'Na aksa Gila Kyew Learning Centre, Kitsumkalum, B.C.
- Education programs (Austin) 1991
Nakusp, B.C.
- Community forest licence for area (Coleman) 1120 (Evans) 1119-20
'Namgis First Nation
- Potlatch items (Trevena) 1547
Nanaimo Area Land Trust
- Purchase of Mount Benson (Krog) 24
- Work of organization (Krog) 1181-2
Nanaimo, B.C.
- City planning (Krog) 842-3
- Conference centre, community and government support (Cantelon) 840
- Economic development in area (Cantelon) 16
- Education system needs (Krog) 430-1
- First nations issues (Krog) 841
- Forum on crystal meth prevention (Cantelon) 141-2
- History (Krog) 22-3
- Housing and homelessness (Krog) 23-4, 26
- Local government position on civil forfeiture legislation (Cantelon) 994
- Need for services for mentally ill and substance-abusing persons (Krog) 23-4, 26
- Property crime (Krog) 991
- Schools, expansion needs (Krog) 25
Nanaimo Fish and Game Club
- Conservation activities (Krog) 24
Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre, Nanaimo, B.C.
- Discussions with government (Krog) 1604 (Oppal) 1604
Nanaimo regional district
- Water quality and supply (Cantelon) 18
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo Women's Resources Society
- Funding and work of organization (Krog) 457-8
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district See School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
Nanaimo-Parksville constituency and area
National School Library Day
- Celebration (Horgan) 1078
Native Economic Development Advisory Board
Natural gas See Oil and gas
Natural resource opportunity centre See Front Counter B.C.
Natural resources See Resources and resource industries
Nechako River
- Cold water release project (Rustad) 44
Needles bridge
Nelms, Kyle
- Comments on role of teachers (Austin) 670-1
Nelson-Creston constituency and area
- Learning conditions in schools, teachers' comments (Evans) 668-9
Neufeld, Mark
- Actions during teachers dispute (Austin) 670-1 (de Jong) 566 (Horgan) 566, 626-9 (Puchmayr) 683
- Comments on current conditions in education system (Coons) 573-4
New Aiyansh, B.C.
- Totem pole raising (Coons) 457
New deal for cities and communities See Projects, government-community partnerships
under Infrastructure
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
- 2005 election campaign statements
- statements (Krueger) 287-9 (Thorpe) 91-2
- statements on environmental sustainability (Yap) 761
- statements on regional economic development funding (Lali) 877
- Accomplishments as government during 1990s (Horgan) 333-4
- Caucus members (James) 37-8
- Courtenay office, alleged participation in teachers' labour dispute (de Jong) 868-70
- Opposition mandate (Coons) 170
- Performance as government
- environmental management (Krog) 761-2 (Yap) 760-1
- funding for rural communities (Krueger) 844-5 (Simons) 848
- performance (Black) 260-1 (Bloy) 242 (Hawes) 341-2 (Jarvis) 186 (Krueger) 286-7, 289-90
- position on human rights issues (Polak) 139
- support for high-technology industry (Black) 1695 (Robertson) 1696
- Position on issues
- fish farms (Krog) 842
- mining industry (Conroy) 341
- parking site tax in Greater Vancouver (Chudnovsky) 362
- privatization in health care system (Abbott) 1229-31
- Priorities (Chudnovsky) 285
New Proposals Publishing Society
- Comments on teachers by inner-city school supporters (Chudnovsky) 710-1 (Simpson, S.) 704
New Westminster constituency and area
- Description and history (Puchmayr) 214
- Issues and concerns (Puchmayr) 214-6
New York Times
- Article on child protection services (Dix) 1562-4 (Hagen) 1509
Newell, Tom
- Comments on current conditions in education system (Evans) 669
Newfoundland
- Education system (Thorne) 541
Newton See Surrey-Newton constituency and area
Newton, B.C.
- Youth programs (Bains) 1012
Newton Youth Hoops program
Ng, Jimmy
- Death in street-racing incident (Krog) 1066 (Yap) 1065, 1067
Nicola Valley Health Care Centre, Merritt, B.C.
Nicola-Similkameen school district See School district 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)
Nisga'a people
- Access to First Citizens Fund (Christensen) 1533 (MacKay) 1533
- Treaty, cost (Christensen) 1530 (MacKay) 1530
Non-profit social welfare organizations
- Funding See Social programs and services, government funding for non-profit organizations under Welfare
North Coast constituency and area
- Description and electoral boundaries (Coons) 1415
- Education system, special education teachers (Coons) 648
- Election campaign (Coons) 170-1
- First nations population (Coons) 170
- Learning conditions in schools, teachers' comments (Coons) 573, 646-8
North Coast land and resource management plan
North Island College, Courtenay, B.C.
- Electrician apprenticeship program (Trevena) 161
- Role and services (Trevena) 1347-8
North Island constituency and area
North Island Secondary School, Port McNeill, B.C.
- Grade 12 curriculum (Trevena) 160
North island–coast development initiative trust See also North island–coast development initiative
under British Columbia
- Accountability and liability of board members (Hansen) 932-3 (Simons) 932-3
- Accountability, reviews of trust (Hansen) 933 (Simons) 933
- Administration costs, government assistance (Hansen) 843 (Krog) 842
- Advisers (Hansen) 928 (Trevena) 928
- Areas covered by trust (Hansen) 921-3 (Horgan) 922-3 (Simons) 920-1 (Trevena) 839
- Dissolution of trust (Hansen) 933-4 (Simons) 933-4
- Establishment (Hansen) 224-5
- Funding
- allocation (Hansen) 843
- regional account (Hansen) 931 (Simons) 930-1
- spending limits (Krog) 842
- tax exemptions (Hansen) 930 (Routley) 930
- Governance
- Sectors eligible for funding, arts and culture (Hansen) 931-2 (Simons) 932 (Trevena) 931-2
- Strategic plans (Cantelon) 840 (Hansen) 929-30 (Krog) 842 (Trevena) 929-30
- Trust fund (Cantelon) 840-1
North Island–Coast Development Initiative Trust Act
- (Bill 7) (Minister of Economic Development) 1R, 224-5; 2R, 839-44; C, 920-34; 3R, 934; RA, 2221
- Amdts: sec. 1 (Simons) 920, negatived 922; sec. 2 (Fraser) 924, negatived 927; sec. 20 (Simons) 930, negatived 931; sec. 20 (Trevena) 931, negatived 932
- Debate, speakers (Cantelon) 840-1 (Fraser) 924-7 (Hansen) 224-5, 843-4, 921-34 (Horgan) 922-3 (Krog) 841-3 (Routley) 927, 930 (Simons) 920-1, 923-6, 930-4 (Trevena) 839-40, 927-32
North Shore See Vancouver, B.C.
North Shore Rescue
- Activities (Whittred) 193
North Thompson area See Kamloops–North Thompson constituency and area
North Thompson Relief Association
- Fundraising (Krueger) 846
North Vancouver, B.C.
- Landslides in January 2005, actions to address issue (Jarvis) 187
- Landslides in January 2005, government assistance for homeowners in landslide area (Simpson, B.) 67
North Vancouver Outdoor School, Brackendale, B.C.
- Camp (Whittred) 1653
- Programs (Whittred) 282
North Vancouver school district See School district 44 (North Vancouver)
North Vancouver–Lonsdale constituency and area
- Crystal meth issue in Lonsdale area (Whittred) 1089
- Description (Whittred) 280
- Seniors housing (Whittred) 281
- Small business (Whittred) 751-2
Northern development initiative trust See also Northern development initiative
under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
- Accountability (Farnworth) 798 (Hansen) 798 (Lali) 878 (Lekstrom) 805-6 (MacKay) 800 (Rustad) 808 (Simpson, B.) 802-3, 889
- Application of freedom-of-information legislation (Lali) 878-9
- Areas covered by trust (Lali) 878
- Areas covered by trust, regional differences (Simpson, B.) 801
- Funding
- additional funding (Hansen) 224, 798 (Lekstrom) 805 (MacKay) 799
- allocation (Hansen) 888 (Lali) 878 (MacKay) 799
- cross-regional projects (Simpson, B.) 804
- first nations projects (Coons) 893 (Hansen) 893 (Wyse) 893
- funding from B.C. Rail–CN Rail partnership (Hansen) 797 (Lali) 877 (Simpson, B.) 801 (Wyse) 806
- mountain pine beetle issue (Coleman) 1093 (Coons) 892-3 (Hansen) 888 (Lekstrom) 805 (MacKay) 799 (Simpson, B.) 804-5, 888-90 (Wyse) 807
- one-time funding (Wyse) 807-8
- qualification for project funding (Lekstrom) 805-6 (Wyse) 807-8
- tax exemptions (Simpson, B.) 802 (Wyse) 807
- Governance
- Columbia Basin Trust model (Farnworth) 798-9
- composition of board and regional advisory committees (Coons) 892 (Simpson, B.) 801-2 (Wyse) 807-8
- involvement of first nations (Farnworth) 798 (Simpson, B.) 802 (Wyse) 808
- provincial government role (Hansen) 888-90 (Simpson, B.) 890-1
- requests for legislative changes (Hansen) 922
- Local decision-making (Farnworth) 799 (Hansen) 809, 888-9 (Lekstrom) 805 (MacKay) 799-800 (Rustad) 809 (Simpson, B.) 800-1
- Relationship with Economic Development ministry (Hansen) 889
- Sectors eligible for funding
- Strategic plans (Simpson, B.) 803, 889
Northern Development Initiative Trust Amendment Act, 2005
- (Bill 6) (Minister of Economic Development) 1R, 224; 2R, 797-809; C, 887-96; 3R, 896; RA, 2221
- Amdts: sec. 9 (Hansen) 893, approved 893; sec. 9 (Simpson, B.) 894, negatived 896
- Debate, speakers (Coons) 893, 895 (Farnworth) 798-9 (Hansen) 224, 797-8, 809, 888-96 (Lekstrom) 805-6 (MacKay) 799-800 (Rustad) 808-9 (Simpson, B.) 800-5, 888-92, 894-5 (Wyse) 806-8, 893-6
Northern Health Authority
- Report on health care system in northern B.C. (Wyse) 1062
Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek, B.C.
- Trades and apprenticeship training programs (Lekstrom) 1393
Northern Sport Centre See Sports centre in northern B.C.
under Sports
Northgate Exploration Ltd.
- Expansion proposal for Kemess mine and handling of mine tailings (Bennett) 2125-6 (Simpson, S.) 2125-6
Norway
Nurseline See Information, B.C. Nurseline
under Health – Health care system
Nurses
Nystruk, Sheila
- Work as teacher (Macdonald) 422