Province of British Columbia
34th Parliament, 1st Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
March 9, 1987 to March 11, 1988

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NCHS

See: Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society

NSERC

See: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

NSR land

See entries under Forests and forestry

Nakusp, B.C.

Job opportunities (Williams) 2613

Name Act

Mentioned: (Boone) 2636 (Dueck) 2236, 2636

Names, Personal

Change of names, provisions for (Dueck) 2636

Surname, choice of (Dueck) 1885, 1993

Surnames, retroactivity of provisions re (Dueck) 1993

Nanaimo, B.C.

Duke Point development, affiliation clause (Clark) 1688-9, 1689, 1690, 1691 (Gabelmann) 1687, 1688 (Hanson, L.) 1687, 1689, 1691

Economic history (Lovick) 115

Economy, diversification of (Lovick) 115

Hunger, booklet on mentioned (Lovick) 119

Mayor's committee on poverty mentioned (Lovick) 119

Poverty and hunger (Lovick) 119

Transportation, role of (Lovick) 117

Waste-disposal site (Lovick) 1900

Nanaimo and the Islands constituency

Boundaries (Stupich) 142

Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society

Mentioned: (Smith, B.R.) 1300

Nanaimo constituency

Unemployment (Lovick) 117

Nanaimo District Teachers' Association

Brief quoted (Dirks) 802

Nanaimo-Duncan Labour Council

Mentioned: (Lovick) 511

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, B.C.

Mentioned: (Lovick) 3420 (Stupich) 141

Nanaimo School District

See: School District 68 (Nanaimo)

Nannies

Benefits, entitlement to (Hanson, L.) 1848

Employment Standards Act, coverage under act (Gabelmann) 1848 (Hanson, L.) 1848

Nass Valley, B.C.

Forest resources (Guno) 42

Road (Guno) 3407

Road, paving of (Guno) 43

Nathanson, Bernard

Mentioned: (Vander Zalm) 3164

National Advisory Council on Aging (U.S.)

Mentioned: (Hagen, A.) 2435

National Anti-Poverty Organization

Mentioned: (Cashore) 1891

National Citizens' Coalition

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 1482

National Council of Welfare

Mentioned: (Smallwood) 217

National Farmers' Union

Mentioned: (Savage) 2287

National Gallery, Ottawa, Ont.

New building mentioned (Smith, B.R.) 1997

National Geographic

Mentioned: (Sihota) 2011

National Governors' Conference (U.S.)

Education, references to (Miller) 942

National Land Inc.

Mentioned: (Stupich) 1279

National Parole Service

Mentioned: (Smith, B.R.) 1290

National Research Council

Kaon factory, funding for (Campbell) 2968, 2969 (Lovick) 2968

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 2495 (Marzari) 59 (Strachan) 1195

National Safety Code

Agreement on (Michael) 2529

Implementation of (Michael) 2538, 2539 (Miller) 2538 (Rogers) 2799, 2811, 2959, 2960

Mentioned: (Rogers) 2779

National Transportation Act, 1986 (Canada)

Mentioned: (Davis) 2379 (Michael) 157, 158 (Miller) 68, 1457, 2959

National Union of Miners (U.K.)

Mentioned: (Miller) 942

National Westminster Bank Ltd.

Mentioned: (Couvelier) 2193

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia

Mentioned: (Richmond) 2044 (Sihota) 1296

Natural gas

See: Gas, Natural

Natural Products Marketing Act (Canada)

Mentioned: (Rose) 1032

Natural resources

Development of (Guno) 42

Industries, production costs (D’Arcy) 610

Institute for Research on Public Policy study (Parker) 2943 (Williams) 2942

Resource management, decentralization of under NDP administration (Williams) 2749

Revenue, collection of (Williams) 602-3

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 2495

Nature Trust of British Columbia

Botanical Beach land (Sihota) 2009, 2010, 2011 (Strachan) 2009, 2011

Mentioned: (Strachan) 1622

Naturopaths Act

Mentioned: (Harcourt) 899

Nawitka Resource Consultants

Mentioned: (Miller) 3051

Nechako development region

Regional development liaison officer, applicants for position (Kempf) Q. 2697 (Rogers) A. 2697

Regional development liaison officer, appointment of (Clark) 2732 (Kempf) Q. 2655, 2697 (Rogers) A. 2655

Nechako District Teachers' Association

Brief quoted (Dirks) 802

Nechako Residential Treatment Centre, Prince George, B.C.

Work of (Boone) 2476

Nechako School District

See: School District 56 (Nechako)

Needles-Fauquier ferry

Passengers and vehicles, 1983 to present (Michael) A. 711 (Stupich) Q. 711

Nelson, B.C.

Civic centre (Dirks) 39

Electric power utility (Dirks) 39

Heritage site, designation as (Dirks) 39

Moving pictures filmed (Dirks) 41

Water licence, increase in (Dirks) 40

Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd.

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 109

Nelson-Creston constituency

Agriculture (Dicks) 40

Description of (Dicks) 39

Economy (Dicks) 39

Forest industry (Dicks) 39

Park development (Dicks) 2013-4

Roads (Dicks) 40

Silviculture (Dicks) 39

Tourist attractions (Dicks) 41

Votes cast under section 80 (D’Arcy) 3108 (Jones) 3243

Nelson District Teachers' Association

Brief quoted (Dicks) 802

Nematodes, Soil

See: Soil nematodes

Nesis, Lawrence

Career (Couvelier) 2171 (Sihota) 2171

Restrictions on activities of (Sihota) Q. 2034

Nestman, R.L.

Mentioned: (Johnston) 2347

Netherlands

Socialization (Loenen) 239

Nevada Gaming Commission

Chairman quoted, referred to (Blencoe) 1249 (Smith, B.R.) 1250

New Brunswick

Election, results (Skelly) 2735

Property transfer tax (Stupich) 1278

New Cinch Uranium Ltd.

Mentioned: (Sihota) 2196

New Democratic Party

Administration 1972-75 (Chalmers) 3386

Caucus meeting (Harcourt) 1831

Convention, media coverage (Smith, B.R.) 587

Victoria office (Brummet) 3079

Votes received in 1986 election (Skelly) 25

See also: Legislature — Opposition

New Directions

Mentioned: (Marzari) 1755

New Mexico

Uranium hazard, management of (Smallwood) 1309

New Outlook

Column referred to (Lovick) 736

New Westminster, B.C.

Economic development (Hagen, A.) 78

Elderly residents (Hagen, A.) 76

Seniors' Bureau mentioned (Dueck) 2438 (Hagen, A.) 77

Seniors' Bureau, work of (Hagen, A.) 2445

New Westminster School District

See: School District 40 (New Westminster)

New York Stock Exchange

Mentioned: (Couvelier) 1277, 2133

New York Times, New York, N.Y.

Mentioned: (Rose) 2725

New Zealand

Injury compensation scheme (Gabelmann) 1855

Privatization program (Vander Zalm) 2633 (Vant) 2834

Socialized medicine (Dueck) 2468

Newfoundland Teachers' Association

Telegram quoted (Jones) 908

Newport Capital Corp.

Interest rates advertised (Hanson, L.) A. 2274 (Williams)Q. 2274

Superintendent of brokers' actions re (Couvelier) A. 2275 (Sihota) Q. 2274

Mentioned: (Sihota) 2273 (Stupich) 2660 (Williams) 2634

Newport Realty Inc.

See entries under Newport Capital Corp.

Newsprint industry

Mill, construction of (McCarthy) 2862, 2891

Nichols, Brendan

Ambulance service, call to, case cited (Vander Zalm) 2759-60

Nichols, Marjorie

Quoted (Cashore) 3258 (Jones) 3245

Mentioned: (Rose) 3134

Nicola Valley and District Credit Union

Mentioned: (Rabbitt) 106

Nicolson, Lorne

Mentioned: (Strachan) 2737

Nielsen, James A.

Quoted (Cashore) 358

Mentioned: (Cashore) 1459 (Dueck) 2433 (Gabelmann) 2483 (Loenen) 79 (Marzari) 3386 (Sihota) 3061 (Skelly) 3397

Niemolter, Martin

Quoted (Cashore) 1507

Nikolai Manufacturing Inc.

Case referred to (Gabelmann) 1437, 1439

Nilsson, Sten

Forest industry, report on mentioned (Miller) 3041 (Williams) 706

Mentioned: (Parker) 2241, 2242 (Williams) 2241

Nimpkish Camp, B.C.

Phasing out of (Williams) 2223

Nimsick, Leo

Quoted (Stupich) 889

Mentioned: (Edwards) 32

Niobium

Cominco Ltd. Aley claim (Smallwood) 330

Nisgha School District

See: School District 92 (Nisgha)

Nishga Indian band

Council of chiefs, principles quoted (Guno) 44, 852

Nishga Tribal Council

Mentioned: (Guno) 983, 2001 (Skelly) 25

Nixon, Richard

Mentioned: (Lovick) 525

Noble, John

Mentioned: (Boone) 376 (Cashore) 358, 469, 2459 (Dueck) 2478 (Richmond) 375, 387

Noise pollution

Standards for regulation of (Smallwood) 2060 (Strachan) 2060

Non-support

See: Desertion and non-support

Noranda Inc.

Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 1708 (Kempf) 2422 (Strachan) 2066

Noranda Mines Ltd.

Mentioned: (Vant) 18

Norgaard, Clara

Mentioned: (Rabbitt) 104

NorKam Secondary School, Kamloops, B.C.

Mentioned: (Smith, S.D.) 3288

Normanna Rest Home, Burnaby, B.C.

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 110

Norris, Fran

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 2488

North, Bruce

Mentioned: (Veitch) 2745

North Coast Tribal Council

Tillicum business development fund (Miller) 2885

Prince Rupert waterfront development (Miller) 2582 (Rogers) 2582

North Island College

Board, appointments to (Skelly) 2823

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 108, 2495, 2957, 2976 (Skelly) 1970

North Island constituency

Votes cast under section 80 (Gabelmann) 3125

North Okanagan constituency

Description of (Hanson, L.) 257-8

North Shore News, North Vancouver, B.C.

Quoted (Barnes) 1292

North Thompson School District

See: School District 26 (North Thompson)

North Vancouver, B.C.

Premier Street landfill (Strachan) 2063

North Vancouver School District

See: School District 44 (North Vancouver)

North Vancouver Teachers' Association

Brief quoted (Dirks) 802

North West Co.

Mentioned: (Smith, S.D.) 137

North Western Technology Ltd.

Mentioned: (Marzari) 1190

Northern Airborne Technology Ltd.

Mentioned: (Serwa) 153

Northern Alberta Railway

Mentioned: (Weisgerber) 12

Northern Lights College

Entrepreneurial manufacturing program (Hagen, S.) 2489

Helicopter maintenance program in Dawson Creek (Hagen, S.) 2496

Teacher training (Hagen, S.) 2957

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 2487

Northern Miner

Mentioned (Davis) 448 (Mercier) 448

Northland Bank

Mentioned: (Williams) 2290, 2526

Northwest Community College

Television, use of (Hagen, S.) 2976 (Miller) 2976

Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 2957, 2976 (Parker) 66

Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.

Shelley lagoon, toxic waste in (Boone) 2066 (Strachan) 2066, 2071

Shelley sawmill, use of PCP (Strachan) 2066

Mentioned: (Kempf) 2253 (Strachan) 2065

Notley, Grant

Mentioned: (Skelly) 25

Notre Dame University

Closing of (Edwards) 2498

Nova Scotia

Property transfer tax (Marzari) 1272 (Stupich) 1278

Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board

Mentioned: (Sihota) 1396, 1397

Noyes, Robert

Mentioned: (Skelly) 892

Nuchatlet Indian band

Mentioned: (Skelly) 439

Nuclear power plants

Chernobyl accident (Clark) 435 (Smallwood) 827

Nuclear waste disposal

See: Radioactive waste disposal

Nuclear weapons

Arms race, ending of and disarmament (Blencoe) 782-3 (Rose) 782 (Strachan) 781-2

Nugget mine

Mentioned: (Dirks) 39

Nunweiler, Alfred

Quoted (Vander Zalm) 2954

Mentioned: (Boone) 101

Nurseries (Forestry)

See: Forest nurseries

Nurses

Critical-care nurses, shortage of (Boone) 1325, 2478, 2479, 2892 (Dueck) 1325, 2478, 2478-9

Critical-care nurses, wage levels (Dueck) 2478

Critical-care nursing programs (Dueck) 2479

Delta hospital, nurse shortage (Boone) 2478 (Dueck) 2478

Manpower study (Dueck) 2430

Morale in profession (Boone) 2478

“Nurses” title, protection of (Boone) 2478 (Dueck) 2478

Post-graduate training, funding of (Boone) 2478, 2479 (Dueck) 2479

Registration process (Boone) 2478

Shortage of (Boone) 2478-9

Unemployment insurance recipients, number of (Dueck) 2478-9

Wage levels and nurse shortage (Boone) 1828

Wages, retroactive settlements (Dueck) 255 (Gabelmann) 255

Nursing homes

Intermediate-care beds (Hagen, A.) 2436

Intermediate-care facilities, shortage of (D’Arcy) 123

Langford intermediate-care facility, construction of (Reid)A. 1391 (Sihota) Q. 1391

Waiting-list for intermediate care (Edwards) 292

Nutrition

Nutrition promotion program (Dueck) 2430, 2433

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council

Agreement on child welfare matters (Campbell) 97 (Cashore) 94 (Richmond) 94, 417, 418 (Rogers) 2582 (Skelly) 2580