BC Legislature - Hansard Index (Subject and Business entries), Third Session, 39th Parliament

Waardenburg, Jim

Life and accomplishments (van Dongen) 7243

W.A.C. Bennett Dam

Reservoir See Williston reservoir

Wages and salaries See also Income

Average wages (Les) 6329

Minimum wage (Bains) 6336 (Bloy) 6820 (Cadieux) 6521, 6806-9 (Chouhan) 6807-9 (Thorne) 6487 (Thornthwaite) 6504

Salaries for senior positions (Krog) 7545

Training wage (Thornthwaite) 6504

Wages (Ralston) 7000 (Sultan) 6278

Walk to Fight Arthritis

Fundraising event (Fleming) 6953

Walker, Darryl

Comments on forest industry (Conroy) 6462

Walter, Bernd

Position as chair of B.C. Review Board (Krog) 6965 (Penner) 6964

Waneta Dam

Expansion project (Horgan) 7812

War See Armed forces

Violence against women and children See Violence

Wards See Guardianship
Washington, George

Comments on democracy (Simpson, B.) 6361

Waste management

Landfills on farmland (Huntington) 6676 (Popham) 6674

Landfills, regulation of diversion of organic waste (Fleming) 7230-1 (Lake) 7230-1

Organic waste, emissions See Reduction under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions

Recycling See Recycling

Wasylyk, Margo

Care plan implementation (Bloy) 7159 (Trevena) 7159

Water

Bottled water, environmental impact (Routley, D.) 7223 (Yamamoto) 7223

Drinking water protection, government initiatives and investment (Slater) 6531

Groundwater (Routley, D.) 6836-7

Groundwater, classification and development (Huntington) 7233 (Lake) 7233

Management and stewardship, funding (Macdonald) 7053-4 (Thomson) 7054

Management and stewardship, government policy (Huntington) 7232-4 (Lake) 7232-5 (Simpson, B.) 7235

Protection of resources (Mungall) 6597 (Routley, D.) 6375, 6836-7

Rivers, streams, etc. See Rivers and streams

Water licences and rentals, revenues to government (Macdonald) 7054-5 (Thomson) 7055

Water systems See Infrastructure

Water Act

Revision (Huntington) 7234 (Lake) 7232-5 (Simpson, B.) 7235 (Slater) 6468

Watson, John

Report on post-secondary education in B.C. See Private institutions, report recommendations under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Weeds See Plants
Weisgerber, Jack

Work on Aboriginal Affairs Committee (Lali) 7702

Welfare

Community organizations See Communities

Community social services sector, workers See Social workers

Income assistance See Income assistance

Social conditions (Simpson, S.) 6845-7

Social conditions, impact on society See Social equity under Society

Social programs and services, funding (Hogg) 6742-3, 6761 (Letnick) 6454

Social programs and services, impact of reductions on health care system (Farnworth) 7519-20

Social workers See Social workers

Support system for vulnerable persons (Kwan) 7476 (Simpson, S.) 6390 (Thorne) 6488 (Throne speech) 6272

Wells Gray Provincial Park

Tourism marketing (Lake) 6289

Wolf and caribou population in area (Sather) 7146 (Thomson) 7146

West Coast General Hospital, Port Alberni, B.C.

Alternative-level-of-care beds (Fraser) 7598

West End constituency and area See Vancouver–West End constituency and area
West Moberly First Nations

Consultation by government on coal exploration activities (Donaldson) 7723

West Vancouver, B.C.

Spuraway building and area, 100th anniversary and history (Sultan) 6596-7

West Vancouver–Sea to Sky constituency and area

Description and issues (McIntyre) 6492-4

Olympic Games legacy and torch relay (McIntyre) 6492-3

Western Canada Summer Games

Hosting by Kamloops (Krueger) 7853 (Lake) 6288

Western climate initiative See Climate change
Western Forest Products Inc.

Operations on Vancouver Island (Cantelon) 6404

Western Hockey League

Activities and Memorial Cup championship (Bennett) 6954

Westside-Kelowna constituency and area

Issues (Stewart) 6361-2

Wet'suwet'en First Nation

Position on pipeline project proposal (Fraser) 6592

Whistler, B.C.

Olympic Games legacy (McIntyre) 6493

White Rock and South Surrey Chamber of Commerce See South Surrey and White Rock Chamber of Commerce
Wildfires See Forest fires under Fires and firefighters
Wildlife

Attraction to landfills and organic waste (Lake) 7231

Baiting and harassment of wildlife, prevention See "Fair chase" concept under Hunting

Bears, orphan cub rehabilitation (Fraser) 7271-2

Burrowing owl conservation (Slater) 6887-8

Conservation officers (Fraser) 7272

Cougars, population (Sather) 7147 (Thomson) 7147

Cruelty prevention See Animals – Cruelty prevention

Damage by wildlife to farms and livestock, prevention See Predator and ungulate control below under this main heading

Endangered species See Species at risk below under this main heading

Exotic species See Animals

"Fair chase" concept See Hunting

Harvest allocation policy See Hunting

Hunting See Hunting

Inventory (Huntington) 7087 (Thomson) 7087

Management (Sather) 7144 (Thomson) 7144

Mountain caribou, protection (Sather) 7146 (Thomson) 7146-7

Predator and ungulate control (McRae) 6678-9 (Simpson, B.) 6678-9

Snakes, snakebites See Snakebite treatment services under Health – Health care system

Species at risk

government task force, report and recommendations (Fleming) 7189-90, 7192 (Lake) 7190, 7192

legislation See also Species at Risk Protection Act, 2011

legislation, petition tabled (Black, D.) 7542

protection (Fleming) 7189-91, 7746 (Lake) 7190-1

Wildlife rehabilitation facilities, funding (Fraser) 7272

Wolves, population control (Sather) 7146 (Thomson) 7146-7

Willcocks, Paul

Article on economic performance of B.C. Liberal Party government (Ralston) 6322

William, Prince

Marriage to Catherine Middleton (Falcon) 6471 (Horgan) 6471

Williams, Allan

Public service and death (McIntyre) 7849

Williams, Lorna

Comments on First Nations language (Coons) 6589

Williams, Shelley

Compensation for work with securities commission (Falcon) 7509 (Ralston) 7508

Williston reservoir

Diversion of water by energy companies (Horgan) 6750

Diversion of water by energy companies, approval process and public consultation (Coleman) 7752, 7821 (Horgan) 7821 (Lake) 7236 (Simpson, B.) 7235-6, 7751-2

Wills

Administration of wills and estates See Estates

Wills, Estates and Succession Act

Debate in Legislature and proclamation (Krog) 7255

Wills, Estates and Succession Amendment Act, 2011

(Bill 10) (Attorney General) 1R, 6951-2; 2R, 7254-5; C, 7481-6; 3R, 7486; RA, 7878

Debate, speakers (Krog) 7255, 7481-5 (Penner) 6952, 7254-5, 7481-6

Definitions and terms (Krog) 7482 (Penner) 7481-2, 7484-5

Purpose of bill (Penner) 6952, 7254-5

Section on "purchase of the spousal home" (Krog) 7255, 7483-4 (Penner) 7255, 7483-4

Wills Variation Act

Language (Penner) 7484

Wiltshire, Suzanne

Compensation for work with securities commission (Falcon) 7509 (Ralston) 7508

Wind power See Energy
Windsor Secondary School, North Vancouver, B.C.

Artificial turf field project (Thornthwaite) 6506

Windy Craggy Mountain

Mine development proposal and park designation (Les) 7008

Wolves See Wildlife
Women

Housing, safe houses and other temporary housing See Temporary housing and shelters under Housing; Transition houses

Involvement in political parties See Political parties, participation by women under Politics and politicians

Issues, handling by B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Clark) 7795 (Dix) 7795

Violence against women See Violence

Women involved with criminal justice system See Justice system

Women's centres, funding (Kwan) 6425 (Mungall) 6416-7

Women and Water

Radio show (Mungall) 6597

Wood waste

Expansion of use of fibre (Thomson) 7066, 7130, 7134

Use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy

Wood-first initiative See Forests and forest industry
Woodlots See Forests and forest industry
Workers See also Labour; particular sectors

Bullying See Bullying in the workplace under Violence

Foreign workers See Immigration

Health and safety See Occupational health and safety

Rights, B.C. Liberal Party position (Chouhan) 6797-8, 6814

Rights, human rights protection (Elmore) 6855

Shortage See Shortage of skilled workers under Skills training

Wages See Wages and salaries

Workers compensation See also WorkSafe B.C.

Compensation for workers

acquired soft tissue disorder (Cadieux) 6812 (Chouhan) 6812

asbestosis (Conroy) 6466

asbestosis and mesothelioma (Cadieux) 6813 (Conroy) 6813

Special care services for severely injured workers (Cadieux) 6813

System (Simons) 6455

Working Roundtable on Forestry See Forests and forest industry
Workplace Bullying Prevention Act

(Bill M217) (Chouhan) 7852

Debate, speakers (Chouhan) 7852

Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
WorkSafe B.C. See also Workers compensation

2010 annual report and 2011-13 service plan, tabled (Cadieux) 6689-90

Budget and staffing (Cadieux) 6810-2 (Chouhan) 6810-1

Committee members, training (Cadieux) 6811 (Chouhan) 6811

Coverage of mine workers (Cadieux) 6813 (Donaldson) 6812-3, 7728

Health care policies, review (Cadieux) 6813 (Conroy) 6813

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Observance (Conroy) 7853

World Partnership Walk

Fundraising event (Horne) 7747

Wright, Wayne

Comments on housing issues (Simpson, S.) 7328

Wrongful death See Justice system
Wu, Yao Wei

Treatment by police and investigation (Kwan) 7474-5