Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2013
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

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Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia See also Mastromatteo, Jan; Rourke, David

Presentation to committee 17:0940-0955
Fair Share agreement See Peace River area; particular locations
Families

At-home parents, government support (Gregson, S.) 3:1700 (Litzcke, K.) 4:1545-1550 (Tegart) 3:1700
Caregivers See Caregivers
Divorce and separation See Relationship breakdown below under this main heading
Family law See Family justice system under Justice system
Government support (Busch, M.) 5:1100
Labour force participation by parents See Accessibility, impact under Children – Child care
Loans and investments within families, creditor protection See Personal investments under Investment
Low-income families See Income
Parenting programs, parenting after separation program (Holman) 21:1205 (Hunt) 21:1205 (Jewitt, G.) 21:1200 (Shumay, J.) 21:1155-1205
Parenting programs, young parents education program See Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Parenting, role of parents and education system (Litzcke, K.) 4:1545-1550
Programs and services See Programs and services for children and families under Children
Relationship breakdown (Boyle, K.) 3:1700
Relationship breakdown, parenting program See Parenting programs, parenting after separation program above under this main heading
Working poor, living wage See Wages and salaries
Family Law Act

Implementation and provisions (Boyle, K.) 3:1710-1715 (Holman) 3:1710-1715
Family Law Act

Implementation (Crawford, D.) 3:1510
Family law system See Justice system
Fanny Bay

Wharf infrastructure project (Kent, P.) 14:1735
Farm Industry Review Board

Hiring practices, review (Popham) 26:1020 (Spencer, F.) 26:1020
Farmers, farming, farms, etc. See Agriculture
Farmland-riparian interface stewardship program See Farmland under Agriculture
Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

As subject
election as Deputy Chair of Finance and Government Services Committee 1:1205 (Ashton) 1:1205
Abbotsford Community Services
funding and role 5:1230
Agricultural land reserve
homesite severances 16:1450
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, policies on produce sources 4:1355
farm status and property assessments 6:1605
Alberta
sheriffs 5:0910
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Link program, expansion and funding 4:1055
multicultural services 4:1055
Auditor General
office space, LEED standards for new building 26:1340
report on government summary financial statements and accounting practices 3:1505
Automobiles
new car and truck dealers industry
property tax assessments 9:0945
vehicle efficiency, Scrap-It program 9:0945
B.C.
northern and rural B.C.
services for First Nations in non-urban centres 16:1315
northwest B.C.
liquefied natural gas development, cumulative impact and strategic environmental assessment proposal 19:1010
B.C. Chamber of Commerce
policy and positions manual 3:1600
Budgets
balanced budget legislation 3:1505
Carbon tax
exemptions and mitigation for "trade-exposed" sectors 5:0955
Children
special needs children and youth, services for youth transitioning to adulthood 6:1845
Chilliwack
property tax revenues 6:1605
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce
presentation to Finance Committee 6:1605
Chiropractors
training, proposal for B.C. school of chiropractic 6:1810
Civil service
hiring practices
merit-based hiring, recommendations by Merit Commissioner 26:1035
College of New Caledonia
trades training 17:0950
Communities
small communities, services 16:1340
Construction industry
supply of skilled workers 4:1110
Disabled and handicapped persons
community living services, funding and service delivery system 6:1845
Education, funding
per-student funding 3:1550
Education, schools
transportation to and from schools, walking and cycling promotion 17:0920
Elections
enumeration
coverage of young voters 26:1150
proposal to register voters as part of post-secondary enrolment 26:1150
Elections B.C.
budget and operations, supplementary funding request 1:1210
Energy
transmission system, investment in infrastructure 6:1800
Film industry
representation by film commissioner in Los Angeles 3:1330
Finance and Government Services Committee
election of Chair and Deputy Chair 1:1205
meeting schedule 1:1210
prebudget consultation, budget and costs 1:1230
proceedings, availability on social media 21:0900
public hearings, use of video conferencing 21:0900
Financial services industry
credit unions, taxation 9:1035
First Nations
youth, programs and services for youth in crisis or transition 16:1315
youth, youth in home communities and urban centres 16:1315
Food
locally grown food 4:1355
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry
staffing and resources 17:0935
Fort St. John
residential care facilities, proposed transition facility for seniors awaiting placement 21:0910
Government
accounting practices
generally accepted accounting principles, changes 3:1505
Health, health care funding
federal funding for refugee interim health program 9:1245
health accord funding from federal government 8:1550
Health, health care system
emergency services, use by refugee claimants 9:1245
telehealth 21:1115
Health, public health
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, government promotion 4:1025-1030
Highway 99
George Massey Tunnel, replacement 4:1605
Home ownership
first-time new-home buyers, use of registered retirement savings plan funds for house purchases 9:1140
Hospice and palliative care
awareness and public education 6:1620
end-of-life care and advance-care plans 6:1620
Immigration
foreign and immigrant workers, temporary foreign workers 4:1110
Income Tax Act (federal)
changes, impact on credit unions 9:1035
Infrastructure
transportation infrastructure, funding and revenue sources 4:1605-1610
Investment
personal investments, protection for family creditors 4:1420
Justice system
sheriffs, expansion of role 5:0910
Kitimat
health care services 21:1115
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
funding formula 4:0950
Labour
labour market, projections 9:1050
Lower Mainland
invasive species 6:1905
Mental health
cost management, role of service delivery innovation 9:1315
Mines and mining industry
taxation, tax credits 3:1315
Multi-Material B.C.
contracts with local government 5:1230
Northwest Community College
funding 20:1535
Northwest Invasive Plant Council
brochure on invasive species 17:1005
Oil and gas
industry, power supply 6:1755
liquefied natural gas development
environmental assessment and cumulative impact assessment 19:1010
skilled worker need and supply 17:0950
taxation framework for industry and legislation 2:1330
taxation strategy 3:1510
natural gas, role in clean energy development 6:1755
Peace River area
Fair Share agreement for local government funding in lieu of industrial property taxes 16:1340, 16:1515
Plants
invasive species, public education 17:1005
Plants, invasive species
knotweed 6:1905
purple loosestrife 6:1905
Post-secondary education
graduates, employment in field of study 9:0935
student financial assistance, grant programs 4:1135
tuition fees 3:1640
Post-secondary education, funding
funding for colleges, rural colleges 20:1535
funding formula 4:0950, 17:0950
funding formula, review 20:1535
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
financial reporting, inclusion of institutions in government reporting entity 7:0910-0915
Prince George
services for First Nations 16:1315
Prince George Public Library
membership 17:0810
Property tax
assessment system, highest-and-best-use approach 9:0945
Property transfer tax
rate and threshold, proposal for changes 3:1530
Rainbow Tobacco International
operations and court cases 9:1350
Resources and resource industries
development, cumulative effects management 17:0835
permitting process, backlog and staff resources 17:0935
Sales tax
changes, impact on revenues to government 3:1505
impact on issues, trucking industry 18:1600
School district 60 (Peace River North)
land acquisition for new schools 21:0940
Skills training
supply of skilled workers 4:1110
Sports
government policy 4:1025-1030
Tobacco
illegal tobacco trade, contraband in B.C. and other jurisdictions 9:1350
Trucking industry
taxation of multi-jurisdictional vehicles 18:1555-1600
Union of B.C. Municipalities
annual meeting in September 2013 1:1210
Vancouver Community College
English-as-a-second-language students 4:1410
Welfare
community social services sector, funding 7:0945
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia See also Davison, George; Oliver, Cindy

Presentation to committee 5:0920-0930
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Oliver, C.) 5:0925-0930
Role (Oliver, C.) 5:0920
Fernie, B.C.

City government See also McSkimming, Dan
presentation to committee 10:1450-1500
Infrastructure, funding (Holman) 10:1455 (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450-1455
Mining industry, tailing ponds in are (Ashton) 10:1500 (McSkimming, D.) 10:1500
Proposal for college campus See College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C.
Resort municipality initiative, funding (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450
Revenue-sharing agreements from resource development (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450-1455
Strategic community investment fund (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450
Trades training (McSkimming, D.) 10:1455-1500
Water reservoir for area, expansion project funding (McSkimming, D.) 10:1450
Ferries and ferry services

Ferry services model and role of competition (Bateman, J.) 13:0830 (Hunt) 13:0830
Gift stores on ferries as venue for B.C. cultural products (D'Eith, B.) 4:1340 (Reynolds, M.) 4:1340
Vessels, procurement, local procurement and tariffs on foreign procurement (de Jong) 2:1335-1340 (Holman) 2:1335
Field, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Citizens for Green Energy 4:1525-1540
B.C. Hydro
dividend to government 4:1525
oversight 4:1540
B.C. Utilities Commission, role 4:1540
Energy
conservation and energy efficiency initiatives, net metering program 4:1530-1540
infrastructure, costs 4:1525
transmission system, distributed generation model for small clean energy facilities 4:1530-1535
Gabriola Island, power generation system project 4:1535
Science and technology, clean technology 4:1535
Film industry

Digital animation or visual effects tax credit, coverage of post-production work (Holman) 3:1330 (Leitch, P.) 3:1325-1330
Employment and economic benefits, study (Klassen, P.) 3:1320-1325
Film and television production and exports (Shorten, L.) 4:1335-1340
Film locations, A World of Looks (Leitch, P.) 3:1325
Industry
conditions (Leitch, P.) 3:1320
impact of sales tax See Impact on issues under Sales tax
Infrastructure (Leitch, P.) 3:1320
Intellectual property in film See Intellectual property
Representation by film commissioner in Los Angeles (Farnworth) 3:1330 (Leitch, P.) 3:1330
Role as part of creative sector See Creative sector under Arts and culture
Tax credits (Holman) 3:1330 (Klassen, P.) 3:1325 (Leitch, P.) 3:1325-1330
Tax credits, rural distant tax credit (Holman) 3:1330 (Leitch, P.) 3:1330
Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Appointment of audit firm for audit of Auditor General office (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205-1210
Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Ashton) 1:1205 (Farnworth) 1:1205 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1200-1205 (Yap) 1:1200
In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions
Mandate See Terms of reference below under this main heading
Meeting schedule (Ashton) 1:1210-1215 (Farnworth) 1:1210 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1210-1215
Meeting schedule, meetings in Vancouver (Foster) 1:1210 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1210
Meeting schedule, public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading
Members, relationship (Ashton) 1:1205
Motions See Motions and resolutions
Prebudget consultation
advertising (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1225
budget and costs (Ashton) 1:1230 (Farnworth) 1:1230 (Yap) 1:1225-1230
consultation paper See 2014-15 budget consultation paper under Budgets
context and questions (de Jong) 2:1325
process (Ashton) 1:1215-1220, 1:1230, 3:1300-1305 (Holman) 1:1220 (Richmond, A.) 18:1645 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205, 1:1215-1230 (Sourial, S.) 1:1215-1225
process, evaluation and feedback (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1225 (Sourial, S.) 1:1225 (Tegart) 1:1225 (Yap) 1:1225
process, inclusion of public consultation on government core review (Ashton) 9:1000, 14:1830, 16:1300 (Elmore) 9:1000 (Geggie, L.) 9:1000 (Gibson, K.) 9:0950, 9:1000 (Holman) 9:1005, 14:1830 (Olsen, A.) 14:1820-1830 (Pavlis, F.) 16:1455
public hearings See Public hearings below under this main heading
public participation (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1220
questionnaire See 2014-15 budget consultation questionnaire under Budgets
report See Reports below under this main heading
submissions to committee (Ashton) 15:1040 (Kelly, K.) 15:1040
summary of submissions (Holman) 1:1220 (Plant, B.) 1:1220
travel arrangements for committee members (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1220
Proceedings, availability on social media (Farnworth) 21:0900
Proceedings, recording and availability See also Hansard Services
(Ashton) 1:1220 (Holman) 1:1220 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1220-1225
Public hearings
Dawson Creek hearing, official welcome (Bumstead, D.) 16:1300
location and schedule (Ashton) 1:1215, 1:1230 (Hamilton) 1:1230 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1220-1230 (Sourial, S.) 1:1215, 1:1225 (Tegart) 1:1225
presentations by arts groups (Ashton) 11:1035 (Elmore) 14:1640 (Foster) 13:0925 (Holman) 14:1640 (Maratta, J.) 11:1035 (Tegart) 13:0925
presentations by hospice societies (Elmore) 14:1650
presentations by literacy organizations (Ashton) 17:1115, 21:1030 (Elmore) 20:1525 (Holman) 17:1115
presentations on post-secondary education (Elmore) 11:0915
proceedings See Proceedings above under this main heading
travel itinerary and logistics (Foster) 2:1340 (Sourial, S.) 2:1340
use of video conferencing (Farnworth) 21:0900 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1220-1225 (Sourial, S.) 1:1225 (Yap) 1:1225
videoconferencing facilities (Sourial, S.) 3:1840
Recommendations, 2012 recommendation on ministry budget allocation for libraries (George, A.) 17:0805
Reports
budget consultation report (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205
budget consultation report, drafting process and participation by NDP MLAs (Ashton) 25:1045
budget consultation report in 2012 (Davenport, P.) 20:1635
statutory officers report (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 28:0925
Research staff, responsibilities (Plant, B.) 1:1220 (Sourial, S.) 1:1220
Review of statutory officers (Ashton) 27:1205
27:1205">
process (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205
report See Reports above under this main heading
supplementary funding requests (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1210
Terms of reference (Ashton) 1:1205-1210 (Davidoff, A.) 11:1025 (Olsen, A.) 14:1820 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205-1210
Work of committee (Ashton) 25:1045 (Bateman, J.) 13:0825 (Black, I.) 4:1555 (Johnstone, B.) 10:1350
Work of committee, timeline (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 1:1205-1215
Finance, Ministry of

Quarterly financial reports, report tabled September 10, 2013 (de Jong) 2:1305
Financial literacy See Literacy
Financial services industry

Credit unions
provincial organization (Elmore) 5:1120 (Marsden, D.) 5:1120
report (King, W.) 9:1030
role (Hunt) 5:1115 (King, W.) 9:1030-1035 (Marsden, D.) 5:1115
taxation (Farnworth) 9:1035 (King, W.) 9:1030-1035
taxation in other jurisdictions (Holman) 9:1035-1040 (King, W.) 9:1035-1040
Fire ants See Insect pests
Fires

Forest fires, government funding for fire control (de Jong) 2:1310-1315
First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Mixon, Cheryl; Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee 3:1430-1450
Membership and role (Montani, A.) 3:1430
Recommendations on government budget (Elmore) 3:1445 (Holman) 3:1450 (Montani, A.) 3:1430-1440, 3:1450
First Link program See Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
First Nations

Children
childhood sexual abuse, impact (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310
children in government care (Elmore) 2:1200
children in government care, services for youth aging out of care (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310
children with special needs, access to services (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 2:1200
programs and services for children and families (Foster) 27:0945-0950 (Turpel-Lafond, M.) 27:0940-0955
Conditions for First Nations (Elmore) 16:1315 (Kishi, R.) 15:0920
Conditions for First Nations, study (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310 (Watson, T.) 16:1310
Consultation by industry on resource development, costs (Dirom, G.) 17:1120, 17:1130 (Elmore) 17:1130 (Hamilton) 17:1125
Education See Education of First Nations people under Post-secondary education; Skills training
Friendship centres, role (Holman) 16:1320 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1320
Health needs (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310 (Watson, T.) 16:1310-1315
Housing
affordable housing (Colclough, M.) 15:0930 (Elmore) 15:0930 (Holman) 15:0935 (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0935
affordable housing and social enterprise (Popham) 15:0935-0940
affordable housing and social enterprise, Aksuk aboriginal foods initiative (Colclough, M.) 15:0940
"culturally safe housing" and housing for youth (Holman) 16:1315-1320 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1320
housing needs (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310
Involvement in clean energy development See Clean energy under Energy
Involvement in forest industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Forests and forest industry
Involvement in mining industry See First Nations involvement in industry under Mines and mining
Land claims See Treaty negotiations and land claim settlement below under this main heading
Language preservation (Holman) 20:1525
Off-reserve aboriginal action plan, development and funding (Holman) 15:0935 (Kishi, R.) 15:0920-0925
Off-reserve aboriginal action plan, pilot communities (Elmore) 15:0930 (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0930
Reserve land, illegal tobacco trade on reserves See Illegal tobacco trade under Tobacco
Substance abuse and survival sex trade (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1310
Treaty negotiations and land claim settlement (Dirom, G.) 17:1120-1125 (Dougherty, D.) 17:1105
Urban and off-reserve population, government plan See Off-reserve aboriginal action plan above under this main heading
Youth
programs and services for youth in crisis or transition (Farnworth) 16:1315 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1305-1315
suicide prevention (Elmore) 16:1315 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1310-1315
youth in home communities and urban centres (Farnworth) 16:1315 (Palmantier, E.) 16:1315 (Watson, T.) 16:1315
First Nations Careers Council

Work of organization (Leech, J.) 15:1115
First Nations Health Council

Work of organization (Watson, T.) 16:1310-1315
Fish See also Fishing industry

Habitat protection
funding (Martin, A.) 9:1250
riparian areas regulation (Carter, K.) 27:1055
riparian areas regulation, investigation by Ombudsperson See Complaint investigation services, investigation of riparian areas regulation under Ombudsperson
role of government (Martin, A.) 9:1255
Fishing industry

Fishing operations, food system issues See Food systems, farm and fish operations under Food
Recreational fishing, licence fee revenue allocation (Elmore) 9:1300 (Martin, A.) 9:1250, 9:1300
Recreational fishing, role in economy (Martin, A.) 9:1250
Wild salmon fishery, protection (Hibbard, D.) 19:0905-0910
FitzGerald, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of Imperial Tobacco 9:1340-1355
Canadian Medical Association Journal, study on tobacco taxes and illegal tobacco trade 9:1355
Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.
operations 9:1345, 9:1355
recommendations on tobacco policy 9:1350
Manitoba, illegal tobacco trade 9:1345
Rainbow Tobacco International, operations and court cases 9:1345-1350
Tobacco
illegal tobacco trade
contraband in B.C. and other jurisdictions 9:1345-1355
government action 9:1350-1355
manufacturers on First Nations reserves 9:1350-1355
taxation of tobacco products, relationship with illegal tobacco trade 9:1345-1355
tobacco growers and sales of tobacco 9:1350-1355
tobacco industry, manufacturing and regulation 9:1345
Floods and floodplains

Flooding caused by atmospheric rivers (ARks) (Ashton) 21:1150 (Forest, K.) 21:1150-1155
Floodplain mapping (Corbeil, S.) 5:1015
Food

Culinary tourism See Tourism
Food security (Forest, K.) 21:1145-1150 (Gibson, K.) 9:0950 (Kmet, W.) 13:1125-1130 (Ricketts, J.) 13:1145
Food security and self-sufficiency (Brynne, A.) 11:1045 (Hamir, A.) 15:1135-1140
Food systems, farm and fish operations, regulation and sustainability (Geggie, L.) 9:0955 (Gibson, K.) 9:0950-0955
Junk food, taxation (Cooper, D.) 14:1800 (Holman) 14:1800
Locally grown food
food providers in B.C. See Food systems above under this main heading
investment and fund proposal (Gibson, K.) 9:0950, 9:1000
locally grown food (Elmore) 13:1120 (Farnworth) 4:1355 (Forest, K.) 21:1150 (Hamir, A.) 15:1140 (Kergan, C.) 13:1120 (Quinn, E.) 4:1350-1355
nutrition and coupon program See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
promotion in B.C. See Promotion of B.C. products under Agriculture
Prices (Forest, K.) 21:1150
Food banks

Campus food banks See Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
Programs for school children, Blessings in a Backpack program (Popham) 5:1235 (Powers, N.) 5:1230-1235
Use (Kmet, W.) 13:1130
Food industry

Food quality and safety, farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets under Agriculture
Genetically modified food (Nedelec, A.) 13:1145
Meat processing and sales, impact of regulations (Bell, J.) 4:1400 (Nedelec, A.) 13:1145 (Popham) 4:1400
Meat-processing regulations (Foster) 9:1000 (Gibson, K.) 9:1000
Tree fruit industry
development of genetically modified apple trees (Nedelec, A.) 13:1145
export and imports (Dukhia, J.) 13:0900
industry (Ashton) 13:0900 (Dukhia, J.) 13:0850-0900 (Lucas, G.) 13:0850
replant program (Dukhia, J.) 13:0850-0900 (Holman) 13:0900
Foreign workers See Immigration
Forest, Ken

Presentation to committee 21:1145-1155
As subject
written presentation to committee 21:1155
Agriculture
farmland protection 21:1145-1150
role of fossil fuels 21:1150
soil conditions 21:1150
Climate change, impact on agriculture and food supply 21:1145-1150
Floods, flooding caused by atmospheric rivers (ARks) 21:1150-1155
Food
food security 21:1145-1150
locally grown food 21:1150
prices 21:1150
Weather, severe weather events related to climate change 21:1145-1150
Forests and forest industry

Access to fibre (Hoffman, T.) 18:1620 (Ryll, J.) 18:1730
Conditions in industry (Bealing, R.) 9:1100
Conditions in industry, logging industry (Arcand, M.) 17:0925-0930
Expansion of market for products (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615, 18:1625 (Yap) 18:1625
Export of raw logs from private lands, government policy (Bealing, R.) 9:1110
First Nations involvement in industry, consultation and revenue-sharing agreements (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615-1620
Forest inventory, funding (Hoffman, T.) 18:1620
Forest lands, conversion to agricultural use (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1425-1430
Forest management, results-based approach and innovation (Arcand, M.) 17:0930
Forest roads and bridges (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615-1620
Government forest policies (Bealing, R.) 9:1100-1115 (Holman) 9:1115
Government forest policies and regulations (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615, 18:1625 (Popham) 18:1625
Government investment and support (Hadland, A.) 21:1130-1135 (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615
Government management, role of staff (Arcand, M.) 17:0930-0935
Industry, global competitiveness (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615
Log prices and market (Bealing, R.) 9:1100-1105
Mills, fibre supply See Access to fibre above under this main heading
Mountain pine beetle infestation
impact on timber supply (Bealing, R.) 9:1115 (Hunt) 9:1115
impacted timber supply areas See Timber supply areas in interior below under this main heading
land-based investment strategy fund (Boon, K.) 7:0830 (Haywood-Farmer, D.) 7:0820
Private lands
export of logs See Export of raw logs above under this main heading
management (Bealing, R.) 9:1100-1115 (Holman) 9:1115
silviculture, requirements (Bealing, R.) 9:1105-1110 (Popham) 9:1110
silviculture, seedlings and seed production (Bealing, R.) 9:1110-1115 (Popham) 9:1110
Salvage logging (Gartshore, I.) 14:1935
Silviculture, requirements on private lands See Private lands above under this main heading
Softwood lumber agreement with U.S. (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615
Stumpage system (Walker, D.) 5:0905
Stumpage system, review (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615-1620
Tenure system (Ryll, J.) 18:1730
Tenure system, area-based tenures (Arcand, M.) 17:0925
Timber sales program See British Columbia timber sales program
Timber supply areas in interior, mill operations and timber supply (Foster) 8:1605-1610 (Hope, B.) 8:1555-1610
Timber supply for B.C. mills See Access to fibre above under this main heading
Tree planting See Silviculture above under this main heading
Wood waste, use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Workers, supply and training (Hoffman, T.) 18:1615-1620
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of

Budget allocation for permit processing (Arcand, M.) 17:0925
Staffing and resources (Arcand, M.) 17:0925-0935 (Farnworth) 17:0935
Timber licence dispute with Omineca Enterprises See Omineca Enterprises Ltd.
Forrester, Shelley

Information and Privacy Commissioner
budget and operations 27:1150-1155
office space costs and shared services 27:1150-1155
Legislature
Officers of the Legislature, shared services 27:1155
Merit Commissioner
budget 26:1040
Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce See also Vandersteen, Bev

Presentation to committee 21:0920-0930
Presentation to committee, request re video conferencing (Sourial, S.) 3:1840
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0920-0930
Fort Nelson, B.C.

Ambulance and maternity services (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
Economy (Perrin, L.) 6:1640
Employment in resource industries, local employment (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0920
Forest industry in area (Hadland, A.) 21:1130-1135
Fort Nelson school district See School district 81 (Fort Nelson)
Fort St. John, B.C.

City government See also Ackerman, Lori
presentation to committee 21:0940-0945
recommendations on government budget and policies (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940
Accessible housing (Leahy, J.) 21:0905-0910
Residential care facilities
land acquisition and role of government (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940
need and proposed transition facility for seniors awaiting placement (Collins, J.) 21:0905-0910 (Farnworth) 21:0910 (Leahy, J.) 21:0900-0910
private investment and local government assistance (Collins, J.) 21:0910 (Hamilton) 21:0910 (Leahy, J.) 21:0910
Fort St. John Hospital, Fort St. John, B.C.

Use of acute care beds by seniors in need of long-term care (Collins, J.) 21:0905 (Leahy, J.) 21:0905
Fossil fuels See Fuel
Foster care

Adoption of foster children See Adoption
Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

Adult guardianship
system 27:1050
Agricultural Land Commission
applications for land exclusions and exemptions 11:1055
funding 13:1125
Agricultural land reserve
homesite severances 16:1445
issues, debate 15:1035
location and quality of land 11:1055
protection 9:1000
protection and potential impact of government core review 16:1445
use of land for services to oil and gas industry 16:1445-1450
Agriculture
direct marketing and farmers markets, policies on craft vendors 4:1355
farmland, definition 11:1055
farmland, invasive plant control 10:1355
promotion of B.C. products 9:1000
Agriculture Ministry
budget 13:1125
Alcohol
liquor sales, pricing and revenues to government 5:0915
liquor stores, government and private stores 5:0915
Auditor General
office space, LEED standards for new building 26:1350
office space, relocation 26:1345
Autism
funding for services 8:1635
B.C.
northern and rural B.C.
physician recruitment and incentive program 8:1550
Budgets
2014-15 budget, priorities 4:1435
Carbon tax
positions on tax 19:0955
Castlegar Hospice Society
funding 11:0930
hospice facility project 11:0925-0930
Children
special needs children and youth, services for youth transitioning to adulthood 6:1845
Children, early childhood development
child vulnerability and early intervention services 16:1340
child vulnerability, incidence 8:1635
Civil service
hiring practices
merit-based hiring, documentation and assessment 26:1040
use of behavioural event interviewing 26:1040
College of New Caledonia
reporting requirements 17:1055
College of the Rockies
university designation proposal 10:1425
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
budget and operations 26:1305
Cranbrook
housing, Salvation Army shelter project 10:1410
Dental health
access to PharmaNet computer system by dentists 7:0900
Education
curriculum, industrial arts and shop classes 4:1110
Finance and Government Services Committee
meeting schedule, meetings in Vancouver 1:1210
public hearings, presentations by arts groups 13:0925
public hearings, travel itinerary and logistics 2:1340
First Nations
children, programs and services for children and families 27:0945-0950
Food industry
meat-processing regulations 9:1000
Forests and forest industry
timber supply areas in interior, mill operations and timber supply 8:1605-1610
Health, public health
healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, promotion 17:0920-0925
Hospice and palliative care
beds 14:1655
end-of-life care and advance-care plans 6:1620
facilities, funding 11:0930
Housing, rental housing
rent increases, regulation 13:0940
Information and Privacy Commissioner
public education and outreach function 27:1145-1150
Interior Health Authority
funding of hospice services 11:0930
Invasive species
control, herbicides and pesticides 6:1900
Ipsos-Reid Corp.
survey on agricultural land reserve 9:1000
Kelowna
water utilities in area, improvement projects and funding 13:0810
Kootenay area
East Kootenays, invasive plant control 10:1355
Land use
development, impact on tax revenues 16:1445
Literacy
benefits of programs 16:1350
Mackie Lake House Foundation
operation of heritage site 13:0925
Manufactured homes
rent increases in manufactured home parks, regulation 13:0940
Marijuana
enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign and Elections B.C. costs 2:1115
Miller, Mary, family's experiences in farming and oil and gas industry 16:1450
Nanaimo Community Hospice Society
funding and services 14:1655
North Okanagan Hospice Society
funding for hospice facility 11:0930, 14:1655
Okanagan area
invasive plant control 10:1355
Okanagan College
Penticton campus, trades training 12:1650
university college designation 10:1425
Okanagan College Students Union
recommendations on government budget 13:0910
Ombudsperson
complaint investigation services
cases and outcomes 27:1050
investigation of riparian areas regulation 27:1050-1055
reports
report on adult guardianship system 27:1050
Penticton
trades training, pilot project proposal 12:1650
Plants
invasive species control, funding 10:1355
invasive species control, herbicide use and alternatives 17:1005
Police and policing
disclosure of information for public safety 27:1145
Police Complaint Commissioner
remuneration, car allowance 27:1320
Post-secondary education
tuition fees 17:1055
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administrative reporting requirements 17:1055
capital project financing, debt financing 13:1105
Prince George Public Library
funding 17:0810
Princeton
community forest 8:1605
physician supply and compensation 8:1550
Privacy
information disclosure in public interest, education for service providers 27:1145-1150
legislation 27:1145-1150
Property transfer tax
impact on homebuyers, proposal for homebuyers with disabilities 14:1930
Reiter, Nathan, educational background 12:1830
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy and outreach, expansion of services 2:1205
budget and operations, equipment 27:0955
report on programs and services for First Nations children and families 27:0945
Skills training
apprenticeship 4:1110-1115
supply of skilled workers 4:1110-1115
Smithers
sports opportunities 19:0840
Social workers
community social services workers, funding for wage increases 21:1205
Special Olympics B.C.
funding 6:1830
Sports
children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 19:0840
Substance abuse and addiction
treatment services 20:1645
Terrace
impact of resource development on community 19:1020
Trucking industry
truck safety, exemption from anti-lock braking system requirements 17:0935
UBC Okanagan
capital projects, student housing 13:1110
funding and access to borrowing 13:1105
Vaillancourt, Serge, experience with petition and communications with government 14:1930
Value-added taxes
B.C. value-added tax proposal 12:1755-1800
Vancouver Island
hospice services and funding 14:1655
Vancouver Island Health Authority
funding of hospice services 14:1655
Vancouver Island University Students Union
recommendations on post-secondary education 14:1730
Victorian Community Health Centre
emergency services changes and role of health authority 11:0950-0955
Water
drinking water purification, use of filtration and disinfection 13:0810
Welfare
community social services sector, rural agencies 21:1205
Foundations See Community foundations under Communities
Fox, Jo-Ann

Presentation to committee on behalf of Southern Interior Weed Management Committee 8:1610-1620
B.C., southern interior, invasive plant control 8:1610-1620
Invasive species committees 8:1615
Plants, invasive species control, funding and issues 8:1615-1620
Rangeland, invasive plant control 8:1610-1615
Southern Interior Weed Management Committee, funding and operations 8:1610-1620
Thompson-Nicola regional district, invasive plant control 8:1615
Weed Control Act, enforcement 8:1615
Fraser, Judy

Presentation to committee 20:1500
B.C. north coast, economy 20:1500
Budgets, 2014-15 budget priorities 20:1500
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development 20:1500
Registered education savings plans, government contributions, training and education savings grant program 20:1500
Fraser, Paul See also Conflict of Interest Commissioner

Conflict of Interest Commissioner
budget and operations 26:1230-1255, 26:1305
office space and Surrey location 26:1240
role 26:1235, 26:1245
staffing 26:1235-1240
workload, impact of new MLAs 26:1240-1245
Legislature
Officers of the Legislature, green vehicle lease program 26:1255
Fraser River

Potential barge traffic related to proposed facility See Coal transfer facility proposal under New Westminster, B.C.
Fraser Surrey Docks Ltd.

Coal transfer facility proposal See New Westminster, B.C.
Fraser Valley

Watershed (Jones, N.) 6:1725
Freedom of information

Disclosure and privacy issues See Privacy
Requests for information, government handling and timelines (Denham, E.) 27:1125-1130, 27:1140
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Conference for 20th anniversary of legislation (Denham, E.) 27:1135
Provisions (Denham, E.) 27:1125, 27:1135
Frerichs, Ashley

Presentation to committee on behalf of Nanaimo Youth Services Association 14:1840
As subject
experience as homeless youth with government services 14:1840
Children in government care, transition out of care and access to employment 14:1840
Employment and unemployment, employment program, proposal to restore former youth employment centre model 14:1840
Youth at risk, programs and services 14:1840
Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia

Funding (Elmore) 9:1300 (Martin, A.) 9:1250, 9:1300
Friendship centres See First Nations
FRISP See Farmland-riparian interface stewardship program under Agriculture
Fry, Brian

Presentation to committee 11:0930-0940
As subject
involvement with sports 11:0930-0935 (Stevens, D.) 11:0930
Apex Mountain Resort, role in sport of skiing 11:0940
Kootenay area, sports participation and benefits 11:0930-0935
Skiing, alpine skiing 11:0930, 11:0940
Sports
health and social benefits 11:0935
multi-year funding 11:0940
provincial sport organizations, governance and funding 11:0940
Stevens, Don, involvement with sports 11:0930-0935
ViaSport B.C., funding and role 11:0940
Fuel

Biofuels, use in industry processes See Processing fuels, biosolids under Cement industry
Consumption levels (Horne, M.) 3:1825
Fossil fuels, export (Nix, P.) 14:1850
Fossil fuels, prices (Wier, J.) 19:0915
Production and supply in B.C. (Hamilton) 5:1000 (Schick, D.) 5:0945-0950, 5:1000
Production, refineries See Refineries and refining industry under Oil and gas
Taxation
reduction and review (Cox, J.) 12:1750-1755
Fulghum, Robert

Title essay in book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Davidoff, A.) 11:1020
Furgale, Helen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce 15:1010-1025
Budgets, 2014-15 budget, balanced budget 15:1010
Business, small business taxation 15:1015
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments in report on education and knowledge-based economy 15:1020
Education, curriculum, skills training 15:1020
Government, integrated case management system 15:1020-1025
Income assistance, employment programs, service delivery model and use of federal funding 15:1015-1025
Property tax, commercial rates for businesses, reform 15:1015-1025
Public debt, paydown of debt 15:1020
Sales tax reform 15:1010-1015
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of employment programs and K-12 education 15:1020
Taxation system, competitive tax system 15:1010
Value-added taxes, B.C. value-added tax proposal 15:1015
Zoning, proposed changes to class 6 commercial properties zoning 15:1015-1025

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