Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2007
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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Wages and salaries
Waldner, Howard
- Comments as VIHA president on physician supply and training (Jarvis, L.) 51:1310
Wall, Doug
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions
- Carbon
- carbon neutrality, economic analysis 52:1110-1120
- carbon offsets, rating system and registry 52:1125
- Climate change, government action 52:1115-1120
- Energy-efficient heating, electricity and natural gas 52:1120
- Government buildings, emission reductions and energy conservation 52:1110-1115
Walton, Kenneth (Ken)
- As subject
- Canadian Bar Association, communications with B.C. government 53:1210
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations, government review of sales tax on legal services 53:1155
- Justice system
- Oppal, Wally, position on sales tax on legal services 53:1210
- Taxation, competitive tax system 53:1200
Waste management
- Energy cogeneration from waste (Hawes) 60:1415-1420 (Melhus, Z.) 60:1420
- Landfills, greenhouse gas emissions See Emissions from landfills under Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Resource recovery from sewage (Hamilton, J.) 57:0945 (Wilhelmson, C.) 52:1605-1610
- Sewage treatment, recovery of water and energy See Resource recovery above under this main heading
Water
- Conservation
- home metering programs See Resource conservation, home metering programs under Environment
- role of real estate industry (McIvor, B.) 53:1400
- tax incentives for farmers See Tax incentives for environmentally sustainable farm practices under Agriculture
- Management and monitoring (Jepsen, D.) 48:1035
- Pollution, acid rock drainage (Jepsen, D.) 48:1040
- Stewardship, government role See Water stewardship division under Environment, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities
- Water use reduction See Conservation above under this main heading
- Water utilities development, financing (Grenier, M.) 58:1940-1945
Watersheds
- Volunteer conservation activities (Ramage, D.) 55:1735
Weather
- Severe weather events, link to climate change (Cunningham, J.) 59:1020
Weeds
- Herbicide use on weeds, environmental issues Se Pest control and pesticide use under Environment
Welfare
West Kootenay-Boundary constituency and area
Western Forest Products Inc.
- Removal of land from tree farm licence (Horgan) 59:1155 (Jeffrey, R.) 59:1155
Western, Nola
- Elections
- campaign contributions, reporting 67:0920
- municipal elections, use of provincial voters list 67:0920
- Elections B.C.
- Finance and Government Services Committee recommendations, adoption by government 67:0915
- Government, accounting practices
- operating-budget amortization of capital projects 67:1005
- use of standard objects of budgeting (STOBs) 67:0915-0920
- Post-secondary education, financial assistance, Pacific Leaders B.C. loan forgiveness program 67:1000
Westside Drive See Lakelse Lake
Whitemarsh, M.J.
- Construction industry, green building design
- Natural Resources Canada, EcoEnergy building retrofit program 59:1030
Whyte, Judy
- Abbotsford Arts Council
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 60:1425
- Fraser Valley, livable communities accord 60:1430
Wildlife
- Damage by wildlife, compensation to farmers See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers under Agriculture
- Deer and elk populations in B.C. (Tretheway, D.) 58:1825
- Habitat protection (Vissers, J.) 60:1515-1520
- Species-at-risk protection, legislation (Hawes) 60:1520 (Vissers, J.) 60:1520
Wildsight
Wilhelm-Boyles, Andrew
- Arts and culture, role in multiculturalism 60:1430
- B.C. Arts Council, budget and funding 60:1430
Wilhelmson, Christianne
- Aquaculture, fish farms, closed-containment systems 52:1610
- Boats and boating, sewage disposal 52:1610
- Campbell River, aquaculture in area 52:1610
- Climate change, government action, coordination with other environmental initiatives 52:1605
- Cruise ship industry, compliance with waste management regulations 52:1615
- Georgia Strait Alliance
- Waste management, resource recovery 52:1605-1610
Wills
Wilson, Ed
- Automobiles
- Consumers
- Environment, resource conservation 60:1240
- Finance and Government Services Committee, public hearing venues 60:1240, 60:1255
- Government, local government, tree planting and tree protection bylaws 60:1245
- Highways and roads, high-occupancy vehicle lanes 60:1245
- Lower mainland, transit and cycling initiatives 60:1245
- Recycling programs, enforcement 60:1245-1250
Wind power See Energy
Winter, John
- As subject
- comments on minimum wage See Minimum wage, position of B.C. chambers of commerce under Wages and salaries
- B.C. Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 60:1155-1215
- Budgets, 2008-09 budget priorities
- Climate change, action on climate change, role of small business 60:1205
- Disabled and handicapped persons, employment 60:1215
- Government spending, link to economic growth rate 60:1200, 60:1210
- Infrastructure, investment in infrastructure 60:1205-1210
- Post-secondary education, student financial assistance, government policy 60:1200-1215
- Property transfer tax reform, position of B.C. chambers of commerce 60:1210
- Public debt, paydown of debt 60:1200, 60:1210
- Skills training
- shortage of skilled workers, recruitment incentives for B.C. students 60:1215
- tax credit programs for businesses 60:1205
- Taxation policies 60:1200
- Workers, shortage of unskilled workers 60:1210-1215
Wiren, Brent
- Energy, power generation from biomass and wood waste 58:1620
- Exchange rate, Canadian and U.S. currencies, impact on B.C. industries 58:1620
- Exports and imports, trade opportunities between B.C. and China, biofuel products 58:1620
- SBC Firemaster Ltd., operations 58:1620
- Wood waste, classification shift from forest sector to energy sector 58:1620
Witter, Susan
- Douglas College
- Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority fares, U-Pass student subsidy 55:1650
- Post-secondary education, colleges
- Post-secondary education, student employment 55:1650
Women
Women's Sexual Assault Centre, Victoria, B.C.
Wong, Adrienne
Wood, Josiah
- Review of police complaint process See Police complaint process, review under Police and policing
Wood stoves
- Pellet stove manufacturing industry (Simpson, B.) 58:1615
Wood waste
- Classification shift from forest sector to energy sector (Adams, P.) 58:1610-1615 (Horgan) 58:1615 (Wiren, B.) 58:1620
- Use to generate electricity See Power generation from biomass and wood waste under Energy
Workers
- Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
- Health and safety See Occupational health and safety; particular sectors
- Minimum-wage workers See Minimum wage under Wages and salaries
- Shortage (Dryden, L.) 51:1325
- Shortage, impact and government action (Black) 53:1030 (Jones, L.) 53:1015-1030 (Simpson, B.) 53:1025
- Shortage, impact of retirements on workforce (Kershaw, P.) 59:1115 (Peacock, K.) 59:1055
- Shortage of unskilled workers (Brar, P.) 54:0940-0950 (Hawes) 48:0835, 54:0945, 60:1210 (Hayer) 54:0945 (Kerr, M.) 48:0835 (Kwan) 54:0945 (Lee) 54:0945-0950 (Sethen, S.) 48:0835-0840 (Winter, J.) 60:1210-1215
- Work permits for foreign and immigrant workers See Foreign and immigrant workers under Immigration
Workplace wellness See Occupational health and safety
WorkSafe B.C.
- Claims, fraud and handling of claims (Wright, M.) 51:1445-1450
Wright, Bill
- Canadian Mental Health Association, recommendations on government budget 59:1225-1230
- Housing, social and subsidized housing, residential construction 59:1235
- Mental illness and addiction, government plan 59:1225
- Riverview Hospital, future of facility and grounds 59:1230
Wright, Malcolm
- As subject
- personal experience with workers compensation case 51:1445-1450
- WorkSafe B.C. claims, fraud and handling of claims 51:1445-1450
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