Fairs See Exhibitions and fairs
Fairview See Vancouver-Fairview constituency and area
Families
Family court
Famous Five
- Activities for women's rights (James) 865-6
Farm Industry Review Board
Farmers, farmland, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farrell-Collins, Gary See Collins, Gary
FAS See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fast-Track program
Ferries and ferry services See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
- Fares and fuel surcharge (Coons) 1278-9 (Falcon) 1278-9
- Fast ferries project (Falcon) 1168-9, 1270-1
- Federal funding subsidy (Coons) 1278 (Falcon) 1278
- Maintenance, local maintenance (Karagianis) 104-5
- Pacific Marine Circle Route, funding for initiative (Routley) 851
- Privatization (Coons) 168-9
- Reservation system (Coons) 1222-3 (Falcon) 1223
- Role in coastal communities (Coons) 168
- Routes and services
- Satisfaction surveys (Coons) 1276 (Falcon) 1276, 1281
- Vessels, construction and replacement (Coons) 1273-5 (Falcon) 1274-5
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Treatment and services (Reid) 107, 1571
Film industry
- Industry abroad (Farnworth) 369 (Hansen) 369
Filmon, Gary
- Report on summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior See Summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior, Filmon report under Fires and firefighters
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
- First report for first session of 38th parliament, recommendations for environmental standards and parks (Penner) 1892 (Simpson, S.) 1892
- First report for first session of 38th parliament, report presented (Lekstrom) 1807; debate (Karagianis) 1807-8; adopted 1808
- Membership (de Jong) 149
- Powers and role (de Jong) 149
- Work of committee (Hayer) 114 (Krueger) 289 (Lekstrom) 407
Finance, Ministry of
- Estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Taylor) 1924-5
- Estimates process (Chair) 1972 (Kwan) 1925-6, 1968-9, 1973, 2168
- Government borrowings and loans for 2004-05, report tabled (Taylor) 2217
- Guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, report tabled (Taylor) 2217
- Oversight of capital projects (Kwan) 1926-8 (Taylor) 1926-8
- Public affairs bureau See Public affairs bureau
- Staff development (Taylor) 1925
Financial services industry
Fire protection branch See Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
Firearms
- Firearms registry (Bennett) 212
Fires and firefighters
- Fire protection branch See Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
- Forest fires
- area lost to fires (Coleman) 1111 (Simpson, B.) 1111
- crews (Coleman) 1112-4 (Simpson, B.) 1112-4
- fires in interface areas, property issues (Coleman) 1119 (Evans) 1118-9
- fires in parks (Coleman) 1100
- impact on forest land base (Coleman) 1099-100 (Simpson, B.) 1099-100
- legislation See Wildfire Act
- management practices (Coleman) 881, 1092, 1111-9, 1156-60 (Evans) 1117-9 (Penner) 1684 (Simpson, B.) 1111-7, 1156-60
- rehabilitation of area (Coleman) 1161
- workers compensation for forest firefighters See Workers compensation for firefighters with cancer, coverage for volunteer and part-time firefighters below under this main heading
- Forest fires, summer 2003 forest fires in B.C. interior
- Health and safety risks to firefighters (Fleming) 1487 (Hawkins) 1490 (Hayer) 1477 (Horgan) 1486 (Krog) 1489 (Krueger) 1481 (Mayencourt) 1475 (Roddick) 1487 (Simpson, S.) 1484
- Health and safety risks to firefighters, studies (Coons) 1474 (de Jong) 1471 (Horning) 1474 (Puchmayr) 1856
- Regional fire commissioners, relocation (Brar) 1666 (Les) 1666, 1715 (Macdonald) 1715
- Training for firefighters (Sultan) 1488-9
- Work of firefighters (Bloy) 243 (Karagianis) 1483 (Krueger) 1479-80 (Mayencourt) 1475
- Workers compensation for firefighters with cancer
- compensation (Horning) 338
- coverage for inspectors (Puchmayr) 1858
- coverage for volunteer and part-time firefighters (Cantelon) 1857 (Chouhan) 1489 (Chudnovsky) 1479 (Coons) 1474 (de Jong) 1472, 1491, 1858 (Fleming) 1488 (Hawes) 1857 (Horgan) 1485-6, 1857 (Karagianis) 1483 (Krog) 1489-90 (Krueger) 1481, 1857 (Macdonald) 1857 (McIntyre) 1859 (Mayencourt) 1475 (Puchmayr) 1473, 1858 (Rustad) 1859 (Simpson, B.) 1477-8 (Simpson, S.) 1484 (Wyse) 1476-7
- diseases covered by legislation (Coons) 1475 (de Jong) 1471, 1491, 1855 (Fleming) 1487-8 (Horgan) 1485-6 (Horning) 1473-4 (Karagianis) 1482-3 (Krueger) 1481 (Puchmayr) 1854-5 (Simpson, S.) 1484-5 (Wyse) 1476
- establishment of proof (Chudnovsky) 1478-9 (de Jong) 1391, 1491 (Hawkins) 1490 (Krueger) 1481-2 (Mayencourt) 1475 (Puchmayr) 1473
- legislation See also Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2005
- legislation elsewhere (de Jong) 1491, 1858 (Fleming) 1488 (Horgan) 1485 (Karagianis) 1482 (Puchmayr) 1472 (Simpson, B.) 1478 (Wyse) 1476
- legislation, local government support (Coons) 1474 (Fleming) 1487 (Puchmayr) 1472 (Thorne) 1489
- legislation, support (Chudnovsky) 1478-9 (de Jong) 1470-2 (Karagianis) 1483
- "rebuttable presumption" issue See establishment of proof above under this subheading
First Citizens Fund
First nations
- Aboriginal planning committees See Children, services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations below under this main heading
- Aboriginal planning committees, funding (Fraser) 228 (Hagen) 227-8 (James) 227-8
- Aboriginal rights, court decisions (Coons) 1940
- Aboriginal tourism See Tourism
- Activities in marine areas (Penner) 1884-5 (Simpson, S.) 1884-5
- Agreements with government
- agreement on child and family services (James) 228
- agreements (Christensen) 1511, 1524 (Taylor) 71
- agreements on environmental management (Penner) 1688
- agreements-in-principle (Christensen) 1512, 1523-4 (Lali) 1524
- revenue-sharing agreements (Coleman) 1093
- Blockades of roads See Civil disobedience
- Children
- children in government care, number (Hagen) 1494, 1568
- early childhood development (Reid) 107
- services for children and families See also Programs and services for children and families under Children
- services for children and families, funding and service levels (Christensen) 1542 (Fraser) 1542
- services for children and families, transfer of responsibility to aboriginal organizations (Dix) 1565-70 (Hagen) 1565-70
- Commercial taxation authority on reserve lands (Falcon) 792
- Consultation by government (Christensen) 1526-7, 1532-3, 1536 (Coons) 1536 (Lali) 1526-7 (MacKay) 1532-3
- Economic development
- Education See Education of first nations people under Education
- Education, post-secondary education See Education of first nations people under Post-secondary education
- Experiences in residential schools (Austin) 539-40
- First ministers meeting with aboriginal leaders (Throne speech) 6
- Friendship centres (Christensen) 1510, 1521 (Fraser) 1521 (Routley) 2211
- Government support (Christensen) 1527 (Lali) 1523-7
- Health See Health status of first nations under Health – Public Health
- Health status of first nations people (Christensen) 1512
- Infrastructure in communities, funding (Christensen) 1540-1 (Fraser) 1540-2
- Involvement in forest industry See First nations involvement in industry under Forests and forest industry
- Involvement in mining industry See First nations involvement in industry under Mines and mining industry
- Issues (Fraser) 247-8
- Issues, government funding (Bond) 252
- Land claims (Christensen) 1531 (MacKay) 1531
- Language preservation (Christensen) 1515-6
- Legal cases and legal action involving government (Christensen) 1534-5 (Fraser) 1534-5
- Mental health of children and youth, services (Hagen) 1494
- Mountain pine beetle action plan (Campbell) 2068, 2071 (Christensen) 1511, 1514-5 (Coleman) 1093 (James) 2070-1 (Simpson, B.) 1515
- New relationship with government (Bains) 325 (Bennett) 212, 2126-7 (Bond) 252 (Campbell) 2004, 2067-74 (Cantelon) 19 (Christensen) 1511-4, 1526-7, 1534-9, 1543 (Coleman) 1190-4 (Coons) 1940 (Fraser) 247-8, 1512, 1514, 1518-9, 1543 (Hagen) 228 (Horgan) 331 (Horning) 337 (Ilich) 152 (James) 2067, 2069-74 (Kwan) 77 (Lali) 88 (McIntyre) 563 (Mayencourt) 39, 172 (Nuraney) 61 (Simpson, B.) 1536-9 (Simpson, S.) 1884-5, 2126-7 (Taylor) 71 (Throne speech) 6 (Trevena) 161 (Yap) 156
- New relationship with government, fund (Austin) 184-5 (Bell) 83-4 (Campbell) 2067-8 (Christensen) 1513 (Cubberley) 209 (Fraser) 1513 (Horning) 337 (Kwan) 74, 1929-30 (Neufeld) 120 (Puchmayr) 216 (Taylor) 71 (Wyse) 176
- Off-reserve population, impact of government regulations (Christensen) 1540 (Simpson, B.) 1540
- Programs and services See also Children, services for children and families above under this main heading
- Promotion of non-timber forest products See Buy B.C. Wild initiative
- Referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Campbell) 2073 (Christensen) 1531 (James) 2073 (Kwan) 77 (MacKay) 1531 (Ralston) 705
- Relationship with federal government (Christensen) 1511
- Relationship with local government (Christensen) 1511, 1520-1 (Fraser) 1520-1
- Urban population, services (Christensen) 1521-2 (Fraser) 1521
- War veterans (Fraser) 1392 (Wyse) 192
- Water quality in communities (Abbott) 1397 (Christensen) 1540-1 (Fraser) 1540-1 (Wyse) 1397
- Women
- government services (Chong) 898
- services in B.C. (Chong) 412 (Fraser) 412
- status in Canada (Fraser) 193
First nations – Treaties
- Funding for treaty negotiations (Kwan) 1930 (Taylor) 1930
- Status of treaty negotiations (Campbell) 2073
- Treaty negotiation process (Christensen) 1512, 1523-5, 1529-31, 1543 (Fraser) 1543 (Krog) 25 (Lali) 1522-5 (MacKay) 1529-31
- Treaty settlements, potential impact on government revenues (Kwan) 1930 (Taylor) 1930
First nations benefits trust See British Columbia Rail
First Nations Leadership Council
First Nations New Relationship fund See New relationship with government, fund
under First nations
First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council
- Funding and role (Christensen) 1515, 1517
Firth, Stacey Allerton See Allerton Firth, Stacey
Fish See also Aquaculture; Fishing industry
- Fish hatcheries (Penner) 1888
- Freshwater fish, habitat protection (Penner) 1888
- Habitat protection for chum salmon (Sather) 1393
- Habitat protection for freshwater fish (Simpson, S.) 1888
Fisheries and Oceans, Department of (federal)
- Compliance and enforcement activities (Penner) 1885-6, 1903 (Simpson, S.) 1885
Fisheries Renewal B.C.
- Elimination of agency, allocation of funding (Austin) 1903 (Penner) 1903
Fishing industry
- Aquaculture See Aquaculture
- B.C. fisheries strategy (Austin) 1901-2 (Penner) 1676, 1883, 1901-2
- Employment insurance for fishers, petition tabled (Coons) 2216
- Federal compensation for unemployed fishers (Coons) 63
- Fish processing (Austin) 1902 (Penner) 1902-3
- Future of industry (Coons) 63
- Hake industry (Austin) 1902 (Penner) 1902
- Management, ministerial responsibility (Austin) 1901 (Penner) 1901
- Pacific Salmon Forum (Austin) 1133, 1138 (Bell) 971, 1133, 1135, 1138
Flello, David
- Work as teacher (Karagianis) 595
Folz, Matthew
- Student achievements (Black) 258
Fontaine, Cody
Food banks
- Usage in B.C. (Lali) 68 (Simons) 127-8 (Thorne) 257
Food industry
- Abattoirs See Slaughter facilities below under this main heading
- Apple farming industry See also Tree fruit industry below under this main heading
- Berry farming issues (Bell) 1124-5 (Sather) 1124-5
- Food production and security of supply (Ralston) 1697-8
- Food quality and safety (Abbott) 1869-70 (Bell) 1006-9, 1122-3
- Locally produced food (Bell) 1123 (Ralston) 1123
- Meat products, inspection and processing regulations (Abbott) 1869-71 (Bell) 1006-8, 1122-3 (Evans) 1005-9 (Ralston) 1122-3, 1869-71
- Meat products, local processing and sales proposal (Bell) 1008 (Evans) 1007
- Non-timber forest products, promotion See Buy B.C. Wild initiative
- Promotion of healthy food (Black) 754
- Promotion of locally grown food (Roddick) 764-5
- Slaughter facilities See also Cattle industry, meat packing plants under Livestock industry
- Tree fruit industry, financial assistance (Horning) 458
- Wild mushroom industry (Karagianis) 753-4
Food services industry
- Access to locally produced food (Bell) 1123 (Ralston) 1123
Footsala See Sports
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.
- Labour negotiation (Ralston) 467
Forest Act
- Amendments (Coleman) 941 (Simpson, B.) 941
Forest and Range Practices Act
Forest Appeals Commission
- Annual report, 2004, tabled (Coleman) 569
Forest for Tomorrow program See Silviculture
under Forests and forest industry
Forest innovation program
Forest Practices Board
- Comments on issues
- fire management practices (Coleman) 1156-9 (Simpson, B.) 1156-9
- implementation of results-based forest practices code (Simpson, B.) 885-6
- species at risk in B.C. (Simpson, S.) 1049-50
- Funding (Coleman) 1244-5 (Simpson, B.) 1244
- Relationship with Environment Ministry (Penner) 1907-9 (Simpson, B.) 1907-8
- Relationship with Forests Ministry (Coleman) 1157, 1242 (Simpson, B.) 1159, 1242
- Report on mountain caribou protection (Sather) 1689-90
Forest Practices Code
Forest recreation sites See Parks
Forest Service See Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
Forestry Revitalization Act
Forests and forest industry
- Access to fibre (Coleman) 1110-1 (Macdonald) 1110
- Annual allowable cut (Bains) 1163-5 (Coleman) 1163-4
- Annual allowable cut, cut control requirements (Trevena) 1203
- Biodiversity need (Simpson, B.) 1242
- B.C. forestry revitalization trust (Coleman) 1093
- B.C. forestry revitalization trust, eligibility of mill workers (Bains) 1204-5, 1396 (Coleman) 1204-5, 1396
- Chip supply (Coleman) 1016-7 (Simpson, B.) 1016
- Coastal forest industry
- current conditions (Cantelon) 18 (Coleman) 887, 1186, 1241-2 (Krog) 841 (Simpson, B.) 1186, 1241
- current conditions, impact on workers (Trevena) 1203
- government strategy (Evans) 1805 (Simpson, B.) 1804
- land use planning and industry (Bell) 1051-2 (Simpson, S.) 1051-2
- need for restructuring (Coleman) 1203-6
- need for restructuring, Pearse report (Bains) 1165-6 (Coleman) 1165-6
- sawmilling capacity (Bains) 1164-5 (Coleman) 1164-5
- Community forests (Coleman) 1111, 1120-1, 1167, 1234, 1239 (Evans) 1120-1, 1227 (Simons) 1239 (Simpson, B.) 1234
- Companies, small companies' relationship with government (Coleman) 1237-8 (Simpson, B.) 1237-8
- Countervail (Evans) 1410
- Current conditions (Richmond) 851-2
- Ecosystem diversity, report (Simpson, B.) 1103, 1156
- Employment and jobs (Bains) 1167 (Coleman) 1167
- Energy costs and generation (Coleman) 1236 (Simpson, B.) 1235-7
- Exports
- export of raw logs (Krog) 24-5
- export of raw logs to China for remanufacturing (Coleman) 1804-5 (Simpson, B.) 1804
- illegal export of products to U.S. (Coleman) 1199 (Lali) 1199
- international exports (Farnworth) 365 (Hansen) 365
- Federal-provincial partnership (Throne speech) 7
- First nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements (Campbell) 2071-3 (Christensen) 1539 (Coleman) 1189-95 (James) 2071-3 (Simpson, B.) 1189-95, 1537-40
- First nations involvement in industry, opportunities (Coleman) 1093, 1167, 1195
- Forest development plans (Coleman) 1240
- Forest fires See Fires and firefighters
- Forest health
- health (Simpson, B.) 52
- management (Simpson, B.) 297-9
- proposal for bipartisan approach (Simpson, B.) 52-3
- Forest investment account (Coleman) 1092, 1102
- Forest land base, conversion to grassland (Coleman) 1100-1 (Simpson, B.) 1100-1
- Forest land base, size and activities on land base (Coleman) 1098-102 (Simpson, B.) 1098-101
- Forest land reserve (Bell) 1141 (Ralston) 1141
- Forest licences, consultation process (Coleman) 1195-6
- Forest management by government (Simpson, B.) 52 (Simpson, S.) 758
- Forest practices
- Forest recreation sites See Parks
- Forest resource evaluation program (Coleman) 1244 (Simpson, B.) 1244
- Forest roads (Coleman) 1099 (Simpson, B.) 1099
- Forest roads, traffic safety (Coleman) 1997 (Simpson, B.) 1996-7
- Forest stewardship plans (Coleman) 1242-4 (Simpson, B.) 1242-3
- Forest-dependent communities See Resources and resource industries
- Forestry revitalization plan See also Government forest policy changes below under this main heading
- (Coleman) 880, 941, 1092
- transition fund for workers See B.C. forestry revitalization trust above under this main heading
- Forestry revitalization plan, implementation legislation See Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- Government forest policy changes (Bains) 1165-6 (Coleman) 886-7, 1092-3, 1165-6, 1186, 1246 (Simpson, B.) 52, 462, 882-6, 1186, 1245-6
- Government initiatives (Throne speech) 7
- Government initiatives and projects (Coleman) 1102
- Harvesting rights for timber licences
- reduction and timber takeback See also Forestry revitalization plan above under this main heading
- reduction and timber takeback, implementation (Simpson, B.) 884-5
- reduction and timber takeback, reallocation (Bains) 1167 (Coleman) 1167
- transfers, five percent takeback program (Coleman) 1200-1 (Lali) 1200
- History in B.C. (Horgan) 331
- Impact of climate change (Coleman) 1105-7 (Simpson, B.) 1106-7
- Independent companies, fibre supply (Simpson, B.) 52
- Industry in B.C.
- Interior forest industry, sawmilling capacity (Bains) 1167 (Coleman) 1167
- Investment in industry (Bains) 324, 1167 (Coleman) 1166
- Issues, need for Legislature standing committee (Bains) 324-5
- Job loss during NDP administration (Coleman) 462
- Job loss, severance pay for sawmill workers (Simpson, B.) 462-3
- Licences, transfer of ownership (Coleman) 947 (Simpson, B.) 946-7
- Logging of beetle-damaged timber See Salvage logging below under this main heading
- Marketing opportunities (Coleman) 1166
- Mills
- Mountain pine beetle control
- access to beetle-damaged wood (Coleman) 1200 (Lali) 1200
- beetle action coalitions (Hansen) 890-1 (Simpson, B.) 889-92
- bipartisan government action (James) 38
- federal funding (Coleman) 34 (Kwan) 79-80 (Lali) 34
- first nations involvement (Coleman) 55 (Simpson, B.) 52, 226
- funding (Kwan) 234-5 (Simpson, B.) 350
- government action (Bell) 85-6, 971-2 (Bond) 249 (Campbell) 2014-6 (Chong) 48, 736-7, 823-4 (Coleman) 33-4, 55-6, 886, 1093, 1102, 1104-5, 1196, 1247-8, 1463-6 (Hansen) 892 (Hayer) 115 (James) 1463-4 (Kwan) 74, 1465 (Lali) 879, 1196 (MacKay) 298, 800 (Penner) 1684-6 (Rustad) 808-9 (Sather) 2014-6 (Simpson, B.) 33, 297-9, 823-4, 1103-4, 1247-8, 1464-5 (Simpson, S.) 758, 1684-5 (Thorpe) 101 (Throne speech) 7
- harvesting of wood in infected areas (Bains) 1163-4 (Coleman) 1163-4
- Mountain pine beetle infestation, impact (Farnworth) 461 (Simpson, B.) 51, 297-8
- Non-timber forest products, promotion See Buy B.C. Wild initiative
- Pests (Coleman) 1092 (Penner) 1909 (Simpson, B.) 52, 298, 1909
- Pests, mountain pine beetle See Mountain pine beetle control above under this main heading
- Processing of resource, local processing (Wyse) 176
- Pulp and paper sector, current conditions (Coleman) 55-6, 1016-7, 1234 (Simpson, B.) 1233
- Reforestation See Silviculture below under this main heading
- Remanufacturing industry See Value-added sector below under this main heading
- Revenues to government See Revenues, collection by government under Government
- Salvage logging
- beetle-impacted timber (Simpson, B.) 51
- small-scale operations, access to fibre (Coleman) 1197-8, 1200-1 (Lali) 1197-200
- small-scale operations, expansion (Coleman) 1234-5 (Simpson, B.) 1234-5
- small-scale salvage program (Bell) 85-6
- Select standing committee See Committee system under Legislature
- Silviculture
- Forest for Tomorrow program (Coleman) 1093
- impact of invasive plants (Coleman) 1096 (Simpson, B.) 1096
- not sufficiently restocked areas (Coleman) 1100 (Simpson, B.) 1100
- reforestation requirements (Simpson, B.) 297
- Softwood lumber
- agreement (Bell) 85
- exports to U.S. (Les) 20
- exports to U.S., issues for B.C. companies (Coleman) 1108-10 (Macdonald) 1108-10
- exports to U.S., issues for B.C. companies, money deposits at border (Coleman) 1163 (Macdonald) 1162-3
- negotiations (Coleman) 1093, 1121, 1199, 1551
- negotiations, government action (Coleman) 1467-8
- negotiations, linkage with energy sales to U.S. (Campbell) 2009-12 (Coleman) 320, 462 (Evans) 320 (Farnworth) 462 (Sather) 2011-2
- Standing water and dead lodgepole pine, impact on forestry activities (Coleman) 1101 (Simpson, B.) 1101
- Stumpage system, costs, Saunders report (Coleman) 1110 (Macdonald) 1110
- Stumpage system, rates and waterbedding (Coleman) 1108 (Macdonald) 1108-9
- Technology in industry, high-technology equipment (Rustad) 1546
- Tenure system, takeback of tenure See Harvesting rights for timber licences above under this main heading
- Timber pricing, market-based system (Coleman) 1240-2 (Simpson, B.) 1240-2
- Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
- Timber supply review (Coleman) 1164
- Tree farm licence No. 23, timber takeback reallocation (Coleman) 1120 (Evans) 1120
- Tree farm licence No. 46, transfer of ownership (Coleman) 881
- Value-added sector (Coleman) 1199
- Waste products from forest industry, opportunities (Coleman) 1093
- Woodlots, expansion (Coleman) 1238 (Simpson, B.) 1238
- Workers
- government assistance (Bains) 1396
- injuries and deaths (de Jong) 2155 (James) 269 (MacKay) 1080 (Puchmayr) 2116, 2155
- injuries and deaths, government role in prevention (Coleman) 1207-8, 1235 (de Jong) 274-6, 1187, 1996 (Puchmayr) 274-5, 1186-7, 1714, 1996 (Simpson, B.) 1996-7
- injuries and deaths, impact of government policies (Simpson, B.) 275, 1207, 1235, 1714
- safety initiatives (Coleman) 1235
Forests and Range, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Housing
- Estimates
- debate 1092-121, 1155-67, 1189-208, 1233-68
- speakers (Bains) 1163-7, 1204-5 (Coleman) 1092-121, 1156-67, 1189-208, 1233-68 (Evans) 1117-21 (Lali) 1196-203 (Macdonald) 1108-10, 1162-3 (Routley) 1248-55, 1257, 1259-62, 1265-8 (Simons) 1238-40 (Simpson, B.) 1094-108, 1111-7, 1155-60, 1189-96, 1206-7, 1233-8, 1240-8 (Thorne) 1255-7 (Trevena) 1203-4 (Wyse) 1160-2, 1262-4
- Fire protection branch, staffing (Coleman) 1112-3 (Simpson, B.) 1112-3
- Forest inventory (Coleman) 1103-5 (Simpson, B.) 1103-4
- Forest recreation sites See Parks
- Goals and responsibilities (Coleman) 1092-4
- Housing component (Coleman) 1094, 1097 (Simpson, B.) 1097
- Housing component, budget (Coleman) 1248-9 (Routley) 1248-9
- Performance measurement (Coleman) 1189-90 (Simpson, B.) 1189-90
- Range component (Coleman) 1245 (Simpson, B.) 1245
- Relationship with Agriculture Ministry (Coleman) 1094 (Simpson, B.) 1094
- Relationship with Environment Ministry (Penner) 1684-5 (Simpson, S.) 1684-5
- Reorganization (Coleman) 1094 (Simpson, B.) 1094
- Resources to address issues, gap analysis (Coleman) 1102-3, 1105 (Simpson, B.) 1101-3
- Service delivery (Coleman) 1237 (Simpson, B.) 1237
- Service plan, content (Coleman) 1160 (Simpson, B.) 1159-60
- Staffing levels (Coleman) 1102-3, 1196-7, 1237 (Lali) 1196-7 (Simpson, B.) 297, 882, 885, 1102-3, 1206, 1237
- Staffing levels, contracted staff (Coleman) 1207 (Simpson, B.) 1207
- Work on climate change (Coleman) 1105-8 (Simpson, B.) 1105-8
Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2005
- (Bill 10) (Minister of Forests and Range) 1R, 562; 2R, 880-7; C, 939-47; 3R, 947; RA, 2221
- Debate, speakers (Coleman) 562, 880-1, 886-7, 939-47 (Simpson, B.) 881-6, 939-47
- Purpose of bill (Coleman) 562
- Retroactivity (Simpson, B.) 939-41
Fort St. James, B.C.
Fortune Minerals Ltd.
- Bid to purchase Ridley Terminals' Prince Rupert operations See Prince Rupert operations, private sector involvement under Ridley Terminals Inc.
- Development of Klappan coal deposit (Bennett) 2123-5 (Sather) 2123-4
Fossil site See Burgess Shale formation
under Yoho National Park
Foster care See also Children in government care
under Children
- Diversion of youth to income assistance See Recipients, recipients under 18 years of age under Income assistance
- Foster parents, recruitment (Austin) 1588-9 (Hagen) 1588-9
- Guardianship workers, role (Austin) 1590 (Hagen) 1590
- Kith-and-kin agreement guidelines (Dix) 191, 194, 1496-505 (Farnworth) 147 (Hagen) 146-7, 1495-503 (Karagianis) 147 (Robertson) 146
- Resource workers, role (Austin) 1588-9 (Hagen) 1588-9
- Transition of foster children to independent living (Hagen) 2198 (Wyse) 2198
Fox, Terry
- Commended (Bond) 252
- Tribute (Bloy) 95 (Farnworth) 95
François Lake
Fraser Health Authority
Fraser Institute
Fraser Lake, B.C.
Fraser mill site See Maillardville, B.C.
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C.
- Overcrowding (Sather) 996
Fraser River
- Repair and safety of dikes (Gentner) 66 (Les) 66
Fraser Valley
- Agriculture, agricultural land issue (Ralston) 748
- Flood risk (Roddick) 310
Freedom of information
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Special Committee to Review the
- Recommendations (de Jong) 2164 (Lali) 2162
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2005
- (Bill 4) (Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services) 1R, 93-4; 2R, 150-1; C, 175; 3R, 175; RA, 295
- Debate, speakers (de Jong) 93, 150-1 (Farnworth) 151
- Amendments on appointment process for commissioners (de Jong) 93, 150-1 (Farnworth) 151
Freire, Paulo
- Comments on evolving democracies (Hogg) 1421
French immersion See Curriculum, French immersion and language programs
under Education
Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia
Friends of the Nemaiah Valley
- Work on fire roads (Wyse) 1161
Friendship centres See First nations
Frog-Gataga Park See Dune Za Keyih Park
Front Counter B.C. See also Integrated land management bureau
under Land use
Fruit farming See Food industry
Fuel See also Oil and gas
- Fuel costs, impact on small business (Karagianis) 513-4
- Fuel oil distribution companies, taxation (Puchmayr) 778
- Gasoline prices
- gasoline tax revenues to local government (Chong) 48
- impact on families and businesses (Brar) 236
- petition tabled (McIntyre) 2217
- prices (Evans) 59
- Heating fuel, cost (Lali) 90
Furlong, John
- Comments on costs of 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Bains) 447