Province of British Columbia
39th Parliament – 2010
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

Sabine, Lauren

Arts and culture, government funding reduction 27:1000
Oceanside Community Arts Council, funding reduction and impact 27:1000
Safe houses See Transition houses
Sage Hills Development Ltd.

Comox Valley sustainable community project (McRae) 32:1015 (Russell, D.) 32:1005-1015
Position on harmonized sales tax (Russell, D.) 32:1010
Position on project development regulations (Russell, D.) 32:1005-1010
Recommendations on government budget (Russell, D.) 32:1010-1015
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Redevelopment, funding (Enns, A.) 36:1520
Sales tax

Costs to forest industry (Jeffery, R.) 20:1600
Exemptions
production machinery and equipment (Ralston) 20:1555
Salmo, B.C.

Child care facility (Proulx, L.) 26:1540
Sam, Sylvia

Harmonized sales tax
exemptions and rebates, home purchases 36:1005-1010
impact on green products and initiatives 36:1010
impact on housing and real estate industry 36:1005-1010
Housing, rental housing, maintenance and repair costs 36:1010
Property transfer tax threshold 36:1005
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, recommendations on government budget 36:1005-1010
Real estate industry, residential housing market, taxation 36:1005-1010
Strata property, leaky-condo repairs, costs 36:1010
Sandmark, Peter

Arts and culture
government funding, B.C. and other jurisdictions 34:1200
government funding, gaming grants 34:1150
role in economy 34:1200
social, health and educational benefits, studies 34:1200
Bricker, Darrell and Wright, John, comments on arts and culture funding in We Know What You're Thinking 34:1200
B.C. Arts Council, funding 34:1150
Moore, James, comments on arts funding 34:1200
ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria
membership 34:1150
recommendations on government budget 34:1150, 34:1200
Sandy, Bruce

B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention
member agencies and role 36:1120
recommendations on government budget and policies 36:1130-1135
B.C. Liberal Party government, goals and priorities 36:1125-1130
Children
programs and services for children and families
rehabilitation and speech therapy services and therapist training 36:1130-1135
service agencies, funding for capital projects and staff salary increases 36:1130-1135
special needs children
funding for programs and services 36:1125-1135
numbers and definition 36:1120
programs and services, wait-lists 36:1120, 36:1130
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability, incidence and reduction goal 36:1125
early intervention services, funding 36:1130
government investment, reports and studies 36:1125-1130
Economy, conditions 36:1125
Finance and Government Services Committee, report recommendations on funding for services to special needs children 36:1130
Kershaw, Paul, work on child vulnerability and school readiness issues 36:1125
Mental health of children and youth, services for special needs children 36:1130
Representative for Children and Youth, report on services for special needs children and youth 36:1130
Santiago, Rod

Abbotsford Community Services
organization and services 36:0950-0955
recommendations on government budget 36:1000
Abbotsford, housing and homelessness 36:1000
Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities, social services 36:1000
Housing, affordable housing, government action 36:1000
Welfare
community social services sector, funding and role 36:0950-1000
social welfare systems, need 36:0950
Sardinha, Joe

Agricultural land reserve, review and support 23:1045
Agriculture
environmental farm plans, funding 23:1115
farmland, cost and succession 23:1110
government investment and support 23:1045-1055, 23:1110
industry, conditions 23:1045
promotion of B.C. products 23:1105-1110
role in economy 23:1045
B.C. Fruit Growers Association
position on harmonized sales tax 23:1050
recommendations on government budget 23:1045-1055
Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities 23:1050
Columbia River Treaty
impact on agriculture industries in B.C. and Washington 23:1045-1050
renegotiation and allocation of funds 23:1055
Education, fruit and vegetable program 23:1050, 23:1100
Food industry
food costs 23:1115
tree fruit industry 23:1040-1105
Food supply, public awareness of issues 23:1115-1120
Harmonized sales tax
impact on tree fruit industry 23:1050
input tax credits, recaptured input tax credit provision 23:1050, 23:1110
Health, public health, nutrition programs 23:1050
Okanagan area, agriculture industry 23:1040-1045
Ontario, promotion of local food products 23:1105
Taxation system, equity 23:1050
Saskatchewan

Liquor prices, social reference pricing policy (Buchanan, L.) 34:1355-1400 (Ralston) 34:1355-1400
Saunders, Dave

Belmont Secondary School, need for replacement, project proposal and business plan 34:0955-1000
Vancouver Island, south Island, West Shore, growth 34:0955
Save Our Northern Seniors

Activities (Leahy, J.) 29:1455
Recommendations on government health and housing policies (Leahy, J.) 29:1500
Save-On-Foods

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

Post-secondary education system (Acierno, K.) 21:1140 (Ralston) 21:1140
SCDP See Supported child development program under Children
Schafer, Cindy

Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities, education 36:1540
Education, class size and composition, legislation and administrative costs 36:1535, 36:1545
Education, funding
CommunityLINK program 36:1535-1540
funding for school districts 36:1535
Education, school districts and boards of education
position on class size legislation 36:1545
sale of school lands 36:1535
School district 34 (Abbotsford)
capital assets and projects 36:1535
class size issues 36:1535
Community LINK funding and vulnerable students 36:1535-1540
operations 36:1530-1535
submission to Finance and Government Services Committee 36:1545
Schechter, Sam

Burnaby Family Life Foundation, clients, funding and services 20:1750-1805
Business Council of B.C., research on early childhood social vulnerability 21:1800
Children, vulnerability, impact on social welfare system 20:1755-1800
Community organizations, gaming grants 20:1805
Welfare
community social services sector, capacity-building and funding 20:1800-1805
social investment versus social cost 20:1755-1800
Schizophrenia

Impacts and intervention, case See Johnson, Trevor
School district 34 (Abbotsford)

Capital assets and projects (Schafer, C.) 36:1535
Carbon neutrality initiatives (MacRae, J.) 36:1545
Class size issues (Schafer, C.) 36:1535
Community LINK funding and vulnerable students (Schafer, C.) 36:1535-1540
Operations (Schafer, C.) 36:1530-1535
Submission to Finance and Government Services Committee (Les) 36:1545 (Schafer, C.) 36:1545
School district 36 (Surrey)

Enrolment and funding (Huberman, A.) 21:0955-1000
School district 38 (Richmond)

Annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades (McPhail, L.) 20:2030 (Thornthwaite) 20:2030
Budget (McPhail, L.) 20:2030 (Thornthwaite) 20:2030
Funding for salary costs (Pamer, M.) 20:2030-2035 (van Dongen) 20:2030
Funding levels, impact on services (Donaldson) 20:2025 (Klassen, A.) 20:2030 (McPhail, L.) 20:2025
Overview of school community (McPhail, L.) 20:2015
Philosophy statement (McPhail, L.) 20:2015
School district 39 (Vancouver)

Annual facilities grants for repairs and upgrades (Bacchus, P.) 20:2010
Carbon-neutral initiatives, costs (Bacchus, P.) 20:2005-2010 (Donaldson) 20:2005
Funding levels, impact on services (Bacchus, P.) 20:1955-2000 (Pan, T.) 20:2020
Recommendations on government budget (Bacchus, P.) 20:2000
Special education and special needs services, funding (Bacchus, P.) 20:1950-2000
Special education and special needs services, students (Bacchus, P.) 20:2010 (Routley, B.) 20:2010
School district 57 (Prince George)

Funding levels, impact on services (Warrington, S.) 30:1245-1250
School district 60 (Peace River North)

Costs and funding (Boyd, D.) 29:1610-1615
Enrolment levels (Boyd, D.) 29:1610
Facility in sports complex See Enerplex, Fort St. John, B.C.
Involvement in Northern Opportunities trades training initiative See British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Kindergarten (Boyd, D.) 29:1610
Special needs students and funding (Boyd, D.) 29:1615, 29:1635 (Routley, B.) 29:1635
Staff, professional development (Boyd, D.) 29:1625
Staff, recruitment and retention of skilled labour and teachers (Boyd, D.) 29:1620-1625 (Donaldson) 29:1625 (Routley, B.) 29:1620 (Thompson, J.) 29:1610
Students, career planning and preparation (Boyd, D.) 29:1630
Submission to Finance and Government Services Committee (Les) 29:1635
Transportation costs and funding (Boyd, D.) 29:1610
School district 61 (Greater Victoria)

GAP Options alternative education program (Ellis, L.) 34:1540-1545
School district 62 (Sooke)

Enrolment levels and facility needs (Cambridge, J.) 34:0945-1000 (Ralston) 34:1000 (Szpak, L.) 34:0955
Recommendations on government budget (Cambridge, J.) 34:0950, 34:1000 (Hobbes, W.) 34:0950-1000 (Lockyer, D.) 34:0950 (Thornthwaite) 34:1000
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)

Costs and funding (Routley, B.) 27:1055 (Spilsbury, C.) 27:1050-1055
Recommendations on government budget (McRae) 27:1100 (Spilsbury, C.) 27:1050-1100
Student population and First Nations within district (Spilsbury, C.) 27:1045
Transportation issues (Routley, B.) 27:1055 (Spilsbury, C.) 27:1055
School trustees See Trustees under Education – School districts and boards of education
Schwarz, Varenka

Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 26:1610-1615
student debt load, impact on economy 26:1615
Science and technology

Geoscience, role (Anglin, L.) 36:0920
Industry, skills training and job creation (Popescul, C.) 25:1050
Scrap-It program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
Securities industry

Bonds See Bonds
Seet, Wendy

As subject
daughter's access to supported child development program 20:1935
presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee (Stark, C.) 21:1400
Beaudry, Spencer, supported child development program case 20:1930-1935
Burnaby, supported child development program, wait-list 20:1935-1940
Children
early childhood development, government investment, benefits 20:1935
supported child development program, funding and wait-lists 20:1930-1945
Vancouver, supported child development program, wait-list 20:1935-1940
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.

Enrolment
enrolment and expansion (Letnick) 26:1445 (Luscombe, M.) 26:1435, 26:1445, 26:1500 (Rustad) 26:1500
First Nations students (Luscombe, M.) 26:1450 (Mungall) 26:1445-1450
international students (Luscombe, M.) 26:1500 (Thornthwaite) 26:1455
skilled trades and nursing (Luscombe, M.) 26:1500 (Routley, B.) 26:1500
Funding and role (Luscombe, M.) 26:1430-1455
Funding, corporate funding and fundraising (Luscombe, M.) 26:1500-1505 (Routley, B.) 26:1500
Funding for operating budget (Donaldson) 26:1455 (Luscombe, M.) 26:1455
Recommendations on government budget (Luscombe, M.) 26:1440-1445
Student transportation (Lubbers, D.) 26:1555
Selkirk College Students Union

Activities and membership (Lubbers, D.) 26:1545
Presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee (Donaldson) 26:1605
Recommendations on government budget (Letnick) 26:1605 (Lubbers, D.) 26:1550-1605
Sellick, Roger

Airline industry
non-stop air service, impact on tourism 22:1430
open skies policies 22:1430
Hotels and travel accommodation, additional hotel room tax, allocation of revenues to tourism 22:1420-1425
Kelowna
tourism 22:1420
tourism related to Olympic Games 22:1425
Tourism Kelowna
funding and role 22:1420
recommendations on government budget 22:1420
Seniors

Aging population See Population under British Columbia; Population under Canada
Government support (Silvester, B.) 36:1305
Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness See Health – Public health
Housing, assisted living See Housing – Residential care facilities
Housing, availability of market rental housing (Bourdon, R.) 29:1505 (Leahy, J.) 29:1455-1505 (Les) 29:1505 (Mungall) 29:1500-1505 (Thornthwaite) 29:1505
Housing, safety (Leahy, J.) 29:1455-1500, 29:1510 (Les) 29:1510
Services, review by Ombudsperson See Ombudsperson
Sexual assault centres See Women's centres under Women
Shaw, Nikki

First Nations housing 35:1020
Housing, social and subsidized housing, rental assistance program 35:1030
Mount Waddington Health Network and housing committee 35:1015-1020
Port Hardy, housing issues and needs 35:1020, 35:1030
Sheach, David

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Abbotsford, Mission, Ridge Meadows, funding and role 36:1635-1640
Communities, community organizations, gaming grants, eligibility and elimination of multi-year grants 36:1635-1640
Gambling, charities' access to gambling revenues 36:1635-1640
Welfare, community social services sector, funding and role 36:1635-1640
Shields, Wesley

Business climate 23:0945
Business, small business, government support 23:0945
Crime and criminals, organized crime 23:0935-0940, 23:0950
recruitment of youth, prevention 23:0950
Harmonized sales tax
impact on issues
construction industry 23:0945
housing and real estate industry 23:0945
restaurant industry 23:0945
rate, reduction 23:0945
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
membership and role 23:0935
position on harmonized sales tax 23:0940-0945
recommendations on government budget 23:0940-0955
Okanagan area
business climate 23:0935, 23:0945
organized crime, task force funding 23:0935-0940, 23:0950
Property transfer tax reform 23:0940
Skills training, tax credit programs for businesses 23:0945
Taxation, revenues to government 23:0955
Shorten, Liz

Film industry
current and projected conditions 28:1420
intellectual property development fund proposal 28:1415
Shuswap area

Real estate market (Myers, J.) 22:1530
Sieben, Brad

Airline industry, open skies policies 22:1430
Hotels and travel accommodation, additional hotel room tax, allocation of revenues to tourism 22:1420-1425
Kelowna, tourism 22:1420-1430
Tourism, destination marketing organizations 22:1425
Tourism Kelowna, funding and role 22:1420-1425
Silvester, Bill

B.C. Federation of Retired Union Members
membership and role 36:1305-1310
recommendations on government budget 36:1310
work on group rates for services 36:1310
B.C. Liberal Party government, priorities 36:1305
Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities 36:1305-1310
Pensions, unfunded liabilities re pensions in B.C. and elsewhere 36:1315
Seniors, government support 36:1305
Taxation
system, equity 36:1310
tax reductions 36:1305
Silviculture See Forests and forest industry
Simon Fraser Student Society

Recommendations on government budget (Acierno, K.) 21:1135-1140
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

International Centre of Art for Social Change, activities (Marcuse, J.) 21:1045
Programs, arts practice and education (Marcuse, J.) 21:1050
Surrey campus
degree programs (Curry, J.) 21:1025
enrolment and expansion (Curry, J.) 21:1020-1025 (Letnick) 21:1025
funding (Curry, J.) 21:1020-1025
Simpson, John

Brain health, brain injury treatment services
economic benefits 36:1505
funding and access to services 36:1455-1505
Rick Hansen Foundation, neurotrauma fund administration, funding of brain injury services 36:1455-1500
Simpson, Peter

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies, activities and position on government health policies 34:0940-0945
Health Services Ministry procurement practices, joint procurement with other provinces and territories 34:0940
Pharmaceutical industry, consultation by government 34:0940-0945
Sing, Geoff

Brain health, brain injuries
incidence and impacts 34:1535-1540
relationship to mental health and social issues 34:1535-1540
treatment services, funding 34:1535-1540
Centis, Joseph, impacts of brain injury 34:1535
Cridge Centre for the Family, activities and recommendations on government budget 34:1535-1540
Greene, Trevor, brain injury rehabilitation 34:1540
Homelessness, homeless persons with brain injuries 34:1535
Wiley, Shannon, brain injury rehabilitation 34:1540
Siormanolakis, Eugenia

As subject
experience of Greek immigrant husband 20:1920-1930
experience with workers compensation claim 20:1920-1925
Business, small business, issues and concerns re leases and out-of-country landlords 20:1925
Children, English-as-a-second-language child care spaces 20:1930
Housing, affordable housing, government action 20:1925
Immigration, programs and services for immigrants to B.C., services for non-Asian immigrants 20:1925-1930
Workers compensation, appeals system, issues 20:1920-1925
Site C project See Peace River area
Skeena River

Recreational fishery in area, management and role in economy (Donaldson) 27:1110 (Westfall, H.) 27:1100-1115
Skills training

Funding (Legg, P.) 34:1345
Government responsibility and consultation with stakeholders (Oliver, C.) 21:0910-0915
Planning and graduate placement (Lubbers, D.) 26:1555
Secondary school programs (Godden, K.) 36:1540
Shortage of skilled workers (Kayfish, L.) 31:1735
Shortage of skilled workers, government action (McLachlan, M.) 34:0915 (Rustad) 34:0915
Supply of skilled workers, role of aboriginal population and immigrants (Gerow, R.) 30:0930
Supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education (Gerow, R.) 25:0915-0920 (Lindsay, J.) 25:0920
System (Oliver, C.) 21:0915-0920
System, training authority See Industry Training Authority
Tax credit programs for businesses (Shields, W.) 23:0945
Trades and technology training, student financial assistance (Popescul, C.) 25:1050
Trades training
funding and spaces (Routley, B.) 25:0940 (Teslak, D.) 25:0935-0940 (van Dongen) 25:0935-0940
government investment and promotion (Pannu, A.) 36:1420-1425 (Prentice, D.) 36:1410
northern B.C. initiative See British Columbia – Northern B.C.
programs (Jensen, A.) 25:0940-0945 (Routley, B.) 25:0945 (van Dongen) 25:0940
programs and funding (Murray, J.) 21:1610
training for aboriginal people, immigrants and women (Prentice, D.) 36:1415
Training programs, career technical training programs (Bowman, J.) 30:0930
Training programs, safety issues (Carter, K.) 41:1005
Small business See Business – Small business
Smart Tax Alliance

Position on harmonized sales tax (Williams, C.) 20:1740-1750
Smith, Krystal

Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities, post-secondary education 24:1715
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 24:1715
funding 24:1705
student financial assistance 24:1710, 24:1720
student financial assistance, grants and loans 24:1705
students, debt load 24:1705
tuition fees 24:1700-1705
tuition fees, impact on enrolment 24:1710
Thompson Rivers University
tuition fees 24:1700
Thompson Rivers University Students Union
food bank services 24:1705
recommendations on government budget 24:1705
Smithers, B.C.

Mental health services (Johnson, T.) 27:1125-1130, 27:1140-1145
Social enterprises See Business
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia

Report on community social services sector (Zemlak, K.) 30:0935
Social policy, safety net, services, welfare system, etc. See Welfare; Programs and services for children and families under Children
Social workers

Child protection workers See Children
Community social services workers, recruitment and wages (Zemlak, K.) 30:0935-0940
Community social services workers, wages (Hagan-Johnson, A.) 35:0950
Sooke school district See School district 62 (Sooke)
Sousa, Cathay

B.C., unemployment and need for skilled labour in northwest B.C. 31:1735
Education, students, transition to post-secondary education 31:1740
Industry Training Authority budget, allocation 31:1740
Northwest Community College
accessibility 31:1730
campuses, potential inclusion of former Northern Lights College campuses 31:1730
enrolment and programs 31:1730-1735
First Nations students 31:1730-1735
funding and capacity issues 31:1735-1740
role in northwest B.C. economy 31:1730-1735
School of Exploration and Mining 31:1740
Smithers campus, government investment 31:1725
Post-secondary education, colleges, capacity issues 31:1730
Skills training, shortage of skilled workers 31:1735
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

UBC line (McElroy, J.) 28:1440
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
Southern interior area See Interior B.C. under British Columbia
Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust

Operations and allocation of funding (Donaldson) 25:1055 (Popescul, C.) 25:1040-1055 (van Dongen) 25:1055
SPARC-BC See Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia
Special needs children See Children; Special education and special needs under Education
Spencer, Fiona See also Merit Commissioner

B.C. Public Service Agency
automated recruitment system 40:1355
hiring practices, short-term temporary appointments 40:1410
role in civil service hiring practices 40:1355-1400
Civil service
employees, annual appraisals 40:1410
hiring practices
administrative support positions 40:1400
auxiliary appointments 40:1405-1410
changes 40:1355-1405, 40:1415
collective hiring practices 40:1355-1400
short-term temporary appointments 40:1400-1415
staffing reviews 40:1400-1405
work environment survey 40:1400-1405
Merit Commissioner
audits of public service appointments 40:1355-1405, 40:1415
audits of public service appointments, partial-year audit 40:1400
audits of public service appointments, special audits 40:1405
budget 40:1405-1410, 40:1420
meetings with union representatives 40:1410
office relocation 40:1405-1410
powers 40:1415
relationship with B.C. Public Service Agency 40:1415
role and responsibilities 40:1355
service plan and priorities 40:1405
study of auxiliary appointments 40:1405
study of history of merit-based hiring practices 40:1405
website information 40:1400-1405
Spilsbury, Candace

Budgets, 2011-12 budget priorities 27:1100
Education
BCeSIS information management system 27:1055
funding 27:1050-1100
replacement of school buildings 27:1055
school district costs 27:1050-1055
system reforms, costs 27:1050
Lake Cowichan, need for school replacement 27:1050
School district 79 (Cowichan Valley)
costs and funding 27:1050-1055
recommendations on government budget 27:1050-1100
student population and First Nations within district 27:1045
transportation issues 27:1055
Spinal cord conditions and injuries

Programs and services for persons with spinal cord injuries (McBride, C.) 34:1430-1440
Registry, funding and role (Aston, M.) 34:1025-1030 (Ralston) 34:1030
Research, funding (Aston, M.) 34:1020-1025 (Ewart, C.) 34:1020
Spinal cord injuries (McBride, C.) 34:1430
Spirit festivals See Festivals under Arts and culture
Spooner, Roy

B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic development and infrastructure investment 30:0950
Budgets
2011-12 budget priorities 30:0950-1000
balanced budgets 30:0950
Community organizations, gaming grants for community health support organizations 30:0955
Economic development and diversification 30:0950
Energy, clean energy, development 30:0950
First Nations land claims, settlement 30:0955
Forests and forest industry, silviculture, funding for pilot projects 30:0955
Government spending 30:0950
Harmonized sales tax
impact 30:1000
initiative vote, date 30:1000
Health, public health promotion 30:0955
Prince George
education and skills training in area 30:0950
government investment in area 30:0945
Prince George Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget 30:0950-0955
Public debt, paydown of debt 30:0950
Resources and resource industries, development of natural and renewable resources 30:0950
Transit services, interurban transit 30:0950
Sport B.C.

Membership and mission (Gayda, T.) 28:1420
Sport Innovation Centre See Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Victoria, B.C.
Sports

Benefits, economic, health and social benefits (Burbee, J.) 30:1220-1225 (Holmes, A.) 30:1215-1220 (McNamee, S.) 30:1215
Benefits, health and social benefits (Gayda, T.) 28:1425
Children's sports, school programs See Education
Coaching (McRae) 32:1050
Fields and facilities, funding and maintenance (Les) 32:1055 (McNamee, S.) 32:1040-1045
Government funding and support (Burbee, J.) 28:1425-1430 (Pattenden, W.) 28:1540-1545
Helmet use See Brain health
High-performance sport training initiatives (Pattenden, W.) 28:1540-1545
Innovation and integration with other sectors (Pattenden, W.) 28:1545
Organizations
collaboration (Gayda, T.) 28:1430 (McRae) 28:1430
funding model (Gayda, T.) 28:1425
gaming grants (Donaldson) 28:1430 (McNamee, S.) 28:1430
gaming grants for seniors sports organizations (Wilson, H.) 29:1540-1545
role (Donaldson) 28:1425
Role in communities and economy (Pattenden, W.) 28:1545-1550
Role in communities and economy, reports and studies (Burbee, J.) 30:1220-1225 (Holmes, A.) 30:1215-1220
Role in economy (Mungall) 28:1550
Sports centres and training facilities (Pattenden, W.) 28:1540
Volunteer sector, contributions and funding (Burbee, J.) 30:1225-1230
Squamish, B.C.

Run-of-the-river power project and forest industry history in area (Kariya, P.) 21:1435
Stainton, Tim

Diaz, Christopher, experience as special needs student 20:1710
Disabled and handicapped persons, families and economic impact 20:1715
Education
funding for special education and special needs 20:1715
special education and special needs 20:1710-1715
Income assistance, disability benefits 20:1720-1725
The Province (Vancouver), article on special needs students 20:1710
Teachers with special-needs education training 20:1715
U.N. convention on rights of persons with disabilities, provision on education 20:1715
Stanke, Roland

Canadian Media Production Association, recommendations for film industry 24:1650
Film industry
digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work 24:1650
industry, conditions 24:1650
intellectual property development fund proposal 24:1650
research and development, funding 24:1650
tax credits 24:1650
Harmonized sales tax, impact on film industry 24:1650
Thompson-Nicola Film Commission
funding and role 24:1645-1650
recommendations on government budget 24:1650
Stark, Cynthia

As subject
recommendations on government budget 21:1400-1410
son's access to autism services 21:1400-1410
Autism, treatment services, funding model 21:1400-1415
Burnaby, supported child development program, wait-list 21:1400, 21:1410
Children
special needs children, programs and services, wait-lists 21:1400-1410
supported child development program, funding and wait-lists 21:1400, 21:1410
Seet, Wendy, presentation to Finance and Government Services Committee 21:1400
Teachers, training, special-needs education training, assessment and universal design for learning concept 21:1405-1410
Vancouver, supported child development program, wait-list 21:1400
Statistics Canada

Elimination of long-form census, impact on B.C. budget process See Budget process under Budgets
Statutory officers See particular statutory officers; Officers of the Legislature under Legislature; Review of statutory officers under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Stenberg, Mary Jane

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
degree programs 21:1025
enrolment and expansion 21:1020-1025
strategic vision and plan 21:1020
work with Simon Fraser University 21:1020
Lower Mainland, South Fraser communities, post-secondary education access 21:1020
Post-secondary education
courses and programs, enrolment in science and technology programs 21:1025
enrolment levels, relationship to economic conditions 21:1025
student spaces
additional spaces 21:1020
universities, colleges and institutes, degree programs, moratorium on new programs 21:1025
STEPS Forward Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Society

Activities and services (Donaldson) 21:1650 (Greenholtz, J.) 21:1640-1655
Funding (Greenholtz, J.) 21:1645
Sterritt, Laurie

B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association
funding 35:1015
funding and role 35:1000-1010
programs and services 35:1005-1010
recommendations on government budget 35:1010
Education of First Nations people 35:1005-1010
First Nations, government investment in education and employment, economic impacts 35:1010
Mines and mining industry
First Nations involvement in industry, funding for training programs 35:1000-1015
industry 35:1005
shortage of skilled workers 35:1005
Northwest Community College
campuses, potential Dease Lake campus 35:1015
School of Exploration and Mining 35:1015
Stinson, David

Community organizations, gaming grants 32:0855-0905
Comox Air Force Museum, operations 32:0850-0900
Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association, activities and funding 32:0850-0905
Museums, role 32:0850-0900
Stout, Doug

Automobiles, natural gas fuel vehicles 28:1340-1350
Energy, power supply, private sector role 28:1335, 28:1345
Fortis Inc.
B.C. offices and projects 28:1335
recommendations on government budget 28:1335-1345
work of organization 28:1335
Oil and gas, natural gas, use, costs and incentives 28:1340-1350
Terasen Inc.
energy efficiency programs 28:1340
operations 28:1335-1340
Strata property

Leaky-condo repairs, costs (Sam, S.) 36:1010
StudentAid B.C. See Student financial assistance under Post-secondary education
Substance abuse and addiction

Alcohol abuse, binge drinking (Buchanan, L.) 34:1350-1355
Grow ops and drug labs, house remediation and resale and disclosure of information (Olson, S.) 21:0925-0930
Relationship to mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Success By 6 See Children – Early childhood development
Sugar-sweetened beverages See Beverages
Sun Peaks Resort

Impact of harmonized sales tax (Forster, L.) 24:1835-1845 (Raine, A.) 24:1845-1850
School in area (Kully, P.) 24:1630, 24:1640 (Thornthwaite) 24:1640
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society

Recommendations on government budget (Dobbyn, V.) 36:1325 (Letnick) 36:1325 (Lifton, G.) 36:1325 (Mungall) 36:1325
Role (Lifton, G.) 36:1315
Supported child development program See Children
Surrey, B.C.

Arts and cultural facilities and funding (Dominick, B.) 21:1700-1705 (Model, E.) 21:1700-1705
Arts and culture sector, impact of funding reduction (Donaldson) 21:1425 (Girardi, C.) 21:1415-1425
Development cost charges, allocation of revenues (Dominick, B.) 21:1710 (Huberman, A.) 21:1000 (Les) 21:1710 (Letnick) 21:1000 (Model, E.) 21:1710
Growth (Hurd, W.) 21:1015
Housing, Greenbrook social housing project (Horne, M.) 20:1815
Housing, proposed bylaw on remediation of properties used for drug operations (Jay, D.) 21:0930 (Olson, S.) 21:0930 (Ralston) 21:0930
Infrastructure (Dominick, B.) 21:1710 (Les) 21:1710
Population (Huberman, A.) 21:0950
Post-secondary education (Huberman, A.) 21:0955 (Hurd, W.) 21:1015
Post-secondary education, facilities See Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.; Surrey campus under Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Surrey Board of Trade

Education awareness campaign (Huberman, A.) 21:0955-1000
Engagement with government (Huberman, A.) 21:1000
Position on harmonized sales tax (Huberman, A.) 21:0950
Surrey City Centre, Surrey, B.C.

Development (Dominick, B.) 21:1705-1710 (Ralston) 21:1705
Performing arts centre proposal (Dominick, B.) 21:1655-1710 (Model, E.) 21:1700
Surrey Festival of Dance

Funding (Girardi, C.) 21:1420
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sustainable energy See Clean energy under Energy
Sweden

Land access for recreational activities (Purdy, C.) 25:0955
Symphony of the Kootenays Association

Funding (Blakley, J.) 25:0910
Szpak, Lillian

School district 62 (Sooke), enrolment levels and facility needs 34:0955
Vancouver Island, south Island, West Shore, growth 34:0955

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