BC Legislature - Finance and Government Services Committee, 39th Parliament

Oak Bay, B.C.

Death of family See Lee family

Obesity

Causes and impact on health (Warshawski, T.) 35:1035-1040

Childhood obesity, prevention (Warshawski, T.) 35:1035

Occupational health and safety

Workers compensation See Workers compensation

Oceanside Community Arts Council

Funding reduction and impact (Ralston) 27:0955 (Sabine, L.) 27:1000

Recommendations on government budget (Tindall, J.) 27:0955

O'Donnell, Tara

Arts and culture

arts councils, funding 29:1405-1410

government funding 29:1405

role in attracting professionals to B.C. 29:1405

B.C. Arts Council, funding 29:1405-1410

Fort St. John Community Arts Council

funding and role 29:1405-1410

recommendations on government budget 29:1405

Fort St. John, status as music capital and local concert 29:1405

Oil and gas

Activities on agricultural land, delegation agreement (McConnell, M.) 29:1440

Demand (Thornthwaite) 29:1605

Development (Burtnick, R.) 21:1905-1910 (Routley, B.) 21:1910

Drilling and drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing and water use (Anglin, L.) 36:0930 (Ralston) 36:0930

Fracking See Drilling and drilling practices, hydraulic fracturing above under this main heading

Industry, subsidies and incentives (Ivanova, I.) 20:1700 (Jones, D.) 20:1700

Natural gas

natural gas fuel vehicles See Automobiles

revenues to government (Hansen) 20:1355-1400 (Rustad) 20:1355

use, costs and incentives (Ralston) 28:1350 (Stout, D.) 28:1340-1350 (van Dongen) 28:1345-1350

Oil sands See Bitumen deposits under Alberta

Oil spills, response funding (Watanabe, R.) 32:1035

Peak oil issue (Forest, K.) 29:1555

Revenues to government (Ivanova, I.) 29:1510

Oil and Gas Commission

Delegation agreement See Activities on agricultural land under Oil and gas

Okanagan area

Agriculture industry (Sardinha, J.) 23:1040-1045

Business climate (Shields, W.) 23:0935, 23:0945

Film industry (Hamilton, B.) 21:1125-1130 (Letnick) 21:1125

North Okanagan, services for special needs children and youth (Armstrong, H.) 35:0915

North Okanagan, wait-lists for early intervention services for children (Armstrong, H.) 35:0910, 35:0920 (Donaldson) 35:0920

Organized crime, task force funding (Mungall) 23:0950 (Ralston) 23:0945-0950 (Shields, W.) 23:0935-0940, 23:0950

Residential housing market (Donaldson) 22:1530 (McRae) 22:1525 (Myers, J.) 22:1525-1530 (Neufeld, H.) 22:1525-1530

Tourism marketing, arts component (Ralston) 22:1500 (Thors, S.) 22:1500

Okanagan Artists Alternative Association

Role (Pickering, J.) 22:1635-1645

Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.

Accounting practices, requirements (Kayfish, L.) 23:0925 (Mungall) 23:0920

Centre of excellence in sustainable building technologies and renewable energy conservation (Reed, R.) 34:1335

Enrolment

enrolment and expansion, funding (Donaldson) 23:0920 (Kayfish, L.) 23:0900-0905, 23:0920

First Nations students (Kayfish, L.) 23:0900

student transition to post-secondary education (Coyle, A.) 23:0920 (Kayfish, L.) 23:0905, 23:0915-0920 (van Dongen) 23:0915

university transfer (Coyle, A.) 23:0915 (Ralston) 23:0915

Graduate transition to employment, women graduates of trade programs (Coyle, A.) 23:0925 (Mungall) 23:0920

Programs (Kayfish, L.) 23:0900-0905

Programs, adult basic education (Coyle, A.) 23:0915 (Kayfish, L.) 23:0915 (Ralston) 23:0910

Recommendations on government budget (Kayfish, L.) 23:0910

Tuition fee revenues (Kayfish, L.) 23:0910 (Letnick) 23:0910, 23:1025

Work with literacy organizations (Coyle, A.) 23:0915 (Ralston) 23:0915

Okanagan College Students Union

Issues and concerns (McRae) 23:1030 (Nelmes, C.) 23:1030

Role and recommendations on government budget (Nelmes, C.) 23:1020-1025

Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board

Membership area (Neufeld, H.) 22:1520

Okanagan Spirits, Vernon, B.C.

Operations (Deiter, F.) 22:1620 (Les) 22:1620

Oland, Heather

Commonwealth Group, recommendations on government budget 30:1100-1105

Economy, projected conditions 30:1100

Government financial management, borrowing costs 30:1100

Infrastructure projects, accelerated capital projects and funding 30:1105

Investment climate in Canada 30:1100

Oliver, B.C.

Wine industry and road improvement proposal for area (Donaldson) 23:0930 (Ross, B.) 23:0925-0935 (Rustad) 23:0935

Oliver, Cindy

Budgets, budget process, public confidence 21:0905

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C., recommendations on government budget and policies 21:0910

Harmonized sales tax, implementation, government handling 21:0905

Industry Training Authority

activities and role 21:0915

budget, allocation 21:0910-0915

Post-secondary education

benefits 21:0905

funding, operating grants 21:0905

tuition fees and student debt 21:0905-0910

universities, colleges and institutes, moratorium on new degree programs 21:0910

Skills training

government responsibility and consultation with stakeholders 21:0910-0915

system 21:0915-0920

Olson, Scott

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board

participation in public affairs and budget consultation process 21:0920

response to government initiatives 21:0920

Harmonized sales tax

exemptions and rebates, home purchases 21:0925

impact on housing 21:0925

Housing, affordable housing 21:0920-0925

Property transfer tax, reform 21:0920-0925

Substance abuse and addiction, grow ops and drug labs, house remediation and resale and disclosure of information 21:0925-0930

Surrey housing, proposed bylaw on remediation of properties used for drug operations 21:0930

Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Arts and culture component (Alibhai, A.) 21:1330

Benefits, promotion of B.C. tourism (Knox, M.) 32:0905

Legacy (Pattenden, W.) 28:1540

Legacy funding for festivals See Festivals under Arts and culture

Ombudsperson

Annual report (Carter, K.) 41:0905, 41:0950

Budget

capital costs (Carter, K.) 41:0920, 41:1005-1010 (Rustad) 41:1005

external recoveries (Carter, K.) 41:0915-0920, 41:0945 (van Dongen) 41:0945-0950

staffing costs (Carter, K.) 41:0940 (Donaldson) 41:0935-0940

Budget and service plan (Carter, K.) 41:0900, 41:0910-0940 (Ralston) 41:0930-0935

Communications and computer equipment (Carter, K.) 41:1010

Complaint investigation services

caseload and timeline (Carter, K.) 41:0905, 41:0915, 41:1000 (Routley, B.) 41:1000

early resolution program (Carter, K.) 41:0910

file triage and assignment process (Carter, K.) 41:0910-0915, 41:1000-1005 (Routley, B.) 41:1000

investigation process and services (Carter, K.) 41:0940-0945 (Donaldson) 41:0940 (van Dongen) 41:0950

investigation process and services, cases (Carter, K.) 41:0935, 41:0950, 41:1000-1005

types of complaints (Carter, K.) 41:1000-1010 (Routley, B.) 41:1000 (Rustad) 41:1010

Consultative services to government (Carter, K.) 41:0915, 41:0930 (Ralston) 41:0930

Education and outreach services (Carter, K.) 41:0915-0920, 41:0940

Education and outreach services, multicultural outreach (Carter, K.) 41:0935 (Ralston) 41:0935

Information systems

case-tracker system, purchase of services by outside agencies (Carter, K.) 41:0920, 41:0945-0950 (van Dongen) 41:0945

document technology review (Carter, K.) 41:0915-0920

Mandate and role (Carter, K.) 41:0900-0905, 41:0925, 41:0950

Office space (Carter, K.) 41:0935 (Ralston) 41:0930

Participation in ombudsperson conferences (Carter, K.) 41:0915

Relationship with government agencies (Carter, K.) 41:0905, 41:0930, 41:0955-1005 (Ralston) 41:0930 (Routley, B.) 41:1000 (van Dongen) 41:0950

Relationship with MLA offices (Carter, K.) 41:0940 (Donaldson) 41:0940

Relationship with Representative for Children and Youth (Carter, K.) 41:0925 (Thornthwaite) 41:0925

Relationship with statutory officers, shared services See Officers of the Legislature, shared services under Legislature

Review of seniors care (Carter, K.) 41:0905-0910, 41:1005

Service plan See Budget and service plan above under this main heading

Staffing (Carter, K.) 41:0905, 41:0935-0940 (Ralston) 41:0930-0935

Staffing, manager of investigations position (Carter, K.) 41:0910-0915

Staffing, organizational review (Carter, K.) 41:0925

Systemic investigations See also particular subject areas

(Carter, K.) 41:0905-0910, 41:0955, 41:1005-1015 (Rustad) 41:1010-1015 (van Dongen) 41:0950

Work of office (Carter, K.) 41:0905-0915

Workplan See Budget and service plan above under this main heading

Workplans, proposal for committee review (Carter, K.) 41:0920

Omineca Beetle Action Coalition

Funding (Bassermann, D.) 30:1125, 30:1135 (van Dongen) 30:1135

Presentation to federal prebudget consultation committee (Bassermann, D.) 30:1125-1130

Recommendations on government budget (Bassermann, D.) 30:1125-1130 (Donaldson) 30:1130

Role (Bassermann, D.) 30:1115-1135 (Routley, B.) 30:1125 (van Dongen) 30:1130

Work with other organizations (Bassermann, D.) 30:1130

Omineca Enterprises Ltd.

Legal dispute with Forests Ministry (Perrin, L.) 36:1700-1705

Omni Film Productions Ltd.

Operations (Hamilton, B.) 21:1115-1120

Ontario

Early learning and child care, government investment (Davidson, S.) 21:1005

Farmers markets (Quinn, E.) 28:1525

Film industry (Leitch, P.) 21:1110 (Letnick) 21:1125

Police complaint process (Lowe, S.) 33:1605

Promotion of local food products (Sardinha, J.) 23:1105

Open Learning See Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.
Open skies See Airline industry
Organized crime See Crime and criminals
Outdoor education programs See Education
Overwaitea Foods Ltd.

Partnership with B.C. Association of Farmers Markets See British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets