BC Legislature - Members Index, Third Session, 38th Parliament

Evans, Corky (Nelson-Creston)

As subject

comments on issues

comments in 2001 on B.C. Liberal Party budget impact on rural B.C. 5612

debate in Legislature on Tsawwassen treaty 8793

NDP position on climate change 5811-2 (Chong) 5813 (Coleman) 5763 (Krueger) 5643 (MacKay) 5460 (Penner) 5287-8

remarks in Legislature debates (Chong) 5813

resort development legislation (Sultan) 6561-2

throne speech debate 5782 (Trevena) 5854

TransLink governance (Dix) 9285-6

experience as director of regional district 5909

letter to government re closing of smoking rooms in bars (Abbott) 6633, 6637 (Dix) 6633

position on Tsawwassen treaty 8797

Agricultural Land Commission

decisions, Agriculture Ministry role 5914

role 5914

Agricultural land reserve

establishment 5909, 8794

exemption from trade agreement with Alberta 6103-4

government position 8795

impact of industrial development on land reserve 8795-6

removal of land from reserve 5910, 5912

Agriculture

bird cannons 6035

crop protection measures 6035

direct marketing and farmers markets, meat products 8638, 8675-7

equine dentistry, court case 6038

farm practices, complaint process and appeals 8081-2

farmers, institutes and associations 5910

farmers, negotiations with government 5910

farmland, acceptable use of land 5922

farmland, protection 5909-10

farms in B.C. and government support 6037

financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, compensation for wildlife damage 6033-5

financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, crop insurance in Alberta and B.C. 6102

government committee and public consultation 5911

government support 5909, 6683-4

industry in B.C. 5908-11

promotion of B.C. products 6039-40

public awareness 5910

workers

employment standards and safety, call for independent inquiry 6306-7

employment standards during NDP administration 6068-9

employment standards, government policy 6069, 6154

safety 6101

vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations 6069

Agriculture and Lands Ministry

estimates debate 5907-15, 5920-3, 5926-7, 5931-2, 5978, 5981, 6021-5, 6027-8, 6032-40, 6101-4, 6113

meetings with Agricultural Land Commission on planning for agricultural land in lower mainland 5911-2

meetings with Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority's Agriculture Advisory Committee 5912-3

minister's role as advocate for farmers 5914-5

staffing and succession planning 6036

Arrow Lakes, causeway construction 6032

Bountiful, school issues 6745-7

Braim, Lee and Wendy, CN Rail handling of cow death 6022

Brilliant Dam, power plant expansion project 7362-4

B.C. Farm Industry Review Board, enforcement of decisions 8081-2

B.C. Liberal Party government

budgets and throne speeches, themes 5611-2, 5614

goals 5611, 5613-4

MLAs, use of comments by NDP MLAs in debate 5811-2

policies, impact on rural communities 5612-4

policies on agricultural land reserve 8795

B.C. Rail

Roberts Bank corridor, potential impact on farmers in area 8795-6

sale negotiations, involvement of Agriculture and Lands Ministry 6022

B.C. Rail Properties Ltd., land acquisitions, communication with Agricultural Land Commission 5920

Budget debate 5611-5

Budgets, 2006-07 budget surplus 5612-3

Buy B.C. program 6039, 6928, 7692, 9451-3

B.C. Sharing program 6027, 6032

Canadian National Railway Company, fencing policy 6023-4

Candy Land Entertainment Corporation, use of farmland in Chilliwack area 5921-2, 6037-8

Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 8482

Children, child care resource and referral programs, petition tabled 5325

Civil service, staff reductions, impact on management of ecosystem, infrastructure and resources 5612-4

Climate change

action on climate change, need for fundamental change 5811-2

impact and government action 5810-3

Columbia Power Corporation, projects and revenues 7362-4

Community Services Ministry, estimates debate 7648

Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6399-404

Computer technology, high-speed Internet service for rural communities 8085-6

Creston, maternity services at hospital 8308

Crown land, protection and sustainability 5811

Delta, agricultural land in area 8794-5

Delta Port development 8794

Economy

growth model, impact on environment 5810-1

measurement, gross domestic product and alternative measurement 5811

Edgewood, logging of beetle-killed pine in area, petition tabled 8361

Education Ministry, estimates debate 6745-7

Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, debate in Legislature, scope of debate 9174

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Ministry, estimates debate 7362-4

Environment

ecosystems in B.C. 5908

public awareness, impact of photography of Earth from space 5810

sustainability 5810-1

Exports and imports, international trade agreements, impact on agriculture industry 9451

Ferries and ferry services, establishment of ferry system 8794

First nations, B.C. treaty process, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8796, 8911-7

Folk, Melanie and Dwayne, travel for maternity services 8308-9

Food

B.C.-grown products in public buildings 6039-40

community gardens, government support 6028

food security, definition 6027

food security in B.C. 6027-8

Good Food Box program 6028

Food industry

labelling for B.C.-grown products 6102-3

meat-processing regulations, issues 5922-3, 5926, 8638, 8675-7

slaughter facilities, number and funding applications 8638

Forests and forest industry

export of raw logs 5613

loss of processing capacity 5613

monopolies in B.C. 5613

private lands, definition of schedule-A lands 8739

tree farm licences, government policy on bankrupt licence holders 9522

use of beetle-damaged wood 6024

value-added sector, issues 6537-8

Formosa Nursery Co. Ltd.

land expropriation for road through farm 5897, 8795

land expropriation for road through farm, Agriculture Ministry involvement 5913-5

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, impact on agriculture industry 5909

Government

Boards and commissions, membership of MLAs 7648

colonial model in B.C. 5614-5

Health care system, maternity services, availability in B.C. 8308-9

Health Ministry, Food, Health and Well-Being book 6027, 6032

Independent Lumber Remanufacturers Association of B.C., comments on impact of government policies on remanufacturing industry 6538

Infrastructure, transportation plans, consultation between Agriculture and Transportation ministries 5920

Jumbo Glacier Resort

history 6400-1

impact of resort designation legislation on development proposal, public response 6401-4

Keenleyside Dam, Arrow Lakes power project 7362

Labour and Citizens' Services Ministry, estimates debate 5890-1

Land Owners Rights Association, letter from Mines Ministry on property rights re resource exploration 6447-51

Land use

integrated land and resource registry, accessibility 8084-6

land use planning 5978

Legislature

estimates process 5907-8

legislative sitting schedule, change 5501-3

legislative sitting schedule, proposal for fall sitting in rural communities 5614-5

question period, not a forum for discussion of worker safety and other issues 6306

Lewis, David, comments on climate change 5810

Lower mainland

agricultural land 5911, 5921, 8795-6

industrial development, government plan 8796

South Fraser perimeter road, impact on farmland, consultation between Agriculture and Transportation ministries 5920

waterfowl population 6033

McIntyre, Joan, comments on NDP debate on Tsawwassen treaty 8793

Merit Commissioner 7648

Mineral Tenure Act, amendments 6448

Mines and mining industry

free miners, exploration rights on private land, Vernon area case 6485-6

free miners, qualifications 6486-7

mineral tenure on-line registry, impact on rural residents 8084-6

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6447-51, 6485-7

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2007, debate 8081-2, 8084-6

Monical, Marvin, CN Rail handling of cow death 6021-3

Motions

legislative sitting hours, debate 5501-3

Nelson, youth outreach services 8482

NDP

MLAs, caucus debate on Tsawwassen treaty 8796-7

softball game between opposition caucus and press gallery 8058-9

Oral questions

Call for inquiry into farmworker safety and employment standards 6306-7

Coverage of post-traumatic stress disorder by WorkSafe B.C. 8150

Employment standards for farmworkers 6153-4

Funding for Buy B.C. program 6928, 7692

Government action on farmworker safety 6068-9

Impact of government policies on value-added forest sector 6537-8

Meat industry regulations 8638

Out-of-province medical expenses for Creston family 8308-9

Pope and Talbot bankruptcy proceedings 9110-1, 9420, 9522

Removal of land from tree farm licences in Kootenay area 8739

Oyama, gravel pits in area 6448

Peace River area, crop damage from wildlife 6033

Pensions, stock holdings in pension funds 5614

Petitions

child care resource and referral centres 5325

forest industry

Edgewood, logging of beetle-killed pine in area 8361

payment of Nakusp loggers 9112

release of TFL 23 lands and payment of loggers 9423

Slocan Valley, management of lake foreshore development by residents 7438

Politics and politicians

concepts of growth and sustainability 5811

ideologies, capitalism and socialism 5810, 5812

Pope and Talbot Inc.

application for removal of land from tree farm licence 8739

bankruptcy proceedings, government action 9010-1, 9420, 9522

workers

wages owed to workers in Arrow Lakes and Nakusp, petition tabled 9423

wages owed to workers in Nakusp 9110-1

wages owed to workers in Nakusp, petition tabled 9112

Private members' statements

Buy B.C. 9451-3

"Time to clean up" the meat regulations 8675-7

Property

private property rights 6448-9

property rights on private and Crown leased land re resource exploration, notice of entry to land 6448-9

Railways and rail services, responsibility for fencing along rail lines 6021-3

Rangeland

fencing along roads and new developments, responsibility 6024

protection from recreational users 6025

Resorts

designation of resort region 6400-2

development, involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6401, 6404

Resources and resource industries, resource exploration on private land, cases 6448-9

Rustad, John, throne speech debate 5782

Slocan Valley, management of lake foreshore development by residents, petition tabled 7438

Society, quality of life 5811

Statements by members

Formosa Nursery 5897

Throne speech

content, environmental focus 5810-1

tradition 5809

Throne speech debate 5782, 5809-13

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impacts 6034, 6101-3

Transportation, Pacific gateway initiative and projects, impact on agricultural land 8795-6

Tributes

Opposition caucus softball team 8058-9

Tsawwassen First Nation

traditional lands, development by government and industry 8794

treaty, final agreement 8797

legal challenges by first nations and non–first nations 8905

transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8795-7, 8909-17

valuation of lands 8910-5

treaty negotiation process, lands under negotiation in Delta area 8795

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act

debate 8793-7, 8901, 8905, 8909-17

committee stage debate 8901

debate in Legislature by NDP MLAs 8793

Vancouver, food assessment report 6027

Vancouver Port Authority, role in Tsawwassen treaty negotiations 8795

Waneta Dam, expansion project 7363-4

Warner, Brent, work on farm marketing 5908

Waste management, waste disposal at farms 5926

Wildlife

damage by wildlife 6033-5

elk population 6033

Workers compensation for emergency workers with post-traumatic stress disorder 5890-1, 8150

Yahk Elementary School, enrolment of students from Bountiful community 6747