Province of British Columbia
First Session, 40th Parliament – 2013
INDEX (Member entries)
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)

As subject
constituents, supporters and colleagues thanked 9
election as MLA 9
Ashcroft and District Health Care Auxiliary, centennial of hospital auxiliary 920
B.C., rural B.C. communities 9-10
Business, small business sector 10
Children and youth, child care, government funding and support 192
Education
education of First Nations people 9
graduation rates 152-3
Environment, cabinet committee on environment and land use 10
Forests and forest industry 10
Fraser-Nicola constituency and area
description, industries and issues 9-10
First Nations 9
First Nations involvement in resource industries 802
mining industry 802
Government
cabinet committees, cabinet committee on secure tomorrow 10
regulations, reduction 10
Mines and mining industry
development, government goals 802
industry and skills training 10
Motions
Resource development 802-3
New Gold Inc., New Afton mine project and First Nations involvement 802
Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd., Copper Mountain mine 10
Princeton Secondary School, graduates in June 2013 152-3
Private members' statements (response)
Women in the workforce 192
Resources and resource industries, resource development 802-3
School district 74 (Gold Trail), enhanced education agreement with First Nations 9
Skills training, trades training for women 192
Statements by members
Ashcroft Hospital Auxiliary 920
Graduation rate at Princeton school 152-3
Teck Resources Ltd., Highland Valley mine 10
Throne speech debate 9-10
Women
government support and participation in workforce 192
women in business and leadership positions 192
Thomson, Hon. Steve (Kelowna-Mission)

As subject
volunteers, family, staff and constituents thanked 108
Alberni Valley, logging activities and wildlife habitat protection in area 297
Ancient Forest Alliance, park acquisition fund proposal 292
Arizona, Yarnell Hill fire and deaths of firefighting crew 257
B.C., northeast B.C., oil and gas industry water use 298-9
B.C. Hydro, role in water licences and rentals 257
B.C. timber sales program
expenses and revenues 254, 281
operations 231
review 217
Budget debate 108-10
Budgets
2013-14 budget 108, 110
three-year fiscal plan 108
Carbon Offset Aggregation Cooperative of B.C., activities 283
Colliery Dam Park, dam risk mitigation, community concerns and role of government 157-8
Cowichan Valley, watersheds, local decision-making 261
Economy
conditions 219
role in funding government services 216
Employment and unemployment, government job strategy 216, 292
Energy, bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 256
Fibreco Export Inc., long-term agreement for wood chip exports 156-7
Fires and firefighters
deaths of firefighters 257
forest fires, prevention and fuel management pilot projects 256
Fish, changes to fish habitat protection legislation 296
Fisheries Act (federal), amendments 296
Fishing industry, licence fee revenues 254-5
Forest Appeals Commission, appeal re amendment of forest stewardship plan 286-7
Forests and forest industry
cellulose filament research 217
certification of forest products 293
conditions in industry 46
constraints on timber harvesting 286
employment and jobs 217, 292
export of products 217
expansion of market for products 217
permit process 156-7
First Nations involvement in industry 292
First Nations involvement in industry, revenue-sharing agreements 217
forest inventory 46, 217, 288, 291-2
forest licences, conversion to tree farm licences 222-8
forest licences, licences to cut for energy and natural gas industries 284-5, 296
forest management and practices
habitat restoration and landscape management 296
innovative forest practices agreements 288
sustainable forest practices 293-6
government investment and support 46-7, 289, 292
old-growth forests, protection 291-2
research 291
revenues to government 219-21, 224-5, 229-30, 286, 288-9
silviculture
activities by private companies 286
activities by private companies, forest carbon program 282-3
government action 284-6, 289-90, 293, 296
not sufficiently restocked land 294
softwood lumber exports 217
stumpage system
database information and harvest billing system 233, 253-4
rates 230-1
revenues 220-1, 229-31
revenues and court cases 232-3
tenure system, area-based tenures 217, 222-8, 288
timber pricing, cruise-based pricing 231-3, 253-4
timber pricing, market pricing system 231
timber supply areas in interior
forest inventory 288
government action plan 217, 222
timber supply 222, 287
tree farm licences, forest inventory 292
wood pellet industry 217
workers, check scalers 231
zero net deforestation initiative 284
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
estimates debate 216-7, 219-33, 253-61, 281-300
budget and staffing 290
budget, expenditures 290-1
budget, revenue projections 220-1, 224-5, 229-30, 286, 288-9
estimates debate 297
meetings with Forests Minister 297-8
priorities 217
resource stewardship division 290-1
role and responsibilities 216-7
Freshwater Fisheries Society, funding and activities 255
Government spending 109
Guide-outfitters, operations 217
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, funding 254-5
Hunting, licence fee revenues 254-5
Ladner, Harbour Park, permit for footbridge replacement 299-300
Merritt timber supply area, forest inventory and innovative forest practices agreement 287-8
Mines and mining industry, permitting process 216-7
Oil and gas
hydraulic fracturing 258, 260
liquefied natural gas development 108-9
Oil and Gas Commission
forestry activity permitting 285
operations and water management 258-9
Okanagan area
government investment in health care and education 109
tourism industry, water infrastructure and technology sector 109-10
Okanagan College, trades-training facilities and programs 109
Oral questions (response)
Colliery Dam Park in Nanaimo 157-8
Fibreco agreement for export of wood chips 156-7
Timber Supply Committee recommendations and forest inventory funding 46-7
Pacific Carbon Trust, allocation of carbon offsets, silviculture activities by private companies 261, 281-3
Parks, establishment and expansion of parks and conservancies, park acquisitions 292
Petitions
brain protection strategy and access to services for persons with phenylketonuria 819
Phenylketonuria, brain protection strategy and access to services, petition tabled 819
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 109
Resources and resource industries
integrated resource management, funding and decision-making process 260, 289
permitting process 216-7
resource development and role in economy 108
resource stewardship 290-1
revenues to government 260
Skills training, government investment and support 109
Taxation, government policies 109
Timber Supply Special Committee
report recommendations and government response 46-7, 217, 225-8, 286
work of committee 46-7
Trade between B.C. and Asia 109
Vancouver Island, old-growth forests, protection 292
Water
groundwater monitoring and regulation 258
management and stewardship 298
use, data collection 259
water licences and rentals
fee structure 260
monitoring of industrial usage 258-9
NorthEast Water Tool hydrological survey program 258, 298-9
revenues to government 257-8, 260
Water Act, revision 258-60, 296
Watersheds, community watersheds, local decision-making 261
Wells Gray Provincial Park, mountain caribou protection in area 295-6
Wildlife
habitat protection 254-5, 296-7
mountain caribou, protection 294-6
revenues to government from fees and licences, allocation 254-5
species at risk task force report recommendations 297
Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)

As subject
experience in education system 148
family and supporters thanked 147
role as parliamentary secretary 148
Animals, regulation of dogs, petition tabled 925
Bridge Studios, operations 84-5
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 147
B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund, camp for children and recovery facility project 548
Budget debate 147-9
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 148
Capilano University, Aboriginal Student Centre and programs for aboriginal students 149
Community Charter, amendments, petition tabled 925
Economy, conditions and government policies 147-8
Education, schools, capital projects, government investment 148
Film industry
government support and role in economy 149
role in economy 85
Food and food industry, locally grown food 148
Health promotion and disease prevention 148
Lions Gate Hospital, Greta and Robert Ho psychiatry and education centre project 148
Motions
Referendum on TransLink revenue sources 202-3
North Shore Rescue Team Society, activities and recognition 26
North Shore, soccer activities 206
North Vancouver
film industry 85
fire department 548
issues and concerns 147, 149
transit services 203
Parliamentary Secretary for Student Support and Parent Engagement, activities and role 148
Petitions
Community Charter provisions on dangerous dogs 925
Post-secondary education, government investment and support, online textbook program 149
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 149
Resources and resource industries, role in economy 148
School district 44 (North Vancouver), capital projects 148
Skills training
government investment and support 148-9
secondary school programs, trades career promotion in K-12 system 148
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority, governance and referendum on funding model 202-3
Statements by members
Activities of North Shore Rescue 26
The Bridge Studios and film industry in B.C. 84-5
Burn camp for children and B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund 548
Soccer activities on North Shore 206
Tucker, Shauna, volunteer activities 206
Throness, Laurie (Chilliwack-Hope)

As subject
comments in budget debate (Krog) 70-1, 73
family and supporters thanked 68
role as MLA 68-70
Agassiz Centre for Education, adult high school education program and graduates 42
Agriculture, government support 69
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management, mandate and vision 69-70
Budget debate 68-70
Chilliwack-Hope constituency and area, issues and concerns 69-70
Cultus Lake Provincial Park, board governance, petition tabled 1011
Economy, sustainable development 69-70
Education, graduation, seniors program 42
Fraser Valley, agriculture 69
Metro Vancouver, waste management, incineration plan 69-70
Minter Gardens, closing and contributions of Minter family 390
Oil and gas
liquefied natural gas development 69-70
pipelines, public opinion 69
Parliamentary Secretary for Corrections, role 70
Petitions
Cultus Lake Park board governance 1011
Statements by members
Graduates of Agassiz Centre for Education 42
Minter Gardens 390
Substance abuse and addiction, treatment beds 70
Trevena, Claire (North Island)

As subject
constituents and supporters thanked 186
participation in budget debate 186
Advanced Education Ministry, estimates debate 877-8
Ann Elmore Transition House, staff role in second-stage housing facility project 390-1
Automobiles, commercial vehicle safety enforcement 703
Bond, Shirley, meetings with tourism operators 1000
B.C., rural B.C., health care access 1026
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, comments on coastal ferry system 663
B.C. Ferry Services Inc., financial management and executive compensation 662-4
B.C. Liberal Party government, financial management 186-7
B.C. Transit, budget, funding and review recommendations 705-7
Budget debate 186-7
Budgets, 2013-14 budget 186-7
Campbell River and District General Hospital, replacement project, number of beds 1025
Campbell River, hospice funding 1025
Clark, Christy, comments on shipbuilding industry 665-6
Comox Valley, adolescent mental health services 1025
Consumers, costs and user fees 187
Environment, conservation officers 186, 423-4
Environment Ministry, estimates debate 423-4
Facey, Nick, comments on paving of road to Zeballos 47
Ferries and ferry services
economic impact of fare increases and service reductions, analysis 663
fares 662-3
ferry services model, review and recommendations 664
funding and funding as part of highways system 662-3
public consultation and report, government response 660
routes and services, service reductions and changes 660
safety, evacuation plans and freedom-of-information request 1133
system, management 1133
system, role in economy 663
vessels, cable ferry 667
vessels, procurement of new vessels 665-7, 1000
Forests and forest industry, conditions in industry 186
Fuel, hydrogen fuel, use and supply 707-8
Goodwin, Ginger, advocacy for miners' rights 26
Government programs and services, funding and reductions 186
Health care system, surgery wait-lists and waiting times 1025-6
Health Ministry, estimates debate 1025-6
Highway 19 (Island Highway), Cumberland section, former Ginger Goodwin Way designation and memorial gathering in area 26
Highway 99, George Massey Tunnel, replacement project 708
Hospice and palliative care, funding 1025
Immigration, provincial nominee program, long-haul truck drivers 703
Income assistance
benefit amount for shelter and medical benefits 306
benefits, deduction of CPP disability child benefit payment 307
Information and communications technology, high-speed Internet service for remote and rural communities 878
Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry, estimates debate 1000
Kushner, Aaron, income assistance benefits 307
Mental health, adolescent mental health services 1025
Mi Joo Tour and Travel Ltd., bus operations and 2012 highway accident 702
Mines and mining industry workers, rights and safety 26
North Island College, funding 877-8
North Island constituency and area
constituents' concerns re health care services 1025-6
constituents' issues and concerns 186-7
ecotourism operators' concerns and proposed meeting with Tourism Minister 1000
high-speed Internet service 878
Oral questions
B.C. Ferries information on ferry evacuation plans 1133
Comments by Liberal candidate and paving of road to Zeballos 47
Paving of road to Zeballos 31
Physicians, compensation, alternative payments program 1025
Port Hardy, health care services and physician recruitment 1025
Port Mann Bridge, safety during winter conditions, traffic volumes and tolling revenues 709
Post-secondary education, distance education and funding for rural colleges 877-8
Regional Transportation Management Centre, operations 751
Rose Harbour, second-stage housing facility 390-1
Shaw, Angela, issues as income assistance recipient 306
Shipbuilding industry, government support 665-6
Social Development and Social Innovation Ministry, estimates debate 306-7
Statements by members
Ginger Goodwin Way and mineworkers' rights 26
Second-stage housing for women in Campbell River 390-1
Tourism, tour buses, regulation and enforcement 702
Transit services
government investment and support 705-8
intercity routes and transit plan 706-7
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry
estimates debate 651, 660, 662-7, 702-3, 705-9, 751-2
commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch 703
estimates process 651
estimates process and questions 667, 751
staff 651
Trucking industry, truck safety 703
Vancouver, health care services for non-residents and appointment cancellation issue 1026
Vancouver Island
mental health services for children and youth 1025
mining industry, history 26
north Island, conservation officer services 423-4
Zeballos, paving of road to village 31, 47

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