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

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Kamloops, B.C.

Non-profit sector, fundraising See Kamloops Foundation
Kamloops Foundation See also Campbell, George; Chambers, Russ; Humphreys, Kathy; Plett, Nancy

Presentation to committee 7:1025-1035
Activities and role (Plett, N.) 7:1025
Creating Tomorrow endowment fundraising campaign with arts organizations (Humphreys, K.) 7:1025
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, Kamloops, B.C.

Storybook Project literacy initiative (Clare, F.) 7:0920-0925
Kamloops school district See School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services See also Lewis, Sian

Presentation to committee 7:0935-0945
Budget, impact of wage increases and funding levels (Lewis, S.) 7:0940-0945
Programs and services (Lewis, S.) 7:0935-0940
Kamloops-Thompson school district See School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
Kapp, Magda

Presentation to committee on behalf of BrainTrust Canada Association 13:1010-1020
Brain health, brain injuries
incidence and cost 13:1010-1015
prevention, funding and public education initiatives 13:1015-1020
Protect Your Head program 13:1015-1020
BrainTrust Canada Association
public education initiatives 13:1015-1020
role 13:1010
Health, public health
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness, report 13:1015
injury prevention and brain injury prevention 13:1020
Helmets, use 13:1020
Skiing, use of helmets 13:1020
Kariya, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Clean Energy Association of B.C. 6:1745-1800
B.C. Hydro
energy purchase agreements with independent power producers 6:1745, 6:1755-1800
integrated resource plan 6:1750-1755
purchase and sale of electricity 6:1800
B.C. Utilities Commission 6:1755
Clean Energy Association of B.C.
members and role 6:1745
recommendations on government energy policies 6:1750
Employment, government job strategy 6:1745-1750
Energy
bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 6:1800
clean energy
development and First Nations involvement 6:1745-1800
jobs and projects 6:1745-1750
cogeneration 6:1800
independent power producers, role in clean energy development 6:1745-1800
power supply management and long-term planning 6:1750-1755
transmission system, investment in infrastructure 6:1750, 6:1800
Oil and gas
industry, power supply 6:1750-1800
natural gas, role in clean energy development 6:1750-1800
Karjala, Melanie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Resources North Association 17:0825-0835
B.C., northern and rural B.C., economic development 17:0830
Climate change, action on climate change, impact on economy 17:0830
Resources and resource industries
development, cumulative effects management 17:0830-0835
integrated resource management 17:0825-0830
Resources North Association
mandate and membership 17:0825-0830
recommendations on government policies 17:0835
Kashuba, Christine

Presentation to committee on behalf of ArtsBC 13:0915-0925
Arts and culture
government funding and support 13:0925
organizations, issues 13:0920
ArtsBC
annual conference 13:0920
members and role 13:0920-0925
recommendations on government budget 13:0925
Brain health, left- and right-sided brain functions 13:0920
B.C. Arts Council funding 13:0925
Kaslo, B.C.

Health services facility See Victorian Community Health Centre, Kaslo, B.C.
Kelly, Bert

Presentation to committee on behalf of Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force 17:0910-0920
Education, health and physical fitness of students, whole-of-school programs 17:0920
Health, health care system, chronic disease management 17:0910-0915
Toronto, Ontario, charter for physical activity 17:0920
University of Northern B.C., kinesiology and related programs 17:0915
Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force, organization and mission 17:0910-0915
Kelly, Kel

Presentation to committee 15:1025-1040
Agricultural Land Commission
mandate and decision-making process 15:1030
role and potential impact of government core review 15:1025-1030
Agricultural land reserve
issues, debate 15:1040
protection and potential impact of government core review 15:1025-1040
public support 15:1040
Agriculture industry, conditions and role in economy 15:1030-1035
Bennett, Bill, comments on government core review and Agricultural Land Commission 15:1025-1030
Finance and Government Services Committee, prebudget consultation submissions 15:1040
Government, core review, public consultation 15:1025
Kelowna, B.C.

Bid to host triathlon event (Sieben, B.) 13:1045
Culinary tourism (Cameron, N.) 13:1050 (Popham) 13:1050
Economy and social conditions (Kmet, W.) 13:1130-1135
Economy and social conditions, reports and statistics (Holman) 13:1135 (Kmet, W.) 13:1135-1140
Flight service (Sieben, B.) 13:1045-1050
Tourism (Sieben, B.) 13:1040-1045
Tourism, new visitor information centre project (Sieben, B.) 13:1050
Tourism, study (Cameron, N.) 13:1040-1045
Water rates and metering (Holman) 13:0810 (Hrasko, B.) 13:0810
Water supply in area and role of agriculture (Hrasko, B.) 13:0805
Water utilities in area, improvement projects and funding (Basran, C.) 13:0800-0805 (Foster) 13:0810 (Hrasko, B.) 13:0805-0810 (Ivans, G.) 13:0800
Water utilities in area, separation of potable and agricultural water (Holman) 13:0810 (Hrasko, B.) 13:0810
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce See also Bond, Dave; Stuart, Ian

Presentation to committee 13:0810-0820
Kelowna Joint Water Committee See also Basran, Colin; Hrasko, Robert (Bob); Ivans, Gordon

Presentation to committee 13:0800-0810
Collaboration and integrated water implementation plan (Basran, C.) 13:0800 (Hrasko, B.) 13:0805 (Ivans, G.) 13:0800
Kent, Phil

Presentation to committee on behalf of Island Coastal Economic Trust 14:1730-1745
Baynes Sound, wharf infrastructure project 14:1735
Communities, economic development, role of trusts 14:1730
Fanny Bay, wharf infrastructure project 14:1735
Island Coastal Economic Trust
funding and role 14:1730-1745
recommendations on government budget 14:1740-1745
wharf infrastructure projects 14:1735
work with other trusts 14:1740
Vancouver Island
economic development 14:1730-1745
south Island, Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley trail system project, funding 14:1745
Kergan, Carol

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central Okanagan Food Policy Council 13:1110-1125
As subject
experience in community organizations 13:1115
Agricultural Land Commission
reviews 13:1115-1120
Agricultural land reserve
protection 13:1115-1125
removal of land from reserve, development pressures 13:1115-1120
use of land for farm-related housing 13:1120-1125
Agriculture
government support 13:1125
industry, conditions 13:1115
Auditor General, report on Agricultural Land Commission 13:1120
Central Okanagan Food Policy Council, organization 13:1120
Food, locally grown food 13:1120
Okanagan area, agriculture and farmland 13:1115
Kersley Farmers Institute See also Atkinson, Lynda

Presentation to committee 21:1030-1035
KidSport British Columbia See also Children's sports under Sports, particular locations; Wilson, Chris

Presentation to committee 5:1235-1245
Kindergarten See Education
King, Jessie

Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Northern B.C. 17:1015-1025
As subject
experience as student at University of Northern B.C. 17:1020
Post-secondary education
graduate studies, support for students 17:1025
student financial assistance, graduate scholarship proposal 17:1020
University of Northern B.C.
class sizes and student mentoring 17:1015-1020
graduate students 17:1020-1025
King, Wendy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central 1 Credit Union 9:1030-1040
Central 1 Credit Union
recommendations on credit union taxation 9:1035
submission to committee 9:1030
Financial services industry, credit unions
report 9:1030
role 9:1030-1035
taxation 9:1030-1035
taxation in other jurisdictions 9:1035-1040
Income Tax Act (federal), changes, impact on credit unions 9:1030-1035
Kinsol Trestle project See South Island under Vancouver Island
Kishi, Roger

Presentation to committee on behalf of Wachiay Friendship Centre 15:0920-0935
Comox Valley, housing
affordable housing supply 15:0925-0935
affordable housing task force 15:0935
First Nations
conditions for First Nations 15:0920
housing, affordable housing 15:0925-0935
Off-reserve aboriginal action plan, development and funding 15:0920-0925
off-reserve aboriginal action plan, pilot communities 15:0925-0930
M'Akola Group of Societies
housing initiatives, impact of expiration of operating agreements 15:0925-0930
properties, mortgage issues 15:0935
properties, transfer from federal government 15:0930-0935
Wachiay Friendship Centre
recommendations on First Nations policy 15:0925-0930
services and partnerships 15:0925-0930
Kispiox Valley

Pipeline proposal in area See Spectra Energy Corp.
Kitimat, B.C.

Air quality study (Hibbard, D.) 19:0905 (Nowak, N.) 19:1005
Airshed (Knox, G.) 21:1055-1100 (Nowak, N.) 19:1005
Aluminum smelter See Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Community services, response to development (Goffinet, R.) 21:1115
Health care services (Farnworth) 21:1115 (Goffinet, R.) 21:1110-1115
Kitimat Child Development Centre Association See also Warcup, Margaret

Presentation to committee 21:1105-1110
Kitimat Health Advocacy Group See also Goffinet, Rob

Presentation to committee 21:1110-1115
Klassen, Mike

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Federation of Independent Business 4:1620-1640
Business, small business, conditions and role in economy 4:1625
Canada Pension Plan, costs to employers, payroll tax 4:1630
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
organization 4:1620
recommendations on government budget 4:1635
survey of small business 4:1625
Multi-Material B.C., issues re small business 4:1635
Property tax, school tax, removal of exemption for light industrial properties 4:1625, 4:1635
Recycling, product stewardship programs for packaging and printed paper, impact on small business 4:1630-1635
Sales tax
exemptions 4:1640
exemptions and rebates, machinery and equipment, input tax credits 4:1630
impact on marginal effective tax rate 4:1630, 4:1640
reinstatement of sales tax system, transition process 4:1625
Klassen, Paul

Presentation to committee on behalf of Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. 3:1320-1325
Film industry
employment and economic benefits, study 3:1320-1325
tax credits 3:1325
Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C., membership and role 3:1320
Kmet, Wes

Presentation to committee 13:1125-1140
As subject
activities in Kelowna 13:1125
Agricultural land reserve
protection 13:1130
Agriculture
government support 13:1130
Economy, sustainability 13:1130
Elections, electoral systems, proportional representation 13:1135-1140
Food banks 13:1130
Food security 13:1125-1130
Government revenues and revenue sources 13:1130
Health, health care funding
health accord funding from federal government 13:1135
Kelowna
economy and social conditions 13:1130-1135
economy and social conditions, reports and statistics 13:1135-1140
Marijuana legalization and potential revenues to government 13:1130
Mental health programs and services, funding 13:1135
Politics and politicians, short-term and long-term thinking 13:1130
Society, social equity and inequality 13:1130
Transportation system, reduction in car dependency 13:1135
Knapweed See Invasive species under Plants
Knight, Betty

Presentation to committee on behalf of Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy 10:1325-1340
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
funding and role 10:1325-1340
funding from Columbia Basin Trust 10:1335-1340
issues for future 10:1340
young parents education program 10:1335-1340
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 10:1325-1335
Education, graduation rate and literacy levels 10:1335
Immigration, settlement services and federal funding 10:1340
Kootenay-Boundary area, literacy services 10:1325-1340
Literacy
financial literacy 10:1340
programs and funding 10:1325-1340
role in economy and society 10:1335
Knotweed See Invasive species under Plants
Know Your Electoral District See General election in 2013, advertising under Elections
Knox, Greg

Presentation to committee on behalf of SkeenaWild Conservation Trust 21:1055-1105
Air pollution from industry emissions 21:1100-1105
B.C., northwest B.C.
health impact study of resource development projects 21:1100
liquefied natural gas development, impact on air quality 21:1105
Environment Ministry, study on air quality impacts of proposed liquefied natural gas facilities 21:1100
Kitimat, airshed 21:1055-1100
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development
impact on air quality 21:1055-1105
use of energy 21:1100-1105
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., Kitimat smelter emissions 21:1100
Terrace, airshed 21:1055-1100
Konanz, Helena

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Penticton 12:1645-1650
Okanagan College, Penticton campus, trades training 12:1645-1650
Penticton
business initiatives and award 12:1645
construction projects and manufacturing industry in area, workforce issues 12:1645
trades training, pilot project proposal 12:1645-1650
Skills training
supply of skilled workers 12:1645
trades training 12:1645
Kool, Richard

Presentation to committee on behalf of Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. 3:1740-1755
Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C., membership and mandate 3:1740
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 3:1745-1750
benefits, personal and societal benefits 3:1745
education of First Nations people 3:1745-1750
funding 3:1750
graduate studies, support and role in economy 3:1750-1755
student financial assistance 3:1750
students, aboriginal students 3:1740-1745
universities, colleges and institutes, faculty associations 3:1750-1755
universities, colleges and institutes, research-intensive universities 3:1745
Public Sector Employers Council, role in collective bargaining for post-secondary educators 3:1750
Research and development, role of post-secondary institutions and students 3:1745-1750
Kootenay area See also Kootenay-Boundary area

Cross-border shopping, issues (Butler, D.) 10:1400-1415 (Elmore) 10:1405 (Holman) 10:1410 (Popham) 10:1410
East Kootenays
invasive plant control (Foster) 10:1355 (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345-1355 (Loewen, S.) 10:1350-1355
invasive species (Hamilton) 10:1355
land use planning and soil mapping (Davidson, P.) 10:1515
Skills training opportunities, regional workforce table (Butler, D.) 10:1400, 10:1410
Skills training opportunities, regional workforce table and steering committee (Coburn, N.) 11:1010
Sports opportunities (Paterson, K.) 10:1430
Sports participation and benefits (Fry, B.) 11:0930-0935 (Stevens, D.) 11:0930-0935
Tourism (Butler, D.) 10:1405
West Kootenays
health care services (Renzie, J.) 11:0940-0955
Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union See also Davidoff, Andy

Presentation to committee 11:1015-1025
Kootenay Family Place, Castlegar, B.C.

Facility (Profili, D.) 11:1000
Kootenay Livestock Association

Membership and priorities (Thielen, N.) 10:1530
Kootenay-Boundary area

Hospice facility project See Castlegar Hospice Society
Hospice services (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0920-0930
Literacy services (Knight, B.) 10:1325-1340
Kulmatycki, Bryn

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of New Caledonia 17:1045-1100
College of New Caledonia
aboriginal students and programs 17:1050-1055
distance education and video conferencing 17:1055-1100
funding issues 17:1050
reporting requirements 17:1050-1055
tuition fees 17:1050, 17:1100
Post-secondary education
education of First Nations people 17:1050-1055
tuition fees, disparities and policy review 17:1050
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administrative policies and reporting requirements 17:1055
financial management, use of reserve funds 17:1055
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of colleges 17:1045-1050
Kwantlen Faculty Association See also Davis, Bob; Dearle, Gillian; Van Steinburg, Terri

Presentation to committee 4:0940-1000
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.

Designation as special purpose teaching university (Hunt) 4:0955 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955
Funding (Huberman, A.) 4:1140
Funding and administrative costs (Dearle, G.) 4:0945-0950 (Holman) 4:0955-1000
Funding formula (Dearle, G.) 4:0945-1000 (Farnworth) 4:0950 (Hunt) 4:0955 (Popham) 4:1000 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955-1000
Programs
adult basic education and English-as-a-second-language programs (Elmore) 4:0955
developmental education (Dearle, G.) 4:0945
English-as-a-second-language programs (Dearle, G.) 4:0955 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955
wait-lists (Dearle, G.) 4:0955
Research activities (Davis, B.) 4:0955 (Popham) 4:1000 (Van Steinburg, T.) 4:0955-1000
Role (Dearle, G.) 4:0940-0945

Copyright Information | top of page