Saanich Peninsula Health Association
- Advocacy for long-term care residents (England, L.) 53:1050
- Proposal for long-term-care support study (England, L.) 53:1055
Saanich Peninsula Hospital
Saanich school district See School district 63 (Saanich)
Safety
- Public safety near shooting ranges See Firearms
- Safety of children's outdoor play See Recreation
Sage, Douglas
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Kamloops division 58:1730
- Corrections system, prisoners with mental illness 58:1730-1735
- Homelessness outreach program, pilot projects 58:1730
- Mental health
St. Mary's First Nation
Sales
Sales tax
- Exemptions (Etsell, G.) 60:1130 (Hayer) 52:1555
- Exemptions and reductions (Ralston) 52:1600 (Startup, M.) 52:1555-1600
- Harmonization with goods and services tax (Bennett) 53:1335 (Calder, M.) 56:1405 (Chan, K.) 53:1325, 53:1335 (Haw, D.) 57:0855 (Hawes) 61:1135 (Hayer) 53:1335, 57:0855 (Mason, G.) 57:0855-0900 (Pallesen, D.) 56:1345 (Ralston) 57:0855-0900 (Rees, R.) 54:0930
- Rebates on environmental products (Cunningham, J.) 59:1020-1030 (Kwan) 59:1030
- Reductions (Bennett) 52:1600 (Lee) 52:1600
- Review (Chan, K.) 53:1325 (Rees, R.) 54:0930
- Sales tax on legal services See Lawyers and legal services under Justice system
- Sales tax on smoking cessation products See Smoking cessation products under Tobacco
- Tax credits on production inputs (Chan, K.) 53:1325
Salmo, B.C.
Sandy, Bruce
- B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention 55:1515
- Children
- child care funding, federal agreement and funding 55:1520-1525
- children in government care, special needs children 55:1525
- programs and services, rehabilitation and speech therapy services, training 55:1525
- Children and Family Development Ministry, budget 55:1520-1525
- Community Living B.C., funding and service delivery 55:1525-1530
- Education, special education and special needs, assessment and intervention wait-lists 55:1520, 55:1530
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations, adoption by government 55:1520
- Mental health of children and youth, child and youth mental health plan 55:1520
Sanseverino, Mary
- Post-secondary education
- Post-secondary education, funding 53:0820-0830
- Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
- University of Victoria
- University of Victoria Faculty Association, recommendations on government budget 53:0830
Sardinha, Joe
- Agriculture
- industry in B.C., government funding and support 57:1020-1035
- promotion of B.C. products, link to government promotion of healthy lifestyle 57:1020
- sustainable agriculture, initiatives and programs 57:1025, 57:1035
- tax incentives for environmentally sustainable farm practices 57:1025-1030
- water access and conservation 57:1025
- workers, housing and transportation 57:1025-1030
- B.C. Fruit Growers Association
- Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities, economic development 57:1030
- Carbon sequestration 57:1025-1030
- Carbon taxes, carbon tax proposals 57:1030
- Climate change, action on climate change, role of agriculture 57:1020-1030
- Education, healthy food in schools, school fruit and vegetable snack program 57:1025-1030
- Food industry
- Health, preventative health care 57:1025
Saugstad, Evan
- B.C., northern and rural B.C. highways and roads 61:1005-1010
- Government, local government, accounting standards and infrastructure financing 61:1005-1010
- Land surveys and titles, land titles, government appraisal and transfer 61:1015
- Northern Development Initiative Trust, project funding 61:1015
- University of Northern B.C., NorthLink virtual campus, pilot project funding 61:1010
Savage, Jim
- Quesnel
- Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities, transition funding 49:1840
Save Our Northern Seniors
SBC Firemaster Ltd.
School boards See Education – School boards and districts; particular school districts
School district 28 (Quesnel)
- Funding and arts programs (Heinzelman, B.) 49:1710
- Trades training programs (Coleman, E.) 49:1740
School district 36 (Surrey)
- Community schools program (Ralston) 54:1135
- Enrolment and funding levels (Curry, J.) 59:1630
School district 39 (Vancouver)
- English-as-a-second-language and special education programs (Steele, D.) 52:1220-1235
School district 47 (Powell River)
School district 60 (Peace River North)
School district 63 (Saanich)
School district 72 (Campbell River)
School district 75 (Mission)
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
- Enrolment and funding levels (Black) 50:1010-1015 (Caruso, C.) 50:1000-1005
- Four-day school week (Brown, L.) 50:1015-1020 (Caruso, C.) 50:1000-1005
- Fuel costs (Caruso, C.) 50:1005
- Snow removal issues (Caruso, C.) 50:1005
- Special needs and learning-disabled students (Brown, L.) 50:1010 (Caruso, C.) 50:1010
- Student transportation issues (Black) 50:1015 (Caruso, C.) 50:1005, 50:1015
- Trustees and staff, training and travel costs (Caruso, C.) 50:1000, 50:1010-1015
Schools See Education – Schools; particular schools
Science and technology
- Research and development, knowledge transfer to industry (Black) 49:1615 (Oakes, C.) 49:1615
- Research and development, tax incentives (Avison, D.) 60:1045 (Lee) 60:1045
Secco, Helen
- As subject
- personal experience with depression and health care system 60:1215
- Insurance industry, health insurance claims 60:1225
- Mental health
Securities industry
Seely, Kathryn
- Cancer, colorectal cancer screening programs 59:0940
- Environment, impact of pesticides on human health 59:0940
- Government. local government, pesticide bylaws 59:0940
- Health, public health, role of physical activity in healthy lifestyle 59:0940
- Tobacco
- Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 2007, recommendations for changes 59:0935, 59:0945
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Sello, Al
- Income tax reductions, impact on government revenues 52:1500
Seniors
- Health care services See Services for seniors under Health – Health care system
- Housing, home upgrades for independent living (Goodings, K.) 61:1035
- Oral health of seniors See Dental health of vulnerable populations under Dental health
Servos, Paul
- Cruise ship industry
- Victoria
Sethen, Sherry
Sewage treatment See Waste management
Sewell, Linda
- Education, school boards and districts, staffing 61:0955-1000
- Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement, impact on labour mobility 61:0950
Sexual abuse of children See Children
Sexual assault See Violence
Shaw, Maureen
- Kwantlen University College, funding and programs 59:1615-1620
Shefsiek, David
- As subject
- experience as performing arts director 53:1110
- Arts and culture, benefits and funding 53:1110
- B.C. Arts Council budget and funding 53:1110
- Canada Council for the Arts, funding awards to B.C. arts organizations 53:1110
Shipbuilding industry
Silken's ActiveKids Movement
- Advocacy activities (Laumann, S.) 60:1255
- Community action networks See Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, community-based fitness programs for children under Health – Public health
- Pilot projects, funding (Laumann, S.) 60:1300
Silver Creek Premium Products Ltd.
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Simon, Justin
Simpson, Bob (Cariboo North)
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, role of municipalities 56:1355
- Automobiles, vehicle efficiency, taxation-and-rebate policy 52:1135
- B.C. Liberal Party government climate change and energy policies 52:1150-1155
- B.C., northern and rural B.C.
- addiction services in northwestern B.C. 50:0940
- employment services in rural areas 53:0905
- resource industry revenues, Fair Share program 51:1255
- resource revenue-sharing policy for northern and rural communities 52:1245
- social services agencies in rural B.C., funding and service delivery 56:1300
- transportation infrastructure 49:1610
- Budget development process, time line 47:1320
- Children, child care
- accessibility, impact on labour market 58:1745
- workers, supply and wages 51:1440
- workers, wages and professional status 49:1700
- Children, early childhood development, government investment 58:1805
- Children, programs and services for children and families, impact of funding deficit 57:1045
- Climate change
- action on climate change, role of post-secondary institutions 56:1235
- action on climate change, scope 53:1430
- carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1125
- government action, impact on low-income population 52:1135, 58:1850
- Communities, role in climate change initiatives 57:1015
- Construction industry, green building design, incentives for energy-efficient design and renovations 53:1410
- Elections, referendum on electoral system for B.C. 67:1005
- Energy
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- in-camera proceedings 68:1110
- prebudget consultation, role in budget planning 47:1320
- prebudget consultation, role of Finance Minister 46:1220
- public hearing process, committee side trips 46:1220
- review of statutory officers
- budget submission process 68:1110
- reconsideration of Representative for Children and Youth budget 68:1050-1055
- timing of 2007 budget submissions 68:1110
- witnesses, presentations on child and family services funding 57:1045
- Food industry, meat-processing regulations, implementation issues 57:0940
- Forests and forest industry
- coastal forest industry revitalization 51:1250-1255
- export of raw logs 53:1045
- forest roads 58:1830
- forests as carbon sinks 52:1135
- government forest policy 51:1410, 56:1325
- mountain pine beetle infestation, government strategy for mitigation of impact 49:1900
- mountain pine beetle infestation, impact on private property owners 53:1010
- softwood lumber agreement with U.S. 58:1615
- timber pricing 56:1325
- Fraser River flood prevention 50:1135
- Government, local government infrastructure, B.C. and federal government funding models 50:1135
- Housing, renovation of older buildings, incentives 53:1410
- Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C., housing 57:0955
- Land use, ecosystem-based management 51:1250
- Livestock industry, cattle industry in B.C. 49:1900
- New Relationship Business Group 52:1245
- New Relationship Trust fund 50:1120
- North Cariboo Community Campus trades and technology facility proposal 49:1740-1745
- Northern Health Authority, mental health services 50:1035
- Northwest Community College aboriginal institutions funding model 50:1120
- Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, role in climate change initiatives 57:1015
- Poverty, child poverty, economic and social costs 52:1105
- Quesnel
- agritourism project 57:1015
- Cariboo culture, heritage and visitor centre facility proposal 49:1805
- Representative for Children and Youth, operations, impact of funding levels 68:1050-1055
- Resources and resource industries, forest-dependent communities 49:1835, 51:1410
- Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, staffing 50:0940
- Wood stoves, pellet stove manufacturing industry 58:1615
- Worker shortage, impact and government action 53:1025
Single transferable vote system See Electoral systems; Referendum on electoral system for B.C.
under Elections
Site C project See Power generation on river
under Peace River area
Skeena River
Skills training
- Apprenticeship system, expansion to high-technology sector (Bloy) 59:1455 (Kwan) 59:1500 (Zmak, K.) 59:1455-1500
- Apprenticeship system, tax credits for business See Tax credit programs for businesses below under this main heading
- Cooperative education, tax credits for small business See Tax credit programs for businesses below under this main heading
- Employability training See Job readiness training services under Employment and unemployment
- Funding (MacLachlan, M.) 57:0830
- Funding, student financial assistance (Krishnan, V.) 52:1420
- Funding, targeted funding for regional college programs See Funding for colleges under Post-secondary education – Funding
- Government promotion See Post-secondary education
- Shortage of skilled workers
- need for post-secondary education (Ackland, S.) 51:1410 (Chan, K.) 53:1330 (Fast, S.) 54:0910 (Ronaasen, S.) 50:0905-0910 (Taylor, A.) 55:1640
- recruitment incentives for B.C. students (Winter, J.) 60:1205
- recruitment of foreign workers See Foreign and immigrant workers under Immigration
- relationship to accessibility and affordability of post-secondary education See Accessibility and affordability under Post-secondary education
- Shortage of unskilled workers See Workers
- Tax credit programs for businesses (Winter, J.) 60:1205
- Tax credit programs for businesses, co-op program credits (Rees, R.) 54:0935 (Renault, S.) 53:0840-0845
- Training programs See also particular industries and professions
- mobile trades-training centres (Oakes, C.) 49:1625
- secondary school programs (Maclagan, G.) 51:1345
- tax credit programs for businesses involved in training See Tax credit programs for businesses above under this main heading
- wait-lists (MacLachlan, M.) 57:0830
Slaughterhouses See Slaughter facilities
under Food industry
Small business See Business – Small business
Small Business and Revenue, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Regulatory Reform
Smith, Krystal
- Climate change, government action, budget measures and policy changes 57:0920-0925
- Government buildings, emission reductions and energy conservation 57:0925
- Kyoto accord, government action 57:0925
- Post-secondary education
- Transit services, role in government action on climate change 57:0925
Smoking See Tobacco
Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Standing Senate Committee on
- Report on autism strategy for Canada See Government strategy, Senate Committee report under Autism
Social services See Welfare
Social services tax See Sales tax
Social workers
- Child protection workers See Child protection workers under Children
Society
Society Act
- Amendments re oversight of non-profit societies (Anderson, L.) 60:1020-1030
Softwood lumber See Forests and forest industry
Solar power See Alternative energy sources
under Energy
South Fraser perimeter road See Lower mainland
South Peace Community Resources Society
Special needs children See Children; Special education and special needs
under Education
Species at risk See Wildlife
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
- Incidence and treatment of spinal problems, impact on health care costs (Nixdorf, D.) 59:1440
- Programs and services for persons with spinal cord injuries See Disabled and handicapped persons
- Research See Research under Health
Sports
Startup, Mark
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature
under Legislature
Steele, Dawn
- Education
- English-as-a-second-language programs, funding and services 52:1220-1225
- special education and special needs
- Education, funding
- Education Ministry, information, special education 52:1225
- School district 39 (Vancouver), English-as-a-second-language and special education programs 52:1220-1235
- Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion, activities 52:1220
Steeves, John
- Disabled and handicapped persons, assistive technology, research and development 59:1210
- Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Blusson Pavilion, design and construction 59:1210
Stewart-Cassiar Highway See Highway 37
Stiene, Susan
- Fuel, aviation fuel tax 52:0920-0930
- Vancouver International Airport
Stockwell, Tim
- Alcohol
- consumption in B.C. and elsewhere, health and social impacts 64:0910, 64:0925
- low-alcohol beverages, impact on consumption levels 64:0920
- non-government sales and U-brew operations 64:0920
- pricing and taxation 64:0910-0925
- Australia, alcohol pricing and taxation, government policy 64:0910-0925
- Food services industry, alcoholic beverage sales 64:0920-0925
Stovall, Hal
- B.C. Cancer Agency, drug review process 53:1535
- Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies 53:1535
- Pharmacare program
- Pharmaceutical industry, relationship with government 53:1535-1540
Strachan, Norma
- ASPECT, membership 53:0855
- B.C. Career and Workforce Development Alliance 53:0900
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., employment services in rural areas 53:0900-0905
- Employment and unemployment, job readiness training services 53:0855, 53:0905
- Income assistance employment programs, service provider contracts 53:0855, 53:0905-0910
- Labour market development agreements, federal transfer of funds and responsibilities 53:0900, 53:0910
Streamkeepers See Volunteer conservation activities
under Watersheds
Strong, Anita
- Agriculture industry in B.C., government funding and support 58:1640-1645
- Food
- Food industry
- food-processing sector, government support 58:1640
- global food production system, impact on B.C. food safety and security 58:1635-1645
- meat-processing regulations, impact on small producers 58:1640-1645
- Kamloops, slaughter facilities 58:1645
- Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement 58:1645-1650
StrongStart B.C. See Children – Early childhood development
Students Unions of Vancouver Community College
Stumpage system See Timber pricing
under Forests and forest industry
Substance abuse and addiction
- Detox beds (Black) 50:0940 (Lissimore, M.) 50:0940
- Grow ops and meth labs, house resale and disclosure of information (Olson, S.) 59:0920, 59:0930-0935 (Ralston) 59:0930
- Grow ops and meth labs, public safety issue (Olson, S.) 59:0920
- Housing for addicted persons See Supportive housing under Housing
- Prevention and treatment services See also Detox beds above under this main heading; particular locations, health authorities, etc.
- funding (Atebe, J.) 54:1115
- funding, alcohol consumption levy proposal See Pricing and taxation under Alcohol
- mandatory programs (Burtnick, R.) 59:1645
- staffing (Lissimore, M.) 50:0940 (Simpson, B.) 50:0940
- Relationship with mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Surrey Arts Centre, Surrey, B.C.
- Sari workshop (Edmundson, M.) 59:1405
Surrey, B.C. See also Fraser Valley
Surrey Board of Trade
- Recommendations on government budget (Hudson, R.) 59:1535-1545
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Swanson, Jean
- Wages and salaries, minimum wage 55:1515