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Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 37th Parliament – 2003
FULL INDEX (Subject, speaker and business entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)
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Vaccinations See Immunization under Public health
Valemount, B.C.
Valhalla Wilderness Society
- Promotion of boycott of B.C. forest products
(Suffredine) 8260
van Dongen, Hon. John (Abbotsford-Clayburn)
- As subject
- comments on Community Charter
(MacPhail) 7398
- comments to cattle rancher Sharon Robertson
(Nettleton) 7625
- meetings with environmental groups on aquaculture issues while private member 6103-5
(MacPhail) 6103-5
- removal from select standing committees
(Plant) 6150
- resumption of duties as Agriculture, Food and Fisheries minister 6104
(MacPhail) 6104, 6132, 6143
- role in government investigation into fish farm, release of special prosecutor's report 6097-100, 6102-5, 6107, 6130-1, 6209-10
(MacPhail) 5983, 6097-100, 6102-5, 6107, 6129-31, 6143, 6176-9, 6209-10, 6648-52, 7889
(Plant) 5983, 6177-9
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries ministry
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003
- Agriculture industry
- employment standards 6732
- federal-provincial agriculture policy framework agreement 4788
- genetic engineering, petition tabled 6511
- government role 6096
- regulation
- ditches and drainage 8307
- use of ditch water for irrigation 6211
- right-to-farm legislation 6659, 7319-21
- role in economy 6236, 7520
- Aquaculture industry
- development of industry, funding 6141
- environmental assessment policies, federal-provincial harmonization 4789
- fish farms
- alternative technologies, pilot projects 6142-3
- applications, assessment process 7593
- applications, consultation with Indians 6134-5
- closed containment 5547
- designation of potential sites as farming areas 7320, 7397-8
- designation of potential sites as farming areas, consultation by government 7320-1
- escape of Atlantic salmon, reporting requirements 6140-1
- escape of farmed fish, investigations 6099-103, 6105-7
- fallowed farms 6133-4
- regulation of industry 6096
- regulation of industry, interministerial compliance and enforcement service agreement 6098-102, 6105-7
- industry in B.C.
- expansion 6129
- industry during NDP administration 5547
- operations in agricultural land reserve, petition tabled 6511
- legislation
- salmon aquaculture review in 1997, recommendations 6129, 6139
- salmon farming
- Fraser report recommendations 6135-6
- marketing of products 6130
- public perception 6130
- sea lice issue, government action 6132-9
- sea lice issue, industry reporting requirements 6139-40
- sea lice issue, use of Slice to control infestations 6138
- studies, government support 5547-8
- Border crossings, improvements to Huntington crossing 4790
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- impact on livestock industry, compensation for ranchers 7112, 7594, 7625, 7672-3
- prevention, government action 6990
- B.C. Agriculture Council, role in delivery of Buy B.C. program 6143
- B.C. Seafood Alliance, work with government on commercial fisheries issues 6145
- B.C. Sharing program, status 6143
- Broughton Archipelago, salmon farming, sea lice issue, action plan, safe migration route for wild salmon and fallowing of fish farms 6132-9
- Buy B.C. program, status 6143
- Cabinet Committee on Economy and Environment, work of committee 4788
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, role 6128
- Citizens for North Okanagan Clean Air, concerns re rendering plant, communications with Fisheries minister 6131
- Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, meetings with former Fisheries minister 6103-4
- Comox-Strathcona regional district, letter re amendments to right-to-farm legislation 7400
- Crown land, access to Crown land and resources, designation of Crown land as farming area, cabinet authority 7397
- Dairy industry in B.C. 6645
- David Suzuki Foundation, comments on closed-containment fish farms 5547
- Delta, agriculture industry in area, role of local government 7356, 7399-400
- Economy
- B.C. economy
- current conditions 4787
- government initiatives to improve economy 6095
- heartlands economic strategy 4790
- Fisheries
- commercial fishery, management, federal-provincial government actions 6144-5
- federal-provincial B.C. fisheries and treaty initiative, development of vision for fishery 4789
- government initiatives 6096
- hake fishery, federal-provincial partnership 4789
- protection and conservation of resource, salmon habitat protection 6141
- recreational fishing, role of industry in economy 7520
- salmon fishery
- federal-provincial Pacific salmon fishery management review 4788-9
- management 6096, 6130, 6144-5
- Pacific salmon revitalization plan (Mifflin plan) 6144
- Fisheries Act Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5547-8
- Fisheries and Oceans department (federal), regulatory process, impact on farmers and response of provincial government 8307-8
- Fisheries Renewal B.C., elimination of agency 6141
- Food industry
- berry farming industry, employment standards and payment of wages 6732
- food inspection standards, seafood inspection 6128
- Forest industry, forest ingrowth, impact on grasslands ecosystem 5726
- Government
- federal-provincial relations, partnership projects 4788-90
- government caucus committees, role 4788
- ministries, interministerial cooperation 5726-7
- public consultation, provincial dialogues 4788
- Government Caucus Committee on Natural Resources, work of committee 4788
- Grain industry, genetically engineered wheat, petition tabled 6511
- Hatfield, Chris, comments on closed-containment fish farms 5548
- Health care
- costs, management 4788
- system, restructuring 4788
- Huksotaniauk-ayquay-ameesh Indian band, position on fish farm operations in Broughton Archipelago 6134
- Legislature, reforms 4788
- Livestock industry, cattle industry
- export of cattle to U.S., government response to border closure 7349
- forage production potential 4790
- government support 6557
- Local Government Act, definitions, "farming area" 7398
- McLeod's By-Products Ltd., operations, compliance with waste management standards 6131-2
- Moore, Patrick, comments on closed-containment fish farms 5547
- Morton, Alexandra, study of diseased salmon in Broughton Archipelago 6136-7, 6140
- Motions, role of resource industries in health and education infrastructure (Motion 2), debate 7519-20
- Norway, government action on sea lice in fish farms 6137, 6139
- Okanagan Valley Tree Fruit Authority, windup of agency 6095, 6143-4
- Resources and resource industries, role in economy and funding for social services 7519-20
- Rocky Mountain Trench, ecosystem 5726-7
- Stolt Sea Farm Inc., Humphrey Rock operations 6134
- Throne speech debate 4787-90
- Union of B.C. Municipalities, participation in government consultation process on aquaculture 7356
Vancouver agreement
- Activities and initiatives
- Four pillars approach to illegal drug use See Downtown east side, prevention of illegal drug activity under Vancouver, B.C.
- Funding
- Strategic plan
(Cheema) 6978
Vancouver, B.C.
- Bobolink Park safety patrol
(Johnston) 5400
- Chinatown, role
(Johnston) 6248
- Chinese Canadian business activity
(Lee) 6245
- Chinese community, fundraising for damages caused by fires in interior B.C.
(Krueger) 7136
(Wong) 7136
- City council comments on police information management system
(Johnston) 5400
- Community police offices, funding
(Coleman) 5210-1, 5387
(MacPhail) 5386-7
(Mayencourt) 5210
- Crime
- crime and public safety issues
(Mayencourt) 7512-4
- incidence of youth crime
(Jarvis) 7662
- property crime rate
(Coleman) 7525
(Kwan) 7525
- Downtown east side
- centre for women and children, services
(Stephens) 4956, 5440, 5848
- economic capacity study
(Abbott) 5410
(MacPhail) 5410
- empowerment zone
(Abbott) 5439
(MacPhail) 5410
- illegal drug activity
(Nijjar) 7685
- initiatives
(Abbott) 5407, 6019-20
- initiatives, federal-provincial funding
(Abbott) 5411-2
(MacPhail) 5411-2
- issues and concerns
(Anderson) 8113
- job training for income assistance recipients
(Coell) 6044
(Mayencourt) 6044
- prevention of illegal drug activity, four pillars approach
(Abbott) 5410-1
(Cheema) 6978
(Hansen) 6812
(Hawkins) 6721
(MacPhail) 5410, 6720-1, 6812, 6978
- programs and services, funding and performance measurement
(Nijjar) 8112-4
- services for Indians
(Stephens) 4956, 5440
- services for women
(Mayencourt) 5848-9
(Stephens) 5848-9
- Woodwards Building, court awards to protesters, government appeal
(Abbott) 6212
(MacPhail) 6211-2, 6393-4
(Plant) 6394
- Woodwards Building, sale to city of Vancouver
(Abbott) 5974
(MacPhail) 5973
- False Creek, new school proposal See Elsie Roy Elementary School, Vancouver, B.C.
- Foothills area See Tri-Cities area
- Gateway initiative for Greater Vancouver area See Lower mainland
- Harbour, container capacity expansion
(Roddick) 5897
(Thorpe) 5897-8
- Hastings corridor, revitalization project
(Abbott) 5407
- Hastings Park See also Hastings Park Trust
- activities in and use of park
(Falcon) 7696, 7722-3, 7729, 7732
(Hawes) 7736-7
(Johnston) 7729
(MacPhail) 7530-1, 7697
(Mayencourt) 7738-9
(Nijjar) 7732
- activities in and use of park, public consultation
(Falcon) 7694, 7696, 7724, 7730-3, 7736-7, 7744
(Hawes) 7736-7
(Johnston) 7730
(MacPhail) 7531, 7533, 7731-3, 7744
(Mayencourt) 7540, 7738-40
(Nijjar) 7535, 7731-2
- activities in and use of park, regulatory powers of cabinet
(Falcon) 7742-5
(MacPhail) 7742-4
(Mayencourt) 7743-5
- amenities
(MacPhail) 7531-2
(Mayencourt) 7538
- creation and restoration of greenspace
(Falcon) 7726-9
(Johnston) 7728
(MacPhail) 7531-2, 7726-8
(Mayencourt) 7538-9, 7738
- establishment
(Falcon) 7691-2
(MacPhail) 7691-2
- legislation See also Pacific National Exhibition Enabling and Validating Act
- legislation, consultation by government
(Bray) 7540-1
(Falcon) 7543, 7697
(MacPhail) 7529, 7697
(Mayencourt) 7539
- racetrack See Hastings Park Racecourse
- size of park
(Falcon) 7693
(MacPhail) 7693
- use of site by Pacific National Exhibition See Pacific National Exhibition
- use of site for 2010 Olympic Winter Games See Olympic Games
- Housing
- leaky-condos issue, ability of condo owners to sue for damages
(Abbott) 5969
(MacPhail) 5969
- social housing needs
(Abbott) 7481
- social housing needs, impact of income assistance time limits
(MacPhail) 7481
- International financial centres
(Sultan) 6660
- Korean population and contributions
(Mayencourt) 7039
- Memorial Park, shelter construction project
(Wong) 4938
- Methamphetamine response committee See Addiction and mental health services, services for methamphetamine users under Vancouver coastal health authority
- North Shore
- addiction and mental health services
(Cheema) 6863-4
- bylaw enforcement and dispute adjudication system, pilot project
(Plant) 7282, 7366
(Sultan) 7285
- CN Rail operation of B.C. Rail services, impact on economy
(Jarvis) 8257
(Sultan) 8249-50
- cooperation among police forces in area
(Sultan) 5404
- crime in area
(Sultan) 5403
- North Vancouver See North Vancouver, B.C.
- Parks and greenspace in east Vancouver
(MacPhail) 7530
- Police services, service levels in West End
(Kwan) 7721
- Replacement of Robson Street liquor store, petition tabled
(Mayencourt) 5154
- Revitalization plans, charter provisions
(Kwan) 6596
(Nebbeling) 6596
- Social services, impact of funding reductions
(MacPhail) 7533
- Socioeconomic differences among communities
(Sultan) 5811
- Squatters in parks, public concern
(Mayencourt) 7247-8
- Supervised injection sites
- Carrall Street illegal site
(Cheema) 6839-40
(Mayencourt) 6839-40
- city government involvement
(Mayencourt) 6840
- funding for site
(Cheema) 6839-40, 6978
(MacPhail) 6978
- locations
(Cheema) 6978
Vancouver Board of Trade
- Comments on 2003-04 budget
(Barisoff) 5042
- Report on property crime in Vancouver
(Campbell) 7526
(Coleman) 7525
(Kwan) 7525
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Charter
Vancouver coastal health authority
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
- English-as-a-second-language program spaces
(Lee) 5558
- Faculty, comments on funding levels
(MacPhail) 6397
- Funding
- funding and student spaces
(Bond) 6339
(MacPhail) 6339
- funding levels, impact on programs and services
(Bond) 6395-8
(Kwan) 7293
(MacPhail) 6395-8
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Construction of new centre
(Sahota) 4816
- Expansion proposal
- funding
(Johnston) 5898-9
(Thorpe) 5898-9
- funding, provision in government budget
(MacPhail) 6792-3
- government support
(Barisoff) 5042
(Halsey-Brandt) 5005
(Roddick) 4996
- inclusion of green building principles, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design designation
(Brice) 5896-7
(Thorpe) 5896-7
Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Ltd.
- Plans tabled
- 2003-04 service plan statement
(Thorpe) 4875
- 2003-04 to 2005-06 service plan
(Thorpe) 7134
- expansion project plan
(Thorpe) 5105
Vancouver Foundation
- Early childhood development legacy fund See Early childhood development, funding, legacy fund under Children
Vancouver General Hospital See Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Handling of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases
(Hansen) 5743
- New tower at Jim Pattison Pavilion, construction
(Johnston) 6614-5
- Tower at Jim Pattison Pavilion
- actions during Social Credit Party administration
(MacPhail) 8135
- construction costs
(Bruce) 8131
Vancouver International Airport
- Tax exemption legislation
(Kwan) 7471
(Nebbeling) 7471
Vancouver Island
- Aquaculture industry
- industry on west coast
(Trumper) 5550
- potential
(Trumper) 7593
- Arts and culture
- Coalbed methane resources
- development, employment opportunities
(Bray) 6069
(MacPhail) 6218-9
- development in Comox-Courtenay area
(MacPhail) 6067
- resources
(MacPhail) 6219
(Neufeld) 6219
- subsurface ownership issue
(MacPhail) 6219-20
(Neufeld) 6219-20
- Economy
- history of economic development on Island
(Visser) 4906-7
- role of ferry service
(Brice) 4750
- Energy supply
- Forest industry
- industry
(de Jong) 5685
- private forest lands
(Hunter) 7749-50
(Trumper) 7751
- Health care services
(Hansen) 8081
- Land use planning, Commission on Resources and Environment process
(Trumper) 7497
- Natural gas pipeline
- agreement, contract with Powerex
(MacPhail) 5941
(Neufeld) 5941
- agreement, cost
(MacKay) 5919
(Neufeld) 5919
- approval process, status
(MacPhail) 7388
- construction cost
(MacPhail) 5936, 5943, 5946
- Natural gas pipeline, Duke Point generating plant
- air emissions
(MacPhail) 5933-4
- air emissions and B.C. Hydro purchase of offsets elsewhere
(MacPhail) 5720, 5933-4
(Neufeld) 5933-4
- B.C. Utilities Commission decision
(Bray) 7830
(MacPhail) 7388
- B.C. Utilities Commission hearings
(MacPhail) 5987-8
(Murray) 5988
- certificate of public convenience application
(MacPhail) 7128
- cost of electricity generated
(MacPhail) 5732, 5736
(Neufeld) 5732, 5736
- emissions, impact on air quality
(MacPhail) 5950-1, 5998-9
(Murray) 5951, 5999
- environmental assessment
(Neufeld) 5720, 5948
- project, handling by NDP government
(Les) 7897
- review by B.C. Utilities Commission
(MacPhail) 5947
(Neufeld) 5731, 5947
- sale of plant to private sector
(MacPhail) 5936
(Neufeld) 5936
- North Island
- arts and culture
(Visser) 7712-3
- economic opportunities from B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement
(Visser) 8320
- hydroelectric projects
(Visser) 7148-9
- salmon aquaculture opportunities in North Island straits area
(Hagen) 6196, 6258, 6287-8
(MacPhail) 6195-6, 6287-8
- Tourism industry
(Visser) 4908
- Wilderness wine route
(Kerr) 4766, 5909-10
- Wine industry in Cowichan Valley area
(Kerr) 5909-10
Vancouver Island generation project See Natural gas pipeline, Duke Point generating plant under Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island health authority
Vancouver Island North school district See School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, Victoria, B.C.
- Property damage incident
- public safety
(Brice) 4811
(Coleman) 4811
- review and recommendations
(Brice) 7781-2
(Coleman) 7782
Vancouver Island Technology Park, Victoria, B.C.
- Proteomics research facility and partnership agreement
(Brice) 5614
(Thorpe) 5899
- Role
(Brice) 6463
Vancouver Island Vintners Association
- Strategic planning
(Kerr) 4766
- Work of association
(Kerr) 5909-10
Vancouver Oakridge Lions Club
- Hosting of community fundraising event
(Wong) 6467
Vancouver police department
- Funding and service levels, responsibility
(Coleman) 7671
- Police board appeals, requirements
(Abbott) 5651
Vancouver Port Authority
- Delta Port liaison committee, role
(Roddick) 5897
(Thorpe) 5897-8
Vancouver Public Library
- Outreach program at Strathcona branch
(Reid, L.) 5812
Vancouver Resource Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Work of centre
(Anderson) 5185-6
Vancouver Resources Society
- Work on accessible housing project for disabled persons
(Abbott) 6450
(Anderson) 6449-50
Vancouver school district See School district 39 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Sun
- Article on job action at University of B.C. involving teaching assistants and administrative staff
(MacPhail) 5475-6
Vancouver Wharves Ltd.
- Write-down of property
(Reid, J.) 5840
Vancouver-Burrard constituency and area
- Description and issues
(Mayencourt) 4851-2
- Employment in resource and tourism industries
(Mayencourt) 7494
- Housing initiatives
(Mayencourt) 4851-2
- Post-secondary institutions
(Mayencourt) 7288
- Public schools
(Clark) 5258-9
(Mayencourt) 5258-9
- Social programs and services
(Mayencourt) 6253
Vancouver-Kensington constituency and area
- Community policing initiatives
(Wong) 6880-2
- Crime in area
(Wong) 5862
Vancouver-Langara constituency and area
- Description and issues
(Anderson) 4837
Vandalism
Vast Educational Opportunities Centre, Port Alberni, B.C.
Vavenby, B.C.
Veerkamp, Mark
- Alleged comments in 2000 on privatization
(MacPhail) 5064
(Neufeld) 5022, 5027
Venture capital See Business
Vernon, B.C. See Okanagan-Vernon constituency and area
Vernon forest district
- Salvage-logging program, petition tabled
(Christensen) 5239
Vernon Hospice House, Vernon, B.C.
- Services
(Christensen) 6553
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon, B.C.
- Services
(Christensen) 5124
Vernon school district See School district 22 (Vernon)
Vernon Winter Carnival
Ver-Tel Communications Ltd.
- Restoration to register of companies
(Christensen) 7626
Ver-Tel Communications Ltd. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2003
(Bill Pr406) (Christensen) 1R, 7554; 2R, 7626; C, 7626; 3R, 7626; RA, 7966
- Debate, speakers
(Christensen) 7554, 7626
- Referral to select standing committee
(Christensen) 7554
Veterinarians
- Veterinary drugs See Drugs
Veterinary Laboratory Act
Victim assistance
- Automobile accident victim assistance See Accidents under Automobiles
- Community and police-based programs
(Coleman) 5221
(Locke) 5221
- Crime victims See Victims of crime under Crime and criminals
- Funding for victim services
(Coleman) 5381-2
(MacPhail) 5381-2
- Services for children who witness abuse See Children who witness abuse under Children
Victor, Les
- Proposal for Olympic Games mascot
(Brenzinger) 5640-1
Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
- Proposed relocation
(Bray) 7343
Victoria, B.C.
- Community planning and development
(Bray) 7669
- Contaminated sites in area, remediation and redevelopment
(Bray) 7275-6
- Cook Street Village
- decision on development
(MacPhail) 7890
- development
(Bray) 7669
- Cruise ship industry
(Bray) 5695-6
(Thorpe) 5696
- Downtown
- action plan on mental health and substance addiction
(Bray) 4715, 4791-3, 5912, 7646-7
(Coleman) 4792
- action plan on mental health and substance addiction, discarded needle removal initiative
(Bray) 4791, 5459-60, 5742
- action plan on mental health and substance addiction, long-term strategies
(Bray) 5912
(Cheema) 5912
- addiction services
(Bray) 7216-7
- illegal drug activity, government actions to address issue, municipal-federal agreement model
(Abbott) 5411
(MacPhail) 5411
- street-involved youth
(Bray) 7647
- Downtown Community Activity Centre, closing, petition tabled
(Bray) 6193
- Economy
(Bray) 7505-7
(Collins) 7506-7
- Experience as host of 1994 Commonwealth Games
(Brice) 4878
- Film industry, regional film commission
(Orr) 5727
- Harbour property, sale by Land and Water B.C. Inc. See Tenure decisions under Land and Water British Columbia Inc.
- Housing
- rental housing market
(Bray) 6009-10
- social housing, new units
(Abbott) 6011
(Bray) 6011
- Police services
- amalgamation and integration of greater Victoria services
(Chong) 5642
- amalgamation with Esquimalt
(Bray) 5393, 6037
(Coleman) 4769
(Orr) 5391
- integration
(Coleman) 4792
- services in greater Victoria
(Chong) 5398
(Orr) 5391
- services in greater Victoria, Operation Cooperation initiative
(Hamilton) 6241-2
- Shelter services for homeless people
(Bray) 6065
(Coell) 6065
- Small business sector
(Orr) 5235-6
- Substance addiction treatment services
(Cheema) 4812
(Orr) 4812, 4815
- Tourism industry
- industry in greater Victoria area
(Chong) 5555
- role in economy
(Bray) 4716
- Transit services
(Bray) 5693
- Treatment programs for assaultive men, delivery
(Chong) 5851-2
- United Way See United Way of Greater Victoria
Victoria College See University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Victoria Cool Aid Society
- Operation of Sandy Merriman Shelter for Women
(Bray) 5742
Victoria Foundation
Victoria police department
- Amalgamation with Esquimalt See Police services under Victoria, B.C.
- Joint strategy for downtown Victoria See Downtown, action plan on mental health and substance addiction under Victoria, B.C.
- Performance
(Bray) 5393
Victoria regional transit commission
- Review of transit services
(Bray) 5693
Victoria school district See School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
Victoria-Beacon Hill constituency and area
- Concerns of constituents re land use issues
(Bray) 7762
- Description
(Bray) 4715
- Position of constituents on energy sources
(Bray) 7151
Victoria-Hillside constituency and area
Video conferencing
- Use in court system See Courts and court services under Justice system
Video games
Viking Air Ltd.
- Proposed operations in Kelowna
(Kwan) 6616
Vimy Ridge, Battle of
Violence See also Crime and criminals
- Bullying
- prevention of bullying and violence at school
(Kwan) 7879
(Mayencourt) 4853, 5060-1, 5141
- prevention of bullying and violence at school, government initiatives
(Clark) 7878
- reporting
(Hogg) 5651-2
(MacPhail) 5651-2
- role of bystanders
(Coleman) 5133-4
(McMahon) 5133-4
- Roots of Empathy program See name of program
- Family violence, impact of government policies on women
(Kwan) 5202
- Prevention of youth violence
(Wong) 8386
- Victims
- Violence against women
- incidence
(Orr) 8261
- prevention
(Stephens) 4955, 5851
- prosecution policy in spousal abuse cases See Crown counsel under Justice system
- services for abused women and children See also Transition houses; Women's centres under Women
(Sahota) 6209
- treatment programs for assaultive men, delivery
(Chong) 5851
(Stephens) 5851-2
Visser, Rod (North Island)
- As subject
- communications with constituents on forest industry issues 5708
- family history on Vancouver Island 4906
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7354
- Alpha Processing Ltd.
- fire at processing plant, impact on employees 4708-9
- reopening of processing plant 8386-7
- Aquaculture industry
- development of industry, role of provincial government 7354
- economic benefits 7354
- industry in B.C. 4805-6, 5546
- position of NDP leadership candidates 7339
- salmon farming
- Indians' involvement in industry 4805-6
- public discussion on issue 4909
- B.C. Cancer Agency, application of genetic research to diagnostic services 6028-9
- BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act, debate 7840-2
- British Columbia Railway (Revitalization) Amendment Act, 2003, debate 8319-21
- Brown's Bay Packing Co. Ltd., operations 5546
- Budget debate 4906-9
- Budgets, content of 2003-04 budget 4906
- Campbell River
- arts and culture 7712-3
- tourism industry, snorkel tours 4908
- Coastal Forest Industry Dispute Settlement Act, debate 8402-4
- Corrections system, youth corrections system
- community-based alternatives to institutionalization 7674
- number of youth in corrections system 7674
- programs 7674-5
- transfer of programs to aboriginal and regional authorities 7675
- Crime, youth crime, response 7674-5
- Energy
- electricity rates, setting of rates, heritage rate 7840
- energy plan 7147-9
- independent power producers
- private investment in sector 6428, 7149
- Environment
- environmental groups, promotion of boycott of B.C. wood products 8117
- environmental protection, government initiatives 5546-7
- Fisheries Act Amendment Act, 2003, debate 5546-7
- Forest industry
- coastal forest industry labour dispute, collective bargaining process, legislation 8402-4
- forest practices, establishment of objectives and regulations 7498
- forest workers, pension bridging 5709
- foresters
- regulation 5699
- role in management of forest industry 5699
- forestry revitalization plan, impact on forest workers and communities 5708
- harvesting rights for timber licences, reduction, compensation for licence holders 5708-9
- Indians' involvement in industry, opportunities 4907
- industry in B.C.
- current and past conditions 5708-9
- government initiatives 8117-8
- Pearse report 5709
- private managed forest land
- benefits 7757
- regulation 7757-8
- regulation, management objectives 7757
- reforms
- Foresters Act, debate 5699
- Forestry Revitalization Act
- debate 5707-9
- response of government MLAs to bill 5708
- Genome B.C., funding 6028
- Gold River, power generation projects
- Government
- project approval process in B.C. 7957-8
- public consultation 4907
- Health care system, reforms 4908-9
- Holberg, wind power generation in area
- Indians, economic development by Indians, role of aquaculture industry 4805-6
- Industry, electricity needs 7841-2
- Investment in B.C., foreign investment 7958
- James, Carole, position on resource industries in B.C. 7339
- Krog, Leonard, position on independent power producers 7339
- Kyuquot first nation, salmon farming activities 4805
- Lakeview Youth Custody Centre, closing of facility 7674
- Land Amendment Act, 2003, debate 7498-9
- Land use planning 7498
- Lee, Ingmar, involvement in promotion of boycotts of B.C. wood products 8117
- Legislature, committee system, role 4907
- Little, Monty, appointment to B.C. Science Council 4762
- MacPhail, Joy, comments on issues
- comments during debate on forest industry reform legislation 5707-8
- comments during debate on Significant Projects Streamlining Act 7957
- Marine Harvest Canada, aquaculture operations 4805
- Mining industry in B.C., current situation 7957
- Motions
- alternative energy sources and development of renewable energy technology (Motion 57), debate 7147-9
- arts and cultural tourism on Vancouver Island (Motion 29), debate 7711-3
- boycott of B.C. wood in China (Motion 104), debate 8117-8
- role of aquaculture in economic development of first nations (Motion 3), debate 4805-6
- role of resource industries in health and education infrastructure (Motion 2), debate 7338-40
- Mount Washington, Nordic skiing opportunities 4908
- Museum at Campbell River, exhibits 7712
- NDP leadership candidates, position on aquaculture industry 7339-40
- North Island College, salmon aquaculture technician program 4805
- North Island constituency and area
- health care services 4909
- resource industries in area 7338
- Oil and gas industry, offshore drilling, government action 4909
- Olympic Games, Vancouver-Whistler bid to host 2010 Winter Games, potential benefits of hosting games 4908
- Police, funding formula for police services, participation by communities with populations under 5,000 persons 5227
- Port Hardy, tourism opportunities 8319-20
- Private Managed Forest Land Act, debate 7756-8
- Public Safety and Solicitor General ministry, estimates debate 5227
- Railways and rail services, tourism rail services, opportunities 8319-20
- Raven Lodge (Mount Washington), potential as Olympic Games venue 4908
- School boards/districts, funding, teachers' salary increases 8128
- Science and technology, genomic and proteomic research in B.C. 6028-30
- Significant Projects Streamlining Act
- debate 7957-8
- response of business and local government 7957
- Sustainable Resource Management ministry, role in land use planning process 7354
- Vancouver Island
- arts and culture, role in communities 7711-3
- economy, history of economic development on Island 4906-7
- energy supply
- North Island
- arts and culture 7712-3
- economic opportunities from B.C. Rail-CN Rail agreement 8320
- hydroelectric projects 7148-9
- tourism industry 4908
- Youth Justice Act, debate 7674-5
Vital Statistics Agency
VIVA See Vancouver Island Vintners Association
Voluntary Organizations Consortium of British Columbia
Volunteer B.C.
- Work of organization
(Anderson) 7779
Volunteers and volunteer sector
- Community volunteers commended
(Anderson) 5150
(Suffredine) 4708
- Family caregivers See Families
- Government top-up grants
(Mayencourt) 5179
- Volunteers commended
(Bloy) 6352
von Hardenberg, Ben
- Death while piloting firefighting helicopter
(Hawes) 7168
Voters, voting, etc. See Elections
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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