Province of British Columbia
34th Parliament, 4th Session
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
April 5, 1990 to March 22, 1991
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
NRGH
See: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, B.C.
NVIT
See: Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
NW Energy Corp.
B.C. Hydro, agreement with (Vant) 8948
Thermoelectric facility (Richmond) 11444 (Vant) 11773
Wood-waste project, environmental premium for (Davis) 11365 (Edwards) 9213
Naikoon Provincial Park
Mentioned: (Perry) 9646 (Williams) 9644, 9645
Names, Geographical
Statutory authority for (Parker) 10085
Nanaimo, B.C.
HandyDART system (Mowat) 11026
Highway 19, alternative route. See entries under Highway 19
Nanaimo Affordable Housing Committee (Lovick) 8896, 9846
Nicol Street, upgrading of (Lovick) 8894-5
Traffic lights (Janssen, G.) 11017
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, B.C.
Abortion, referendum on (Pullinger) Q. 8878 (Vander Zalm) A. 8878
Abortion services (Pullinger) 9017
Contact House (Pullinger) 10178
Funding for (Jansen, J.) 10179 (Lovick) 8896, 9269 (Pullinger) 9019, 10178
Out-patient psychiatric program (Pullinger) 10604, Q. 10071, 10178
Narcotics, Control of
Drug traffic, control of (Fraser) 9246
Drug wars in Vancouver, prevention of (McCarthy) 9080
Nasookin (Vessel)
Mentioned: (Barlee) 9259
Nass Valley, B.C.
Flooding (Guno) 10101
Forest resources, Indians' share of (Hanson, G.) 10836
Lava beds, protection of (Hanson, G.) 10836
Road (Guno) 9338 (Weisgerber) 10816
National Access Awareness Week
Celebration of (D’Arcy) 10177 (Reynolds) 10177
Mentioned: (Perry) 10185
National Action Committee on the Status of Women
Mentioned: (Pullinger) 9173, 9174
National Advisory Board on Science and Technology
Mentioned: (Strachan) 10546
National Anti-Poverty Organization
Mentioned: (Marzari) 9765
National Association of Women and the Law
Mentioned: (Sihota) 10722
National Citizens' Coalition
Mentioned: (Lovick) 8895
National Council of Welfare
Mentioned: (Clark) 9070 (Marzari) 9765
National Deaf Education Day
Mentioned: (Jones) 9702
National Energy Board
See: Canada. National Energy Board
National Farmers' Union
Mentioned: (Barlee) 11282
National Forum of Science and Technology Advisory Councils
Mentioned: (Strachan) 10546, 11231
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Mentioned: (McCarthy) 8949
National Geographic Magazine
Mentioned: (Williams) 10125
National Housing Act (Canada)
Mentioned: (Miller) 9869, 9870
National Rifle Association
Mentioned: (Williams) 9460
National Round Table on Environment and Economy
B.C. representation on (Cashore) 9951, 10284 (Reynolds) 10284
National Transportation Week
Recognition of (Johnston) 9955
Native Advisory Committee on Heritage, Language and Culture
Report (Weisgerber) 9699
Work of (Serwa) 9575, 9933-4, 9935
Mentioned: (Weisgerber) 9928-9
Native Affairs, Ministry of
Speakers: Davis 10826-7, 10839; Guno 10823, 10824-5, 10843-4, 10845; Hanson, G. 10816-21, 10827-8, 10834, 10835-7, 10843, 10853, 10853-4, 10854; Harcourt 10839-42; Miller 10847, 10848, 10849, 10849-50, 10851, 10851-2, 10852, 10853; Weisgerber 10815-6, 10821-2, 10823-4, 10825-6, 10834-5, 10837-9, 10842-3, 10843, 10844-5, 10845, 10846, 10847, 10848, 10848-9, 10849, 10850, 10850-1, 10851, 10852, 10852-3, 10853, 10854, 10854-5; Zirnhelt 10846, 10846-7
Annual report tabled (Weisgerber) 10462
Appropriation (Weisgerber) 10815
Establishment of (Vant) 10522
Federal government, advocacy role with (Hanson, G.) 10854
Mandate (Guno) 10844 (Weisgerber) 10815
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association
Mentioned: (Smith) 9784
Native Heritage Centre
See entries under Cowichan Indian band
Natural gas
See: Gas, Natural
Natural Gas Price Amendment Act, 1990
(Bill 63) (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 1R, 10829; 2R, 10892-5; C, 10991-5; 3R, 10995; RA, 11638
Speakers: Davis 10892-3, 10893-4, 10991, 10991-2, 10992, 10992-3, 10993, 10993-4, 10994; Edwards 10893, 10991, 10992, 10993, 10994; Williams 10991, 10992
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, costs, payment of (Davis) 10992
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, function of (Davis) 10893 (Edwards) 10893
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, funding for, source of (Davis) 10893
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, funds, payment of into consolidated revenue (Davis) 10994 (Edwards) 10994
B.C. Petroleum Corporation, gas-marketing function, sale of (Davis) 10892
B.C. Utilities Commission, costs, payment of (Davis) 10992, 10993 (Edwards) 10993
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., board of directors (Davis) 10991
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., establishment of (Davis) 10893-4
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., fees paid to (Davis) 10991
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., funds transferred to company (Davis) 10991, 10992 (Edwards) 10991, 10992
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., natural gas, marketing of (Davis) 10892
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., restrictions on (Davis) 10894
CanWest Gas Supply Inc., service, cost of, powers re (Davis) 10892
Natural gas consumers, powers of (Edwards) 10893
Natural gas consumers, small consumers, protection for (Davis) 10894
Natural gas, marketing of (Davis) 10892
Natural gas price (Davis) 10892
Natural gas price, export price (Davis) 10994
Natural gas price, industrial consumers (Davis) 10894 (Edwards) 10893
Natural gas producers, levy on, use of (Davis) 10992-3, 10993 (Edwards) 10992, 10993
Natural gas producers, small producers, powers of (Edwards) 10893
Natural gas royalty and price of gas (Davis) 10994 (Edwards) 10994
Natural gas royalty, collection costs (Davis) 10993
Natural gas, royalty system (Davis) 10992
Petro-Canada Inc., natural gas, marketing of (Davis) 10894
Natural resources
B.C. resources (Serwa) 10648
Industries, development of (Davis) 9014
Industries, employment in (Cull) 8936 (Pullinger) 9346 (Rabbitt) 8872
Inventory of (Cashore) 10774 (Edwards) 8921-2, 9214, 11780 (Pullinger) 9019
Management of (Reynolds) 10392 (Zirnhelt) 10113-4, 10114-5, 10392
Management of, staff for (Reynolds) 10392
Planning for (Zirnhelt) 10394
Revenue from (Richmond) 9092 (Williams) 9090-1
Use of (Zirnhelt) 11679-80
Use of, decisions on, Cabinet Committee on Sustainable Development decisions (Reynolds) 10393 (Zirnhelt) 10394
Use of, decisions on, Environment ministry's role in (Sihota) 10393
Use of, decisions on, Indians' role in (Weisgerber) 10846 (Zirnhelt) 10846
Use of, decisions on, local role in (Reynolds) 10406 (Zirnhelt) 10405-6, 10406-7
See also resources by name, e.g. Forests and forestry
Naturopaths Act
Mentioned: (Jansen, J.) 10815, 11092
Navigable Waters Protection Act (Canada)
Mentioned: (Cashore) 10463
Naysmith, John
Mentioned: (Reynolds) 10392
Nechako River, B.C.
Kemano power project, effects of (Davis) 11373 (Edwards) 11372
Neighbourhood pubs
See entries under Hotels, taverns, etc.
Neima, David R. S.
Quoted (Perry) 11431
Nelson, Chris
Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 11064
Nelson, B.C.
Population, decline in (Strachan) 9649
Nelson-Creston constituency
Mining industry (Dirks) 8976
Nelson family
Mentioned: (D’Arcy) 11696
Nelson Golf and Recreation Society
Lottery funds, application for (Sihota) 9405
Nelson University Centre
Enrolment (Dirks) 8977
Nemaiah Valley Indian band
Mentioned: (Hanson, G.) 10820
Nervous system — Surgery
Case cited (Perry) 11806
Nestucca (Vessel)
Oil spill, cleanup and environmental damage, claim for costs of (Serwa) 11748
Netherlands
Horticultural industry (Loenen) 9273-4
Social programs (Janssen, G.) 9275
Netzel, Darwin
Mentioned: (Smith) 10619
Neurosurgery
See: Nervous system — Surgery
New Democratic Party
B.C. during NDP administration (Loenen) 9112 (Richmond) 9098
Brochure, content (Reynolds) 10263-4
Constituency organizations, executives (Vant) 8967
Convention, 1990, resolution quoted (Vant) 8992
Convention, 1990, trade union delegates (Lovick) 8993
Donations to (Reynolds) 9827
Environmental issues during NDP administration (Vander Zalm) 10431
Housing, policy on (Cull) 8938
Legislative agenda (Harcourt) 8881-2
Policies (De Jong) 8892 (Veitch) 9342
Press releases (Sihota) Q. 8929 (Vander Zalm) 8853, 8878, A. 8929
Programs, cost of (De Jong) 8892
Property rights and NDP (Chalmers) 10180-1 (Davis) 10826
Student council presidents, letter to (Brummet) 8886
Taxation, increase in under NDP (Vander Zalm) 9320-1
Trade unions, policy on (Lovick) 8993
Trade unions, resolution on (Lovick) 8993 (Vant) 8992
New Directions: Life and Politics in B.C.
Quoted (Vander Zalm) 9048-9
New Opportunity Handicap
Use of term “handicap” in name of company (Boone) 11319
New Ridge Mines Ltd.
Mentioned: (Clark) 10198
New Westminster, B.C.
Downtown Business Improvement Association mentioned (Hagen, A.) 10701
Housing supply (Hagen, A.) 9244
Land development on river edge (Hagen, A.) 10441-2, 10443 (Reynolds) 10442, 10443
Sewage disposal and storm sewers (Hagen, A.) 10441 (Reynolds) 10441
Westminster Quay land mentioned (Williams) 11207
New York Times, New York, N.Y.
Quoted (Perry) 11432
New Yorker
Article on Pacific rain forest (Richmond) 10794 (Williams) 10124-6
Mentioned: (Harcourt) 10789
New Zealand
Free trade agreement with (Gabelmann) 10749
Goods and services tax (Veitch) 8919
Socialist government (Bruce) 10183
Newfoundland
Civil service, wage settlements (Couvelier) 11714
Newgate, B.C.
Park, access to proposed park (Edwards) .11603-4 (Messmer) 11603
Park for area (Edwards) 10490, 11378, 11602-3, 11604 (Messmer) 10490, 11603
See also entries under Koocanusa Lake, B.C.
Newman, Peter C.
Quoted (Loenen) 11748
Newmont Mining Corp.
Threatened closure of (Rabbitt) 11666
Newnes Machine Ltd.
Success of (Clark) 10547 (Strachan) 10548
Newson, Lorne
Mentioned: (Ree) 11129
Newspapers
Recycling of. See entries under Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Nickel, Dick
Mentioned: (Cashore) 10471
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Merritt, B.C.
Funding for (Rabbitt) 9687, 9946 (Strachan) 9687-8
Institute (Hagen, A.) 9689 (Rabbitt) 9687 (Strachan) 9687-8
Mentioned: (Strachan) 9438
Nicolson, Lorne
Mentioned: (Jones) 10373
Nicomekl River, B.C.
Cleanup of (Peterson) 10387
Oil spill (Peterson) 10387 (Reynolds) 10453
Spills in river, prevention of (Peterson) Q. 10200 (Reynolds) A.10200
Nielsen, James Arthur
Siemens Electric Ltd., payment for trip by (Clark) Q. 10246-7
Workers' Compensation Board, appointment to (Sihota) 11579
Mentioned: (Gabelmann) 10623 (Gran) 10500 (Sihota) 11625
Nielsen, Marion
Mentioned: (Strachan) 9728, 9745
Nimsick, Leo A.
Mentioned: (Vant) 8946 (Veitch) 8916, 11870
Nisga'a people
Demands of (Guno) 10823 (Hanson, G.) 10818-9
Federal government, agreement with (Hanson, G.) 10827-8, 10834, 10836, 10837 (Weisgerber) 10834
Federal government, agreement with quoted (Hanson, G.) 10837
Federal government, negotiations with (Guno) 10823 (Hanson, G.) 10818, 10828, 10835, 11298 (Savage) 11298 (Weisgerber) 10822
Fisheries issues (Hanson, G.) 10835 (Weisgerber) 10835
Land claims (Weisgerber) 10837, 108M
Land claims, size and cost of, information re (Weisgerber) 10834-5
Negotiations with (Harcourt) 11647
Vander Zalm, Hon. WN., meeting with (Weisgerber) 10822
Mentioned: (Hanson, G.) 9975
Nisga'a School District
See: School District 92 (Nisga'a)
Nisga'a Tribal Council
Agreement with (Weisgerber) 11646
Letter to Premier quoted (Guno) 10824
President quoted (Hanson, G.) 10818-9, 10836
Mentioned: (Guno) 9338, 10845 (Weisgerber) 10816
Nixon Wenger and Co.
Mentioned: (Sihota) 10728
Noble House, Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Mowat) 9767
Nobody's Perfect program
Program (Dueck) 9875 (Jacobsen) 9961
Non-Smokers' Health Act (Canada)
Mentioned: (Perry) 10944
Noranda Inc.
Mentioned: (Miller) 10928
Noranda Mines Ltd.
Boss Mountain mine (Vant) 8947
Nordion International Inc.
Mentioned: (Hagen, S.) 11882
Norgate Park, North Vancouver, B.C.
Mentioned: (Miller) 9870
Norris, Mac
Mentioned: (Miller) 11349
Norsat International Inc.
Mentioned: (Veitch) 10744
North American Fence-It Corp.
Mentioned: (Williams) 9011, 11260
North American Gantry and Equipment Servicing Co.
Mentioned: (Veitch) 10744
North Delta, B.C.
Health facilities (Jansen, J.) 11427
Hospital facility for (Davidson) 11426
Hospital facility for, petition re (Davidson) 10785
Hospital facility, nurses' training program, proposal re (Davidson) 11426
North Island College
Mentioned: (Strachan) 9662
North Peace Community Resources Society
Funding for (Sihota) 10708
North Peace Secondary School, Fort St. John, B.C.
Mentioned: (Brummet) 9554
North Shore Studio Management Ltd.
Loan to (Hagen, S.) 11067
North Thompson Journal, Barriere, B.C.
Mentioned: (Smith) 10629
Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers' Association
Mentioned: (Cashore) 11612
Northern British Columbia
See: British Columbia, Northern
Northern Interior Health Unit
Mentioned: (Strachan) 9735
Northern Lights College
Mentioned: (Jones) 9673 (Strachan) 9662, 9674, 9677, 9678, 10366, 10368, 10529
Northern Native Broadcasting
Advertising for (Miller) 10849 (Weisgerber) 10848, 10849
Funding for (Miller) 10375, 10376, 10848 (Weisgerber) 10848
Training proposal (Miller) 10848 (Weisgerber) 10848
Mentioned: (Weisgerber) 9541
Northland Navigation Co. Ltd.
Mentioned: (Miller) 9225
Northwest College
Funding for (Jones) 10373-4 (Miller) 10375
Mentioned: (Jones) 9673 (Miller) 10375 (Strachan) 9653, 9677, 9736, 10366, 10368, 10529
Northwest Power Planning Council
Mentioned: (Edwards) 9211
Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.
Mentioned: (Boone) 9335
Norvik Timber Inc.
Loan to (Hagen, S.) 11067
Tilbury Island mill, employees and product (Mowat) 9042
Notch Hill Forest Products Ltd.
Mentioned: (Michael) 9020
Notice of Termination Act
(Bill M244) (Edwards) 1R, 11509
Speakers: Edwards 11509
Employees, notification of termination of employment, requirements re (Edwards) 11509
Mentioned: (Edwards) 11792 (Sihota) 11665
Notre Dame University
Mentioned: (Edwards) 10528
Nova Scotia
Health service (Serwa) 9332
Royal Commission on Health Care (Serwa) 9332
Novakowski, Ken
Letter to referred to, quoted (Brummet) 8887
Mentioned: (Rose) 9534
Nu-Start Resource Corp.
Shares (Clark) 10193
Nuclear weapons
B.C. a nuclear-weapons-free zone (Perry) 11266
Nunweiler, Alf
Mentioned: (Strachan) 9188 (Vant) 8948 (Veitch) 10499, 10500
Nurses
Christian Science lay practitioners, use of term “nurse” (Perry) 11262
Community health nurses, labour dispute (Hagen, A.) 10763-4, 10764-5 (Jansen, J.) 10764, A. 10787 (Janssen, G.) Q.10907 (Rose) Q.10787
Community health nurses, wages (Couvelier) 10168-9 (Hagen, A.) 10764 (Perry) 10167-8, 10169 (Pullinger) 10178
Community health nurses, work of (Hagen, A.) 10763-4 (Jansen, J.) 10764
Couvelier, Hon. M.B., statement re nurses (Perry) Q. 10831
Critical-care nurses (Jansen, J.) 11401
Critical-care nurses, compensation for (Jansen, J.) 10101
Government policy on (Perry) Q. 10831 (Vander Zalm) A.10831
Job vacancies (Jansen, J.) 11718, 11719
Licensed practical nurses, use of (Jansen, J.) 11506-7 (Perry) 11506
Negotiations with, press release re quoted, referred to (Perry) 10167, 10168
North Delta hospital, nurses' training program, proposal re (Davidson) 11426
Nurse action plan (Jansen, J.) 11401
Psychiatric nurses. See: Psychiatric nurses
Recruitment of in Great Britain (Mowat) 9041
Retirement, early retirement (Rose) 11434
Shortage of (Clark) 11710 (Davidson) Q. 10100 (Jansen, J.) A.10100-1 (Perry) 10168
Shortage of, bonus-pay plan (Jansen, J.) A. 10734 (Peterson) Q.10734
Training of, funding for (Jansen, J.) 11401
Wage rates (Jansen, J.) 11719 (Perry) 11805
Workload (Rose) 11434
Nurses (Psychiatric) Act
Mentioned: (Jansen, J.) 10815, 11092 (Perry) 11262
Nurses (Registered) Act
Mentioned: (Jansen, J.) 10815, 11092 (Perry) 11262
Nuu'chah'nulth Indians
Carmanah Valley area land claim (Hanson, G.) 10819
Game birds, dioxin-contaminated, consumption of (Janssen, G.) Q. 9253 (Reynolds) A. 9253
Vander Zalm, Hon. W.N., meeting with (Weisgerber) 10822
Nuu'chah'nulth Tribal Council
Schools (Janssen, G.) 9945 (Weisgerber) 9947
Mentioned: (Harcourt) 10789 (Janssen, G.) 9253, 10775 (Miller) 10772
Nuxalk Indian band
Mentioned: (Richmond) 10869
Nystrom, Lorne
Mentioned: (Smith) 11889