Province of British Columbia
4th Session, 39th Parliament – 2011-12
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

van Dongen, John (Abbotsford South)

As subject
attendance at Finance Committee public hearing in Abbotsford (Ralston) 78:1820
Van Houtte Coffee Services

Organization (Schroder, M.) 76:1340-1345
Work with Climate Smart Businesses Inc. (Ralston) 76:1345 (Schroder, M.) 76:1345
Vancouver, B.C.

Affordability for families (Cardwell, S.) 76:0945
Affordability for families, child care costs (Gregson, S.) 77:1030, 77:1040
Downtown Eastside
aboriginal youth, issues (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 93:1355
Police personnel See Vancouver police department
Police personnel, partnership with Police Complaint Commissioner See Partnership with Vancouver police under Police Complaint Commissioner
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C. See also Callbeck, Doug; Kinloch, Kathy; Radford, Bill

Presentation to committee 76:1615-1630
Budget planning (Callbeck, D.) 76:1630 (Kinloch, K.) 76:1630
Culinary program (Kinloch, K.) 76:1625
English-as-a-second-language program, wait-list (Radford, B.) 76:1630
International and immigrant students (Hayer) 76:1625 (Kinloch, K.) 76:1625 (Radford, B.) 76:1625 (Reed, J.) 88:0930
Operations and programs (Kinloch, K.) 76:1615-1630 (Routley, B.) 76:1625
Skills training and employment placement (Kinloch, K.) 76:1620-1630 (Routley, B.) 76:1625
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, funding and research activities (Ewart, C.) 88:1010-1030 (Ralston) 88:1020
Vancouver Island

Airport and harbour infrastructure improvements (Robert, L.) 86:1030
Economic development (Hutchins, R.) 86:1035 (Robert, L.) 86:1025-1030 (Smith, D.) 86:1035
Economic development, trust fund See Island Coastal Economic Trust
Family violence, services for women and children (Clark, D.) 87:1745
Hospice services (Coons) 86:1000 (Elmore) 87:1530 (Hartley, G.) 87:1525-1530 (Horne) 86:1005 (Les) 86:1005 (Wharton, I.) 86:0955-1005
North Island
First Nations friendship centre services (Colclough, M.) 86:0815
hospice services (Collis, J.) 86:1000-1005 (Odeneal, T.) 86:0845-0855 (Wharton, I.) 86:0955-1005
post-secondary education and skills training (Lindsay, J.) 86:0905
South Island, residential housing market (Mann, S.) 88:0940-0945
Tourism infrastructure (Robert, L.) 86:1030
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Funding of hospice services (Coons) 86:1000, 87:1530 (Hartley, G.) 87:1520-1530 (Les) 86:1005 (Wharton, I.) 86:0955-1005
Response to report recommendations of Ombudsperson re closing of Cowichan Lodge (Routley, B.) 93:1505
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.

Curriculum, physical education (Cooper, D.) 86:0940
Vancouver police department

Work on informal resolution of complaints (Lowe, S.) 92:1230
Vandersteen, Bev

Presentation to committee on behalf of Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce 75:0940-0945
Carbon tax, elimination and alternative revenue sources 75:0945
Fort Nelson
employment in natural gas industry, temporary and permanent residents 75:0945
employment, recruitment and retention of workers 75:0940-0945
post-secondary education 75:0940
Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, recommendations on government budget and policies 75:0940
Land use, permitting process 75:0940-0945
Northern Rockies regional municipality
land, availability for infrastructure and housing development 75:0940
permitting process for resource and tourism industries 75:0940
residents, tax benefit for travel 75:0940
Resources and resource industries, permitting processes 75:0940-0945
Tourism, land use, permitting process 75:0940-0945
Vehicles See Automobiles; Trucking industry
Veldman, Ken

Presentation to committee on behalf of Prince Rupert Port Authority 82:0835-0850
Asia-Pacific gateway 82:0840
B.C., northern B.C.
employment and workers 82:0840, 82:0850
northern trade and transportation corridor 82:0840-0850
Northwest Corridor Development Corporation, relationship with government 82:0845
Pacific Gateway Alliance, partnership between government and industry 82:0840
Port of Prince Rupert
gateway role 82:0840
jobs 82:0850
operations and role in economy 82:0835-0850
Ports
competitiveness and investment 82:0850
property tax cap 82:0845-0850
Resources and resource industries, permitting processes and impact on investment 82:0845
Vernon, B.C.

Services for disabled persons (Hockman, L.) 74:0930-0945
viaSport British Columbia See British Columbia Sport Agency Society
Victim assistance

Funding for services, victims of crime surcharge account (Coons) 88:1440 (Elmore) 88:1440 (Ford, F.) 88:1435-1440
Victims of crime See Crime and criminals
Victoria, B.C.

Aboriginal friendship centre (Horne) 74:0930
Arts and culture sector, economic impact and funding (Sandmark, P.) 88:1315-1320
Children's advocacy centre proposal See ORCA Children's Advocacy Centre Society
Hospice services (Weremy, C.) 80:1735 (Wharton, I.) 86:0955-1000
Police services (Ford, F.) 88:1435-1440
Victoria police department

Automated licence plate recognition program See Investigation of privacy impacts of information-sharing initiatives under Information and Privacy Commissioner
Victoria Real Estate Board See also Mann, Shelley; Mason, Ian

Presentation to committee 88:0935-0955
Membership (Mann, S.) 88:0940
Victoria school district See School district 61 (Greater Victoria)
Violence

Bullying and violence at school, ERASE prevention program (Mooring, T.) 80:1810
Domestic violence See Family violence below under this main heading
Family violence
government action and funding for programs and training (Rumley, C.) 83:1845-1850
housing for victims of violence See Transition houses; Affordable housing under Housing
programs and services for women and children (Clark, D.) 87:1745-1755 (Elmore) 87:1755 (Ralston) 80:1755 (Scott, S.) 80:1755-1800
programs and services for women and children in transition houses (Elmore) 82:0830 (Link, A.) 82:0815-0830
programs and services, funding (Clark, D.) 87:1745-1755 (Metz Murray, C.) 77:0920-0930
prosecution policy See Handling of family violence cases, prosecution policy under Justice system
work of Representative for Children and Youth See Work on domestic violence strategy under Representative for Children and Youth
Violence against aboriginal women, campaign by aboriginal men to end violence (Coons) 85:1700 (Ward-Burkitt, B.) 85:1700
Violence against women, domestic violence See Family violence above under this main heading
Visentin, Paul

Presentation to committee 72:1820-1830
As subject
lawn maintenance business 72:1820-1825
meeting with Terry Lake 72:1825
recommendations on pesticide regulation 72:1830
Community Charter, provisions on pesticide use 72:1825
Cosmetic Pesticides Special Committee recommendations, government response 72:1825-1830
Environment
environmental protection, enforcement and resources 72:1825
pest control and pesticide use, cosmetic use
bans in other jurisdictions 72:1830
Fiesta herbicide 72:1830
potential ban and impacts 72:1820-1830
public opinion and scientific debate 72:1820-1830
Government, local government, pesticide regulation 72:1820-1830
Health Canada, role re pesticide regulation 72:1820, 72:1830
Lake, Terry, position on cosmetic pesticides regulation 72:1825
Landscaping and nursery industry, pesticide use 72:1820-1830
Ontario, cosmetic pesticide regulation 72:1825
Property tax, assessed property value, impact of landscape maintenance 72:1820
School district 5 (Southeast Kootenay), landscape maintenance costs 72:1830
Visual impairment

Rehabilitation and training for blind persons, funding (Dalton) 73:1820 (Elmore) 73:1820 (Gabias, M.) 73:1810-1825 (Gabias, P.) 73:1815-1825
Vote Education campaign See Voter election issues under Elections
Voters, voting, etc. See Elections

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