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

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Saanich Peninsula

First Nations, work with Red Cross Society See Work with First Nations under Red Cross Society
Sacco, Dragana

Presentation to committee on behalf of New Westminster Teachers Union 4:1035-1040
Children, early childhood development, early learning and literacy 4:1040
Education, classroom learning conditions and funding 4:1035
Education, special needs assessments 4:1040
School district 40 (New Westminster), classroom conditions and funding 4:1035
Teachers, role and working conditions 4:1035
Sadd, Martin

Presentation to committee 18:1550-1600
As subject
experience as trucking company owner 18:1550-1600
submission to committee 18:1600
Sales tax
impact on trucking industry 18:1550-1600
reinstatement of sales tax system, transition process 18:1550
Trucking industry, taxation of multi-jurisdictional vehicles 18:1550-1600
Safety

Digging safety See Underground infrastructure, digging awareness and safety under Infrastructure
Public safety, use of video surveillance See Video surveillance under Telecommunications
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
St. John's wort See Invasive species under Plants
Salas, Carlos

Presentation to committee on behalf of Geoscience B.C. Society 3:1335-1350
Amarc Resources Ltd., mineral exploration activities 3:1345
B.C.
interior B.C., TREK mineral exploration project 3:1345-1350
northeast B.C., seismicity project 3:1345
Geoscience B.C. Society
activities, partnerships and projects 3:1340-1345
activities, partnerships and projects, water projects 3:1350
award for software innovation 3:1345
funding model 3:1345
Horn River Basin area, natural gas resource development and water monitoring 3:1345
Mines and mining industry
employment 3:1340
exploration activities and investment 3:1340
exploration projects 3:1340-1350
mine extension projects 3:1345
revenues to government 3:1340
Oil and gas
development projects 3:1345
employment in sector 3:1340
resources 3:1340
revenues to government 3:1340
Vancouver Island, north Island, mineral exploration projects 3:1345
Water monitoring and treatment 3:1345-1350
Sales

Retail industry
conditions (de Jong) 2:1320
cross-border shopping, issues (Butler, D.) 10:1400-1415 (Elmore) 10:1405 (Holman) 10:1410 (Popham) 10:1410
local spending campaign See Ten Percent Shift campaign to promote local spending under Canadian Union of Public Employees
Sales tax

Administration and collection (Cox, J.) 12:1755 (Huberman, A.) 4:1145 (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100 (Rees, R.) 3:1500
Changes, impact on revenues to government (Farnworth) 3:1505 (Rees, R.) 3:1505
Exemptions and rebates
electricity used in manufacturing or production processes (Ewing, D.) 3:1310
exemptions (Holman) 4:1640 (Klassen, M.) 4:1640
investment tax credit proposal (Black, I.) 4:1605 (Bond, D.) 13:0820 (Elmore) 13:0820 (Holman) 4:1605 (Mathison, L.) 4:1600-1605 (Popham) 13:0820
machinery and equipment See also investment tax credit proposal above under this subheading
(Holman) 4:1605
machinery and equipment, input tax credits (Klassen, M.) 4:1630
production machinery and equipment (Winter, J.) 3:1555
Impact on issues
business (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1720
construction industry (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100
film industry (Leitch, P.) 3:1330
marginal effective tax rate (Holman) 4:1635 (Klassen, M.) 4:1630, 4:1640
ranching industry (Boon, K.) 7:0825-0830 (Holman) 7:0830
trucking industry (Farnworth) 18:1600 (Popham) 18:1600 (Sadd, M.) 18:1550-1600 (Tegart) 18:1600
Investment tax credit for machinery and equipment (Cox, J.) 12:1755-1800
Reform (Bond, D.) 13:0820 (Furgale, H.) 15:1010-1015
Reinstatement of sales tax system
loss of input tax credits (Rees, R.) 3:1500 (Winter, J.) 3:1555
reinstatement (Carruthers, B.) 18:1630
transition process (Klassen, M.) 4:1625 (Sadd, M.) 18:1550
Salmon

Fishery See Fishing industry
Salvation Army shelter project See Housing under Cranbrook, B.C.
Sandmark, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria 9:1145-1200
Arts and culture
artists, wages 9:1150
employment and jobs 9:1150
government funding and support 9:1145-1155
government funding, gaming grants 9:1155
role in economy and society 9:1145-1150
B.C. Arts Council, funding 9:1150-1155
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, position on arts and culture sector 9:1145
Budgets, 2014-15 budget consultation questionnaire 9:1200
ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria
membership and role 9:1145
recommendations on government budget 9:1155
Santiago, Rod

Presentation to committee on behalf of Abbotsford Community Services 5:1220-1235
Abbotsford Community Services
funding and role 5:1220-1230
membership 5:1220
recycling program 5:1230
Abbotsford, housing, supportive housing initiative for men 5:1230-1235
AbbotsfordWORKS, funding and services 5:1225-1230
Business, social enterprises 5:1230
Community Living B.C., agreement on community social services worker wages 5:1225
Housing, supportive housing 5:1225-1235
Multi-Material B.C., contracts with local government 5:1230
Porter, Michael, economic theories 5:1225
Social workers, community social services workers, funding for wage increases 5:1225
Welfare
community social services sector, funding 5:1225-1230
support system for vulnerable persons 5:1220-1225
Work B.C., funding 5:1225-1230
Sargent, Donna

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 38 (Richmond) 3:1615-1630
Budgets, 2014-15 budget priorities 3:1615
Children, early childhood development, child vulnerability 3:1620
Education
English-as-a-second-language programs 3:1620
funding 3:1615-1625
personalized learning model, implementation 3:1625
role in economy and society 3:1615-1620
school building maintenance and seismic upgrades 3:1620-1625
school districts, costs and funding 3:1620-1625
Immigration, school-based settlement services and workers 3:1620-1625
Richmond, demographics 3:1620
School district 38 (Richmond)
completion rate 3:1620
English-as-a-second-language students and integration of immigrant families 3:1620-1625
enrolment and student population 3:1620
recommendations on government budget and policies 3:1620-1625
special needs students 3:1620
Saskatchewan

First-time new-home buyers' incentives (Mann, S.) 9:1135
Saulteau First Nations See also Palmantier, Emma; Watson, Tammy

Presentation to committee 16:1305-1320
Saunders, Maggie

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack Learning Community Society 6:1720
Chilliwack Learning Community Society
mathematics program 6:1720
Literacy
numeracy 6:1720
Save Our Northern Seniors Society See also Collins, Jim; Leahy, Jean

Presentation to committee 21:0900-0910
Role (Leahy, J.) 21:0900
Scentless chamomile See Invasive species under Plants
Schick, Dave

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chevron Canada 5:0945-1000
Carbon tax
exemptions and mitigation for "trade-exposed" sectors 5:0950-1000
impact on oil refineries 5:0945-1000
Chevron Canada Ltd.
Burnaby refinery operations and impact of carbon tax 5:0945-1000
fuel production, remanufacturing 5:0955
recommendation on carbon tax 5:0955
Fuel production and supply in B.C. 5:0945-0950, 5:1000
Oil and gas, refineries and refining industry in B.C. and other jurisdictions 5:0950-1000
Vancouver International Airport, jet fuel supply 5:1000
School buses See Education – Schools
School district 36 (Surrey)

Capital funding for new facilities (Huberman, A.) 4:1140
School district 38 (Richmond) See also De Mello, Mark; Pamer, Monica; Sargent, Donna

Presentation to committee 3:1615-1630
Completion rate (Elmore) 3:1625 (Pamer, M.) 3:1625 (Sargent, D.) 3:1620
English-as-a-second-language students and integration of immigrant families (Elmore) 3:1625 (Pamer, M.) 3:1625 (Sargent, D.) 3:1620-1625
Enrolment and student population (De Mello, M.) 3:1630 (Sargent, D.) 3:1620
Impact of staff wage increases (De Mello, M.) 3:1630 (Holman) 3:1630 (Pamer, M.) 3:1630
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Sargent, D.) 3:1620-1625
Special needs students (Sargent, D.) 3:1620
School district 40 (New Westminster)

Classroom conditions and funding (Dyer, P.) 4:1035-1040 (Hernandorena, F.) 4:1030-1040 (Laforest, Y.) 4:1035 (McCloy, B.) 4:1035 (Osborne, G.) 4:1030, 4:1040 (Sacco, D.) 4:1035
Enrolment (Hamilton) 4:1040
Enrolment and programs (Osborne, G.) 4:1030, 4:1040
School district 59 (Peace River South)

Enrolment (Holman) 16:1340 (Mackay, L.) 16:1335-1340
Funding for special education and special needs (Mackay, L.) 16:1335-1340
Funding formula and bus transportation (Elmore) 16:1400-1405 (Goodings, K.) 16:1400-1405
Skills counsellor position See Northeast B.C., school district skills counsellor and skills training opportunities under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Students, school readiness and early development instrument (Mackay, L.) 16:1335
School district 60 (Peace River North) See also Boyd, Doug; Thompson, Jaret

Presentation to committee 21:1005-1020
Costs and funding (Boyd, D.) 21:1010-1015 (Thompson, J.) 21:1005-1015
Distance education and on-line learning (Boyd, D.) 21:1015-1020 (Hunt) 21:1015
Enrolment, impact of resource development in area (Boyd, D.) 21:1015 (Thompson, J.) 21:1010
Internet service (Boyd, D.) 21:1015
Land acquisition for new schools (Ashton) 21:1015 (Farnworth) 21:0940
Land acquisition for new schools and role of government (Ackerman, L.) 21:0940 (Boyd, D.) 21:1010-1015 (Hunt) 21:1015 (Thompson, J.) 21:1010
Recommendations on government budget and policies (Boyd, D.) 21:1010-1015 (Thompson, J.) 21:1005-1015
Skills counsellor position See Northeast B.C., school district skills counsellor and skills training opportunities under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Staff, recruitment and retention of skilled labour (Boyd, D.) 21:1010 (Thompson, J.) 21:1010
Transportation services (Thompson, J.) 21:1005-1010
School district 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)

After-school program (Cooper, D.) 14:1755-1800
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) See also Stade, Sherry

Presentation to committee 7:0830-0835, 7:0845
After-school drama initiative (McBride, D.) 7:0840-0845
After-school programs, participation and funding (Elmore) 7:0845 (Holman) 7:0845 (Stade, S.) 7:0830-0835, 7:0845
After-school sports initiative (Stade, S.) 7:0835 (Tousignant, D.) 7:0835-0840
Vulnerable students and school areas (Tousignant, D.) 7:0840
School district 81 (Fort Nelson)

Skills counsellor position See Northeast B.C., school district skills counsellor and skills training opportunities under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
School tax credit See Light manufacturing industry under Industry
Schwarz, Natalia

Presentation to committee on behalf of Selkirk College Students Union 11:0905-0915
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 11:0905-0910
funding 11:0905-0910
student debt load and impact on completion rates 11:0905-0910
student financial assistance, grant programs and interest on loans 11:0905-0910
tuition fees 11:0905
Selkirk College
programs and funding, reductions 11:0905, 11:0915
student transfers to other institutions 11:0915
Selkirk College Students Union
recommendations on government budget 11:0905
role 11:0905-0910
Science and technology

Applied science technology professionals
accreditation of foreign-trained professionals (Yap) 15:1115
accreditation of foreign-trained professionals, initiatives (Leech, J.) 15:1115
role (Leech, J.) 15:1105-1110
training and supply (Leech, J.) 15:1105-1115
Biotechnology industry (Winter, A.) 3:1350
Clean technology and renewable energy technology, development (Field, D.) 4:1535 (Holman) 3:1835 (Horne, M.) 3:1835
Genomic research and applications (Elmore) 3:1400 (Winter, A.) 3:1350-1410
Information technology, impact on privacy See Protection of personal information under Privacy
Innovation and role in economy (McQuarrie, B.) 18:1720-1725
Innovation, regional councils See Regional science innovation councils below under this main heading
Life sciences industry See Biotechnology industry above under this main heading
New technology, prices and adoption (Qualey, B.) 9:0945
Regional science innovation councils
funding and role (Cobb, W.) 18:1720 (McQuarrie, B.) 18:1720-1725
issues (Tegart) 18:1725
Science and technology fund proposal (Leech, J.) 15:1110
Science, technology, engineering and math
awareness and government promotion (Leech, J.) 15:1105-1110
proposal for lead group (Leech, J.) 15:1110
Year of Science initiative (Leech, J.) 15:1110
Science, technology, engineering and math See Science and technology
Science World British Columbia

Role in science and technology education promotion (Leech, J.) 15:1110
SCIF See Strategic community investment fund under Communities
Scott, Lisa

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society 12:1725-1740
Agriculture, farmland, invasive plant control 12:1730
Boats and boating, boat inspection program and funding 12:1735-1740
B.C., southern interior, invasive plant control 12:1725-1735
Invasive species
control, funding and programs 12:1725-1740
economic and environmental impacts 12:1725-1735
tourism impacts 12:1730-1735
zebra and quagga mussels 12:1735
Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society, activities 12:1725
Okanagan-Similkameen regional district
ecosystem and native species 12:1725-1730
invasive species control 12:1725-1740
invasive species control, aquatic invaders program 12:1725, 12:1735
Plants
invasive species
economic and environmental impacts 12:1730
puncturevine 12:1730-1740
spotted knapweed 12:1730
invasive species control, funding and programs 12:1730-1735
Rangeland, invasive plant control 12:1730
Wine industry, invasive plant control 12:1730-1735
Scott, Megan

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Government and Service Employees Union 5:0915
Alcohol
liquor sales, pricing and revenues to government 5:0915
liquor stores, government and private stores 5:0915
Scrap-It program See Vehicle efficiency under Automobiles
Securities industry

National securities system (Carruthers, B.) 18:1635
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C. See also Coburn, Neil; Leier, Gary

Presentation to committee 11:1005-1015
Funding and operations (Coburn, N.) 11:1015
Funding in relation to 2001 levels (Crispin, Z.) 11:0915 (Tegart) 11:0910
Indigenization workshop (Hunt) 11:1015
Indigenization workshop and engagement of aboriginal students (Coburn, N.) 11:1015
Participation in skills training initiative See Skills training opportunities under Kootenay area
Partnership with hospice society (Lehbauer, S.) 11:0930
Programs and funding, reductions (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905, 11:0915
Programs and initiatives (Leier, G.) 11:1005-1010
Rural development partnership See Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute
Student survey (Coburn, N.) 11:1010
Students, transfer to other institutions (Crispin, Z.) 11:0915 (Elmore) 11:0915 (Schwarz, N.) 11:0915
Selkirk College Students Union See also Crispin, Zachary; Schwarz, Natalia

Presentation to committee 11:0905-0915
Recommendations on government budget (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905
Role (Schwarz, N.) 11:0905-0910
Survey on student funding sources (Crispin, Z.) 11:0910 (Popham) 11:0910
Seniors

Access to legal aid, cases (Gleeson, M.) 4:1315-1330
Aging population, impact on health care system See Impact of demographic trends under Health – Health care system
Dental health care See Access to dental care under Dental health
Housing See also Accessible housing under Housing; Housing – Residential care facilities
Housing, affordability (Van Staalduinen, C.) 13:0930-0935
Literacy skills and programs (Beuschel, R.) 21:1020 (Domshy, H.) 17:1110
Sentes, Judy

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Penticton 12:1745-1750
Penticton Regional Hospital, patient care tower project 12:1745-1750
Services card See B.C. services card
Severe weather events See Weather
Sex reassignment surgeries See Surgery under Health – Health care system
Shakespeare, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of UBC Okanagan 13:1105-1110
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
capital project financing, debt financing 13:1105-1110
UBC Okanagan
capital projects, student housing 13:1105-1110
funding and debt financing 13:1105-1110
SHARE Family and Community Services See also Wyant, Martin

Presentation to committee 5:1030-1045
Contracts with Children and Family Development Ministry (Wyant, M.) 5:1040
Funding and service delivery, alternative approach proposal (Holman) 5:1045 (Hunt) 5:1045 (Tegart) 5:1045 (Wyant, M.) 5:1035-1045
Programs and services, Better at Home program (Wyant, M.) 5:1035
Programs and services, services for seniors (Popham) 5:1045 (Wyant, M.) 5:1045
Shaver, Alan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Thompson Rivers University 7:0905-0915
Post-secondary education
government investment 7:0905-0910
graduate studies, support and student recruitment 7:0905, 7:0915
Post-secondary education, funding
capital funding 7:0905-0910
funding for graduate studies 7:0905
funding for research activities 7:0905
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
accounting standards, impact on financing for capital projects 7:0905-0915
property trusts 7:0910
Skills training, trades training, student spaces 7:0905
Thompson Rivers University
capital project financing and inclusion in government reporting entity 7:0905-0915
graduate studies, funding 7:0905, 7:0915
property trust 7:0910
research activities, funding 7:0905
trades training, student spaces 7:0905
Sheriffs See Justice system
Shipping industry

Container ship inspection (Wallin, G.) 18:1610
Role of ports See Role in economy under Ports
Shorten, Liz

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Media Production Association, B.C producers branch 4:1330-1345
Arts and culture, creative sector, industries and intellectual property 4:1335
Canadian Media Production Association, work of members 4:1335
Creative B.C., funding and role 4:1340
Film industry, film and television production and exports 4:1335-1340
Shumay, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Okanagan Child, Youth and Family Committee and North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society 21:1155-1205
Families, parenting programs, parenting after separation program 21:1155-1205
North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society, budget and expenses 21:1200
Social workers, community social services workers, funding for wage increases 21:1200-1205
Welfare, community social services sector, rural agencies 21:1155-1205
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre, staffing and wages 21:1200
Sieben, Brad

Presentation to committee on behalf of Tourism Kelowna 13:1040-1050
Airline industry, Open skies policies 13:1045-1050
Hotels and travel accommodation, additional hotel room tax, allocation of revenues to tourism 13:1040-1045
Kelowna
bid to host triathlon event 13:1045
flight service 13:1045-1050
tourism 13:1040-1045
tourism, new visitor information centre project 13:1050
Resorts, resort municipality initiative fund 13:1045
Tourism
economic impact 13:1045
industry, government support 13:1040
Tourism Kelowna
funding and role 13:1040-1045
recommendations on government budget 13:1045-1050
Whistler, bid to host triathlon event 13:1045
Similkameen area

Health care services, patient care tower project See Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, B.C.
Invasive plant control See Okanagan-Similkameen regional district
Simon Fraser Student Society See also Bueckert, Chardaye

Presentation to committee 3:1715-1730
Submission to committee (Petter, A.) 4:1425-1430
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. See also Curry, Joanne; Petter, Andrew

Presentation to committee 4:1425-1440
Admission requirements (Curry, J.) 4:1435 (Hunt) 4:1435 (Petter, A.) 4:1435
Facilities, deferred maintenance (Lane, J.) 3:1720-1725
Programs, cooperative education program and placements (Petter, A.) 4:1430-1435
Programs, new science and technology programs (Petter, A.) 4:1430
Proposal for school of chiropractic on university property See Training, proposal for B.C. school of chiropractic under Chiropractors
Student union building and stadium project, financing (Bueckert, C.) 3:1720
Surrey campus
enrolment and expansion (Huberman, A.) 4:1140 (Petter, A.) 4:1430-1440
memorandum of understanding (Stewart, J.) 4:0925-0930
programs, partnerships and research (Stewart, J.) 4:0925
Transit services (Bueckert, C.) 3:1720, 3:1730 (Holman) 3:1730 (Lane, J.) 3:1730
Simon Fraser University graduate student society See Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University
Site C power project See Peace River area
Skeena River

Economic role and environmental protection (Nobels, D.) 20:1510
Estuary, liquefied natural gas terminal proposals (Hibbard, D.) 19:0905
Skeena–Queen Charlotte regional district See also Nobels, Des

Presentation to committee by area A director 20:1505-1515
Electoral area A (Hunt) 20:1510 (Nobels, D.) 20:1510
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust

Presentation to committee 21:1055-1105
Skiing

Alpine skiing (Fry, B.) 11:0930, 11:0940 (Stevens, D.) 11:0930-0935
Use of helmets (Kapp, M.) 13:1020
Skills training

Apprenticeship (Elmore) 5:0930 (Foster) 4:1110-1115 (McLachlan, M.) 4:1115 (Oliver, C.) 5:0925-0930 (Wallis, G.) 18:1710-1715
Apprenticeship, initiative re liquefied natural gas development See Liquefied natural gas development under Oil and gas
Apprenticeship, tax credit See Taxation under Business
Centre for trades education and innovation (Lockie, P.) 9:1320
Development, regional training (Coburn, N.) 11:1010
Education of First Nations people, technology education (Leech, J.) 15:1115
Government funding and support (McLachlan, M.) 4:1105-1110
Instructors, salaries (Ackland, S.) 15:1120
Northern Opportunities program See Skills training, Northern Opportunities program under British Columbia – Northern B.C.
Opportunities for parents (Coburn, N.) 11:1010
Opportunities for parents and role of literacy programs (Profili, D.) 11:1000-1005
Promotion to youth (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
Supply of skilled workers See also particular industries
local supply (Wallis, G.) 18:1715
role of colleges (Deinstadt, B.) 16:1320-1330 (Goodings, K.) 16:1355 (Hunt) 12:1625-1630 (Jensen, M.) 20:1630 (Kulmatycki, B.) 17:1045-1050 (Molnar, L.) 10:1435 (Reed, J.) 9:1040-1045 (Styffe, T.) 12:1620-1625
role of communities (Tegart) 4:1115
role of employers (McLachlan, M.) 4:1115
role of employment programs (Furgale, H.) 15:1020
role of immigration See Immigration
role of K-12 education (Foster) 4:1110 (Furgale, H.) 15:1020 (McLachlan, M.) 4:1105-1115
role of literacy programs (Beuschel, R.) 21:1025
role of post-secondary education (Barr, R.) 9:1125 (Brown, J.) 7:0955 (Huberman, A.) 4:1140 (Petter, A.) 4:1425-1435 (Teslak, D.) 10:1315-1320 (Wallis, G.) 18:1710-1715 (Walls, D.) 10:1315 (Walters, T.) 13:0945
studies (Earl, J.) 16:1405-1410
supply of skilled workers (Davison, G.) 5:0930 (Farnworth) 4:1110 (Foster) 4:1110-1115 (Hibbard, D.) 19:0910 (Konanz, H.) 12:1645 (McLachlan, M.) 4:1100-1115 (Oliver, C.) 5:0930 (Qualey, B.) 9:0940 (Vandersteen, B.) 21:0925
System, need for reform (Dearle, G.) 4:0950
Trades training See also Industry Training Authority
capital equipment funding (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125
completion rates and Red Seal certification (Oliver, C.) 5:0920-0930
funding (Barbosa, P.) 14:1715, 14:1725 (Butler, D.) 10:1400, 10:1410 (Carruthers, B.) 18:1630 (Hamilton, J.) 12:1625 (Holman) 10:1410 (Marocchi, K.) 4:1125 (Molnar, L.) 10:1435 (Styffe, T.) 12:1620-1625 (Yellowman, A.) 17:0845
modular programming (Berchowitz, B.) 13:0910-0915
role of trade unions (Oliver, C.) 5:0920
student spaces (Hamilton, J.) 12:1625 (Holman) 12:1625 (Shaver, A.) 7:0905 (Styffe, T.) 12:1625
training (Davison, G.) 5:0930 (Konanz, H.) 12:1645
training for low-skilled workers (Arnett, S.) 14:1835
Training programs
applied science and technology (Elmore) 15:1115 (Leech, J.) 15:1105-1115
Small business See Business – Small business
Smith, Dallas

Presentation to committee on behalf of Island Coastal Economic Trust 14:1735
B.C., north coast, mining exploration initiatives 14:1735
Geoscience B.C. Society, activities, partnerships and projects 14:1735
Island Coastal Economic Trust, role in mineral exploration initiatives 14:1735
Mines and mining industry
exploration activities 14:1735
First Nations involvement in industry 14:1735
Smithers, B.C.

Literacy programs (Elmore) 19:0820 (Nugent, J.) 19:0815-0820
Sports opportunities (Foster) 19:0840 (Monkman, M.) 19:0830-0840
Smithers Community Services Association See also Nugent, Jo-Anne

Presentation to committee 19:0815-0820
Literacy programs and funding (Elmore) 19:0820
Literacy programs and funding, Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen initiative (Nugent, J.) 19:0815-0820
Smoking See Tobacco
Sochi, Russia

Hosting of 2014 Winter Games See Olympic Games
Social enterprises See Business
Social policy, problems, safety net, etc. See Welfare
Social workers

Community social services workers, funding for wage increases (Foster) 21:1205 (Jewitt, G.) 21:1200-1205 (Lewis, S.) 7:0940 (Matusicky, C.) 9:1020 (Roze, D.) 17:1030 (Santiago, R.) 5:1225 (Shumay, J.) 21:1200-1205 (Warcup, M.) 21:1105
Wages (Montani, A.) 3:1435
Society

Conflict (Boyle, K.) 3:1700-1705
Role of government and religion (Penninga, M.) 19:0805-0810
Social equity and inequality (Kmet, W.) 13:1130
Transmission of culture (Litzcke, K.) 4:1550
Soft drinks See Beverages
Softwood lumber See Forests and forest industry
Sourial, Susan

Finance and Government Services Committee
prebudget consultation
process 1:1215-1225
process, evaluation and feedback 1:1225
public hearings
location and schedule 1:1215, 1:1225
travel itinerary and logistics 2:1340
use of video conferencing 1:1225
public hearings, videoconferencing facilities 3:1840
research staff, responsibilities 1:1220
Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce
presentation to committee, request re video conferencing 3:1840
Plant, Byron
role as committee research analyst 1:1220
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Funding and referendum (Bueckert, C.) 3:1720
Infrastructure and services, Burnaby Mountain gondola project proposal (Bueckert, C.) 3:1720, 3:1730 (Holman) 3:1730 (Lane, J.) 3:1730
Referendum on funding model (Huberman, A.) 4:1140
Revenue sources (Bokor, T.) 3:1805-1810 (Hunt) 3:1810
Ridership and pass-ups (Bokor, T.) 3:1805
Services, Broadway corridor (Bokor, T.) 3:1805
South Fraser communities See Lower Mainland
South Peace Oilmen's Association

Representation to committee (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1430 (Popham) 16:1430
Southern interior See Interior B.C. under British Columbia
Southern Interior Weed Management Committee See also Fox, Jo-Ann

Presentation to committee 8:1610-1620
Funding and operations (Fox, J.) 8:1610-1620
Special Committee to Inquire into the Use of Conducted Energy Weapons and to Audit Selected Police Complaints See Use of Conducted Energy Weapons and to Audit Selected Police Complaints, Special Committee to Inquire into the
Special needs children See Children; Special education and special needs under Education
Special Olympics

2014 Canada Summer Games in B.C. (Howe, D.) 6:1825
Special Olympics British Columbia See also Howe, Dan

Presentation to committee 6:1815-1830
Funding (Elmore) 6:1830 (Foster) 6:1830
Funding and support (Howe, D.) 6:1815-1830
Health and fitness programs (Howe, D.) 6:1820-1825
Recommendations on government budget (Howe, D.) 6:1830
Specialist teachers See Teachers
Spectra Energy Corp.

Operations in northeast B.C. (Gevatkoff, P.) 16:1430
Pipeline proposal (Hibbard, D.) 19:0910
Spencer, Fiona See also Merit Commissioner

B.C. Public Service Agency
role in civil service hiring practices 26:1010
Civil service
employees, concerns about staffing appointments 26:1000, 26:1010
employees, work environment survey 26:1015
hiring practices
calculation of years of continuous service 26:1025
merit-based hiring, documentation and assessment 26:1005-1010, 26:1025-1030
merit-based hiring, recommendations by Merit Commissioner 26:1010, 26:1020-1025, 26:1035
short-term and temporary appointments 26:1010, 26:1035-1040
use of behavioural event interviewing 26:1015, 26:1030-1035
use of standard tests and tools 26:1015
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
relationship with Merit Commissioner 26:1020
Farm Industry Review Board
hiring practices, review 26:1020
Merit Commissioner
audits of public service appointments
2012 appointments 26:1000-1010, 26:1020, 26:1035
2013 appointments 26:1015
special audits or studies 26:1015
budget 26:1015-1020, 26:1035-1040
priorities and future work 26:1015
role and responsibilities 26:1000
role and responsibilities, jurisdiction 26:1020, 26:1035
staffing 26:1000
staffing review requests 26:1000, 26:1010
SPIN See Sport Innovation Centre under Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.
Spinal cord conditions and injuries

Health care system costs (Ewart, C.) 4:1150-1155
Research
funding (Ewart, C.) 4:1150-1205 (Holman) 4:1205
research (Elmore) 4:1200 (Hunt) 4:1200
Spirits

Distilleries See Alcohol
Markup rates, policy (Westcott, J.) 12:1605-1610
Spirits Canada See also Westcott, Jan

Presentation to committee 12:1600-1615
Recommendations on alcohol policy (Westcott, J.) 12:1605-1610
Sport Innovation Centre See Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.
Sport tourism See Tourism
Sports

Athletes
Canadian sport school program (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005 (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
competitive sports (Holman) 12:1830 (Reiter, N.) 12:1830
IGNITE athlete development program (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005 (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
performance and training (Pattenden, W.) 9:1400-1405 (Reiter, N.) 12:1825
Basketball, youth basketball initiative (Johns, L.) 4:1025
Benefits See also Healthy lifestyle and physical fitness under Health – Public health
benefits (Hamilton) 13:1010 (McNeill, A.) 4:1015-1020
benefits and crime prevention (Hunt) 5:1245
benefits and role in communities (Gabriel, J.) 13:1010 (Lawless, P.) 9:1410 (Monkman, M.) 19:0835-0840 (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005-1010 (Paterson, K.) 10:1430 (Wilson, C.) 5:1235-1245
benefits of participation (Boomer, C.) 7:1005-1010 (Howe, D.) 6:1815
health and social benefits (Cooper, D.) 14:1800 (Fry, B.) 11:0935 (Holman) 14:1800 (Monkman, M.) 19:0835-0840 (Priestner Allinger, C.) 5:0935-0940 (Reader, C.) 15:1055-1100 (Reiter, N.) 12:1825 (Stevens, D.) 11:0930-0935
Canadian Sport for Life initiative (Johns, L.) 4:1020
Children's sports
KidSport B.C. program (Foster) 19:0840 (Wilson, C.) 5:1240
opportunities (Monkman, M.) 19:0840
physical literacy mentoring program See also Curriculum, physical education under Education
(Nicholas, D.) 13:1005
physical literacy mentorship program (Cooper, D.) 14:1750-1800 (Holman) 14:1800
XploreSportZ camps (Boomer, C.) 7:1005 (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005
Coaches and coaching (Monkman, M.) 19:0840 (Priestner Allinger, C.) 5:0935 (Reader, C.) 15:1055
Coaches and coaching, funding and role (Johns, L.) 4:1015-1025 (Lawless, P.) 9:1410-1415 (McNeill, A.) 4:1015-1025 (Reiter, N.) 12:1820-1830
Employment and jobs (Nicholas, D.) 13:1010
Government funding and support
funding and support (Johns, L.) 4:1020-1025 (Lawless, P.) 9:1405 (Monkman, M.) 19:0830-0840 (Priestner Allinger, C.) 5:0935-0940 (Reader, C.) 15:1100 (Wilson, C) 5:1240
legacy funding (Boomer, C.) 7:1010-1015 (Holman) 7:1010-1015
multi-year funding (Boomer, C.) 7:1010 (Cooper, D.) 14:1750-1755 (Fry, B.) 11:0940 (Gabriel, J.) 13:1005-1010 (Paterson, K.) 10:1430 (Pattenden, W.) 9:1400-1405 (Reiter, N.) 12:1820-1830 (Tegart) 12:1830
partnerships (McColl, R.) 7:1010
Government policy (Farnworth) 4:1025-1030 (McNeill, A.) 4:1025-1030
Innovation (Pattenden, W.) 9:1405
Organizations See also Provincial sport organizations below under this main heading
(Boomer, C.) 7:1015 (Hunt) 7:1015
Participation by persons with developmental disabilities (Howe, D.) 6:1815-1825
Participation by persons with disabilities, equipment (Boomer, C.) 7:1010
Provincial sport organizations, funding and role (Johns, L.) 4:1020-1025
Provincial sport organizations, governance and funding (Fry, B.) 11:0940 (Holman) 5:0945 (Hunt) 5:0940 (Priestner Allinger, C.) 5:0935-0945 (Tegart) 11:0940
Role models, ESTEEM Team initiative (Wilson, C.) 5:1235
Skiing See Skiing
Sport education program (Nicholas, D.) 13:1005
Sports broadcasting, web streaming of amateur events (Priestner Allinger, C.) 5:0940
Spothelfer, Pascal

Presentation to committee on behalf of UBC 3:1600-1615
Physicians, supply and training 3:1600-1605
Post-secondary education
funding 3:1605-1610
on-line learning and international students 3:1605
universities, role in economy 3:1605
Research and development, role of post-secondary institutions and students 3:1605-1610
University of B.C.
funding and operations 3:1600-1610
medical program 3:1600-1605
research activities and funding 3:1605-1610
role in economy 3:1605
Spotted knapweed See Invasive species under Plants
Squamish, B.C.

Adult basic education in area (Pettingill, C.) 4:1010
Squirrels See Invasive species under Animals
Stade, Sherry

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) 7:0830-0835, 7:0845
Education, out-of-school programs
programs for vulnerable students 7:0835, 7:0845
sports and arts programs 7:0835, 7:0845
Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler, sports and arts legacy fund 7:0835, 7:0845
School district 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
after-school programs, participation and funding 7:0830-0835, 7:0845
after-school sports initiative 7:0835
Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC

Economic reports (Andersen, E.) 14:1705
Staples, Ed

Presentation to committee on behalf of Support Our Health Care 8:1540-1555
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
health care services model for rural communities 8:1545-1550
physician recruitment and incentive program 8:1550
resource industries and support services in communities 8:1545
Health
health care funding 8:1545-1550
health care system sustainability and reforms 8:1545-1550
Princeton
health care services, community consultation and implementation of changes 8:1540-1555
physician supply and compensation 8:1540, 8:1550
resource industries in area 8:1545
Princeton General Hospital, services 8:1540-1545
Resources and resource industries, revenues to government 8:1545
Support Our Health Care, role re health service issues in Princeton area 8:1540-1555
Statistics Canada

Childhood obesity data (Johns, L.) 4:1020
Education system data (Iker, J.) 3:1540-1545
Sports data (Monkman, M.) 19:0835
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
STEM See Science, technology, engineering and math under Science and technology
Stern, Nicholas

Comments on climate change (Wier, J.) 19:0915
Stetski, Wayne

Presentation to committee on behalf of city of Cranbrook 10:1415-1425
Agriculture, greenhouse industry 10:1420
College of the Rockies, university designation proposal 10:1420-1425
Cranbrook
city government planning 10:1420
city government, recommendations on government budget 10:1415-1420
greenhouse industry proposal 10:1420
housing, Salvation Army shelter project 10:1420
overpass project proposal 10:1415, 10:1425
partnership with Taichung, China 10:1420
post-secondary education 10:1420-1425
urban deer management, funding 10:1415
Exports and imports, trade between B.C. and Asia 10:1420
Highway 3, maintenance and upgrades 10:1415
Highways and roads, maintenance and upgrades 10:1415
Housing, temporary housing and shelters 10:1420
Local Government Act, amendments 10:1420
Mount Baker Secondary School, replacement of school and theatre 10:1415
Wildlife, deer, urban deer management, funding 10:1415
Stevens, Don

Presentation to committee 11:0930-0935
As subject
involvement with sports 11:0930 (Fry, B.) 11:0930-0935
B.C. Alpine Ski Association, funding and role 11:0935
Fry, Brian, involvement with sports 11:0930
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, 2015 championships, hosting by Panorama resort 11:0935
Kootenay area, sports participation and benefits 11:0930-0935
Skiing, alpine skiing 11:0930-0935
Sports, health and social benefits 11:0930-0935
Stewart, James

Presentation to committee on behalf of Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association 4:0920-0930
Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association
membership and role 4:0920
recommendations on government budget 4:0925-0930
Simon Fraser University, Surrey campus
memorandum of understanding 4:0925-0930
programs, partnerships and research 4:0925
Surrey, growth 4:0920-0925
Stilwell, Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)

Performance as athlete (Lawless, P.) 9:1410
Storybook Project literacy initiative See Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, Kamloops, B.C.
Strategic community investment fund See Communities
Strong Fiscal Futures: A Blueprint for Strengthening BC Local Governments' Finance System report See Union of British Columbia Municipalities
StrongStart B.C. initiative See Children – Early childhood development
Stuart, Ian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kelowna Chamber of Commerce 13:0815
Property transfer tax rate and threshold 13:0815
Students See Education; Post-secondary education
Students Union of Vancouver Community College See also Takkar, Nimmi

Presentation to committee 4:1400-1410
Organization (Takkar, N.) 4:1400
Recommendations on government budget (Takkar, N.) 4:1400-1410
Stumpage system See Forests and forest industry
Styffe, Tom

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College 12:1615-1630
B.C. Colleges, recommendations on post-secondary education 12:1625
Enactus Okanagan College, activities 12:1620
Enns, Randy, contributions and trades training experience 12:1620-1625
Okanagan College
50th anniversary 12:1620-1625
enrolment levels and role in economy 12:1615
First Nations students 12:1620
funding 12:1615-1625
trades training, history 12:1615-1625
trades training, women in trades program 12:1620
Post-secondary education
funding for colleges 12:1615-1625
universities, colleges and institutes, financial management, use of reserve funds 12:1625
Skills training
supply of skilled workers, role of colleges 12:1620-1625
trades training, funding and student spaces 12:1620-1625
Vincent, Drew, contributions and position with volunteer organization 12:1620
Substance abuse and addiction

Addiction as health issue (Davenport, P.) 20:1640-1645
Concurrent disorders See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Harm reduction and treatment services (Davenport, P.) 20:1640-1645
Incidence in B.C. (Lewis, S.) 7:0935
Prevention and treatment services, funding (Lewis, S.) (Poole, J.) 12:1705-1715
Prevention and treatment services, non-voluntary treatment services for under-age youth (Elmore) 12:1715 (Poole, J.) 12:1715
Relationship to mental health See Mental illness and addiction under Mental health
Relationship to social issues and suicide (Davenport, P.) 20:1635
Treatment services (Foster) 20:1645
Youth addiction and substance abuse (Lewis, S.) 7:0935-0940 (Poole, J.) 12:1705-1710
Youth addiction and substance abuse, research and early intervention (Poole, J.) 12:1710-1715
Suicide

First Nations youth suicide prevention See Youth under First Nations
Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism See also Denesiuk, Connie; Petkau, Christine

Presentation to committee 12:1715-1725
Membership, survey results (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1715-1720
Recommendations on government budget (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1715-1720
Sunshine Coast

Invasive plant control See Coastal areas under British Columbia
Sunshine Village, Kelowna, B.C.

Manufactured home park, petition (Van Staalduinen, C.) 13:0935
Support Our Health Care See also Staples, Ed

Presentation to committee 8:1540-1555
Role re health service issues in Princeton area (Staples, E.) 8:1540-1555
Supportive housing See Housing
Surrey, B.C. See also South Fraser communities under Lower Mainland

Growth (Dearle, G.) 4:0940 (Stewart, J.) 4:0920-0925
Growth and government investment in area (Huberman, A.) 4:1135-1140
Health care facilities and services (Huberman, A.) 4:1140
Literacy programs and funding (Gadsby, L.) 5:1215 (Hunt) 5:1215
Post-secondary education access (Huberman, A.) 4:1140
Surrey Board of Trade See also Huberman, Anita

Presentation to committee 4:1135-1145
Membership (Huberman, A.) 4:1135
Recommendations on government budget (Huberman, A.) 4:1135-1145
Surrey school district See School district 36 (Surrey)
Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Funding program for development of clean technology (Holman) 3:1835 (Horne, M.) 3:1835

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