Saanich South constituency and area
Sabrina's Law (Ontario) See Anaphylaxis preparedness, legislation elsewhere
under Allergies
Safe Antifreeze Act See Ban on ethylene glycol
under Safety
Safe houses See Transition houses
SAFER
- Programs, rental assistance for seniors See Housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program under Seniors
Safety
- Anaphylaxis preparedness See Allergies
- Avalanche safety See Avalanches
- Ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze See also Propylene glycol antifreeze under Antifreeze
- ban (Cantelon) 8683-4 (Fraser) 5896, 7450-1, 8681-2 (Krog) 8686 (Mayencourt) 8685 (Penner) 7451
- B.C. government leadership (Farnworth) 8684-5
- legislation See Promotion of Safe Antifreeze Act, 2007
- legislation, petition tabled (Fraser) 8694, 8894
- petitions tabled (Fraser) 5903, 6627, 6704, 7091, 7131, 7284, 7597, 8450
- Government action on public safety issues (Farnworth) 5649
- Public safety in B.C. (Bains) 8934 (Lee) 7591-2
- Safety at school, prevention of bullying See Bullying and violence at school under Violence
- Safety at school, teacher registry See Registry under Teachers
- Traffic safety See Automobiles
St. Arnaud, Kevin
- Death while in police custody, call for public inquiry (Farnworth) 5748 (Les) 5748
St. John Ambulance
- Life-saving award recipients (Wyse) 6065
St. Mary's Hospital, New Westminster, B.C.
St. Mary's Hospital, Sechelt, B.C.
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
- MRI machines, utilization (Abbott) 9552 (James) 9551-2
- Redevelopment plan and public consultation process (Abbott) 7864-5 (Simpson, S.) 7864-5
- Redevelopment, public-private partnership model (Ralston) 7554 (Taylor) 7554
Salaries See Wages and salaries
Sales
- Retail industry in B.C. (Lee) 7279
- Retailers, registration certificate requirements (Thorpe) 6716
Sales tax
- Changes, impact on window and door manufacturers (Robertson) 5800, 5804
- Collection and remittance by home-based craftpersons and not-for-profit organizations, threshold (Roddick) 5602
- Exemptions (Robertson) 5799-800, 5804, 5825
- Exemptions and reductions (Thorpe) 5799-801
- Exemptions for environmental products (Robertson) 5805
- Public seminars (Thorpe) 5786
- Refund on medical equipment purchases by charitable organizations (Roddick) 5602 (Taylor) 5955
- Refund on multi-glazed windows (Robertson) 6096 (Taylor) 6095-6, 6098
- Review (Ralston) 7566-7 (Robertson) 5799 (Taylor) 5423, 5955, 7566-7 (Thorpe) 5785, 5799
- Roadside tire service, elimination of tax (Roddick) 5602
- Termination of exemption for candy and soft drinks (Sultan) 5275
- Valuation of goods and services for taxation purposes (Thorpe) 6716
Salish first nations
- Creation story (Gentner) 9047
- Importance of history (Fleming) 8797
Salish sucker See Fish
Salt See Food
Saltspring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse
- Respectful Relationships program (Mayencourt) 5851
Salvation Army
- Gateway of Hope homeless shelter project See Gateway of Hope homeless shelter project under Langley, B.C.
San Patrignano, Italy
Sandspit, B.C.
- Future of community (Simpson, B.) 5845-6
SaRCO See Species-at-risk coordination office
under Wildlife
Saskatchewan
- Electoral boundaries, court case (Bloy) 9310-1 (Ralston) 9159
- Government action re trade, investment and labour mobility agreement between B.C. and Alberta (Penner) 7536 (Simpson, S.) 7539
Savary Island
Sayward, B.C.
Saywell Creek Bridge
- Logjam and flooding event (Routley) 6354
Schaufelberger, Bryce
- Community service and soccer team membership (Hawes) 6838
School Act
School boards/districts See Education – School boards and districts
School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
- Potential school closings (Wyse) 5641
- Science award winners (Wyse) 7751
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 37 (Delta)
- Relationship with Tsawwassen First Nation (de Jong) 9028-9 (Gentner) 9028-9
School district 38 (Richmond)
- Funding and graduation rate (Yap) 5284-5
School district 39 (Vancouver)
- Adult basic education teachers (Bond) 6773, 6815-6 (Hammell) 6773, 6815
- Community schools initiative (Simpson, S.) 6870
- Funding (Kwan) 7310
- Funding, impact on special education (Bond) 6825-6 (Cubberley) 6825-6
- Special education students, number (Bond) 6881
School district 41 (Burnaby)
- Class size (Nuraney) 5379
School district 42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
- Issues and concerns (Sather) 6817-9
- StrongStart program (Bond) 6819 (Sather) 6819
School district 43 (Coquitlam)
- Access to lottery funds for capital projects (Farnworth) 7482
- School closings (Black) 5565 (Thorne) 5558-9
- Seismic upgrading (Bond) 6828 (Farnworth) 6827-8
- Survey on school fees (Black) 7062-3
School district 52 (Prince Rupert)
- Class size and composition (Coons) 5399
School district 57 (Prince George)
- Funding for inner-city schools (Bond) 6870
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
- Enrolment levels (Fleming) 6660
- Funding (Bond) 6662 (Fleming) 6661
- Seismic upgrades (Bond) 6667-8 (Karagianis) 6667-8
- StrongStart programs (Bond) 6762
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
School district 69 (Qualicum)
- Accomplishments and programs (Cantelon) 5281
- Education of first nations students (Cantelon) 5279
School district 72 (Campbell River)
- Fees for band instruments, elimination (Trevena) 5472
- Issues (Trevena) 7286
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
- Impact of government initiatives in education system (Routley) 5862-3, 7306
- School closings (Horgan) 5330
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
- Motion on special needs school (Austin) 8831
School district 84 (Vancouver Island West)
School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)
- Issues (Trevena) 7286
- StrongStart program (Trevena) 6807
School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
- Project Agriculture program (Rustad) 5528
School meals program See Education
School (Student Achievement Enabling) Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 20) (Minister of Education) 1R, 6359; 2R, 7018-30, 7055-68, 7284-311; C, 7343-57, 7378-89, 8067-79; 3R, 8079; RA, 8477
- Amdts: sec. 2 1(1) (Cubberley) 7378, negatived 7378; sec. 20 (Cubberley) 8071, negatived 8072; sec. 37 (Cubberley) 8078, negatived 8078
- Divisions: 2R approved 7311, sec. 7 approved 7385, sec. 17 approved 7389, motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment 8079
- Debate, speakers (Black) 7061-4 (Bond) 6359, 7018-9, 7310-1, 7343-57, 7378-89, 8068-71, 8073-8 (Chudnovsky) 7027-30, 7055-6, 7380-1, 7383-4, 7386-8 (Coons) 7289-93, 7350, 7379-80 (Cubberley) 7020-6, 7343-57, 7378-9, 7381-2, 7384-6, 7388-9, 8067-71, 8073-8 (Krog) 7347-8 (Kwan) 7306-10 (Macdonald) 7057-61, 8071-2 (McIntyre) 7026-7 (Routley) 7304-6 (Sather) 7067-8, 7284-6 (Simons) 7300-4 (Simpson, B.) 7293-7 (Simpson, S.) 7297-300 (Thorpe) 7056-7 (Trevena) 7286-9, 7355-6, 7378 (Wyse) 7064-7, 8072
- Consultation by government (Bond) 7349 (Cubberley) 7349-50
- Definitions
- "administrative directive" (Bond) 7350 (Cubberley) 7350
- "district literacy plan" (Cubberley) 7352-3
- "early learning program" (Chudnovsky) 7055 (Cubberley) 7353
- "literacy" (Bond) 7379-81 (Chudnovsky) 7380-1 (Coons) 7291, 7379-80 (Cubberley) 7379, 7381
- "literacy," consultation with first nations (Bond) 7380 (Coons) 7380
- Implementation (Coons) 7292
- Purpose of bill (Bond) 6359
Schools See Education; Education – School boards and districts; Education – Schools
Schultz, Ray
Science and technology
- Research and development
- environmental and sustainable technology (Penner) 9371-2
- government investments (Bloy) 5374 (Coell) 5449-50, 6882
- tax credit (Taylor) 5958
- Science fairs See Education
- Sector, role in B.C. economy (Lee) 9057-8
Scott, Kelly
Scouts Canada
- Centennial celebration (Bloy) 5413
SD-58 Ventures Ltd.
Sea Breeze Power Corp.
- Juan de Fuca cable project (Horgan) 7199 (Neufeld) 7199
Sea to Sky Community Services Society
Sea to Sky corridor See West Vancouver–Garibaldi constituency and area
Sea to Sky Early Learning and Child Development Centre, Squamish, B.C.
Sea to Sky Highway See Highway 99
Sea to Sky land and resource management plan
Seafood industry See Food industry
Seaport Limousine Ltd.
- Manager's comments on snow removal on rural roads (Coons) 5588
Searle, Russ
Sechelt, B.C.
Seckel, Allan
- Role in release of government documents relating to Basi-Virk court case (Campbell) 8245-7 (James) 8245-7
Second-stage housing See Transition houses
Securities Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 28) (Attorney General) 1R, 6835-6; 2R, 8537-40; C, 8731-2, 8743-8; 3R, 8748; RA, 9424
- Debate, speakers (Krog) 8537-9, 8731-2, 8743-8 (Oppal) 6835-6, 8537, 8540, 8731-2, 8743-8 (Ralston) 8539-40
- Definitions, "forward-looking information" and "material fact" (Krog) 8731
- Purpose of bill (Oppal) 6835-6
Securities Commission See British Columbia Securities Commission
Securities industry
- Conflict of laws in different jurisdictions (Ralston) 6545-6 (Taylor) 6545-6
- Defences for statutory civil actions (Krog) 8743-4 (Oppal) 8743-4
- Discount on Canadian equities (Ralston) 7994-5, 8539-40
- Electronic form of security certificates (Ralston) 6539-40 (Taylor) 6540
- Endorsements (Ralston) 6546-7 (Taylor) 6546-7
- Fraud prevention (Krog) 8537-8, 8732, 8743 (Oppal) 8732
- Harmonization of securities regulation with other provinces See also Regulatory passport system below under this main heading
- Harmonization of securities transfer legislation with other provinces and countries (Ralston) 6245-6, 6540-1 (Taylor) 5983, 6245, 6539-41
- Indirect holding of securities (Ralston) 6246 (Taylor) 6245
- Legislation See also Securities Amendment Act, 2007; Securities Transfer Act
- Limited and unlimited liability companies See also Unlimited liability companies under Corporations
- Mutual funds (Ralston) 6542 (Taylor) 6542
- National securities regulator (Oppal) 7995, 8540 (Ralston) 6542, 7995, 8539-40
- Notice of adverse claims (Ralston) 6543 (Taylor) 6543
- Obligation of good faith (Ralston) 6541 (Taylor) 6541-2
- Prohibition of making false statements (Krog) 8732 (Oppal) 8732
- Protection for investors (Oppal) 8537
- Protection for investors, right to civil action (Krog) 8538-9, 8744-8 (Oppal) 8744-8
- Purchaser's control of securities (Ralston) 6543-5 (Taylor) 6543-5
- Regulation and enforcement (Krog) 8537-8 (Ralston) 8539-40
- Regulatory passport system (Oppal) 8537
- Review of B.C. industry (Oppal) 7995 (Ralston) 7995
- Warranties on holdings (Ralston) 6545 (Taylor) 6545
Securities Transfer Act
- (Bill 9) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 5983; 2R, 6245-6; C, 6539-47; 3R, 6547; RA, 6650
- Debate, speakers (Ralston) 6245-6, 6539-47 (Taylor) 5983, 6245, 6539-47
- Commencement date (Ralston) 6547 (Taylor) 6547
- Consequential amendments (Ralston) 6547
- Definitions (Ralston) 6539-40, 6545 (Taylor) 6539-40, 6545
Security services
Security Services Act
- (Bill 15) (Solicitor General) 1R, 6045; 2R, 6409-16; C, 6648-9, 6704-16; 3R, 6716; RA, 8477
- Amdts: sec. 34 (1) (Farnworth) 6706, negatived 6708; sec. 52(3)(j) (Farnworth) 6709, negatived 6715
- Divisions: amdt. to sec. 34 negatived 6708, amdt. to sec. 52 negatived 6715
- Debate, speakers (Farnworth) 6410-2, 6648-9, 6704-15 (Krog) 6412-6 (Les) 6045, 6409-10, 6416, 6648-9, 6704-15
- Consultation by government (Farnworth) 6412
- Purpose of bill (Les) 6045
Secwepemc Nation
- Statement by leader at 1910 meeting with Wilfrid Laurier (Kwan) 8790
Seeds of Empathy program See Bullying, Roots of Empathy and Seeds of Empathy programs
under Violence
Seismic upgrades
Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs See Aboriginal Affairs, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth See Children and Youth, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations See Crown Corporations, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts See Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
Select standing committees See Committee system
under Legislature
Selection, Special Committee of
- First report for third session of 38th parliament, report presented (de Jong) and adopted 5721-2
SELI Canada Inc.
- Treatment of foreign workers (Puchmayr) 9263
Semiahmoo First Nation
- Consultation with government (Sather) 8713
Sencoten Alliance
- Consultation with government (Sather) 8713
Seniors
- Accidents and falls, prevention (Gentner) 9147
- Contributions to society (Hayer) 7515 (James) 8543
- Economic issues (Puchmayr) 8376, 8378-9
- Family and community support (Lee) 8735-6
- Government assistance (Abbott) 7766, 9364, 9366 (Conroy) 7766 (Krog) 8384 (Puchmayr) 8377-8
- Health and welfare, government action (Sather) 8419
- Health care services See Services for seniors under Health – Health care system
- Health care services, home care See Home care
- Housing See also Health – Continuing and long-term care; Housing – Residential care facilities
- Impact on health care system See Impact of aging population under Health – Health care system
- Income and taxes (Chong) 7652 (Conroy) 7652-3
- Issues and concerns, government handling (James) 5285
- Issues, call for independent representative (Dix) 9366-7 (James) 9364
- Issues, independent representative, legislation See Representative for Seniors Act, 2007
- Low-income seniors (Kwan) 5678
- Mandatory retirement See Retirement
- Ministerial responsibility (Abbott) 7767 (Conroy) 7766-7
- Ministerial responsibility and secretariat (Chong) 7649, 7653 (Conroy) 7648-9
- Pension income, impact of longer life spans (Chong) 5444
- Poverty See Incidence among seniors under Poverty
- Premier's council See Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors issues
- Programs and services
- federal benefits (Fleming) 8420-1
- funding and services during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Karagianis) 5386-7 (Lali) 5703
- government initiatives (Bloy) 5373
- income support programs (Richmond) 6256
- inventory of government services (Chong) 7653 (Conroy) 7653
- services (Chong) 7649 (Conroy) 7649
- Property tax deferral See Deferral by seniors under Property tax
- Quality of life, role of community design See Livability for seniors under Communities
- Retirement See Retirement
- Role in volunteer sector (Krog) 8384
- Separation of senior couples in health care facilities See also Transfer of seniors away from home communities under Health – Continuing and long-term care
- Service organizations See also particular organizations
- Service organizations commended (Conroy) 8304
- Service organizations, funding (Chong) 7650-1 (Conroy) 7650-2
- Transportation issues See also Recommendations on transportation issues under Premier's Council on Aging and Seniors Issues
- Use of term "senior" (Conroy) 7649
Seriani, Ab
- Response to fire and rescue of neighbour (Cantelon) 6151
Sevigny, Verna
- Wait for long-term care facility placement (Coons) 5841
Sewage disposal See Waste management
Sexual orientation
Shake and shingle industry See Forests and forest industry
Shannon, Sabrina
- Anaphylactic death (Cubberley) 6531
Shared Services B.C.
- Role and responsibilities (Ilich) 5756, 5876
Sharp, Barb
- Position on B.C. Rail sale as North Vancouver mayor, comments by former Finance Minister See Alleged comments on handling of municipal officials under Collins, Gary
Sharpe, Lloyd and Ruth
- Experience of Columbia River dam construction (Bennett) 8734
Shellfish
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters
- Programs, rental assistance for seniors See Housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters program under Seniors
Shelter beds See Temporary housing and shelters
under Housing
Shelter rates See Benefits, benefit amount for shelter
under Income assistance
Shiells, Jim
Shipping industry
Shirley, B.C. See Otter Point–Shirley area
under Vancouver Island
Shoplifting
Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, B.C.
- Redevelopment project (Abbott) 5673
Shuswap Lake Provincial Park
- Changes (Penner) 7491 (Simpson, S.) 7491
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
Siddon, Tom
- Motor vehicle accident near Revelstoke (Macdonald) 5480
Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh
- Emergency medical treatment in lower mainland hospitals (Abbott) 5322 (Bains) 5322, 5542 (Brar) 5322
Sidhu, Jaswinder
Sierra Legal Defence Fund
- Freedom-of-information request for information on industrial pollution (Lali) 5945
Significant Projects Streamlining Act
Sikh Societies of the Lower Mainland
- Recommendations for action against gang activity (Brar) 5407-8
Silvermere Lake
Silviculture See Forests and forest industry
Similkameen Valley
- Environmental conditions (Thorpe) 5339
Simon Fraser Society for Community Living
- Work of organization (Thorne) 6066-7
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
- Athletic complex expansion (Bloy) 6066
- Clan women's basketball team, championship win (Bloy) 6064
- Surrey campus (Hammell) 5711 (Hayer) 5701
Sinclair, Jim
- Position on MLA remuneration and pension plan (Thorpe) 8472-3
Single Parent Resource Centre, Victoria, B.C.
- Programs and services (Fleming) 5743
Site C project See Power generation on river
under Peace River area
Six Mile Ranch
- Land disposition by government (Hawes) 9049
Skeena constituency and area
- Economic conditions (Austin) 5454-5
- First nations in area (Austin) 8766
- Population decline and access to services (Austin) 5455
Skiing
- Ski industry, heli-ski operations, long-term tenures and caribou protection issue (Bell) 6019 (Sather) 6019
- Ski resorts See Mountain resorts under Resorts
Skills Connect for Immigrants program See Connecting skilled workers with employment
under Immigration
Skills training
- Apprenticeship
- completion rate (Hansen) 8048-50, 8052 (Routley) 8048-50, 8052
- employer's tax credit incentive See Training programs, tax credit program for businesses involved in training below under this main heading
- new spaces (Lekstrom) 5717 (Throne speech) 5263
- role of counsellors (Hansen) 8048 (Routley) 8048-9
- system (Routley) 5861
- Government initiatives (Coell) 5451 (Jarvis) 5297 (Yap) 5285
- Industry training organizations, accountability and reporting requirements (Hansen) 8055 (Routley) 8055
- Industry training organizations, role (Hansen) 8050-1 (Routley) 8050
- Ministerial responsibility (Coell) 7037-8, 7050 (Fleming) 5624, 7037-8, 7050-1
- Promotion of skills training to youth (Hansen) 8050 (Routley) 8050
- Relationship between colleges and secondary schools (Coell) 7050
- Shortage of skilled workers
- B.C. Is Calling initiative (Hansen) 8053, 8055 (Horgan) 7559 (Routley) 8053-5 (Taylor) 7559
- government action (Bloy) 5346 (Coell) 6883 (Fleming) 8421 (Hansen) 8033, 8049-50, 8052-4 (Horgan) 5670 (Routley) 5695, 5697-8, 5861-2, 8049-50, 8052-4 (Throne speech) 5264
- impact on small business, government action (Robertson) 5791-2 (Thorpe) 5791-2
- need for adult literacy programs (Routley) 5591
- program to address issue See Connecting skilled workers with employment under Immigration
- recruitment of foreign workers See Recruitment of foreign-trained workers under Immigration
- shortage (Hansen) 5690-1 (Horning) 5652
- shortage and unemployment levels (Hansen) 8053-5 (Routley) 8053-5
- WorkBC initiative (Hansen) 8046, 8053, 8714 (Kwan) 8046
- Trades training for women (Chong) 7636-7 (Trevena) 7637
- Training capacity review (Coell) 7050
- Training facilities, capacity (Fleming) 7051
- Training facilities, construction (Coell) 7037-8, 7050
- Training in public school system (Bond) 6654 (Cubberley) 6654
- Training programs
- aboriginal student internship program (Hansen) 8047 (Routley) 8047
- career technical training programs, ACE-IT program (Hansen) 8047, 8050, 8052 (Routley) 8046-8, 8052
- completion rates (Fleming) 7037
- entry-level trades training (Hansen) 8046-7 (Routley) 8046-7
- first nations involvement (Hansen) 8047, 8049, 8714-5 (Routley) 8047, 8049
- mobile trades-training centres (Coell) 6969 (Hansen) 8714 (Trevena) 6969
- number of students (Rustad) 5617
- Red Seal certification (Hansen) 8050 (Routley) 8050
- tax credit program for businesses involved in training (Hansen) 8048 (Taylor) 5719, 5957-8
- trades training in rural areas (Coell) 6969 (Trevena) 6969, 6971
- trades training programs (Fleming) 5624
- wait-lists (Coell) 7050-1 (Fleming) 7050
SkyTrain
- Joyce Street station, gardens (Dix) 9286-7
- Public safety in SkyTrain facilities (Ralston) 5870
- Public safety in SkyTrain facilities and station areas (Dix) 9286-7 (Falcon) 9611-2
SLAPP suits See Strategic lawsuits against public participation
under Justice system
Slaughter facilities See Food industry
Slavery
- Abolition in U.K. and call for global abolition of modern slavery (Simpson, B.) 6380-1
Sliammon First Nation
- Consultation on geoduck aquaculture licences See also Geoduck aquaculture licences under Aquaculture
- Position on government action on first nations issues (Fraser) 7437
Slocan Valley
- Management of lake foreshore development by residents, petition tabled (Evans) 7438
Small business See Business – Small business
Small Business and Revenue, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Regulatory Reform
- Estimates
- Accessibility and accountability (Robertson) 5831 (Thorpe) 5831
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Thorpe) 5782-7
- Audits of programs and services (Robertson) 5830 (Thorpe) 5830
- Centre of excellence for tax administration and revenue management (Thorpe) 5786, 5807, 5828
- Contracted services (Robertson) 5834 (Thorpe) 5834
- Customer service (Thorpe) 5783-4, 5786, 5830-1
- Regulatory reform component (Thorpe) 5787
- Small business component, staff and workload (Robertson) 5787-8 (Thorpe) 5787-8
- Staff commended (Thorpe) 5783
- Staff, meetings with lobbyists (Robertson) 5833-4 (Thorpe) 5833-4
- Travel budget (Robertson) 5831 (Thorpe) 5831
- Work on climate change issues (Robertson) 5797, 5804-5 (Thorpe) 5804-5
Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
Small Business Fairness and Protection Act, 2007
- (Bill M218) (Robertson) 1R, 8229
- Debate, speakers (Robertson) 8229
Small claims court
Small Inlet Marine Provincial Park
Small Potatoes Urban Delivery
- Services (Karagianis) 6209
Smith, Merle
- Accomplishments after disabling injury (Bloy) 7514
Smith, Patrick
- Comments on TransLink governance (Karagianis) 9117 (Ralston) 9135
Smith, Therese
- As subject
- comments on Maa-nulth treaty (James) 9444 (Trevena) 9440
- leadership (de Jong) 9429
- Address from the Bar of the House 9359
- First nations, discrimination against first nations people, elimination 9359
- Ka:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation, cultural traditions and history 9359
- Maa-nulth First Nations treaty, final agreement 9359
- Watts, George, leadership 9359
Smithers Exploration Group
Smoke Free Cars Act, 2007
- (Bill M232) (Krog) 1R, 9415-6
- Debate, speakers (Krog) 9415-6
- Purpose of bill (Krog) 9415-6
Smoking See Tobacco
Smyth, Michael
- Commentary on government action re electoral boundaries (Ralston) 9161 (Routley) 9166
SNC Lavalin Inc.
- Treatment of foreign workers (Puchmayr) 9263
Snowmobiling See also Off-road vehicles
under Automobiles
- Back-country snowmobiling, legislation (Hagen) 7798 (Macdonald) 7798
Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Involvement in treaty negotiations (Cantelon) 8565
Social housing See Social and subsidized housing
under Housing
Social Service Tax Act
Social services See Programs and services for children and families
under Children; Social programs and services
under Welfare
Social services tax See Sales tax
Social workers
- Child protection workers See Children
- Non-union workers, wages (Karagianis) 5389
- Number (Karagianis) 5389
- Recruitment (Christensen) 5393, 8392, 8393-4 (Karagianis) 8393
- Recruitment and training of first nations workers (Christensen) 5393, 8392-3
- Role and government support (Sather) 5751
Socialism See also Politics and politicians
- Capacity for innovation (Penner) 5291
Society
- Collective good, role of government (Krog) 9253-4
- Family and friendship networks, importance (Rustad) 7908
- Individual responsibility (McIntyre) 5537
- Quality of life (Evans) 5811 (Hogg) 5824
- Role of investment in social services (Dix) 5660-1
- Tolerance principle (Yap) 6776
Softwood lumber See Forests and forest industry
Sointula Winter Fest
Songhees First Nation
- Agreement with government on Legislature lands (Horgan) 8764
Sooke, B.C. See also Malahat–Juan de Fuca constituency and area
- Aggregate operations in area See Dale Arden Log Hauling Ltd.
- Downtown development and road planning (Falcon) 6338 (Horgan) 6338
- Proposed Silver Spray development, court case (Horgan) 9551
- Regional governance in western Sooke area See Otter Point–Shirley area under Vancouver Island
Soroptimists International of the Langleys
- Fundraising work (Polak) 5986
- Tuning Into Our Teens conference (Polak) 8578-9
South Asian people See Asian Canadians
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority See Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities See Lower mainland
South Fraser perimeter road See South Fraser perimeter road
and Transportation infrastructure
under Lower mainland
Southam, Jean
Southwell, George
Soux, Susan Isabel
- Work on human rights and peace issues (Roddick) 7590
Spare Time Fun Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- Appointment of Deputy and Assistant Deputy Speakers and Committee Chair (Chong) 5813
- Appointment of Deputy Speaker (de Jong) 9091
- Auditor General reports tabled
- 2006-07 annual report 8495
- 2006-07 report No. 10, Follow-up of 2004-2005 Report 2: In Sickness and in Health: Healthy Workplaces for British Columbia's Health Care Workers 5434
- 2006-07 report No. 11, Infection Control: Essential for a Healthy British Columbia 6359
- 2006-07 report No. 12, Switching Tracks: A Review of the B.C. Rail Investment Partnership 6600
- 2007-08 report No. 1, Special Audit Report to the Speaker: The Financial Framework Supporting the Legislative Assembly 7188
- 2007-08 report No. 2, The Child and Youth Mental Health Plan: A Promising Start to Meeting an Urgent Need 8495
- 2007-08 report No. 3, A Review of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project: Governance and Risk Management 8827
- 2007-08 report No. 4, Follow-up of 2004-2005 Report 3: Preventing and Managing Diabetes in British Columbia 9619
- 2007-08 report No. 5, Preventing Fatalities and Serious Injuries in B.C. Forests: Progress Needed 9619
- 2007-08 report No. 6, Literacy: Creating the Conditions for Reading and Writing Success 9619
- service plan, 2007-08–2009-10 5632
- B.C. Legislative Library, annual report, 2006, tabled 8477
- Chief electoral officer, annual report, 2006-07, tabled 8495
- Elections B.C., service plan, 2007-08 and 2009-10, tabled 8495
- Electoral Boundaries Commission, preliminary report tabled 8495
- Independent Commission to Review MLA Compensation, majority report tabled 7373
- Information and Privacy Commissioner, annual report, 2005-06 and 2006-07, tabled 8495
- Legislative Assembly Management Committee, report for the period March 2005 to March 2007 tabled 8444
- Lodge on 4th, conditions for residents, factual dispute between MLAs 9523
- Merit Commissioner, annual report, 2006-07, tabled 8495
- Ombudsman reports tabled
- Annual Report 2006 9619
- special report No. 31, Winning Fair and Square: A Report on the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's Prize Payout Process 8281
- special report No., Victims of Crime; Victims of Change: Transition and Discretion in Crime Victim Assistance Legislation in British Columbia 8218
- Police Complaint Commissioner, annual report, 2006, tabled 8495
- Representative for Children and Youth reports tabled
- joint special report, Health and Well-being of Children in Care in British Columbia: Educational Experience and Outcomes 9619
- Progress Report on the Implementation and Recommendations of the B.C. Children and Youth Review 9619
- Service Plan 2007-2008 to 2009-2010 9619
- Routley, Doug, comments on Lodge on 4th seniors care facility 9523
- Rulings and statements See Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
- Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act
Speaker's statements See Rulings and statements by Chair or Speaker
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act
Special Committee of Selection See Selection, Special Committee of
Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture See Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on
Special Committee to Appoint a Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner See Conflict-of-Interest Commissioner, Special Committee to Appoint a
Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act See Personal Information Protection Act, Special Committee to Review the
Special needs children See Special education and special needs
under Education; Supported care for special needs children
under Children – Child care
Special Olympics
- World Summer Games, performance by B.C. soccer team (Hawes) 8829
Species at risk See Wildlife
Species-at-risk coordination office See Wildlife
Spectacle Lake
- Contaminated soil remediation in area (Horgan) 7461-2 (Penner) 7461
Spector, Norman
- Comments on 2007-08 budget (Horgan) 5669, 5672
Speech from the Throne
- Throne speech address 5257-64
- Moved (Cantelon) 5277-81; seconded (Yap) 5281-5; approved 5875
- Divisions: motion approved 5875
- Throne speech debate (Address in Reply)
- debate 5277-98, 5299-315, 5327-46, 5372-95, 5397-411, 5751-82, 5809-25, 5844-75
- speakers (Bains) 5758-62 (Bell) 5769-74 (Bennett) 5382-6 (Bloy) 5345-6, 5372-5 (Brar) 5405-8 (Cantelon) 5277-81 (Chong) 5813-7 (Chouhan) 5375-7 (Christensen) 5390-5 (Chudnovsky) 5299-303 (Coleman) 5762-6 (Coons) 5395, 5397-400 (de Jong) 5873-5 (Evans) 5782, 5809-13 (Falcon) 5303-5 (Fleming) 5817-21 (Hawes) 5865-9 (Hayer) 5408-11 (Hogg) 5821-5 (Horgan) 5313-5, 5327-31 (Ilich) 5755-8 (James) 5285-7 (Jarvis) 5296-8 (Karagianis) 5386-90 (Krog) 5292-6 (Kwan) 5766-9 (Lali) 5341-5 (Lekstrom) 5400-5 (Macdonald) 5379-82 (Mayencourt) 5849-53 (Neufeld) 5331-4 (Nuraney) 5377-9 (Oppal) 5857-61 (Penner) 5287-92 (Polak) 5308-13 (Ralston) 5869-73 (Robertson) 5334-7 (Routley) 5861-5 (Rustad) 5778-82 (Sather) 5751-5 (Simons) 5774-8 (Simpson, B.) 5844-9 (Simpson, S.) 5305-8 (Thorpe) 5337-41 (Trevena) 5853-7 (Yap) 5281-5
- Comparison to past throne speeches See Budgets and throne speeches under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
- Content (Coons) 5399-400 (Lali) 5341, 5345 (Lekstrom) 5400 (Robertson) 5336-7 (Rustad) 5778, 5781-2 (Simons) 5776 (Thorpe) 5340-1
- Content, environmental focus (Evans) 5810-1 (James) 5285-6 (Trevena) 5854 (Yap) 5283
- Response by MLAs (Simons) 5775
- Themes during B.C. Liberal Party administration See Budgets and throne speeches, themes under British Columbia Liberal Party – Government
- Tradition (Evans) 5809
Speed skating
Spencer Road See Langford, B.C.
Spirit of B.C. program See 2010 LegaciesNow
under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Spirit Squares program See 150th anniversary
under British Columbia; Outdoor public meeting places
under Communities
Splats'in First Nation
- Early childhood educators (Reid) 8596
Sport B.C.
- Promotion of multicultural sports (Bains) 7945 (Hagen) 7945
Sports See also particular events
- Government funding and support (Hagen) 7784
- Hosting of events in B.C. (Hagen) 7784-5
- Multicultural sports in B.C., kabaddi (Bains) 7944-6 (Hagen) 7945-6
Spraggs family
- Land dispute with city of Coquitlam See David/Pathan Avenue project, land dispute under Coquitlam, B.C.
Spring, Jenna
- Academic and athletic accomplishments (Bennett) 6378
Sprockids program
- Youth activities (Hogg) 7955 (Simons) 7955
SPUD See Small Potatoes Urban Delivery
Squamish, B.C.
- Development projects (McIntyre) 5540
- Royal Canadian Legion branch smoking area, petition tabled (McIntyre) 8940
Squamish Elementary School, Squamish, B.C.
- StrongStart program (McIntyre) 8579-80
Squamish First Nation
- Agreement with Environment Ministry (McIntyre) 8688
- Involvement in Ashlu Creek run-of-the-river project (McIntyre) 7687 (Penner) 7227
- Involvement in land use agreement (Bell) 8648 (McIntyre) 8688
- Relationship with government (Bell) 5772
- Sculpture symposium (McIntyre) 6531-2, 9255
Squamish-Lillooet regional district
- Applications to district for run-of-the-river projects, decisions (Simpson, S.) 7522
Squatters See Homelessness
SRM disposal See Waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities, specified-risk materials
under Waste management
Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities See Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Standing Committee on (federal)
Standing order 35 adjournment motions
- Audit of private forest land releases
Stanley Park See Vancouver, B.C.
Statements
- Barisoff, Hon. Bill (Penticton–Okanagan Valley)
- Message of appreciation 9105
- Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
- Sullivan mine accident 8145
- Campbell, Hon. Gordon (Vancouver–Point Grey)
- Battle of Vimy Ridge 6529
- H.A.D. Oliver 9424 (James) 9424
- Shooting at Virginia Tech 6695
- de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford–Mount Lehman)
- Legislative precincts land claims agreement 6618
- Maa-nulth First Nations treaty 8687
- Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Apology for unparliamentary language 8180
- Thorpe, Hon. Rick (Okanagan-Westside)
- Wyse, Charlie (Cariboo South)
- School fire in Cariboo 7218
- Tanya Dumstrey-Soos 7907-8
Statements by members (Standing order 25B)
- Austin, Robin (Skeena)
- Child poverty 8579
- City of Terrace Forestry Task Force 8888
- Social inclusion in schools 8830-1
- Tangle/tooth nets and responsible fishing practices 6838
- Bains, Harry (Surrey-Newton)
- 100th anniversary of Indo-Canadian disenfranchisement 6379
- Community safety 8933-4
- Cost of homelessness 9260
- Eid-ul-Adha festival 8578
- Komagata Maru mural 7124
- Newton Community Festival 7279
- Project Comeback for Surrey homeless 5744
- Recognition of foreign professional credentials 7431
- Youth participation in Newton Remembrance Day ceremonies 6208
- Bennett, Bill (East Kootenay)
- Autism spectrum disorder 8967
- B.C. outdoor caucus 6208
- Bud Caldwell 9259-60
- Carbon dioxide emission reduction in B.C. 7433
- Columbia River Treaty 8734
- Constituency assistants 9596
- Cranbrook amateur athletes meet B.C. Lions 9056
- Ecosystem restoration program 6381
- Retail business people 7126
- Black, Iain (Port Moody–Westwood)
- Crossroads Hospice 9470
- French immersion 9363
- Music programs in schools 6380
- Petro-Canada Ice Centre in Port Moody 6304-5
- Random Acts of Kindness Club at Central Elementary School 5317
- Riverview Hospital lands 8517-8
- Bloy, Harry (Burquitlam)
- 98th anniversary of Maillardville 8518
- Adoption awareness 9147
- Coast Mental Health Foundation Courage to Come Back Awards 5476
- Coquitlam passport program 5744
- Courage to Come Back award winners 7514
- Diabetes awareness 9416
- Festival du Bois 5683
- FIFA Junior World Cup 9517
- Great Salmon Send-off at Stoney Creek 7834-5
- Scouts Canada 5413
- Simon Fraser University athletic complex 6066
- Terry Fox Foundation fundraising events 8303
- World Police and Fire Games 6532
- Brar, Jagrup (Surrey–Panorama Ridge)
- Eradication of poverty 8578
- Violence against South Asian seniors 8734
- Cantelon, Ron (Nanaimo-Parksville)
- Ab Seriani 6151
- Cadillac Van Isle 360 race 8356
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind 5585
- Dover Bay Dolphins basketball champions 6620-1
- Journée de la Francophonie 6305
- Maa-nulth first nations leaders 9362
- Nanaimo RCMP 5682
- Nanaimo Seniors Games 8830
- Parksville park restoration 7750
- Rights of persons with disabilities 7125
- Sports in Nanaimo 7372
- Chouhan, Raj (Burnaby-Edmonds)
- Chudnovsky, David (Vancouver-Kensington)
- Holocaust remembrance 6697
- Homelessness 8516-7
- Little Mountain Residential Care and Housing Society 5413
- National Addictions Awareness Week 9259
- Conroy, Katrine (West Kootenay–Boundary)
- Fanny Albo 5367
- Kootenay region United Nations Association 8777
- Organ donations 6999
- Seniors service organizations 8304
- World Junior A Challenge 9148
- Coons, Gary (North Coast)
- Call for MLA action on climate change 7277-8
- Freegro plant shelters 6151
- Haida Gwaii volunteers 9363
- HaidaLink wind power project 8060-1
- Minerals North conference 7084-5
- Nisga'a new year celebration 5744-5
- North coast water quality and biotoxin program 6471
- Port of Prince Rupert 9008
- Cubberley, David (Saanich South)
- Anaphylaxis prevention 7591
- Benefits of exercise 7836
- Health effects of salt 9317
- Kidney Health Month 6305
- School libraries 8689
- Support for Huynh family 9516-7
- Dix, Adrian (Vancouver-Kingsway)
- Armenian genocide 7085
- Diabetes 8778
- Homelessness solutions proposed by Windermere Secondary students 7000-1
- Evans, Corky (Nelson-Creston)
- Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam–Burke Mountain)
- Elections in Ukraine 9550
- May Day celebrations in Port Coquitlam 7372-3
- Olympic torch relay in Tri-Cities 8887
- Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)
- Chloe Hegland 6151-2
- Greater Victoria Business Awards 6698
- Kate Forster 6621
- Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter 7206
- Learning Disabilities Awareness Month 8966
- Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion 7908
- Oaklands corners project 9361-2
- Rob Wickson 8444
- Seniors advocacy service at Blanshard Community Centre 7278-9
- Single Parent Resource Centre in Victoria 5743
- Victoria Honorary Citizens Awards 5584-5
- Victoria tea festival for Camosun College child care services 5366
- Wark Street Commons community garden 8888-9
- Fraser, Scott (Alberni-Qualicum)
- Alberni wrestling program 6620
- B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5897
- Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners in Burma 8445
- Hospice societies 5682-3
- Port Alberni tall ships festival 8934
- Quality child care 5365-6
- Rights of indigenous people 7432
- Safety of road to Bamfield 9417
- Tree farm licence forest management system 9596
- Gentner, Guy (Delta North)
- Cecylia Witkowski 8229-30
- Comparison of private and universal health care 9418
- Emma Peterson 8061
- Falls prevention for seniors 9147
- Land Commission legislation 6776-7
- Salish sucker 8829-30
- Hammell, Sue (Surrey–Green Timbers)
- Hawes, Randy (Maple Ridge–Mission)
- B.C. soccer champions at Special Olympics World Summer Games 8829
- Bryce Schaufelberger 6838
- Charles John McPherson 8355
- Childhood fitness initiative in Mission 5428
- CPR training in schools 9595
- Flood preparedness 7836
- Lori Wikdahl 8060
- Orbitones reunion concert 7431-2
- Royal Canadian Legion 5986-7
- Zajac Foundation 5627
- Hawkins, Sindi (Kelowna-Mission)
- B.C. Special Olympics Winter Games 5270
- Cancer Society Daffodil Month 7125
- Friendship between seniors and students in Kelowna 6924-5
- Texas and Kelowna police cancer fundraiser 8302
- Tour of Courage cancer fundraiser 7751
- Hayer, Dave S. (Surrey-Tynehead)
- 100th anniversary of Indo-Canadian disenfranchisement 6379-80
- Bombing of Air India flight 6209
- Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre 7001
- Contributions of seniors 7515
- Crime prevention in Surrey 5897
- Employment of disabled persons 9550
- Gang violence 8966-7
- Multiculturalism 5318
- New health care services in Surrey 7835
- Recognition of Surrey police in crime reduction 8146-7
- Surrey Business Excellence Awards 9105-6
- Surrey firefighters 5625-6
- Surrey Memorial Hospital emergency centre 9417
- Tara Singh Hayer 9260
- Tynehead Hall 8445, 8578
- Vaisakhi 6697-8
- Volunteers 8777
- Horgan, John (Malahat–Juan de Fuca)
- Barbara Kohne 9551
- Carveth and Hammond hockey brothers 6924
- Mining industry in B.C. 5528
- Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion fundraising events 8302-3
- Horning, Al (Kelowna–Lake Country)
- Calona Wines 7751-2
- Kelly Scott and Kelowna curling team 5683-4
- Kelowna athletes 5414
- Kelowna women's curling team 6533
- James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month 8687-8
- Capital City Volunteers 6837
- Diwali 9202
- Family caregivers 7750
- Harry Pierre 5428
- International Women's Day 5985-6
- Jannit Rabinovitch 5319
- Jewish Canadian war veterans 7686
- Mabel Jean Rawlins-Brannan 9549-50
- Minimum wage 8965-6
- National Day of Mourning 7205
- New Vista Foundation 8776-7
- Portraits for Our Place 8355
- Sexual abuse of children 9316-7
- Victoria homeless-needs survey 5414
- Victoria Sketch Club 7371
- Karagianis, Maurine (Esquimalt-Metchosin)
- Bioheat 7125-6
- Green energy incentives 8935
- Green Ribbon of Hope campaign 8147-8
- Historic Japanese garden in Esquimalt 9057
- Lampson Street School 5429
- Shipbuilding industry in Esquimalt 8830
- Small Potatoes Urban Delivery 6209
- Wild ARC 9517
- Kwan, Jenny Wai Ching (Vancouver–Mount Pleasant)
- B.C. Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Conference 6380
- Chinese Canadians 6698-9
- Chinese New Year 5317-8
- Covenant House Vancouver 8632
- Farmers' market nutrition and coupon pilot project 9470-1
- Four Sisters Housing Co-operative 7909
- Harriet Nahanee 5683
- Healthy food options for low-income people 9595-6
- Housing and homelessness 8517
- Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House 30th anniversary 7515-6
- Vancouver downtown east side 5839-40
- Vancouver downtown east side arts community 6532
- Women's memorial march 5269-70
- Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)
- Asian contributors to Canadian Cancer Society campaign 6067
- Asian Heritage Month 8146
- B.C. economy and retail sector 7279
- B.C. seafood products 6471
- Burnaby Festival of Volunteers 6923
- Commonwealth awards for rescues 5839
- Community input into Burnaby affordable housing development 7205
- Film and television industry in B.C. 8934
- Heights neighbourhood Hats Off Day celebration 8303-4
- Lunar new year celebrations 5476
- National Technology Week 9057-8
- Prevention of identity theft and Internet fraud 9203
- Public safety in B.C. 7591-2
- Seniors service organizations in Burnaby 8735-6
- SUCCESS non-profit society 5583
- Traditional Chinese medicine 9362-3
- Lekstrom, Blair (Peace River South)
- Judy McGowan and Kiwanis Kids Choir 8230-1
- Pouce Coupe 9148
- Macdonald, Norm (Columbia River–Revelstoke)
- B.C. Games volunteers 9318
- Coroner's inquest into Sullivan mine accident 8147
- Fundraising efforts inspired by Stephen Lewis 8736
- Revelstoke heritage buildings 5476
- Search and rescue workers 9009-10
- McIntyre, Joan (West Vancouver–Garibaldi)
- Ashlu Creek green power project 7687
- Battle of Vimy Ridge 6698
- Early childhood services in Squamish 8579-80
- Howe Sound Women's Centre programs 9317-8
- Joni Ross 5745
- Land use agreements in Sea to Sky area 8688
- Memorial Cup champions Vancouver Giants 8230
- National Day of Mourning 7205
- Preparations for 2010 Olympic Games 5428-9
- Recovery of fish stocks in Cheakamus River 7909-10
- Sea to Sky Community Services Society 5626
- Squamish Nation Sculpture Symposium 6531-2
- West Vancouver Spirit Square 9106
- Whistler Arts Council 9551
- Whistler Blackcomb gondola construction project 9009
- Women in business in Whistler area 5897-8
- MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)
- B.C. wines 8934-5
- Central Mountain Air 6777-8
- Chelsie Mitchell 6209
- Child care in B.C. 8231
- Galore Creek mine project 8632
- Mineral exploration worker training in northwest B.C. 5477
- Mining industry in B.C. 5528, 7909
- Victim services 6621
- Mayencourt, Lorne (Vancouver-Burrard)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 6150
- Influenza vaccination 8933
- Rogers Santa Claus Parade 9516
- Safe schools 5838-9
- San Patrignano addiction treatment model 7432
- Stanley Park restoration 5413-4
- Terry Fox Research Institute 8889
- Vancouver Canucks event in support of Canadian Armed Forces 9202-3
- Nuraney, John (Burnaby-Willingdon)
- Aga Khan 9515-6
- B.C. Council for Families 7206
- Monia Mazigh 9317
- Norooz celebration 6304
- Proposed place of worship at legislative buildings 5744
- Settlement workers in schools 9008
- World Partnership Walk 8356
- Polak, Mary (Langley)
- Bowl for Kids Sake event in Langley 6837
- Bras for a Cause fundraiser in Langley 5986
- Douglas Day 9261
- Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival 9057
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 9469-70
- Langley Regional Airport 5584
- Small Business Month and Langley business awards 8689
- Tuning Into Our Teens conference 8578-9
- Volunteer support for RCMP services 7085
- Puchmayr, Chuck (New Westminster)
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame 9203
- Vimy Ridge poem 7125
- Worker safety 7687-8
- Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)
- Robertson, Gregor (Vancouver-Fairview)
- Canada line construction on Cambie Street 5527-8
- Earth Day celebrations 7000
- Government support for small business 8735
- Roddick, Valerie (Delta South)
- 4-H Club 9008
- B.C. Agriculture Day 7085-6
- Canadian troops in Afghanistan 8734-5
- Celebrating Women and the Spirit of the Cranes 7590
- Healthy eating programs for children 9107
- Jay Drew 6699
- Land development in Delta 5269
- Memoir of nurse Gertrude Ladner 7515
- Support of B.C. farms 8147
- Tsawwassen treaty 8517
- U.S. water-tasting awards 6472
- Routley, Doug (Cowichan-Ladysmith)
- 2008 North American Indigenous Games in Cowichan 9056-7
- B.C. Mixed Curling Championship 6472
- Cowichan sweater 9107
- Cowichan Valley community kitchen services 5626
- Cowichan Valley Hospice Society 5476-7
- Ladysmith Maritime Society 8967
- Ladysmith Resources Centre 7687
- North American Indigenous Games 5896
- Pacific Northwest Raptors centre 6066
- Small-scale farming on Vancouver Island 9516
- Rustad, John (Prince George–Omineca)
- Agritourism and work of Bill and Dagmar Norton 6839
- Arts and culture awards in Prince George 7000
- Battle of Vimy Ridge 6620
- Cancer care in northern B.C. 5896-7
- Celebration of family and friends 7908
- Endako Mines 9417
- Endako Mines and B.C. mining industry 7591
- Flood prevention volunteers 8632-3
- Give the Gift of Sight foundation 6065-6
- Harry Pierre 5429
- Health care volunteers 8444-5
- Mining industry in Fort St. James 9594-5
- Nechako white sturgeon 8830
- Nechako white sturgeon release program 5269
- Operation Remembrance in Prince George 9202
- Port of Prince Rupert 8966
- Project Agriculture 5528
- Relay for Life cancer fundraiser 7278
- Thunder on Ice competition in Fort St. James 5366-7
- Sather, Michael (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)
- Alouette Home Start Society 5839
- Ann Meraw 5987
- Caring Place programs in Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows 6923-4
- Carling Muir 7590-1
- Child care resource and referral program 5269
- George Mussallem 6778
- Laity pumpkin patch in Maple Ridge 8146
- Maple Ridge Secondary School girls basketball team 6621-2
- Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce programs 7908-9
- West Coast Express 7205-6
- Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)
- 2007 B.C. Disability Games in Powell River 5477
- Medical use of marijuana 7515
- Mountain biking on Sunshine Coast 6777
- Students with disabilities in public schools 6208
- Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
- 200th anniversary of abolition of slavery 6380-1
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 6150
- B.C. Cancer Foundation Tour of Courage 8518
- Economic diversification in Quesnel 6838
- Importance of small communities 8356
- Quesnel Community Powwow 6531
- Women in business 5583-4
- Simpson, Shane (Vancouver-Hastings)
- Anaphylaxis 6470-1
- B.C. members of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 8633
- Protection of drinking water supply 7835-6
- Waste Reduction Week 8688
- Sultan, Ralph (West Vancouver–Capilano)
- Avalanche safety 5367
- Steelhead 8778
- Steelhead protection on Capilano River 7279-80
- West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society 8061-2
- Thorne, Diane (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Economic development in Coquitlam 8231
- Flaunt your Frenchness week in Maillardville 5428
- Maillardville 6304
- Millside Elementary 100th anniversary 7514
- Proposed Austin Heights Business Improvement Association 9056
- Riverview Hospital lands 9469
- Simon Fraser Society for Community Living 6066-7
- Trevena, Claire (North Island)
- Ann Elmore Transition House 9595
- Campbell River Hospital 9146-7
- Child care in B.C. 7372
- Coalition of Child Care Advocates 5414
- Gold River–Tahsis Great Walk 8230
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 9470
- International Women's Day 5986
- Issues for working women 6925
- Miners Memorial Day 8355-6
- Red Cross RespectED program 5268
- Safety for women on Highway 16 5585
- Sointula Winter Fest 9260-1
- Spare Time Fun Centre 6532-3
- Tidemark Theatre 9008-9
- Violence against women awareness project in Campbell River 7086
- Wei Wai Kum cruise ship terminal 7590
- West Shore Centre 9362
- Woodlots 8060
- World Press Freedom Day 7432-3
- Whittred, Katherine (North Vancouver–Lonsdale)
- 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
- 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
- Wyse, Charlie (Cariboo South)
- 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
- Yap, John (Richmond-Steveston)
- Anniversary of Chinese Immigration Act repeal 7371
- BC150 Years Rivermania event 9147-8
- Captain George Vancouver Week 8688-9
- Chinese Canadian Military Museum 6924
- Chinese New Year 5366
- Contributions of immigrants 5838
- Heritage Week 5319
- Richmond Kigoos Swim Club 7686
- Richmond Society for Community Living 8887-8
- Sharon Huang 8444
- Steveston Community Centre 9471
- Steveston water park 8061
- Vandalism at Beth Tikvah Synagogue 6776
- White ribbon campaign 9550-1
Statistics Canada
- Measurement of B.C. economy (Penner) 7538
- Monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions (Penner) 7218-9, 7439
Statute Revision Act
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature
under Legislature
Stecyk, Barry
- Support for Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan (Christensen) 9202
Steele, Sean
- Experience as special needs student (Cubberley) 5685
Steelhead See Fish
The Steeples, Chemainus, B.C.
- Conditions for residents, case (Abbott) 8584 (Routley) 8583-4
Sterile insect release program See Pest control
Stern, Nicholas
- Comments on climate change (Trevena) 9408
Steveston, B.C. See Richmond-Steveston constituency and area
Steveston Community Centre, Richmond, B.C.
- Facilities and programs (Yap) 9471
Steveston Community Society
- Fundraising and work on water park project (Yap) 8061
Stikine See Bulkley Valley–Stikine constituency and area
Stillwell, Michelle
- Experience as disabled athlete (Cantelon) 8873
Stó:lô Nation
- Xyolhemeylh children and family services agency, issues (Christensen) 6625, 8486 (Karagianis) 6625, 8486
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
Storm Cat Energy Corp.
- Coalbed gas well operations in Elk Valley (Simpson, S.) 8971
Storms
Stowe, Norman
- Work on contracts for Vancouver Convention Centre (Hagen) 7883
Strata property
- Condominiums, leaky-condos issue
- government action (Coleman) 7973-4 (Puchmayr) 7972-3 (Thorne) 5558
- local government liability for legal costs (Gentner) 7736
- public inquiry (Puchmayr) 6089-90
- Short-term rental properties, property assessment (Robertson) 7923-5, 8023-4 (Thorpe) 7923, 8023-4
- Strata management, trust account requirements (Ralston) 6248, 6647 (Taylor) 6247, 6647
Street people See Homelessness
Streetlink Emergency Shelter See Victoria Cool Aid Society
StrongStart B.C. See Children – Early childhood development
Student aid See Student financial assistance
under Post-secondary education
StudentAid B.C. See Student financial assistance, name change
under Post-secondary education
Students See Education; Post-secondary education; Skills training
Substance abuse and addiction
- Awareness (Chudnovsky) 9259
- Crystal methamphetamine
- cross-ministry secretariat (Fleming) 7414, 7417 (Les) 7414
- education in schools (Fleming) 7417-8 (Les) 7417-8
- government action on prevention and treatment (Fleming) 7410-5 (Hawes) 5866 (Les) 7411-5
- Meth Watch program (Les) 7416
- production, labs in B.C. (Fleming) 7416 (Les) 7416
- sale of ingredients in pharmacies (Fleming) 7415-7 (Les) 7416-7
- Detox beds (Trevena) 7630
- Grow ops and meth labs, access to electricity consumption information by local authorities (Ralston) 5872
- Housing for addicted persons See Supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill under Housing
- Prevention and treatment services
- San Patrignano model See also therapeutic communities below under this subheading
- therapeutic communities (Kwan) 9242-3 (Mayencourt) 9241-3
- unregulated residential services (Ralston) 5869
- Relationship with mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
SUCCESS See United Chinese Community Enrichment Service Society
Success by 6 See Programs and services
under Children – Early childhood development
Sullivan mine See Sullivan minesite
under Teck Cominco Ltd.
Sumas Energy 2 Inc.
- Proposed power facility in Sumas, Washington, NDP position (Coleman) 5763
Summerland, B.C.
Sunshine Coast regional district See also Powell River–Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- Land use issues (Simons) 7732-4
- Regional growth strategy (Chong) 7734 (Simons) 7734
Super, Natural B.C.
Superintendent of real estate
Supply Act, 2006-2007 (Supplementary Estimates No. 1)
Supply Act (No. 1), 2007
- (Bill 13) (Minister of Finance) 1R, 5983; 2R, 6241-5; C, 6386; 3R, 6386; RA, 6650
- Debate, speakers (Farnworth) 6242-4 (Horgan) 6244-5 (Ralston) 6241, 6386 (Taylor) 5983, 6241, 6245, 6386
- Purpose and time line of debate (Horgan) 6244-5
- Purpose of bill (Taylor) 5983, 6241
Supply Act, 2007-2008
Supported living, supportive housing, etc. See Supportive housing
under Housing – Residential care facilities
Supreme Court Act
Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Appeal of judgments (Oppal) 8081-2
- Revision of court rules (Oppal) 7959
- Ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area (de Jong) 9509 (Fraser) 9435, 9509
Supreme Court of Canada
- Ruling on bartering or trading of fish by first nations (MacKay) 8958
- Ruling on consultation of first nations on development of traditional lands (James) 8558
- Ruling on electoral boundaries and voter rights (Bloy) 9311 (Hawes) 9195
Surgery See Health – Health care system
Surrey, B.C. See also Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area; Surrey-Newton constituency and area; Surrey-Tynehead constituency and area; Surrey-Whalley constituency and area; Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
- 72nd Avenue improvements See Transportation infrastructure under Delta, B.C.
- Central City development, sale (Brar) 7472-4 (Gentner) 7474 (Les) 7472-4
- Child care resource and referral services (Bains) 5543
- Crime prevention and reduction (Hayer) 5897, 8146-7 (Ralston) 5869-72
- Crime prevention and reduction, recommendations re youth intervention and parenting programs (Ralston) 6871-3
- Firefighters, work and volunteerism (Hayer) 5625-6
- Health care facilities See also Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, B.C.
- Health care facilities, outpatient facility
- construction See also Health care services, improvements below under this main heading
- major capital project plan tabled (Abbott) 6359
- major capital project, public-private partnership model (Ralston) 7560-2 (Taylor) 7560-2
- Health care services
- 2005 capacity report and recommendations (Abbott) 7852 (Brar) 7850-2
- government action (Bains) 5759-60
- improvements (Hayer) 5411, 5701, 7835
- improvements during NDP administration (Brar) 7852-3
- Homelessness (Hammell) 5712-3 (Thorne) 5557
- Homelessness, program for homeless day labourers See Project Comeback program under Newton Advocacy Group Society
- Police awards See Surrey Board of Trade
- Public safety issues (Ralston) 5870
- Schools See School district 36 (Surrey)
- Shelter beds in area (Brar) 8143-4 (Coleman) 8143-4 (Thorne) 5557
- Social housing projects (Coleman) 5554
- Sports, kabaddi stadium (Bains) 7945-6 (Hagen) 7945-6
- Transit services (Ralston) 5870, 5872-3
- Transition housing projects (Hayer) 5701
- Transportation infrastructure (Chudnovsky) 5728 (Falcon) 9609 (Hayer) 5701, 5727-9
- Tynehead community hall See Tynehead Hall, Surrey, B.C.
- University campus See Surrey campus under Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
- Violence against South Asian seniors (Brar) 8734
Surrey Board of Trade
- Business Excellence Awards (Hayer) 9105-6
- Police Officer of the Year awards (Hayer) 8146-7
Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, B.C.
- Conditions (Bains) 5542
- Construction announcements (Bains) 5542, 7618-9
- Construction of new facilities See also Health care facilities, outpatient facility under Surrey, B.C.
- Construction of new facilities, NDP position (Abbott) 7619-20
- Construction of new facilities, time lines (Abbott) 7618-20 (Bains) 7618-9
- Construction time line for new emergency ward (Hammell) 5712
- Emergency centre, Guru Nanak Emergency Service Front Entrance (Hayer) 9417
- Emergency room capacity (Brar) 5408
- Funding (Taylor) 5720
- Government initiatives (Abbott) 7620
- Public concerns (Bains) 5758-9
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey–Green Timbers constituency and area
- Description and issues (Hammell) 5711-2
Surrey-Newton constituency and area
- Crime and public safety (Bains) 8933-4
- Issues and concerns, government response (Bains) 5758
- Newton Community Festival (Bains) 7279
Surrey-Tynehead constituency and area
- Volunteer organizations (Hayer) 8777
Surrey-Whalley constituency and area
- Neighbourhood development (Ralston) 5869-70
Surrey–White Rock constituency and area
- Business and volunteer activities (Hogg) 5822
Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on
- Consultation process (Austin) 6156
- Membership and powers (de Jong) 5325
- Reports
- final report presented (Austin) 8067
- final report recommendations (Fraser) 8168-9
- first report for second session of 38th parliament presented (Austin) and adopted 6156
Sustainable environment fund See Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities
Suzuki, David See also David Suzuki Foundation
- Comments on B.C. government climate change plan (McIntyre) 5537
Syer, Tom
- Position with Premier's Office (Campbell) 8251-2 (James) 8251-2