgets 5585, 5587
School district budgets, compliance budgets Q. 5875
School district budgets, Education minister's letter re 5669
School district budgets, increase in 5615
School district budgets, 1985-86 fiscal year 5250
School district budgets, settlement of dispute re 5903
School districts' administration costs, use of savings on 5770
School districts, administrative personnel 5700-1
School districts' capital expenditures, approval process for 7039
School Districts Capital Financing Authority, borrowing by 7038-9
School districts' property, sale of Q. 6128
School districts, teacher layoff agreements 6268-9
School enrolment, decline in 5614, 5615, 6266
School libraries, importance of 5775
School services, reduction in 5309
School system, support services 5617, 5699, 5775
School tax, increase in 5875
Schools, classroom size standards 5770-1
Schools' responsibilities, increase in 5616, 5770
Select standing committees, meetings of 5850
Selkirk College budget, reduction in 5620
Sewage treatment 6033
Silicon Valley school system 5620
Silver Creek area land, filling in of 6034-5
Soil, removal and sale of 6035
Special Enterprise Zone and Tax Relief Act 6774-6
Special enterprise zone, Cape Breton 6776
Special enterprise zones, municipalities' concerns re 6775-6
Special enterprise zones, special status for 6775
Student aid program 5620, 6079, 6365
Student counsellors, number of in school system 5701
Student counsellors, Vancouver 5953
Student loans 5620, 5622, 5624
Student transit fares, increase in 6767
Student transit fares, post-secondary students Q. 6767
Students, access to post-secondary education 5623, 5623-4, 7260
Students, participation rate in post-secondary education Q. 5148, 5250, 5310, 5622-3, 5670-1, 7070
Subdivision applications, requirements imposed 6499, 7156
Supply Act (No. 1) (1985) 5467
Teachers, assessment of 6268
Teachers, attack on referred to 6050
Teachers, collective bargaining by 5249
Teachers, criticism of 5615
Teachers, curriculum coordinators 5680
Teachers, dismissal of 5616-7, 6050
Teachers, impact of job loss 5616
Teachers in non-teaching positions, number of 5701
Teachers, job preservation 5670
Teachers, layoff of 6268-9
Teachers, layoff of and School Act 5728
Teachers' layoffs, legislation re 5729, Q. 5901
Teachers' layoffs, provision for 5728
Teachers, morale 5616
Teachers' pension fund, employer's contribution to 5467
Teachers, qualifications 6268
Teachers, salaries 5615, 5680, 5696
Teachers' salaries, arbitration of Q. 5227, 6266
Teachers' salaries, arbitration process costs 5670, 5729, 6443
Teachers' salaries, collective bargaining 5619
Teachers' salaries, Compensation Stabilization Commission awards Q. 5191, Q. 5227, Q. 5254, 5729
Teachers' salaries, funding for increases 5670
Teachers' salaries, increments 5728
Teachers' salaries, Treasury Board directive re 5614, 5616, 5619, 5729, 6266, 6444, 7102
Teachers, salary awards and layoffs 5309
Teachers, senior teachers 5616-7
Third World debt and interest rate 6082
Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates 6498-6500
Trinity Western College, academic standards 6558
The Trinity Western College Act, An Act to Amend 6557-8
Trinity Western College, history of 6557
Trinity Western College, inclusion of under Universities Council 6557
Trinity Western College, public funds 6558
Unemployment, education as factor in 5310
Universities and colleges, funding for 6079
Universities' budgets, reduction in Q. 5147
Universities, federal funds for 6079, 6080, 6426
Universities, fiscal planning and programs Q, 5169
Universities' funds, source of 6080
Universities, humanities courses 5311
Universities, participation rate 5310-1, 6079
Universities, provincial contribution to Q. 5169, 6079
Universities, Science and Communications ministry, esti mates 6078-80, 6082, 6117, 6118
University and college programs and courses, cancellation of 5311
University degrees, number of in B.C. 6078
University faculty, resignations Q. 5169
University fees, level of 5310, 5620, 6079
University fees, use of to subsidize higher-cost courses 6117, 6118
University of B.C., application forms to Washington schools 6118
University of B.C. budget, basis for Q. 5147
University programs, provision of in B.C. Q. 5147
University status, decisions on 6557
University students, costs 5622
University students, debt load at graduation 6079
Urban design, control over 7156
Vancouver ALRT, capital cost per rider 5988
Vancouver ALRT, Coquitlam extension 5987-8. 5989
Vancouver ALRT, cost of 5988
Vancouver ALRT, Lougheed Mall extension 5988
Vancouver ALRT, Surrey extension 5988
Vancouver and Cowichan School Districts Restoration of Democracy Act (Bill M215) 1R, 6485-6; 7101-3
Vancouver Charter, amendments re human rights 7213, 7259
The Vancouver Charter, An Act to Amend 7213, 7259
Waste, hazardous waste site in B.C. 6032
Welding, instruction in 5249
Wetlands, policy on 6033, 6034-5
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2) (1985) 7252
Workers' Compensation Board, regulations re pesticides 7252
Workforce, need for skilled workers 5622, 5623
Young people, unemployment 5616, 5619-20, 5623
Ross, Don
Mentioned: (Johnston) 5127
Ross, W.H.
Medical Services Plan payments to (Macdonald) 5883
Rossi, Ralph
Mentioned: (Lockstead) 6346 (Mitchell) 6196
Rosswood, B.C.
Electricity, cost of to residents (Howard) 6285, 6286 (Rogers) 6285
Rotary Club
Mentioned: (Hanson) 5869 (Sanford) 5869 (Skelly) 5137
Rothman, Saul
Mentioned: (Pelton) 7223
Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada
Mentioned: (Mowat) 5202
Round-up
Safety of (Nicolson) 6067
Mentioned: (Wallace) 6382
Royal Bank of Canada
B.C. growth rate, forecast re (Curtis) A. 5531 (Stupich) Q. 5531
Mentioned: (Hanson) 5445, 6562 (Mowat) 5202 (Richmond) 6929 (Williams) 6150
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Mentioned: (MacWilliam) 6601
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mentioned: (Nielsen) 7010 (Rogers) 5818
Royal Canadian Legion
Kelowna bingo revenue (MacWilliam) 6592
Mentioned: (Hanson) 6103 (Kempf) 5126 (McCarthy) 5915 (MacWilliam) 6601 (Mitchell) 5126
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Licensed premises, walk-throughs (Hewitt) 6389-90
Vancouver and Victoria airports, security measures (Smith) 6888-9
Mentioned: (Brown) 5414, 5415 (Chabot) 7026 (Fraser, A.) 6462, 6463, 6498 (Hewitt) 6396 (Lank) 5486, 5508 (Lea) 7029, 7194 (Macdonald) 6859 (MacWilliam) 6593 (Nielsen) 6260, 7010 (Rose) 5820 (Sanford) 6919 (Smith) 5475, 5485, 5492, 5512, 5540 (Stupich) 7025 (Wallace) 6053 (Williams) 6866
Royal Canadian Navy
Mentioned: (Fraser, A.) 6457
Royal College of Forestry, Sweden
Mentioned: (Williams) 5830
Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.
Board, appointments to (Cocke) 5399, 5810
Cutbacks (Dailly) 5391
Management of (Parks) 5373
Neurosurgeon, resignation of (Cocke) 5399-5400
Trauma centre for area (Cocke) 5889
Mentioned: (MacWilliam) 6794
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Pesticides and Herbicides (1973)
Recommendation 19 mentioned (Sanford) 6448
Royal Commission on Education (1958)
Mentioned: (Rose) 5625
Royal Commission on Electoral Reform, 1978
Mentioned: (Rose) 6584
Royal Commission on Forest Resources (1975)
Government reaction to (Waterland) 6896
Quoted (Waterland) 6892
Recommendations (Waterland) 6875 (Williams) 6896
Mentioned: (Howard) 6891 (Lockstead) 6868 (MacWilliam) 6871, 6968 (Wallace) 5172, 6865 (Williams) 6867
Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the Province of British Columbia (1913)
Mentioned: (Skelly) 5505
Royal Hudson (Locomotive)
Operation of (Richmond) 6701
Mentioned: (Fraser R.) 6713 (Wallace) 6721
Royal Hudson Steam Train Society
Mentioned: (Richmond) 6701
Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, B.C.
Drowning case, coroner's recommendations (Brown) 5851 (Nielsen) 5852
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Bed shortage and standard of patient care (Blencoe) Q. 6887 (Nielsen) A. 6888
Beds closed, report on (Blencoe) Q. 6887 (Nielsen) A. 6887
Emergency department, workload (Blencoe) 5218
Mentioned: (Dailly) 5391 (McGeer) 6235 (Nielsen) 5794, 6260, 6887
Royal London Wax Museum, Victoria, B.C.
Mentioned: (Hanson) 7112
Royal Military College
PCBs, work on destruction of (Rogers) 6531
Royal Trust Co.
Mentioned: (MacWilliam) 5928
Rumberger, Russell W.
Quoted (Rose) 5311
Rumour
Rumours and responses to (Brummet) 6356
Rural electrification program
Subsidies, discontinuance of (Nicolson) Q. 5613
Mentioned: (Howard) 6285
Russell, Bertrand
Mentioned: (Lauk) 5327
Russell, Frances
Quoted (McCarthy) 5909
Ruth King Elementary School, Sooke, B.C.
Mentioned: (Mitchell) 5687
Rutland, B.C.
Sewer system, funding for (Bennett) A. 5708 (Blencoe) 6666, 6667, 6668 (MacWilliam) Q. 5708, 5712 (Ritchie) 6666, 6667, 6668
Ryan, Claude
Beige Paper mentioned (Gardom) 5428