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

Whittred, Katherine (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)

As subject

appointment as Deputy Speaker (Cantelon) 9439 (de Jong) 9091 (Mayencourt) 9188

contribution to mandatory retirement elimination bill (Oppal) 8422

Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, North Vancouver branch activities 8888

Assanand, Shashi, work on immigrant issues 8631

B.C. Liberal Party government, budgets and throne speech themes 5607

Budget debate 5607-11

Burrard Yacht Club, activities and history 6150-1

Carson Graham Secondary School, healthy choices in vending machines 7998-9

Communities, green community design projects, LocalMotion fund 5611

Discrimination, elimination of age discrimination 8382

Education, junk food in schools, change to healthy choices in vending machines 7998-9

Families, grandparents raising grandchildren 7893-5

Famous Five, activities for women's rights 8631

Flicka Gymnastics Club, organization 7084

Government, local government, green design initiatives, provincial award program 8777

Health care funding 5611

Homeowner grant, eligibility for lower-income seniors and others 5609

Housing

house and lot size 5610

housing endowment fund 5610

social and subsidized housing, rent subsidies, eligibility threshold 5609

social and subsidized housing, upgrades for seniors' needs 5608, 5610

supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill 5608, 5610

temporary housing and shelters, extension of beds to year-round 5608

Housing for Young Adults with Disabilities, proposal for facility for disabled adults 5610

Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8382-3

Immigration, immigrant women in Canada 8631

Income tax, reductions 5609-10

International Women's Day 5985

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, fundraising and equipment purchases 7686-7

Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society, report on seniors housing needs on North Shore 5610

North Shore Credit Union, donation to charitable organization 6777

North Shore Youth Safe House, support for organization, petition tabled 9602

North Vancouver

addiction recovery home 5608

anniversary and history of city 7371-2

environmental initiatives 8777-8

homeless shelter 5608

infrastructure projects 5610-1

seniors facility, construction 5608

trail project 5611

transition house, funding 5608

Westview StrongStart early learning program 5610

North Vancouver Outdoor School, funding and operations 6777

North Vancouver–Lonsdale constituency and area, description 5607

Petitions

North Shore Youth Safe House, support for organization 9602

Private members' statements

Grandparents raising grandchildren 7893-5

Property transfer tax, exemption threshold for first-time homebuyers 5609

Retirement, mandatory retirement, elimination 8382-3

Seniors, housing initiatives 5512

Statements by members

100th anniversary of city of North Vancouver 7371-2

Active North Shore 6470

Army, navy and air force veterans in North Vancouver 8888

Burrard Yacht Club 6150-1

Environmental leadership in North Vancouver 8777-8

Flicka Gymnastics Club 7084

Healthy choices in school vending machines 7998-9

Immigrant women in B.C. 8631

International Women's Day 5985

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation 7686-7

North Shore Credit Union legacy fund 6777

North Shore Festival of Volunteers 5529

Prevention of violence against women 6999-7000

Vancouver's North Shore 9316

Vancouver, North Shore

Active North Shore program 6470

tourist attractions 9316

volunteer festival 5529

Violence against women, services for abused women 7000

Women, achievements and challenges 5985

Wyse, Charlie (Cariboo South)

As subject

comments on issues

Health Minister's availability to meet with Williams Lake delegation (Abbott) 5323-4

ideology of Kevin Krueger (Krueger) 5641

incident at Kamloops ambulance dispatch station (Abbott) 7210

Williams Lake Seniors Village (Abbott) 9365

position on Deni House care facility (Abbott) 6384

100 Mile House Junior Secondary School, pledge against global poverty 9203-4

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ministry, estimates debate 8330-3

Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 6966-8

Agriculture, employment standards and worker safety 6993

Air, greenhouse gas emissions, role of local government 7678-9

Alexis Creek, water system 8717-8

Allergies, anaphylaxis preparedness legislation 8223-4

Alsager, Judy, mother's care at seniors facility 8692

Ambulance service

emergency backup plans for dispatch stations 7005, 7842-3

paramedics 5641

Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007, debate 8223-4

Ashcroft, smoking ban in legions, petition tabled 8694

Auditor General, report on B.C. treaty process 8719

Bonaparte Indian band, consultation by government on proposed development in territory 8330-1

B.C., northern and rural B.C.

ambulance service 7210-1

child care services in rural communities 5641

population levels in rural areas 6210, 6308

seniors in rural areas 7654

B.C. Ambulance Service, report on dispatch stations 7842-3

B.C. Liberal Party government

accountability and openness 8852-4

budgets and throne speeches, relationship of 2007-08 budget to throne speech 5640

budgets and throne speeches, themes 5640

policies, impact on rural communities 6209-10

position on issues

local government powers 8852-4, 9225-6

taxation 6365

treaty negotiation process 8716-8

release of information 5992-3

British Columbia Rail Corridor Safety Act, 2007, debate 9105

Budget debate 5639-41

Budgets, 2007-08 budget content 5641

Campbell, Gordon

comments on government accountability and openness 5993

comments on local government powers 9225

position on treaty negotiation process 8717-8

Canfor Corp., closing of Mackenzie mill 8233-4

Cariboo area

mining industry 5523

women's centres 7635-8

Cariboo South constituency and area

ambulance service in Chilcotin area 6929, 7818, 7820-1

electoral boundaries 9307

first nations issues in Cariboo South area 8717-8, 9506

first nations, position on B.C. treaty process and Maa-nulth treaty 9447

issues 5641

road access and maintenance issues 6580

Chilcotin area, health care services, petition tabled 8694

Children

child care funding, petition tabled 5276

child care resource and referral programs

changes 5902

funding 5273

impact of centre closings 5902

petitions tabled 5325, 6538, 6782

Children and Family Development Ministry, estimates debate 8490-1

Cities and towns

green initiatives, government funding for community initiatives 7678-80

infrastructure program for small communities 5640

Climate change, government action 5640

ministerial responsibility 7681

monitoring of industry 7683

Clinton, annual ball 8303

Commissions of inquiry

cabinet powers 5991-4

release of reports to Legislative Assembly, issues 5992, 6173-4, 6177, 6181

Communities, impact from industry changes, transition plans and assistance from government 6210, 6308

Community Charter

amendments 6325

principles 6549, 9225-6

Community Services Ministry

estimates debate 7627-8, 7635-8, 7654-5, 7670-83, 7718, 7739-40, 7745-7

environmental initiatives 7681-3

responsibility for regulatory bodies 7677

role in trade, investment and labour mobility agreement process 7675-6

Community Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 6323-32, 6386-8, 6548-50, 6563

Comox-Strathcona regional district, relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations 9582

Dawson Creek, green initiatives, government support 7678, 7680-1

Delta, relationship with Tsawwassen First Nation 9032

Deni House

closing of facility 5323, 5479, 6384

closing of facility, petitions tabled 6538, 6782

fundraising for facility by local residents 5318

visitor access 6536, 6626

Dumstrey-Soos, Tanya, death 7907-8

Education

class size and composition, integrated classrooms 7066

fees for equipment and materials, hardship provisions 7064-5

fees for special academies and programs 8072

funding 5641

funding formula 6674

graduation portfolios, petition tabled 6538

school boards and districts

accountability, responsibility for student achievement 7065

codes of conduct, protection of gay and lesbian children and youth 8017

early learning programs 7065

mandate 7065

trustees, powers and role 7064-6

school planning councils 7064, 8072

science fairs, participation 7751

student achievement levels, reforms 7066

system, achievement superintendents 7065-7

Education Ministry, estimates debate 6674

Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8017

Elections

electoral boundaries legislation 9306

redistribution of electoral boundaries 9306-8

Electoral Boundaries Commission

mandate 9306

preliminary report 9307

review of electoral boundaries 9306-7

Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007

debate 9306-8

amendments 9306

Energy, independent power producers, exemption from local government zoning bylaws 6059-60

Environment, government initiatives, green initiatives 7681-2

Exports and imports, interprovincial trade 5639

First nations

B.C. treaty process 8716-7, 8719, 9447

B.C. treaty process, B.C. Liberal Party position 8716-8

conditions for first nations in B.C. 8717, 9447

consultation by government on land and resources 8719

hope for future 9447

political representation in B.C. Legislature 9307

water quality in communities 8717-8

First Nations Education Act, debate 9506

Food industry, meat-processing regulations, impact on small producers 8637

Forests and forest industry

first nations involvement in industry, forest and range agreements and forest and range opportunities 8719

mountain pine beetle, federal funding 5530

mountain pine beetle, impact on communities, government response 8234

Fuel

gasoline prices 7585

gasoline prices, consumer protection, petition tabled 8237, 8694

Gillis, Mitch, accomplishments in golf and community service 5684

Government

accountability 6177, 6181

cabinet powers 5991-2, 5994

roles of local and provincial governments 7674, 7677

Government, local government

access to government ministries 7677

access to Premier by local government lobbyists 7375-6

bylaw ticketing system 6325

governance, impact of provincial initiatives and legislation 8497-9

grants from provincial government, accountability 7655, 7670-1

green design initiatives, provincial award program 7681

powers and responsibilities, revenue disclosure and tax exemptions 7919, 8080-1, 8087

powers and responsibilities, transfer of costs and responsibilities from provincial government 8501

powers, B.C. Liberal Party position 8852-4, 9225-6

powers, current and past legislation 8852-3, 9225-6

role 7627

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

board of directors, changes and powers 8853-4, 9226-7

governance structure, public comments 9227

mayors council 8854

revenues, fare increases and taxes 8855

review of governance structure, proposed changes and legislation 8498, 8853-5, 9226-8

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 43), debate 8852-5, 9225-8

Health Ministry, estimates debate 7818-21, 7842-3

High Bar First Nation, reserve lands 8718

Highways and roads, maintenance and rehabilitation 6375

Homelessness in B.C. 8501

Hotel Room Tax Act, amendments 6325

Hotels, hotel room tax, allocation to local government in resort communities 6325-6

Housing

affordable housing, role of local government 5640

residential care facilities, conditions, complaint process 8692

social and subsidized housing, government funding and support 8500-1

Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, implementation of report recommendations 8474

Infrastructure, water system regulations, government assistance for small systems 7746

Inquiries, past legislation in B.C. 5992

Insurance premium tax, use of revenues for fire protection 6364-6, 7746

Interior Health Authority, current conditions, petition tabled 5434

Johnson, Tyler, emergency first-aid actions 6065

Judson, Mitch, emergency first-aid actions 6065

Jumbo Glacier Resort, impact of resort designation legislation on development proposal 6330, 6387-8, 6549

Kamloops, ambulance dispatch station

emergency incident 7005, 7203

evacuation and relocation 7210

improvements to infrastructure 7842-3

Land use, integrated land and resource registry, accessibility 7919

Legislative Assembly (Members' Remuneration and Pensions) Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, debate 8474

Legislature

legislative sitting schedule, change 5500-1

number of seats 9306-8

Local Government Act, amendments 6326

Maa-nulth First Nations

relationship with local government and regional districts 9581-2

treaty, final agreement 9446-7

treaty, final agreement, governance provisions 9581-2

Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act, debate 9446-7, 9581-2

MLAs

participation in electoral boundaries review process 9306-7

remuneration and pension plan, remuneration, public response 8474

Mines and mining industry, first nations involvement in industry 5523

Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2007, debate 7919, 8080-1, 8087

Mitchell, Marlene, mother's care at seniors facility 8692

Motions

employment standards for farmworkers, debate 6993

independent power producers, debate 6059-60

legislative sitting hours, debate 5500-1

mining industry in B.C., debate 5523

road maintenance, debate 6375

trade and labour mobility and TILMA agreement, debate 8879

Nisga'a treaty, B.C. Liberal Party position 8718

Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, cost 5641

Oral questions

Ambulance service for rural British Columbia 7210-1

Ambulance service in Chilcotin region 6929

Closing of Canfor mill in Mackenzie 8233-4

Closing of Deni House 6384

Deni House 5323, 5479

Emergency planning for ambulance dispatch centres 7005

Federal funding for mountain pine beetle infestation 5530

Funding for child care resource and referral centres 5273, 5902

Kamloops ambulance dispatch centre relocation 7210

Local government representation to Premier 7375-6

Meat industry regulations 8637

Transition plan for rural communities 6209-10, 6308

Treatment of resident at Retirement Concepts seniors facility 8893

Treatment of seniors in health care facilities 8692

Visitor access at Deni House 6536-7, 6626

Petitions

Ashcroft, smoking ban in legions 8694

call for independent review of Interior Health Authority 5434

Chilcotin area, health care services 8694

child care funding 5276

child care resource and referral centres 5325, 6538, 6782

consumer protection re gasoline prices 8237, 8694

Deni House closing 6538, 6782

portfolio course in schools 6538

Poplar Glade Elementary School, destruction in fire 7218

Price, Carey, accomplishments as hockey player 5529

Private members' statements

Insurance premium tax 6364-6

Local government 8497-9

Public Inquiry Act, debate 5991-4, 6173-4, 6177, 6181

Regional districts, inclusion in Community Charter legislation 7683

Resort Association Act, amendments 6328

Resorts

designation of resort region 6329-31, 6386-8, 6548-50

development

involvement of local government in decision-making processes 6329-30, 6549-50

legislation 6323-5

phased developments 6327

mountain resorts, governance 6326-7

Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, government support 8233-4

Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, 2007, debate 7585

Retirement Concepts Senior Services Ltd., operations in B.C., letter 8692

Rodeos in Canada 5838

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, role in ambulance service 7820-1

St. John Ambulance, life-saving award recipients 6065

School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

potential school closings 5641

science award winners 7751

School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007, debate 7064-7, 8072

Searle, Russ, position on allocation of education funding to smaller districts 6674

Seniors, housing options 7654-5

Significant Projects Streamlining Act, purpose of bill 8852, 9225-6

Statements

School fire in Cariboo 7218

Tanya Dumstrey-Soos 7907-8

Statements by members

100 Mile House Junior Secondary pledge against global poverty 9203-4

Carey Price 5529

Cariboo student participation in national science fair 7751

Clinton Annual Ball 8303

Contributions of Williams Lake citizens group 5318

Fred Thomas 5838

Mitch Gillis 5684

St. John Ambulance life-saving award recipients 6065

Tsilhqot'in history 9416

Taxation, B.C. Liberal Party position 6365

Thomas, Fred, award for rodeo work 5838

Thompson Rivers University

trades programs 6968

Williams Lake campus, capacity and enrolment 6966-7

Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement

consultation by Conference Board 5639

consultation with professional associations 7678

debate in Legislature 7672

effective date and transition period 7672

fines for violations 5639

impacts 5639, 7671-2, 7674-6, 8080-1, 8498, 8853, 8879

implementation legislation 7672-3

legitimate objectives 7671-2

public consultation 7671-2

relationship to other trade agreements 8879

Transportation Ministry, estimates debate 6580

Tributes

Kamloops ambulance dispatch centre 7203

Tsawwassen First Nation, relationship with local government and regional districts 9030-1, 9064

Tsawwassen First Nation, treaty, final agreement

environmental management provisions, emergency preparedness 9024

governance provisions 9024-5

intergovernmental relations and services provisions 9030-2

roads, access 8954

transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve 8719-20

treaty 8716, 8718

water and sewage services, compensation issue 9063-4

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, debate 8716-20, 8954-5, 9024-5, 9029-32, 9063-4

Tsilhqot'in Nation, history 9416

Tsilhqot'in National Government

ambulance service and health care issues 8331

consultation by government on land and resource issues 8331-3

Union of B.C. Municipalities

involvement in TILMA negotiations 7673

resolutions on Community Charter and TILMA agreement 8498-9

Vancouver Charter, amendments 6328-9, 8087

Vancouver, community energy utility system 6329

Vancouver Island, food industry, impact of meat-processing regulations on small producers 8637

Waste management, wastewater management regulations 7745-6

Williams Lake

child care resource and referral program, services to first nations 5273

seniors residential care facilities 6384, 6537

trades training facility 6968

volunteer fundraising activities of residents 5318

youth mental health services 8490-1

Williams Lake Seniors Village, conditions for residents 8692-3

Women's centres, funding 7635-8

Xeni Gwet'in First Nation, legal action on land claim 8718