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Province of British Columbia
1st Session, 36th Parliament
INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
June 25, 1996 to March 24, 1997

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Hansard Sittings by Page Number

Railways

Dangerous cargo shipments, safety concerns (Miller) 1663-4 (Nebbeling) 1663-4
Freight costs and cancellation of Crow benefit (Miller) 1658
Property valuation changes, impact on municipal revenues See Municipalities
Role of railway in economic development (Neufeld) 1691 (Wilson, G.) 1689
Taxation (Abbott) 78 (Miller) 78-9

Raiwind project

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British Columbia Hydro International Ltd.

Ramsey, Hon. Paul (Prince George North) Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks

Agricultural leases, definition of merchantable timber 884
Agricultural leases, hardwood valuation 884
Agriculture industry issues, committee work 765-6
Agriculture industry issues, funding for improvements 766
Agriculture industry, waste management 764-5
Agriculture industry, waste management, assistance for small operators 760
Air quality in Fraser Valley 905, 947, 1153
Air quality in Fraser Valley, improvement initiatives 890, 947
Air quality level targets 904-5
Alouette River generating station, B.C. Hydro performance 841
Alouette River, water licence 720-1
Apex Mountain Resort Ltd., environmental requirements, status 948
Aquaculture industry, foreshore leases, application and renewal process 876-8
Aquaculture industry, foreshore leases, owners' rights 878
Aquatic plant management program 725
Ashnola area alpine meadow, transfer to Okanagan University College 889
Automobile emissions, reduction in Fraser Valley 905-6
Automobiles, emission testing for buses and commercial vehicles 939
Batteries, disposal of household batteries 790-1
Bears, Kermode bear habitat, protection 886
Beehive burners, phaseout 757-8
Bridge River, B.C. Hydro violation re fish damage 846
B.C. Ferries vessels, emission control 940
B.C. Hydro activities, applicable federal legislation 842
B.C. Hydro activities, impact on environment 909
B.C. Hydro activities, impact on fish 841, 846
B.C. Hydro, alternative sources of power 11
B.C. Hydro, Environment ministry's enforcement of rules, potential lawsuits 849
B.C. Hydro, Environment ministry's role 720, 849, 982
B.C. Hydro, environmental mitigation funds 721, 724, 845
B.C. Hydro, payment to government for use of water resource 840
B.C. Rail Ltd., land donation in Kersley in exchange for parcel of equal value 887
B.C. Systems Corporation, transfer of staff to Environment, Lands and Parks ministry 951
Budget debate 248-51
Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996, debate 534
Buffalo in Pink Mountain area, handling of herd 796
Burnaby Lake cleanup, funding 84-5
Burns Bog Conservation Society, role 794
Burns Bog, purchase of area 794
Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program, water issues study 910
Burrard Thermal power station, amendment of permit 907
Burrard Thermal power station, baseline study of Burrard Inlet 910-1
Burrard Thermal power station, emissions, impact on Fraser Valley air quality 906-7
Burrard Thermal power station, environmental assessment 724-5
Burrard Thermal power station, environmental assessment of new technology installation 907-9
Burrard Thermal power station, environmental damage, contingency funding 84
Burrard Thermal power station operations, environmental impact 1153
Burrard Thermal power station operations, scaleback 982-3
Burrard Thermal power station, transportation of hazardous goods 908-9
Cattle industry, issues 764
Celgar, dumping of sludge 767-9
Celgar, dumping of sludge, testing of dumped sludge 788
Cheakamus River, B.C. Hydro's water licence 720
Cheakamus River salmon resource, damage 846
Chilliwack River, gravel and silt buildup 756
Chilliwack River, inclusion in Fraser Basin Management Board report 755
Civil service, performance 983
Commission on Resources and Environment, Vancouver Island report 85
Crown land, grants of land to communities 883
Cypress Provincial Park, user fees and free access 941, 943-4
Dams, decommissioning 724
Downton Lake drawdown, B.C. Hydro's role 722-3, 845-6
Downton Lake drawdown, impact on fish 720
Drywall recycling program 943
Education, NDP funding of public education 249-50
Education, post-secondary education participation rates 250
Education, post-secondary tuition fees, freeze 250
Electoral freedom in democracies 249
Electric power, cogeneration policy 758-9
Electric power exports, Environment ministry's role 982
Electric vehicles, availability 939
Electrical systems operating review 721, 723, 832
Electrical systems operating review, inclusion of environmental impacts 845-6
Electricity, cost 759
Emergency preparedness, funding 753
Environment branch, budget, recoveries 951-2
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, communications budget 950-1
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, consolidation of three ministries 83
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 717-26, 751-69, 788-803, 831-50, 872-91, 904-13, 939-54, 979-83, 1016-7
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, follow-up on ministry announcements 910
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, lands and water management department, recoveries 86
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, legal services for B.C. Hydro matters 848
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, legislation impacting ministry 950
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, library publications 950-1
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, operations budgets, monitoring 949, 951
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, Parks department, recoveries 86
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, performance 717-8
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, policy, planning and legislation department, budget 951
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, salaries and benefits 951
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, staffing levels 949-50
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, water management division, budget 848
Environmental Appeal Board, 1995-96 annual report tabled 203
Environmental Appeal Board, legislation governing board, revision 798
Environmental Appeal Board, membership from northern B.C. 881
Environmental assessment office, ministerial jurisdiction and funding 980-1
Environmental assessment requirement, thresholds 941, 981
Environmental assessments 724, 981
Environmental protection, funding 632
Environmental protection, legislation 953-4
Environmental protection, Liberal Party position 763, 910
Environmental protection, NDP government action 717-8, 910, 1016-7
Environmental regulations, application to public sector projects 940-1
Ethanol-content gasoline, grain source, accessibility of supply 948
Ethanol-content gasoline, reduced-tax incentive 948
Ethanol-content requirement for gasoline 947
Eurasian milfoil, control 725-6, 751-2, 764
Fish farming, moratorium 876-7
Fish habitat, government responsibilities 83
Fish habitat, protection 832-3
Fish habitat protection, funding 534
Fish habitat, urban salmon habitat program 832-3
Fish population data for B.C. Hydro reservoirs 845-6
Fisheries and Oceans department, performance in fish management 880-1
Fisheries, B.C. administration of Pacific fishery 83-4
Fisheries, federal-provincial memorandum of understanding, Environment ministry's role 843
Fisheries issues, ministerial responsibility 843
Fisheries, salmon enhancement, federal funding 872
Fisheries, threatened species of freshwater fish 880
Fishing licences, licensing process 756
Floods, incidence 755-6
Forest industry, sustainability 251
Forest Renewal B.C. board, role of Environment minister 840
Forest Renewal B.C., funding 632
Forest Renewal B.C. funds, allocation 838
Forest Renewal B.C., funds for B.C. Parks 887
Forest Renewal B.C., funds for northeastern B.C. 882
Forest Renewal B.C. funds, use 832-4
Forest Renewal B.C., investments 251
Forest Renewal B.C. projects, contracting process 837-9
Forest Renewal B.C. projects, incrementality 840
Forest Renewal B.C. projects, selection 840
Forest Renewal B.C., staffing and administration costs 838-9
Fort Nelson, Crown land acquisition 883
Fort St. John, highway frontage case, land valuation 884-5
Fraser Basin Management Board, dismantling 872-6
Fraser Basin Management Board, funding from Environment ministry 849-50
Fraser Basin Management Board, role 849-50, 872-4
Fraser Basin management program, integrated flood hazard management strategy 753, 755
Fuel, alternative fuels, incentive for changeover to less-polluting motor fuel 913
Game farming, classification of bison as game vs. farm animals 837
Government vehicles, use of alternative-fuel vehicles 939
Government vehicles, use of electric vehicles 913
Greenhouse gas level, reduction 904
Groundwater legislation, implementation 765
Groundwater legislation, priority 762
Groundwater legislation, revision 761
Groundwater management 761-2
Groundwater quality and clean water legislation 395
Groundwater quality in Fraser Valley 760
Groundwater regulations 760
Groundwater regulations, Liberal Party position 762-3
Habitat conservation fund 836
Habitat conservation fund, B.C. Wildlife Federation concerns 952
Habitat conservation fund, use of funds for crop damage by problem wildlife 795
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, governance 534
Hazardous goods, movement on urban roads 908-9
Health care services, funding 250-1
Heiltsuk Indian band, input into foreshore lease application 879-80
Highway 1, construction project in lower mainland, environmental assessment 941
Hunting, horn configuration requirements for bull moose hunting 801
Hunting season and crop protection 800
Indians, hunting by Indians 801
Island Highway construction project, exemption from environmental assessments 941
Koeye River Lodge, foreshore lease application 878-80
Koeye River Lodge, foreshore lease application, decision 980
Land and resources management process in northeastern B.C. 881
Land development projects, environmental concerns, intergovernmental cooperation 831-2
Land set aside for preservation, 12 percent figure 85
Land use, foreshore leases and licences 979
LandData B.C., corporate catalogue of land-based information, funding 718
Landfills, monitoring of contents 790
Lease and licence, use of terms 887
Legislature, authority to override contracts 944
Liberal Party, economic plan 250
Log salvage on Fraser River, case of Vancouver Airport area burning 760
Lovick, Hon. Dale, commended for commitment to parliamentary process 248
McDade, Greg, appointment to audit Downton Lake situation 723
Marine protected areas strategy 912
Mine assessment, provincial responsibility 843
Mine development review process 843
Money's Mushrooms Ltd., Surrey facility, enforcement of Waste Management Act 891
NDP government performance, 1991-96 term 249
Nicomen Island dike, funding 755
Nisga'a agreement-in-principle, applicability of environmental regulations 947
Osoyoos Lake, water quality 953
Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy program 912
Paint disposal 940
Park rangers, oaths and enforcement powers 889
Parks, accidents in parks and lakes, responsibility 889
Parks branch, annual reports 889
Parks branch, staff numbers 886-7
Parks branch, staffing levels, northeastern B.C. 881
Parks budget estimates, recoveries 887-8
Parks, contracted staff, performance 886
Parks, creation of new parks, impact on park service levels 887
Parks, enforcement of rules and payment of fines 889
Parks, filming in parks, Skagit endowment fund payment 888
Parks, marine parks at decommissioned lighthouses 912
Parks, user fees, collection 888
Prince George Regional Hospital, services 251
Provincial emergency program, jurisdiction 754
Provincial emergency program, relationship with Environment ministry's water management branch 753
Pulp mills, dumping of sludge 767, 788
Pulp mills, dumping of sludge, health impact 793
Pulp mills, dumping on agricultural land, public notification 768-9, 788-9
Pulp mills, effluent and emission discharge regulations 844
Pulp mills, effluent discharge 766-7
Purple loosestrife, control 725
Quesnel, flood damage case 754
Race Rocks lighthouse area, Pearson College role 912
Recycling, deposit system for recyclables 948-9
Roberts Bank area, farmland expropriation, return of unused land to owners, Hon. Glen Clark's election campaign statements 802
Salmon River, fish kill 846
Scrap-It program 909
Septic systems near lakes, water quality concerns 946
Skeena Watershed Committee, work of committee 833
Stream restoration, trained workers 834-6
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 83-6
Sustainable environment fund, use of funds 791-3
Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 249
Tire recycling program 791-2
Tire recycling program, Kelowna complaint case 793
Tsatsu Shores development project 803
Tsawwassen Indian band, Roberts Bank terminal project 831-2
United States, health care system 250-1
Vancouver Island land use plan, completion 85
Vaseux Lake, silting problem 755
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, current water level 843
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, downstream fish habitat damage 885
W.A.C. Bennett Dam drawdown, authorization 841-2
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, fish kill 841-2, 845
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, water comptroller's role 946
W.A.C. Bennett Dam, water licence 885
Waste disposal standards for special waste 789
Waste management, contaminated sites, legislation 843-4
Waste management facilities, monitoring 789
Waste management, list of contaminated sites 940
Waste management permit holders, list of non-compliants 944-5
Waste management permit holders, list of non-compliants, process for input on remediation measures 944-5
Waste management plan in Okanagan-Boundary area, tax impact on small communities 952-3
Waste management, single plan for province 953
Waste management standards 790
Waste management, toxic sites, future use of sites 844
Water, clean water legislation 395
Water, consolidation of government responsibilities 83
Water legislation, public input 760
Water, legislation to regulate usage 721-2
Water licences, environmental provisions 720-2, 885
Water licences, environmental provisions, enforcement 722, 847
Water licences, number 720
Water licences, revenue to government 840
Water licences, revision 722, 847
Water, management of resource 832
Water, protection of resource 761
Water quality, report 944, 946
Watershed damage caused by logging 754
Watershed inventory in northeastern B.C., funding 882
Watershed restoration, Forest Renewal B.C. funding 752-3, 832-5
Watershed restoration projects, contracts 838
Well authorities, approval timeliness in Fort St. John 885
Well record system 761
Well-licensing issue, public consultation 763
Westbank area, water availability for fire protection 531
Wildlife, chief predator control officer in Williams Lake area 799-800
Wildlife conservation officers, performance 800
Wildlife control, Environment ministry action 795-6
Wildlife habitat protection and enhancement, funding 534
Wildlife, problem wildlife, elk herd in Skookumchuck area 799
Wildlife, problem wildlife, fencing of dumps against "garbage bears" 882-3
Wildlife, problem wildlife, impact on agriculture industry 795
Wildlife, problem wildlife, mule deer in Cariboo-Chilcotin area 799
Williston Lake, environmental mitigation 721
Williston Lake reservoir, data on fish population 845
Williston Lake, water level 946
Williston Lake, water level reduction and emergency preparedness 84
Wolfe, Frank, hunting out of season, dismissal of case 1666
Wood waste in rivers, handling 942
Wood waste, permits for disposal in landfills 759-60
Wood waste, use 757-9

Randall, Fred G. (Burnaby-Edmonds)

B.C. Benefits, family bonus program 229
Budget, 1996-97 budget, goals 228-9
Budget debate 228-30
Debt increases to fund capital projects 229-30
Government spending, capital spending freeze and review 229
Liberal Party, economic plan 228-30
NDP government debt reduction plan 229-30
Smoking, health risks 1759
Smoking, initiatives to prevent and reduce tobacco use 1759-60
Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 228-9
Tobacco industry, legislation to ban advertising 1759-60
Tobacco products, sale to minors 1759

Range Act

Amendments (Zirnhelt) 300

Rangeland

Grazing enhancement special account, projects (Evans) 689 (van Dongen) 689
Grazing leases, concerns of cattle industry (Evans) 659 (van Dongen) 659
Impact of innovative forest practices program (Wilson, J.) 549 (Zirnhelt) 549
Ministerial responsibility (Evans) 704 (Wilson, J.) 704
Range development program, allocation (Wilson, J.) 1293 (Zirnhelt) 1293

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Advisory role re B.C. Hydro-Pakistan power project (Farrell-Collins) 1467 (Miller) 1466-7

Real estate sales tax

Exemption for first-time homebuyers, qualifying value (Gingell) 532-3 (Petter) 15, 435, 533
Tax avoidance by associated corporations (Gingell) 532 (Petter) 435, 532

Real property

Valuations, railway property valuations, impact of changes on municipalities See Municipalities

Real property tax

Deferment for seniors (Gingell) 520
Exemption for airport improvements (Gingell) 437, 532 (Petter) 15, 435, 532
Exemptions for Columbia Basin Trust power facilities See Columbia Basin Trust
Freeze (Gingell) 439-40 (Neufeld) 443
Freeze, administration (Gingell) 535-6 (Petter) 535-6
Post-secondary institutions, grants in lieu of taxes (Petter) 15, 435
Property improvements, impact on tax levels (Gingell) 536 (Petter) 536
Property transfer tax See Real estate sales tax
Province as collector of property taxes, impact on municipalities (Gingell) 520-1 (Petter) 521
School tax, freeze on average gross amount payable (Gingell) 535 (Petter) 535

Recall and Initiative Act

Use to recall Finance minister (Campbell) 164 (Clark, G.) 164

Recycling

Deposit system for recyclables (Ramsey) 948-9 (Thorpe) 948-9

Red Dog mine

Current and future operations (Miller) 1655 (Nettleton) 1655

Redlin, Blair (Acting Deputy Minister, Employment and Investment)

Build B.C. program, expenditures 1224
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1224
Employment and Investment ministry, multicultural responsibilities 1224

Reform Party of British Columbia

Disability benefits legislation, position (Neufeld) 938

Regional districts

See also

Local government; Municipalities

Building inspections, liability (Abbott) 1702, 1732-3 (Miller) 1732-3
Establishment of airport commissions, assent of electors (Abbott) 1743-4 (Miller) 1744
Group leasing, statutory authority (Abbott) 1700-1 (Miller) 1701
Growth management initiatives See Growth management
Intergovernmental advisory committees (Miller) 1736
Licensing powers (Abbott) 1699-700 (Miller) 1699-700

Reid, Linda (Richmond East)

Autism, programs for autistic children 642
Biotechnology initiatives, government support 1265-6
Brake, Weldon, status of position with Workers Compensation Board 1678
BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, debate 742-3
Budget debate 116-20
Business, role in economy 116
Buxton Consulting, funding and performance 1678
Canada-B.C. Infrastructure Works program, future of program 1267-8
Canadian Injured Workers Society, concerns about workers' compensation 1653, 1670-1
Cancer, medications for patients 2054-5
Child deaths, Attorney General ministry involvement 641
Child deaths, suicides 641
Child protection, Gove commission recommendations, implementation 2002
Children in government care, caregivers, criteria 641-2
Corporate capital tax, impact on investment 1264-5
Crime prevention 118
Criminal Injury Compensation Act, Workers Compensation Board responsibility 1652
Debt levels, impact for future 117
Drywall recycling program 942
Education costs 118
Education, home schooling, quality, appeal process 1547-8
Education, Skills and Training ministry, estimates debate 1547-8
Education, special education, accountability and students moving to another district 1548
Education, special needs funding for over-18-year-olds 1548
Education, special needs students, job training 1548
Employment and Investment minister, role as champion of knowledge-based industries 1260
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1257, 1259-68
Employment and Investment ministry, science adviser allocation 1267
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 942-3
Ethical conduct in public life 117
Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, estimates debate 1093-5
First Job in Science and Technology program 1262-3
First Job in Science and Technology program, spaces 2002
Fraser River, future 371
Government purchasing, procurement process as economic development tool 1260
Government's responsibility to set standards of conduct 117
Health care costs 118
Health care regionalization, evaluation processes 2068-70
Health care wait-lists 371
Health care workers labour accord, implementation and costs 2056-8
Health ministry, estimates debate 2053-8, 2068-70
Health-based companies, public-private partnerships 1265-6
Hopkins, Peter, appointment as internal ombudsman for Workers Compensation Board 1652
Hospitals, bed utilization and closings 2057-8
Hospitals, remuneration for board members 2070
Industrial Development Incentive Act funded projects, cost-benefit analysis 1267
Injured Workers Human Rights Group, concerns re Workers Compensation Board 1672
Job creation 118
Labour ministry, estimates debate 1648-53, 1670-80, 1683
Legal aid funding, accountability measures 55
Liberalism as political philosophy 116-8
Log boom pilings in lakes, safety concerns 942
Manufacturing industry, base 372
Morton, Cynthia, role as transition commissioner for implementation of Gove commission report 2002
Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society activities, NDP involvement 117
NDP government, financial management 117-8
NDP government, performance 370-1
Pacific Development Centre, purpose 1260-1
Pacific Institute of Aquatic Biosciences, research consortium 1266
Parks Day, heritage conservation 609-10
Parks Day, issues re education 609-10
Parks Day, provincial parks and protected areas, achievements and goals 609-10
Pharmacare program, cost savings, issues and concerns 2054
Pharmacare program, PharmaNet computer system 2053-4
Pharmacies, payment structure for pharmacies serving long term care facilities 2054
Police, regional policing 118
Politicians, public perception 370-1
Premier's Office and Ministry Responsible for Youth, estimates debate 1999-2004
Premier's role as minister responsible for youth 2001
Research and development, funding 116, 118
Richmond, mid-island dike, status 35
Science and technology, assistance for knowledge-based companies 1261-2
Science and technology, B.C. as centre 116, 118-9
Science and technology, communications plan 75-6
Science and technology, economic growth, links to knowledge-based industry 1757-9
Science and technology, funding, special warrant funding 75-6
Science and technology, management needs of high-tech businesses 1260-1
Science and technology national strategy, negotiations 1266-7
Science and technology programs, evaluation criteria 1263-4
Science and technology, promotion of knowledge-based industry 1263
Science and technology, role in economy 1259
Science and technology, support for industry, education and research 371-2, 1757-9
Science and technology, taxation and future development 1264-5
Science Council of B.C. report on high-tech industries, recommendations 1259-63
Securities industry, national regulatory regime, B.C. participation 1262
Seniors, housing 118, 190-2
Social Services ministry, estimates debate 641-2
Special Committee on the Response to the Gove Report, meeting of committee 2001-2
Steveston Secondary School, replacement 119
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 35, 55, 75-6
Tax rates in B.C., comparisons with elsewhere 1264-5
Taxes during 1996-97 fiscal year 117-8
Throne speech debate 370-3
United Association of Injured and Disabled Workers, concerns re Workers Compensation Board 1678
Williams, Brian, Workers Compensation Board criminal injury case 1652
Women's Equality ministry, April 1996 expenditures 35-6
Workers Compensation Board, accountability 1648
Workers Compensation Board adjudicators, qualifications and selection 1677-8
Workers Compensation Board, administration costs 1679
Workers Compensation Board, appeal division 1676
Workers Compensation Board, appeals process 1653, 1671
Workers Compensation Board, assessment premiums 1679
Workers Compensation Board, back pain claims, handling 1672-3
Workers Compensation Board, client complaints 1648, 1652-3
Workers Compensation Board, communication with public 1653
Workers Compensation Board, death of workers, handling 1676-7
Workers Compensation Board, determination of disability 1673-4
Workers Compensation Board, electronic file process 1679
Workers Compensation Board, ergonomic regulations 1680
Workers Compensation Board, government role 372-3
Workers Compensation Board, health and safety regulations process, public input 1679-80
Workers Compensation Board, internal ombudsman 373, 1652
Workers Compensation Board, job search and retraining 1672
Workers Compensation Board, Legislature's responsibility 1648
Workers Compensation Board, Liberal Party's recommendations 1648
Workers Compensation Board, medical review panel, appointment of members 1674-5
Workers Compensation Board, medical review panel, appointment of members, evaluation process 1675-6
Workers Compensation Board, monitoring process 1672
Workers Compensation Board, nature of offices 1678
Workers Compensation Board, ongoing review 1679
Workers Compensation Board, pre-royal commission panel, term of office 1678-9
Workers Compensation Board, recent appointments 1651
Workers Compensation Board, recommendations for board's improvement, implementation 1648
Workers Compensation Board, reporting process 1651
Workers Compensation Board, reports on board, cost 1649
Workers Compensation Board, request for auditor general to conduct performance audit 1650-1
Workers Compensation Board, royal commission, appointments to commission 1648-50
Workers Compensation Board, royal commission, establishment 119
Workers Compensation Board, royal commission recommendations, implementation 1650, 1671-2
Workers Compensation Board, royal commission, study of existing reports 1649-50
Workers Compensation Board, service level at different offices 1679
Workers Compensation Board staff, length of terms 1651-2
Workers Compensation Board, terms of reference 1671
Workers' compensation claimants, suicide rate 1676
Workers' compensation claims, time until receipt of first payment 1679
Workers' compensation, criminal injuries, qualification for compensation 1652
Workers' compensation, disability awards and employability 1671
Workers' compensation, job placement rate of consultation services agencies 1678
Workers' compensation, monitoring process, Saskatchewan model 1672
Workers' compensation, stress-related injuries, compensability 1680
Workers, death rate 1676
Youth advisory council 2003-4
Youth issues, opposition's role 2004
Youth, literacy 742
Youth secretariat, measurement of success of youth initiatives 2002
Youth secretariat, role 2001
Youth services, government approach 1999-2000
Youth Works program, seven-month independent job search period 742
Youth Works program, time requirement 742
Youth Works program, training programs, readiness 742-3

Reitsma, Paul (Parksville-Qualicum)

Assessment Authority of B.C., annual vs. three-year rolls 1780
Back-country recreation policy, implementation and review 1853-4
Barlee, Bill, commended for work as MLA 1825
B.C. Accommodations Guide, listing of rates 1854-5
B.C. Bid program, objectives and performance measurement 1156
B.C. Ferries, ferries as part of highway system 1615
B.C. Ferries, safety and training of ferry personnel 1615
B.C. Ferries, staffing levels 1615
B.C. Ferries, subsidization, provincial and federal contributions 1615
B.C. ferry system as part of Trans-Canada highway 270
BC Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1996, debate 899
B.C.'s entry into Confederation, anniversary celebrations 1830
Budget debate 269-71
Budgeting process, truth in budgeting 271
Business, small business, role in economy 271
Civil service, employees, private use of government vehicles 1160
Communities, unincorporated areas, restructuring 1782-3
Council of Tourism Associations, concerns re back-country recreation policy 1854
Council of Tourism Associations, council's knowledge of tourism funding reductions 1828-9
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1382, 1615-6, 1692-5
Environment, Lands and Parks ministry, estimates debate 911-2
Finance and Corporate Relations ministry, estimates debate 1155-8, 1160-5
Forest Renewal B.C. projects, first-priority hiring for displaced forest workers 899
Forest Renewal B.C., seed orchard project 899
Forestry, reforestation projects 899
Government purchases from private sector businesses 1163-4
Government travel 1156
Growth management planning, enforced planning 1737
Growth management, regional initiatives 1737
Health care, CT scanner for northern Vancouver Island, delay 1666-7
Health ministry, estimates debate 2033-4
Highway declassification within municipalities 1063
Hotel room tax, impact on tourism 1853
Interprovincial trade agreements, protection of B.C. interests 1164-5
Island Highway corridor, planning for future traffic flow 1739
Island Highway, declassification 1063
Jedediah Island, purchase by government 1695
Krog, Leonard, commended for work as MLA 270
Lighthouse keepers, history and value of service 1007-9
Lighthouses, automation, issues re marine safety 1007-9
Lighthouses, destaffing by federal government, provincial government response 1692-5
Lighthouses, Peat Marwick study re cost to maintain staffed lighthouses 1693-4
Lighthouses, proposals to save 1009
McCarthy, Grace, commended for work in tourism industry 1825
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, estimates debate 1736-9, 1780, 1782-4
Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry, role of aboriginal liaison officers 1736
Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, debate 931-2
Municipal budgets, balanced budgets, statutory requirement 1783-4
Municipalities, amalgamations and boundary changes 1738-9
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, base funding and capital projects 2033-4
NDP government, commitments 271
Parks, marine parks at decommissioned lighthouses 912
Parks, reservation system, attendants and fee collection 1854-5
Parksville-Qualicum constituency, issues and concerns 270-1
Peters, Joseph, death 1667
Policing costs in rural areas 1783
Public service, personal experience 271
Purchasing Commission, objectives and performance measurement 1155-6
Purchasing Commission, promotion program re tendering by small business 1163-4
Purchasing Commission, purchasing policies 1158
Purchasing Commission, vehicle management services 1157-8, 1160
Purchasing Commission, warehouse and asset investment recovery section, operation and staffing 1161-3
Queen's Printer, operations 1160-1
San Pariel, incorporation into Nanaimo regional district 1739
Showcase B.C. Promotions Inc., use of government trademarks 80
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, estimates debate 1820, 1825-30, 1852-6
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, tourism budget 1828-9, 1853
Small Business, Tourism and Culture ministry, tourism special operating agency 1828-30, 1852
Sport fishing industry, impact of federal-provincial fisheries negotiations 81
Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, debate 80-2
Tourism advertising, funding for special operating agency 80
Tourism industry, employment 1825
Tourism industry, funding 1828-9, 1852-3
Tourism industry, infrastructure program for B.C. interior 1826-7
Tourism industry, in-province travel by B.C. residents 1827-8
Tourism industry, investments in industry, impact of corporate capital tax 1826
Tourism industry, marketing expenditures and revenue returns 1828-9, 1852-3
Tourism industry, marketing of B.C. 1825, 1830, 1853
Tourism industry, programs 81
Tourism industry, regional tourist districts, funding formula 1855
Tourism industry, revenues 1825-6
Tourism industry, small businesses, fees and taxes 82
Tourism industry, tourism resource planning 1825-6
Tourism industry, visitors with out-of-country impaired-driving convictions 1852-3
Transportation and Highways ministry, estimates debate 1063
Travel Smart program, objectives 1157
Vacation B.C., tourism promotions 1827-8
Vancouver Island regional library board, funding 1783
Vancouver ward system referendum and provincial government involvement, concerns 931-2
War, liberation of Holland in 1945 by Canada 269-70
West Coast General Hospital, number of operating rooms 2034

Rental housing

Income deduction allowance (Wilson, G.) 306
Rent controls (Coleman) 77-8

Representation Agreement Act

Review (Dosanjh) 557

Research and development

Commercialization of prototype property, valuation (Gingell) 436, 533 (Petter) 533
Funding (Reid) 116, 118

Residential Tenancy Act

Purpose of act (Stevenson) 280

Residential tenancy branch

See

Attorney General, Ministry of

Restaurant industry

Bankruptcies (Chong) 1820

Retail trade

Hours of operation, regulation (Abbott) 1699 (Miller) 1699
Sales volume (Giesbrecht) 362

Revelstoke, B.C.

Civic improvements, 1992-96 (Doyle) 240

Revenue, Department of (federal) (Revenue Canada)

Information, access guidelines and family maintenance obligations (Dosanjh) 499 (Stephens) 499
Role in administration of B.C. Benefits program (Gingell) 330 (Petter) 330-1 (Weisgerber) 327-8

Reynolds, John

Commended for work as MLA (Nebbeling) 132

Rhodes, Frank

B.C. Ferries Tsawwassen terminal, public access issues 1622
B.C. Ferries vessels, charters and special-event sailings 1622
Employment and Investment ministry, estimates debate 1622
Powell River-Sunshine Coast ferry terminal, relocation or replacement 1622

Richmond Alcohol and Drug Action Team (RADAT)

Funding (MacPhail) 2061-2 (Symons) 2061-2

Richmond, B.C.

Light rapid transit services (Miller) 1870-2 (Symons) 1870-2
Middle Arm bridge project (Boone) 1118 (Symons) 1118
Mid-island dike, status (Reid) 35
School system, English-as-a-second-language programs (Plant) 157

Richmond school district

See

School district 38

Richmond-Steveston constituency

Issues and concerns (Plant) 156-7

Ridley, Stanley

Role in B.C. Hydro - Pakistan power project (Campbell) 1911 (Farrell-Collins) 1382-3, 1502-3, 1567-8 (Miller) 1382-3, 1567-8 (Smith) 1502-3

Rigaux, Joyce

See

Child and Family Review Board

Riverbank protection assistance program

Program (Abbott) 753

Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.

Former residents, support in communities (MacPhail) 89 (Symons) 89
Replacement project (Coleman) 1625-6 (Miller) 1625 (Truss) 1625
Residents, allowances (Anderson) 1982 (MacPhail) 1982
Site, use for housing for former residents (Anderson) 1982-3 (MacPhail) 1982-3

Road sense program

Funding priorities (Boone) 1054 (Coleman) 1052-3

Roads

See

Highways and roads

Roberts Bank

Backup lands, farm leases (Evans) 656 (van Dongen) 656
Farmland expropriation, return of unused land to owners, Hon. Glen Clark's election campaign statements (Gingell) 802 (Ramsey) 802
Vancouver Port Corporation terminal project, environmental review (Gingell) 831

Robertson, Alec

Cited re Hon. John Cashore's performance (de Jong) 51
Work on B.C. Treaty Commission cited (Cashore) 51

Robertson, Glenn (North Island)

B.C. Benefits, family bonus program 272
B.C., future prosperity 273
Budget debate 271-3
Environmental protection initiatives on northern Vancouver Island 273
Federal transfer payments to provinces, reduction 273
Fisheries, Pacific salmon fishery, impact of Alaskan fishery 606
Fisheries, Pacific salmon fishery, memorandum of understanding with federal government 606-7
Fisheries, Pacific salmon fishery, stewardship issues 605-7
Fisheries, Pacific salmon revitalization plan (Mifflin plan) 272-3, 605-6
Forest industry, future of industry in B.C. 272
Forest-dependent communities, future 188
Gabelmann, Colin, commended for work as MLA 271-2
Indian treaty settlements, benefits 273
International Woodworkers of America, record in B.C. 272
Job creation 272
North Island constituency, issues and concerns 272-3
Tourism industry on northern Vancouver Island 273
Workers Compensation Board, royal commission, establishment 272

Royal British Columbia Museum

Staff reductions (Chong) 80 (Miller) 80

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Number of officers in B.C. (Dosanjh) 523 (Plant) 523

Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs

Recommendations on health care reform (Hawkins) 2065 (MacPhail) 1889

Royal Crescent Lodge, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Standards of care (Coell) 1025-6 (MacPhail) 1025-6

Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

Expansion (Chong) 22 (Petter) 22

Royal Oak Mines Inc.

Agreement with province (Miller) 1697 (Neufeld) 1697
Compensation arrangement for cancellation of Tatshenshini project (Clark, G.) 1964 (Neufeld) 1963-4

Royal Roads University

Cost per student (Hurd) 1606 (Sihota) 1606
Federal-provincial funding (Hurd) 1606 (Sihota) 1606
Five-year agreement, budget (Hurd) 71-2 (Sihota) 72
Mandate (Hurd) 1605 (Sihota) 1605-6
Taxation issues (Gingell) 519-20 (Petter) 519-20
Walsh, John, role (Hurd) 1606 (Sihota) 1606-7

Rural Health Transportation Act

(Bill M206) (Neufeld) 1R, 1899
Debate, speakers (Neufeld) 1899

Ruurs, Margriet

Letter quoted re amalgamation of school districts 21 (Armstrong-Spallumcheen) and 89 (Shuswap) (Abbott) 66

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