Sahlberg, Pasi
- Comments on education (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120
Sales
- Retail industry
- Retail industry, cross-border price gap and cross-border shopping See Consumers
- Retail industry, cross-border price gap, study (Campbell, S.) 55:1835 (Donaldson) 55:1845 (Sissons, J.) 55:1845
Sales tax
- Administration and collection (Huberman, A.) 53:1510 (Jamal, S.) 57:1350 (Kurl, S.) 53:1410-1415 (McLachlan, M.) 52:0905 (Ralston) 53:1415
- Elimination (Huberman, E.) 53:1445
- Exemptions and rebates
- Impact on communities near Alberta border (Huberman, E.) 53:1450
- Reinstatement in conjunction with goods and services tax See Elimination and reinstatement of sales tax system under Harmonized sales tax
Salmon
Samahquam First Nation
Sanchez, Louisa
- Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 51:1020-1035
- Budgets, budget process, child impact assessment proposal 51:1020, 51:1030
- Children
- programs and services for children and families, funding 51:1025
- Children, early childhood development
- early learning and child care 51:1020
- early learning and child care, government investment and economic benefits 51:1020-1030
- First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
- Human early learning partnership, report on early childhood development 51:1025
- Income disparity 20:1605
- Poverty, cost to society 51:1025-1035
- Taxation, tax reductions 51:1030
Sandmark, Peter
- Presentation to committee on behalf of ProArt Alliance 52:1345-1355
- Arts and culture
- ProArt Alliance
- Victoria, arts and culture sector
Sandy, Bruce
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention 54:1040-1050
- B.C. Association of Child Development and Intervention
- membership and role 54:1040
- presentations to committee in previous years 54:1040
- recommendations on government budget and policies 54:1045
- Children
- programs and services for children and families
- occupational therapy and speech therapy services, funding 54:1045
- service agencies, funding 54:1040-1050
- special needs children
- funding for programs and services 54:1040-1045
- physiotherapy services, funding 54:1045
- wait-lists for programs and services 54:1040
- Children and Family Development Ministry, budget increase 54:1045
- Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendations, services for special needs children 54:1040-1045
- Kershaw, Paul, work on child vulnerability and school readiness issues 54:1045
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth, funding of mental health professionals to address issue 54:1045
- mental health of children and youth, programs and services, funding 54:1045
Santiago, Rod
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Abbotsford Community Services 54:0900-0915
- Abbotsford Community Services
- Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, social services 54:0910
- Health, social determinants 54:0910
- Welfare, social service providers, funding and role 54:0905-0910
Sardinha, Joe
- Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Fruit Growers Association 56:1335-1350
- Agricultural land reserve, role in economy 56:1345
- Agriculture
- B.C. Fruit Growers Association
- recommendations, implementation by government 56:1345-1350
- recommendations on government budget and policies 56:1345
- Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities 56:1335, 56:1345
- Buy B.C. program, government support 56:1350
- Columbia River Treaty, allocation of funds and impact on agriculture sector 56:1340-1345
- Credit rating, B.C. rating 56:1345
- Economy, role of government 56:1335
- Employment and unemployment, job creation 56:1345
- Food industry, tree fruit industry 56:1340
- Kelowna, tree fruit industry 56:1335
Sargent, Donna
- Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 57:1625-1630, 57:1640-1645
- Education
- Immigration, school-based settlement services and workers 57:1640
- Richmond, demographics 57:1630
- School district 38 (Richmond)
- English-as-a-second-language students and integration of immigrant families 57:1640
- enrolment and student population 57:1630
- letter to B.C. School Trustees Association on funding formula review 57:1645
- mission 57:1625
Saskatchewan
School boards/districts See Education – School districts and boards of education; particular districts
School buses See Education – Schools
School district 33 (Chilliwack) See also Wiebe, Ruth
School district 36 (Surrey)
- Capital funding (Wood, S.) 53:1110
- Capital funding for new facilities (Hayer) 53:1440 (Ralston) 53:1440 (Stromberg, L.) 53:1430-1440 (Thornthwaite) 53:1440 (Wilson, E.) 53:1510
- Enrolment and funding (Huberman, A.) 53:1505-1510 (McEvoy, M.) 52:1120, 52:1135 (Ralston) 52:1130
- Funding, advocacy group (Stromberg, L.) 53:1430
- Hub schools (Huberman, A.) 53:1510
- Portables (Stromberg, L.) 53:1430-1435 (Wood, S.) 53:1110
School district 37 (Delta)
- Conversion of energy systems in schools (Bodnar, D.) 53:0925
- Financial management, review by Auditor General (Doyle, J.) 63:0935
School district 38 (Richmond) See also Pamer, Monica; Sargent, Donna
- Presentation to committee 57:1625-1645
- Capital projects (McLuskie, R.) 57:1635
- English-as-a-second-language students and integration of immigrant families (Elmore) 57:1640 (Pamer, M.) 57:1640 (Sargent, D.) 57:1640
- Enrolment and student population (Sargent, D.) 57:1630
- Infrastructure maintenance (McLuskie, R.) 57:1635
- Letter to B.C. School Trustees Association on funding formula review (Klassen, A.) 57:1635 (Sargent, D.) 57:1645 (Thornthwaite) 57:1635
- Mission (Sargent, D.) 57:1625
- Newsletter, notification of professional development days (Hayer) 57:1640 (Klassen, A.) 57:1640 (Pamer, M.) 57:1640
- Recommendations on education funding and government budget (Elmore) 57:1640 (Klassen, A.) 57:1630-1635 (McLuskie, R.) 57:1635 (Stevens, B.) 57:1635 (Thornthwaite) 57:1635
Science and technology
- Awareness in society (Bennett) 54:1000 (Tisdall, B.) 54:1000 (Wiebe, R.) 54:1000
- Clean technology See Renewable energy technology below under this main heading
- New technology, prices and adoption (Qualey, B.) 57:1100
- Renewable energy technology, development and employment in sector (Bruce, I.) 57:1000
- Role (Tisdall, B.) 54:0950
Science World British Columbia See also Tisdall, Bryan
Scrap-It program See Vehicle efficiency
under Automobiles
Screenwriters
Search and rescue services See Emergencies
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Select Standing Committee on Health See Health, Select Standing Committee on
Senate study on cross-border retail price gap See Retail industry, cross-border price gap, study
under Sales
Seniors
Shelfspace, the Association for Retail Entrepreneurs See also Startup, Mark
Sheriffs See Justice system
Sherlock, Dylan
- Presentation to committee on behalf of United for Public Education 52:1305-1315
- Budgets, 2012-13 budget priorities, education 52:1305-1310
- Camosun College, new library facility 52:1305
- Children, early learning and child care, government investment 52:1310
- Education
- capital funding and operating funding 52:1305
- quality of education 52:1305
- special education and special needs 52:1315
- system, return on investment 52:1310
- Post-secondary education
- capital funding and operating funding 52:1305
- government investment 52:1305
- role in economy and return on investment 52:1310-1315
- universities, colleges and institutes, administration and executive costs 52:1305
- Teachers, collective agreements and bargaining 52:1315
- United for Public Education, recommendations on government budget 52:1310
- University of Victoria, revenue reductions, impact on operations 52:1305
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. See also Petter, Andrew
- Presentation to committee 53:1535-1550
- International students (Petter, A.) 53:1545-1550
- Partnerships and role in economy (Petter, A.) 53:1545-1550
- Programs
- computer science program (Petter, A.) 53:1550
- exchange programs with foreign universities (Petter, A.) 53:1550
- health and engineering programs (Petter, A.) 53:1540-1545
- Surrey campus, enrolment and expansion (Petter, A.) 53:1535-1550
Simpson, Gail
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Point Ellice House 52:1050-1105
- As subject
- Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry, heritage branch budget 52:1100
- Fort Rodd Hill National Park, funding 52:1105
- Heritage sites
- Point Ellice House
Sissons, Jeanette
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce 55:1840-1850
- Canadian Rockies International Airport, direct flights to Edmonton and Fort McMurray 55:1840-1845
- Construction industry, financing of construction projects 55:1845
- Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce, award recipient 55:1845
- Cranbrook, attraction of residents working in northern resource industries 55:1840-1845
- Kootenay area, residential construction industry and real estate market 55:1840
- Land use, development, financing of land development projects 55:1845
- Sales, retail industry, cross-border price gap, study 55:1845
Site C power project See Peace River area
Skatin First Nation
Skeena River
Skills for Growth report See Labour market, government strategy
under Labour
Skills training
- Relationship to labour market (Bennett) 57:0920-0925 (Boyko, I.) 57:0930 (Oliver, C.) 57:0925 (Thornthwaite) 57:0930
- Shortage of skilled workers, need for post-secondary education (Donaldson) 52:1005 (Kayfish, L.) 56:1540 (Lockie, P.) 52:1010 (Oliver, C.) 57:0910 (Petter, A.) 53:1540-1545 (Reed, J.) 52:1010-1015
- Supply of skilled workers (Gilbert, B.) 56:1355
- Supply of skilled workers and skills training opportunities (Bannerman, R.) 51:1015 (Elmore) 51:1015
- Supply of skilled workers, role of immigration See Immigration
- Supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education (Marani, J.) 52:1320
- Trades training (Evered, M.) 54:1105 (Ralston) 54:1105
- Trades training, funding (Crispin, Z.) 57:0915-0920 (de Jong, P.) 53:1335 (Murray, J.) 53:1040 (Oliver, C.) 57:0910-0915
- Trades training, tax credit for businesses with apprentices See Taxation under Business
- Training programs, modularization trend (Crispin, Z.) 57:0920
- Training programs, Red Seal certification (de Jong, P.) 53:1345 (Oliver, C.) 57:0925 (Ralston) 53:1345
Skookumchuck, B.C.
Small business See Business – Small business
Smart metering and infrastructure program See Energy
Smart metering program See Smart metering and infrastructure program
under Energy
Smithers, B.C.
Social enterprises See Business
Social services See Programs and services for children and families
under Children; Welfare
Softwood lumber See Forests and forest industry
Sourial, Susan
- Finance and Government Services Committee
- election of Chair and Deputy Chair 51:0900
- Howard, Rob
- election as Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 51:0900
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
Special needs children See Children
Speech from the Throne
Spencer, Fiona See also Merit Commissioner
- B.C. Public Service Agency
- hiring practices 63:0805
- review of auxiliary appointment process 63:0825
- Civil service
- Forrester, Shelley, work for statutory officers 63:0800
- Merit Commissioner
Spinal cord conditions and injuries
- Impact on health care system (Aston, M.) 52:1250
- Research
Sport Alliance
Sport B.C. See also Gayda, Tim
Sports
- Amateur sports, benefits and government investment (Gayda, T.) 57:1405
- Athletes, performance and training (Pattenden, W.) 53:0935-0940
- Athletes, training facilities for skiers (Bennett) 55:1945 (Hamstead, M.) 55:1950 (Larson, A.) 55:1945
- Benefits (Nicholas, D.) 56:1610 (Pattenden, W.) 53:0935
- Children's sports, school programs See Education
- Concussions from sport injuries See Brain injuries, sports-related concussions under Brain health
- Government funding and support (Nicholas, D.) 56:1605-1610
- Government funding and support, multi-year funding (Gayda, T.) 57:1405-1410
- Government funding, gaming grants (Wood, S.) 53:1105, 53:1115
- Infrastructure funding, training facilities (Elmore) 53:0945 (Pattenden, W.) 53:0940-0945
- Organized and unorganized sports opportunities for children and youth (Donaldson) 57:1410 (Gayda, T.) 57:1405
- Sports and arts legacy fund See Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Sports programs (Nicholas, D.) 56:1605-1610
Stagg, Chris
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Tembec Inc. 55:1850-1905
- Energy
- Flathead Valley, forest industry in area, access to fibre 55:1900
- Forests and forest industry
- interior forest industry 55:1850-1905
- mountain pine beetle infestation, funding for detection and treatment 55:1850-1855
- public-private partnerships 55:1900
- softwood lumber agreement with U.S., dispute arbitration 55:1850
- Kootenay area
- Tembec Inc.
- Wood waste, allocation system for alternative energy production 55:1905
Startup, Mark
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Shelfspace, the Association for Retail Entrepreneurs 57:1350-1405
- Business, training tax credit for businesses with apprentices, expansion 57:1400
- Harmonized sales tax, application to school supplies 57:1400
- Sales, retail industry, shelf space for B.C. products 57:1400-1405
- Sales tax exemptions and rebates, children's clothing and school supplies 57:1355-1400
- Shelfspace, the Association for Retail Entrepreneurs, membership 57:1350
Statutory officers See Review of statutory officers
under Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on; Officers of the Legislature
under Legislature; particular statutory officers
Stevens, Byron
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Richmond District Parents Association 57:1635
- Education
- personalized learning model 57:1635
- system, implementation of government initiatives 57:1635
- School district 38 (Richmond), recommendations on education funding and government budget 57:1635
Stilwell, Moira (Vancouver-Langara)
- Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
- surgical services and anaesthesiologist supply 54:1120
- Agriculture
- skills training, horticultural programs 56:1415
- Brain health
- brain injuries, sports-related concussions 56:1330
- Capilano University, students, length of studies and completion times 53:1600
- Drugs
- Gleeson, Mychael, experience working with vulnerable seniors 53:1055
- Housing
- affordable housing, affordable housing for students 53:1615
- Income assistance
- employment programs, service delivery model and issues for service providers 52:1340
- Information and Privacy Commissioner
- budget and operations, supplementary funding request 64:0945-0950
- Justice system
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- programs and status as polytechnic university 53:1040
- Lower Mainland
- Mental health
- mental health of children and youth, programs and services 56:1515
- mental illness and homelessness 56:1515
- Okanagan College
- enrolment levels and programs, relationship to local labour market 56:1545
- Physicians
- Point Ellice House, designation as national historic site 52:1105
- Post-secondary education
- accessibility and affordability 53:1600
- exchange programs with foreign universities 53:1550
- investment, role in economy and return on investment 52:1315
- student debt load 53:1615
- student financial assistance, default rates for loans 52:1325
- students
- Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
- colleges, programs for regional needs 55:1745
- University of the Fraser Valley
Stirling, David
- Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan-Kootenay Cherry Growers Association 56:1415-1420
- Agriculture, skills training, horticultural programs 56:1415-1420
Strachan, Norma
- Presentation to committee on behalf of ASPECT 52:1330-1345
- Income assistance, employment programs
- clients with multiple barriers 52:1345
- service delivery model and issues for service providers 52:1330-1345
- Labour, labour market development agreement, federal funding and program transfer 52:1330
- Welfare, social service providers, government/non-profit initiative 52:1340
Stromberg, Linda
- Presentation to committee 53:1430-1440
- As subject
- recommendations on government budget and policies 53:1440
- Education
- capital funding process 53:1440
- school overcrowding, impact on students 53:1435
- Education Ministry, service plan 53:1435-1440
- School district 36 (Surrey)
- Surrey, population and infrastructure 43:1430
Substance abuse and addiction
- Relationship with mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Supported child development program See Children
Supportive housing See Housing
Surrey and White Rock Home Care Association
- Funding history, funds from gaming (Watson, R.) 53:0955
Surrey, B.C. See also South Fraser communities
under Lower Mainland
- Education infrastructure and programs See also particular schools and post-secondary institutions
- Government investment in area (Maisey, J.) 53:1120
- Growth (Hallgate, J.) 53:1320
- Health care facilities and services (Huberman, A.) 53:1505
- Homelessness (Huberman, A.) 53:1515
- Housing and homelessness issues (Hallgate, J.) 53:1320-1330
- Population and infrastructure (Stromberg, L.) 43:1430
- Population growth (Huberman, A.) 53:1505
- Proposal for hosting of Indian film awards See International Indian Film Academy Awards
- Work of local MLAs and MPs (Wood, S.) 53:1115
Surrey Board of Trade See also Huberman, Anita; Wilson, Eric
- Presentation to committee 53:1505-1515
- Recommendations on government budget (Huberman, A.) 53:1515
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Surrey Urban Mission See also Hallgate, Jonquil
Sweden