Safe injection sites See Supervised injection sites
under Substance abuse and addiction
Sales tax
Salmon
Salons
Sam, Sylvia
- Construction industry, green building design, tax incentives 10:0940
- Harmonized sales tax
- Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
- Real estate industry
- impact on economy 10:0945
- residential housing market, new home prices 10:0940
- Strata property, condominiums, issues for resale buyers 10:0940
- Vancouver, housing, affordability 10:0935-0940
Sanderson, Bruce
- Alberta, revenues from petroleum resources 10:1050
- B.C. Citizens for Green Energy, work of organization 10:1035
- Energy, clean energy
- development of resources and role in emission reduction 10:1040-1050
- development of resources, role of private sector 10:1050-1055
- green energy advisory task force 10:1040
- Health care funding, capital projects 10:1045
- Hydro-Québec, energy exports and revenues 10:1040
- Manitoba Hydro, energy exports and revenues 10:1040
- Public debt, debt-servicing costs 10:1045
Sandmark, Peter
- Arts and culture
- B.C. Arts Council, funding 4:0835-0845
- Florida, Richard, theory of arts, culture and economic development in cities 4:0840-0845
- MediaNet
- Policy Studies Institute, study on role of arts in economy 4:0840
Sandy, Bruce
- Autism, intervention and treatment services 10:1035
- B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention 10:1020
- Children
- children in government care, special needs children 10:1025
- programs and services for children and families, rehabilitation and speech therapy services and therapist training 10:1035
- special needs children
- Children and Family Development Ministry
- Children, child care funding, supported child development programs 10:1025-1030
- Mental health of children and youth, services for special needs children 10:1025
Scandinavia
School buses See Education – Schools
School district 8 (Kootenay Lake)
- Board recommendations on government budget (Dooley, P.) 5:1215
- Costs (Dooley, P.) 5:1220 (Mungall) 5:1220
- Costs, impact of harmonized sales tax (Dooley, P.) 5:1210
- Funding (Dooley, P.) 5:1205-1210
- Funding for government initiatives (Donaldson) 5:1220 (Dooley, P.) 5:1210, 5:1220
- Services, potential for shared services with municipalities (Dooley, P.) 5:1220
- Transportation services (Barter, R.) 5:1105-1110
School district 28 (Quesnel)
- Annual facilities grant, notification (Nielsen, C.) 7:1905 (Thornthwaite) 7:1905
- Funding issues and cost pressures (Nielsen, C.) 7:1900
- Presentation to Finance Committee by partners-in-education group (Bardua, D.) 7:1900
- School facilities, boiler replacement (Nielsen, C.) 7:1905 (Ralston) 7:1905
- Special education and special needs (Nielsen, C.) 7:1905
School district 36 (Surrey)
School district 39 (Vancouver)
- Budget and funding (Bacchus, P.) 3:1350-1355
- Consultation by government on funding changes (Bacchus, P.) 3:1400-1405 (Donaldson) 3:1400
- Costs (Bacchus, P.) 3:1350-1355
- Public consultation (Bacchus, P.) 3:1405
- Special education and special needs services (Bacchus, P.) 3:1350
- Special education and special needs services, pilot project (Steele, D.) 3:1055-1100
- Student performance (Bacchus, P.) 3:1400
School district 57 (Prince George)
- Annual facilities grant, notification (Mungall) 7:1900
- Funding (Warrington, S.) 7:1855
School district 60 (Peace River North)
- Agreement proposal with Northern Lights Colleges (Boyd, D.) 5:1005
- Costs due to geographic location and labour (Boyd, D.) 5:0955-1000 (Sewell, L.) 5:0955
- Enrolment levels (Boyd, D.) 5:1000
- Financial administration (Rustad) 5:1010
- Funding reduction (Donaldson) 5:1010
- Funding reduction, impact on carbon-neutral initiatives (Boyd, D.) 5:1000, 5:1010 (Sewell, L.) 5:0955
- Recommendations on government budget (Boyd, D.) 5:1000-1005
- Space needs, partnership proposal with city of Fort St. John sport facility (Boyd, D.) 5:1000-1010 (Rustad) 5:1010 (Sewell, L.) 5:1010 (Thornthwaite) 5:1005
- Transportation services (Boyd, D.) 5:1000 (Rustad) 5:1010
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
- Accounting and contingency funds (Glover, A.) 8:1140
- Annual facilities grant (Glover, A.) 8:1150
- Buildings (Glover, A.) 8:1135
- Planning (Glover, A.) 8:1135
- Recommendations on government budget (Glover, A.) 8:1140-1145
- Transportation budget (Glover, A.) 8:1150 (Mungall) 8:1150
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
- Funding for facilities and carbon neutrality (Olson, S.) 6:1100 (Stafford, J.) 6:1040-1045
- Recommendations on government budget (Stafford, J.) 6:1045-1050
- Services, potential for shared services (McRae) 6:1055 (Olson, S.) 6:1055-1100 (Stafford, J.) 6:1055
- Trades-training facility proposal (Stafford, J.) 6:1045
Science and technology
Scrap-It program See Vehicle efficiency
under Automobiles
Scrivener, Paul
- Arts and culture, funding, role in artist development 4:0915-0920
- Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
- ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria, work of organization and funding 4:0910
Seely, Kathryn
- Beverages, soft drinks, taxation 10:1320, 10:1330
- B.C., northern B.C., cancer treatment services 10:1325
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Cancer awareness 10:1315
- Environment, pesticide use, regulation and health-impact studies 10:1320-1325
- Food, healthy food, cost 10:1320
- Obesity, childhood obesity, incidence in B.C. 10:1320
- Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency, studies on pesticide safety 10:1325
- Prince George, cancer treatment services, cancer lodge proposal 10:1325
- Tobacco
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.
Selkirk College Student Union
- Recommendations on government budget (Crispin, Z.) 11:1040-1045
- Work of organization (Crispin, Z.) 11:1040
Seniors
Sethen, Sherry
- Harmonized sales tax 7:1805
- Homelessness, government action 7:1810
- Prince George Chamber of Commerce
- position on harmonized sales tax 7:1805
- recommendations on government budget 7:1810
- support for child care 7:1805
- Prince George Hospice Society, funding 7:1805
Sewell, Linda
- Education, funding 5:0955
- School district 60 (Peace River North)
- costs due to geographic location and labour 5:0955
- funding reduction, impact on carbon-neutral initiatives 5:0955
- space needs, partnership proposal with city of Fort St. John sport facility 5:1010
Shamata, Michael
Sikkes, Mairead
- Arts and culture
- Smithers Gallery Association, funding 6:1030
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
- Impact of funding reductions (Pabel, H.) 3:0935-0940
- Surrey campus, expansion (Wilson, E.) 10:1340
Simpson, Peter
- Construction industry
- housing starts 10:1740
- renovations, legitimate and underground industries 10:1745
- Harmonized sales tax
- Housing, affordable housing 10:1740
- Real estate industry
Site C project See Power generation on river
under Peace River area
Skills training
- Funding (Murray, J.) 10:1410
- Institutions, labour market consortium (Ralston) 10:1655-1700 (Reed, J.) 10:1700
- Institutions, quality of training programs (Carter, K.) 17:1045-1050
- Retraining programs, transfer from federal government See Labour market and labour market development agreements under Labour
- Shortage of skilled workers (Villeneuve, E.) 8:1020
- Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education (Oliver, C.) 3:0925 (Reed, J.) 10:1645
- Tax credit programs for businesses (Winter, J.) 10:1730
- Trades training, funding priorities (Reed, J.) 10:1655 (van Dongen) 10:1655
Skin diseases See Psoriasis
Sleivert, Gordon
- B.C. Sport Alliance, work of organization 4:0850
- Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Society
- recommendations on government budget 4:0900
- work of organization 4:0845
- Cochrane, Ryan, performance at 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 4:0850
- Huynh, Carol, performance at 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 4:0855-0905
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, sport academy legacy system proposal 4:0900
- Olympic Games, performance by B.C. athletes 4:0850-0905
- Sports
Smith, Robin
- Agriculture
- agrifood innovation and commercialization centre proposal 10:1440-1450
- promotion of B.C. products 10:1440
- Air, greenhouse gas emissions from food-processing and food transportation sectors, reduction 10:1455
- B.C. Food Processors Association
- activities and recommendations on government policies 10:1440-1455
- position on harmonized sales tax 10:1440
- Food industry
- food-processing sector, current conditions and government support 10:1440-1455
- meat-processing regulations, government assistance with regulatory transition 10:1440-1445
- Waste management, waste disposal at farms and slaughter facilities, issues 10:1440-1445, 10:1455
Smithers, B.C.
Smithers Gallery Association
- Art gallery operations (Stringfellow, L.) 6:1025-1030
- Funding (Sikkes, M.) 6:1030
- Recommendations on government budget (Stringfellow, L.) 6:1035
Smoking See Tobacco
Social enterprises See Business
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia
- Work of organization (Henderson, N.) 10:1550
Social policy, problems, safety net, services etc. See Welfare
Society
Soft drinks See Beverages
Softwood lumber agreement See Forests and forest industry
Sousa, Cathay
- B.C., economy and workforce in northwestern B.C. 11:0910-0915
- Northwest Community College
- Post-secondary education
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
Southern Interior Innovation Fund Inc.
- Investments (Drope, J.) 9:1830-1835
- Recommendations for government budget (Drope, J.) 9:1835
SPARC-BC See Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia
Special education See Education
Special needs children See Children; Special education and special needs
under Education
Special Olympics See British Columbia Special Olympics
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
Sport B.C.
- Activities and funding (Varian, P.) 11:0935-0945
- Position on funding of school sports (Ralston) 11:0945 (Varian, P.) 11:0945
- Submission to Finance and Government Services Committee (Thornthwaite) 11:0945 (Varian, P.) 11:0945
Sports
- Amateur sports, benefits and government investment (Donaldson) 11:0940 (Varian, P.) 11:0935-0945
- Coaching, funding (Sleivert, G.) 4:0900
- Government funding and support (Basso, M.) 11:1030 (Devine, R.) 11:0950 (Donaldson) 4:0900 (Sleivert, G.) 4:0845-0905
- Olympic legacy plan proposal See Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Relationship between high-performance sport and public participation (Sleivert, G.) 4:0850-0900
- Research and technology, program proposal (Sleivert, G.) 4:0855-0900
- Role in economy, studies (Letnick) 4:0900 (Sleivert, G.) 4:0855-0900
- Social benefits (Basso, M.) 11:1035 (Mungall) 11:1035
- Sports and fitness organizations, funding and fundraising (Bassett, D.) 10:1635
Stafford, John
- Communities, community projects, funding 6:1040
- Education, funding
- Education, school districts and boards of education
- Rustad, John, attendance at Finance Committee public hearing in Smithers 6:1040
- School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
- funding for facilities and carbon neutrality 6:1040-1045
- recommendations on government budget 6:1045-1050
- services, potential for shared services 6:1055
- trades-training facility proposal 6:1045
Stainton, Tim
- Education
- school districts and boards of education, budgets and costs 3:1310
- special education and special needs 3:1305-1310
St'at'imc Nation
Statutory officers See Officers of the Legislature
under Legislature; particular statutory officers
Steele, Dawn
- B.C. FamilyNet Society, presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 3:1050
- Education
- class size and composition, impact on special needs students 3:1105
- funding, special education and special needs 3:1050-1100
- special education and special needs, student enrolment levels and performance measurement 3:1050-1100
- School district 39 (Vancouver), special education and special needs services, pilot project 3:1055-1100
- Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion
- recommendations on government budget 3:1100
- work of organization 3:1050
Stephenson, Wendy
- Housing
- cooperative housing 3:1715
- government policy 3:1715
- social and subsidized housing, management of transition to new projects 3:1715
- supportive housing for addicted and mentally ill 3:1715
Stewart, Tony
- Business climate 9:1925
- Harmonized sales tax, impact on wine industry 9:1925-1930
- Health, public health, government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, tax credits for fitness activities 9:1930
- Hotels and travel accommodation, hotel room tax, allocation of revenues to tourism, model 9:1930
- Quails Gate Vineyards Estate Winery Ltd.
- Wine industry in B.C. 9:1925-1930
Stirling, David
- Infrastructure, water infrastructure projects, funding 9:1905
- Kelowna Joint Water Committee
- role 9:1855
- water infrastructure upgrade projects, funding 9:1910
- Kelowna, water systems in area 9:1855
Stout, Douglas
- Automobiles
- low-emission vehicles, natural gas vehicles 10:0900-0905
- taxation, tax incentives for vehicle efficiency 10:0905
- Corporations, tax reductions 10:0915
- Energy
- Government buildings in SUCH sector, energy-efficient heating and ventilation systems 10:0905-0910
- Oil and gas, natural gas
- Terasen, Inc.
Strata property
- Condominiums, issues (Laing, R.) 10:1525
- Condominiums, issues for resale buyers (Sam, S.) 10:0940
Stringfellow, Linda
- Arts and culture funding, government funding 6:1035
- Bulkley Valley, arts and cultural activities in area 6:1025
- Smithers Gallery Association
Strong, Anita
- B.C. Hydro privatization 8:1035-1040
- B.C. Utilities Commission, decision on B.C. Hydro power acquisition plan 8:1040
- Budgets
- Energy
- clean energy, public and private delivery models 8:1040
- energy efficiency and conservation 8:1045
- hydroelectric power, run-of-the-river projects 8:1040
- independent power producers and projects 8:1035-1040
- independent power producers and projects, public information 8:1050
- Harmonized sales tax, impact on small business 8:1040
- Peace River area, power generation on river, Site C project 8:1045
- Taxation, public consultation, fair taxation commission proposal 8:1040-1045
Strong, Nicole
- Autism
- autism centre, establishment 4:1200
- early intervention program and treatment services, funding 4:1200-1205
- Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children, autism services 4:1200
StrongStart B.C. See Children – Early childhood development
Stuart, Shiera
- Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies, activities 4:1025
- Drugs, prescription drugs, generic and patented medication and prices 4:1025-1030
- Pharmacare program, budget and coverage 4:1025
- Pharmaceutical Task Force, implementation of recommendations 4:1025
Student aid See Student financial assistance
under Post-secondary education
Students See Post-secondary education
Styan, Jack
- Disabled and handicapped persons, income support, role of families and government 10:1505-1510
- Income assistance, disability benefits, regulations 10:1505
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, advocacy and educational activities 10:1510
Substance abuse and addiction
- Grow ops and drug labs, house resale and disclosure of information (Caldwell, C.) 10:1520
- Impact on economy (Davenport, P.) 11:1125-1130 (Routley, B.) 11:1125
- Prevention and treatment services
- Recognition and treatment as medical disease (Davenport, P.) 11:1115-1130
- Relationship with mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
- Supervised injection sites (Davenport, P.) 11:1130
Sullivan, Paul
- Construction industry, green building design
- Industry, taxation, school tax 3:1615
Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Ruling on aboriginal land title in Nemaiah Valley area (MacAhonic, P.) 10:1015
Surrey, B.C.
- Growth (Wilson, E.) 10:1335
- Health care services (Wilson, E.) 10:1335
- Homelessness, funding to address issue (Wilson, E.) 10:1335
- Post-secondary education and trades training needs (Wilson, E.) 10:1340
Surrey Board of Trade
- Position on harmonized sales tax (Wilson, E.) 10:1335
- Recommendations on government budget (Wilson, E.) 10:1335-1340
- Work of organization (Wilson, E.) 10:1330
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sutherland, Bruce
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic development, investment 7:1730
- College of New Caledonia, role 7:1710-1715
- Northern Development Initiative Trust, performance 7:1730
- Post-secondary education, colleges and university colleges, role in economy and education system 7:1710-1715