Abbotsford, B.C.
- Campus of Care hospice and respite care project (Keys, M.) 36:1045-1050 (Lehmann, D.) 36:1040-1050
- Hospice services, need for hospice facility (Keys, M.) 36:1040 (Lehmann, D.) 36:1035
- Housing and homelessness (Santiago, R.) 36:1000
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce
Abbotsford Community Services
- Food bank usage, case (Power, N.) 36:0955-1000
- Organization and services (Santiago, R.) 36:0950-0955
- Recommendations on government budget (Santiago, R.) 36:1000
Abbotsford Hospice Society
Abbotsford school district See School district 34 (Abbotsford)
ABE See Adult basic education
under Education
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of
- Budget, allocation for meetings with First Nations (MacAhonic, P.) 28:1305
Aboriginals See First Nations
Access British Columbia
Accidents
Accountants
- Accounting standards, international financial reporting standards See Financial reporting, international standards under Government
- Chartered accountants in B.C. (Rees, R.) 21:0935
Acierno, Kyle
- Post-secondary education
- Scandinavia, post-secondary education system 21:1140
- Simon Fraser Student Society, recommendations on government budget 21:1135-1140
Ackerman, Andy
- As subject
- recommendations on government budget 29:1415
- B.C. Library Trustees Association
- B.C., northeastern B.C., government employee positions and vacancies 29:1415-1420
- Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities 29:1425-1430
- Emergencies, emergency management training, funding 29:1415, 29:1430
- Environment Ministry, number of employees 29:1415-1420
- Libraries
- Literacy levels 29:1415
- Provincial emergency program, funding and services 29:1415
- Resources and resource industries, development and management, role of government staffing in application processes 29:1420
- Taxation, tax reductions 29:1430
Addiction See Mental illness and addiction
under Mental health; Substance abuse and addiction
Adoption
- Issues, research (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 41:1130
Adult basic education See Education
Aging
Agricultural Land Commission
Agricultural land reserve
Agriculture
- Agriculture-wildlife conflict programs See Wildlife; Predator control program under Livestock industry
- Agrifood industry See Food industry
- B.C. branding See Promotion of B.C. products below under this main heading
- Cattle industry See Livestock industry
- Direct marketing and farmers markets
- benefits, funding and support (Quinn, E.) 28:1525-1540
- farmers market nutrition and coupon project (Quinn, E.) 28:1530
- farmers markets (Watson, J.) 32:0830-0835
- MarketSafe food safety program See Food quality and safety under Food industry
- need for permanent market locations (Mungall) 32:0845 (Watson, J.) 32:0835
- Environmental farm plans, funding (Lucas, G.) 23:1110 (Sardinha, J.) 23:1115
- Extension services, funding (Etsell, G.) 36:0910
- Farm assessment review panel recommendations (Etsell, G.) 32:0845
- Farmers, access to land for young farmers See Farmland, cost and succession below under this main heading
- Farmers, age and supply (Quinn, E.) 28:1530
- Farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
- Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve
- Farmland, cost and succession (Routley, B.) 23:1110 (Sardinha, J.) 23:1110
- Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, AgriRecovery program (Etsell, G.) 36:0915
- Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers, Growing Forward initiative (Boone, K.) 24:1725-1740, 24:1755 (McRae) 24:1735 (van Dongen) 24:1755
- Food and food industry See Food; Food industry
- Government investment and support (Burtnick, R.) 32:0830-0840
- Government investment and support in other provinces (Watson, J.) 32:0840
- Government plan, funding (Etsell, G.) 36:0905-0910
- Impact of climate change See Climate change
- Industry, conditions (Etsell, G.) 23:1045
- Industry, role of immigrants See Provincial nominee program, agriculture component under Immigration
- Predator control program See Livestock industry
- Promotion of B.C. products See also Buy B.C. program
- Role in economy (Lucas, G.) 23:1100 (Sardinha, J.) 23:1045 (van Dongen) 23:1100
- Role in provincial economies (Watson, J.) 32:0835-0840
- Small farms, economic viability (Jones, D.) 27:1120-1125
- Tree fruit industry See Food industry
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of
Agrifood industry See Food industry
AgriRecovery program See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers
under Agriculture
AHRT See Additional hotel room tax
under Hotels and travel accommodation
AiMHi Prince George Association for Community Living
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Cap-and-trade system (Rustad) 20:1820
- Reduction
- brewing industry (D'Avignon, G.) 34:1115
- forest industry (Jeffery, R.) 20:1555
- low-carbon and renewable fuel requirements (Hooper, D.) 28:1350-1400
- mining industry (Chalmers, B.) 34:1055-1100
Airline industry
- Non-stop air service, impact on tourism (Sellick, R.) 22:1430
- Open skies policies (Letnick) 22:1425 (McEwan, T.) 22:1430 (Sieben, B.) 22:1430
Aitken, Lorraine
- Autism
- Children
- early intervention services, funding 32:0925-0935
- programs and services for children and families, occupational and speech therapy, wait-lists for services 32:0925, 32:0935
- supported child development program, need for extension to children over 12 32:0930
- Communities, community organizations, gaming grants 32:0930
- Comox Valley Child Development Association
- Post-secondary education, spaces for occupational and speech therapy 32:0930-0935
- Therapists, pediatric therapist supply 32:0930-0935
Akizuki, Jayne
- Campaign to Control Cancer, activities and recommendations on government policies 21:1145-1150
- Cancer, government programs, cross-ministerial coordination 21:1150-1155
- Cancer, prevention and treatment, government action and funding 21:1145-1150
- Mohamed, Islam, work on government cancer policy development 21:1150-1155
Alberta
- Bitumen deposits, B.C. role in development (Forest, K.) 29:1600
- Liquor sales and taxation (Crowhurst, T.) 36:1155
- Post-secondary endowment fund (Kayfish, L.) 23:0910
- Public debt, elimination (Field, D.) 21:1915
Alcohol
- Abuse and addiction See Substance abuse and addiction
- Beer See Beer
- Beverage alcohol hub concept for B.C. (Crowhurst, T.) 36:1155-1200 (Mungall) 36:1200
- Consumption in B.C., health and social impacts (Buchanan, L.) 34:1350-1355 (Gray, J.) 34:1355
- Craft distilling industry
- Harm reduction strategy and implementation of report recommendations (Buchanan, L.) 34:1350
- Imported liquor, taxation and flat tax proposal (Crowhurst, T.) 36:1150-1200
- Liquor retail sales, role of government and private sector (Hull, D.) 20:1455
- Liquor stores, public stores (D'Avignon, B.) 34:1110
- Liquor stores, revenues to government (Walker, D.) 36:1355
- Pricing, impact on hospitality industry (Hull, D.) 36:1445
- Regulation and pricing (Buchanan, L.) 34:1350-1400 (D'Avignon, G.) 34:1115 (Ralston) 34:1355-1400
- Responsible use (D'Avignon, G.) 34:1110-1115
- Revenues to government (Crowhurst, T.) 36:1150
- Taxation (Crowhurst, T.) 36:1200-1205 (Les) 36:1200
- Underage drinking (Buchanan, L.) 34:1350
Alexander, Amanda
- B.C. Society of Transition Houses
- Elizabeth Fry Society, funding and role 30:1050-1055
- Harmonized sales tax, impact on transition houses 30:1055
- Prince George, transition house funding and services 30:1050-1055
- Transition houses, funding and services 30:1050-1055
- Violence against women, programs and services
Alibhai, Amir
- Alliance for Arts and Culture Society
- consultation by government on arts funding reduction 20:1545
- recommendations on government budget 20:1545
- Arts and culture
- accessibility and affordability 20:1535
- arts legacy fund 20:1545
- arts organizations, funding 20:1545
- funding
- role in economy 20:1540
- social benefits and definition of culture 20:1535
- Brault, Simon, comments on culture 20:1535
- B.C. Arts Council, funding 20:1535-1545
- Finance and Government Services Committee, report recommendations on arts and culture funding 20:1535
- Moore, James, comments on arts funding 20:1540
- Museums, funding 20:1545
- National Arts Centre, B.C. artist representation 20:1535
- Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, arts and culture component 20:1535-1540
Alliance for Arts and Culture Society
- Consultation by government on arts funding reduction (Alibhai, A.) 20:1545 (Donaldson) 20:1545
- Recommendations on government budget (Alibhai, A.) 20:1545
Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia
- Organization and submission to Finance and Government Services Committee (McElroy, J.) 28:1430
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- Awareness and impacts (Toyer, W.) 36:1605
ALS Centre See G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
ALS Society of British Columbia
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, B.C.
Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Alzheimer's disease See also Dementia
Andersen, Mark
- B.C. Real Estate Association
- Harmonized sales tax
- Home ownership, affordability and benefits 28:1320-1325
- Property transfer tax threshold 28:1320
- Real estate industry, residential housing market, role in economy 28:1325
Anderson, Garry
- As subject
- museum work commended (Ralston) 25:1105
- Arts and culture
- B.C. Arts Council, funding 25:1100-1105
- Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
- Community gaming grants, funding levels for arts and sports organizations 25:1100
- Museums, funding 25:1105
Anglers See Recreational fishing
under Fishing industry
Anglin, 'Lyn
- B.C., groundwater monitoring and natural gas development in northeastern B.C. 36:0925
- Energy, northwest transmission line, relationship to mineral exploration activity 36:0930
- Geoscience B.C.
- Horn River basin area, natural gas resources 36:0920-0925
- Huckleberry Mines Inc., Huckleberry mine in Houston, B.C. 36:0925
- Mines and mining industry, exploration
- Montney, natural gas resources in area 36:0920-0925
- Oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing and water use 36:0930
- Science and technology, geoscience, role 36:0920
Animals
Annis, Linda
- B.C. Paraplegic Association offices, relocation to home-based workers 34:1440
- McBride, Chris, work on spinal cord issues 34:1430
Applied Technology and Engineering Education Consortium
Arbel, Menashe
- Film industry
- digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work 21:1115
- industry and government support 21:1115, 21:1130
- workers, training and retention 21:1130
- Post Modern Sound Inc. operations 21:1115
Armstrong, Helen
- Children
- special needs children
- supported child development program, need for extension to children over 12 35:0915
- Children, early childhood development
- NONA Child Development Centre
- Okanagan area, North Okanagan
- early intervention services for children, wait-lists 35:0910, 35:0920
- services for special needs children and youth 35:0915
- Port McNeill, family and teen centre services, funding 35:0935
Artemis Options Society
Artisan Distillers Guild
Arts and culture
- Accessibility and affordability (Alibhai, A.) 20:1535
- Art galleries, collaboration (Montgomery, J.) 23:1040
- Artist-run centres, funding and role (Pickering, J.) 22:1635-45
- Artists and workers, salaries and benefits (Grant, D.) 22:1455 (Thors, S.) 22:1450-1455
- Artists and workers, wages (Pickering, J.) 22:1640
- Arts councils (Wandell, S.) 21:1715
- Arts councils, funding (O'Donnell, T.) 29:1405-1410
- Arts legacy fund (Alibhai, A.) 27:0950-0955
- Benefits See also Role below under this main heading
- Community cultural development and social innovation concept (Marcuse, J.) 21:1045-1050
- "Cultural shopping" concept and cultural tourism See Tourism
- Facilities, funding for development (Les) 21:1710 (Letnick) 21:1705
- Festivals
- Funding See also British Columbia Arts Council; Government funding below under this main heading
- Funding, history (Alibhai, A.) 20:1535
- Government funding
- B.C. and other jurisdictions (McRae) 34:1200
- capital funding (Case, I.) 34:1205
- eligibility (Donaldson) 21:1425 (Girardi, C.) 21:1415-1425
- federal and municipal funding (McRae) 28:1515 (Richoz, J.) 28:1515
- funding (Anderson, G.) 21:1550-1600 (Donaldson) 21:1420-1425 (Hamilton, S.) 21:1700 (Montgomery, J.) 21:1045, 21:1040, 21:1710-1715
- funding during B.C. Liberal Party administration (Richoz, J.) 28:1505
- gaming grants (Alibhai, A.) 27:0950-0955
- model (Diamond, D.) 21:1040 (Donaldson) 21:1040
- multi-year grants (Case, I.) 21:1035
- need for core funding (Grant, D.) 22:1455-1500 (Thors, S.) 22:1450-1455
- reduction (Alibhai, A.) 27:0955 (Richoz, J.) 27:1000 (Tindall, J.) 27:0950-0955
- reduction, consultation by government (Donaldson) 20:1545
- Government investment (Tindall, J.) 27:0955
- Government strategy and framework document (Donaldson) 21:1720 (Wandell, S.) 21:1715-1720
- Government vision (Hamilton, S.) 36:1105
- Impact of harmonized sales tax on sector See Impact on issues under Harmonized sales tax
- Organizations
- Role in attracting professionals to B.C. (O'Donnell, T.) 29:1405
- Role in communities (Mungall) 22:1545
- Role in communities and economy (Brown, S.) 22:1450-1455
- Role in economy (Alibhai, A.) 21:1325 (Girardi, C.) 21:1415-1420 (Hamilton, S.) 21:1700 (Moore, A.) 21:1710-1715
- Role in economy and society (Brown, V.) 28:1510
- Role in education (Marcuse, J.) 21:1045
- Role in tourism industry (Brown, S.) 25:1115, 25:1125
- Volunteers, tax credit proposal (Donaldson) 21:1720 (Wandell, S.) 21:1720
- Workers See Artists and workers above under this main heading
- Youth participation (Anderson, G.) 25:1100
Arts Council of Surrey
- Recommendations on government budget (Girardi, C.) 21:1420-1425
Asian Canadians
Asia-Pacific gateway
Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils
Assessment of property See Property tax
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
- Annual Roundup conference (Dirom, G.) 34:1445
- Organization (Dirom, G.) 34:1440
- Recommendations on government budget (Dirom, G.) 34:1445
Aston, Mark
- Minocycline, efficacy for treatment of spinal cord injuries 34:1025
- Rick Hansen Foundation, recommendations on government budget 34:1025-1030
- Spinal cord conditions and injuries
- Vancouver General Hospital, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, funding and research activities 34:1020-1025
Auditor General
Autism
- Assessment services (Aitken, L.) 32:0925-0935 (van Dongen) 32:0935
- Incidence (Bacchus, P.) 20:2010 (Routley, B.) 20:2010
- Treatment services
- access (Bacchus, P.) 20:1950-1955
- applied behaviour analysis (McIntosh, C.) 27:1010-1015
- early intervention program and treatment services (McIntosh, C.) 27:1000-1005
- funding (McIntosh, C.) 24:1655
- funding and administrative process (Aitken, L.) 32:0925-0930
- funding and service delivery (Routley, B.) 20:1945-1950
- funding model (McIntosh, C.) 27:1010
- research and studies (McIntosh, C.) 27:1000-1015 (McRae) 27:1010
- therapies (Routley, B.) 27:1015
- wait-lists for services (Fontana-Wegelin, T.) 35:0945 (Routley, B.) 35:0945
Automobiles
- Electric and hybrid vehicles, infrastructure needs (Qualey, B.) 34:1010
- Insurance See also Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Luxury tax See Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles below under this main heading
- Natural gas fuel vehicles (Ralston) 28:1350 (Stout, D.) 28:1340-1350 (van Dongen) 28:1345-1350
- Sales
- climate change initiatives by dealers (Qualey, B.) 34:1005-1010
- impact of dealership reductions on new-car dealer industry (Qualey, B.) 34:1010 (Ralston) 34:1010
- impact of harmonized sales tax See Impact on issues under Harmonized sales tax
- new and used cars, carbon footprint studies (Donaldson) 34:1015 (Qualey, B.) 34:1015
- Taxation
- Traffic fines, use of revenues to fund treatment of traumatic injuries See Neurotrauma fund under Rick Hansen Foundation
- Vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program, funding (Qualey, B.) 34:1010