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

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Wachiay Friendship Centre, Courtenay, B.C. See also Colclough, Michael; Kishi, Roger

Presentation to committee 15:0920-0940
Recommendations on First Nations policy (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0930
Services (Colclough, M.) 15:0920
Services and partnerships (Kishi, R.) 15:0925-0930
Wages and salaries See also Income

Living wage, impact on economy (Montani, A.) 3:1440
Minimum wage (Montani, A.) 3:1440, 3:1450
Walker, Darryl

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Government and Service Employees Union 5:0900-0915
Alberta, sheriffs 5:0905-0910
Alcohol
liquor sales, pricing and revenues to government 5:0915
liquor stores, government and private stores 5:0915
liquor stores, proposal for expanded operations 5:0905, 5:0915
B.C. Government and Service Employees Union
members 5:0900
relationship with government 5:0915
Civil service
collective agreements, funding for wage increases 5:0905
staffing levels and working conditions 5:0900-0910
Environment, stewardship 5:0905
Forests and forest industry, stumpage system 5:0905
Government
ministries, natural resource ministries funding and staffing 5:0900-0910
revenues and revenue sources 5:0905-0915
Justice system, sheriffs, expansion of role 5:0905-0910
Oil and gas, natural gas revenues to government 5:0905
Resources and resource industries
development and role in economy 5:0900-0905
permitting process, backlog and staff resources 5:0900, 5:0910
Riverview Hospital, reinstatement as mental health facility 5:0905
Welfare, social programs and services, funding and staff resources 5:0905
Wallin, Gail

Presentation to committee on behalf of Invasive Species Council of B.C. 18:1600-1610
Automobiles
all-terrain vehicles, regulation and invasive species control 18:1610
tires, tax proposal 18:1610
Boats and boating
boat inspection program and funding 18:1605
boat licence program proposal 18:1610
Invasive species
control, funding and programs 18:1605-1610
introduction and spread 18:1605-1610
zebra and quagga mussels, case 18:1605
Invasive Species Council of B.C.
funding and role 18:1600-1610
recommendations on invasive species control 18:1610
Plants, invasive species, economic and environmental impacts 18:1605
Resources and resource industries, development, disturbance tax proposal 18:1610
Shipping industry, container ship inspection 18:1610
Wallis, Graeme

Presentation to committee 18:1710-1715
Economy, productivity and economic plan for province 18:1710-1715
Employment, government job strategy and role of skills training 18:1710-1715
Exports, conditions 18:1710
Resources and resource industries, skilled worker supply 18:1710-1715
Skills training, apprenticeship and supply of skilled workers 18:1710-1715
Walls, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of the Rockies 10:1310-1315, 10:1325
College of the Rockies
distance education and on-line learning 10:1325
enrolment 10:1325
role in regional and provincial economy 10:1315
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
financial reporting, inclusion of institutions in government reporting entity 10:1325
role of colleges 10:1315
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 10:1315
Walters, Tim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College Faculty Association 13:0940-0955
Okanagan College
administration costs 13:0950
faculty, recruitment and retention 13:0945
funding 13:0940-0945
international students 13:0950-0955
programs 13:0940-0945
student services 13:0950
Okanagan College Faculty Association
membership 13:0940
recommendations on post-secondary education 13:0950
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 13:0945-0950
benefits, personal and societal benefits 13:0945
international education 13:0950-0955
student financial assistance, grant programs 13:0950-0955
student services 13:0950
students, international students 13:0950-0955
Post-secondary education, funding
funding changes, impact on institution budgets and operations 13:0945-0950
funding for colleges 13:0945-0950
funding formula, review 13:0950
operating funding 13:0945-0950
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
administration, costs 13:0950
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 13:0945
Warcup, Margaret

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kitimat Child Development Centre Association 21:1105-1110
B.C., northwest B.C., services for children and youth 21:1105-1110
Children
programs and services for children and families, service agencies, government contract management 21:1105-1110
special needs children and youth, funding for services 21:1105
special needs children and youth, service provider accreditation and contracts, multi-year contracts 21:1110
Social workers, community social services workers, funding for wage increases 21:1105
Washington State

Liquor privatization initiative (Westcott, J.) 12:1605
Waste management

Contaminated sites, research into cleanup (Hunt) 3:1405 (Winter, A.) 3:1400-1405
Water

Drinking water
government responsibilities (Richmond, A.) 18:1650
purification, use of filtration and disinfection (Foster) 13:0810 (Hrasko, B.) 13:0805
standards (Hrasko, B.) 13:0805
Floods See Floods and floodplains
Management, funding and role of local communities (Jones, N.) 6:1735-1740
Monitoring and treatment (Elmore) 3:1345-1350 (Salas, C.) 3:1345-1350
Monitoring of groundwater and surface water (Jones, N.) 6:1730
Protection and stewardship (Jones, N.) 6:1725-1740 (Martin, A.) 9:1250-1255
Water systems and infrastructure See Infrastructure
Water Act

Implementation, resources (Jones, N.) 6:1735
Revision (Jones, N.) 6:1730-1735 (Martin, A.) 9:1250-1255
WaterWealth Project See also Jones, Natalie

Presentation to committee 6:1725-1740
Organization (Jones, N.) 6:1725-1730
Watson, Tammy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Saulteau First Nations 16:1305-1315
First Nations
conditions for First Nations, study 16:1310
health needs 16:1310-1315
youth in home communities and urban centres 16:1315
First Nations Health Council, work of organization 16:1310-1315
Northern First Nations Health Partnership Committee, work of organization 16:1315
Weather

Severe weather events See also Floods and floodplains
Severe weather events causing flooding See Floods and floodplains
Severe weather events related to climate change (Forest, K.) 21:1145-1150 (Nix, P.) 14:1850-1855
Severe weather events related to climate change, impact on insurance industry and mitigation See Climate change
Weed control See Invasive species control under Plants
Weed Control Act

Enforcement (Fox, J.) 8:1615 (McElroy, R.) 14:1805
Provisions (Johnstone, B.) 10:1345
Welfare

Community social services sector See also Social programs and services below under this main heading
funding (Elmore) 5:1230 (Farnworth) 7:0945 (Lewis, S.) 7:0945 (Power, N.) 5:1225-1230 (Santiago, R.) 5:1225-1230
funding and government support (Matusicky, C.) 9:1020-1025
organizations (Lewis, S.) 7:0945
rural agencies (Foster) 21:1205 (Jewitt, G.) 21:1155-1205 (Shumay, J.) 21:1155-1205
workers See Community social services workers under Social workers
Consultation by government on social policy (Matusicky, C.) 9:1025
Endowment fund proposal (Chambers, R.) 7:1030
Income assistance See Income assistance
Social policy framework proposal (Matusicky, C.) 9:1025
Social programs and services
bidding process for contracted services, local bids (Wyant, M.) 5:1045
funding (Davidoff, A.) 11:1020-1025
funding and staff resources (Walker, D.) 5:0905
preventive role and impact on social costs (Matusicky, C.) 9:1020-1025 (Roze, D.) 17:1030
service delivery models (Wyant, M.) 5:1035-1040
Social service providers See also Social workers
Social service providers, service delivery (Montani, A.) 3:1435
Support system for vulnerable persons (Power, N.) 5:1220-1225 (Santiago, R.) 5:1220-1225
Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force See also Kelly, Bert; Payne, Geoff; Pousette, Anne

Presentation to committee 17:0910-0925
Organization and mission (Kelly, B.) 17:0910-0915
Proposal for centre of excellence in health promotion and research (Payne, G.) 17:0915
West Kootenays See Kootenay area
Westcott, Jan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Spirits Canada 12:1600-1615
Alcohol
direct delivery and trade agreement issues 12:1605-1610
distilleries, direct delivery 12:1605-1610
liquor markup rates, policies 12:1600-1615
liquor sales, pricing and revenues to government 12:1600
local producers, rebate programs, public release of information 12:1600, 12:1610-1615
Beer, markup rates, policy 12:1605-1610
Spirits Canada, recommendations on alcohol policy 12:1605-1610
Spirits, markup rates, policy 12:1605-1610
Washington State, liquor privatization initiative 12:1605
Wine
cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine 12:1610
markup rates, policy 12:1605, 12:1615
Western, Nola

Elections
by-elections, electoral administration costs and comparison with general election 2:1120
enumeration, report on 2013 enumeration and outreach project 2:1130
general election, May 14, 2013, electoral administration costs 2:1120
municipal elections, administration in other jurisdictions 2:1120
municipal elections, legislation 2:1110, 26:1120
municipal elections, preparations 26:1120
voter information 26:1115
voters list
management and updates 26:1115
Elections B.C.
budget and operations
budget and operations 26:1110-1120
costs 26:1115
information technology component 26:1115-1120, 26:1150-1155
supplementary funding request 2:1110, 2:1130
budget process and components 2:1105-1110
mandate, inclusion of oversight of municipal election campaign financing and advertising 2:1110, 26:1120
public education activities 26:1115
Marijuana
enforcement of laws, initiative petition campaign 2:1110
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area
by-election, July 10, 2013, electoral administration costs 2:1110
Westside-Kelowna constituency and area

By-election, July 10, 2013, electoral administration costs (Boegman, A.) 2:1110, 2:1120-1125 (Hamilton) 2:1120-1125 (Western, N.) 2:1110
Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd.

Operations in Okanagan-Similkameen area (Hope, B.) 8:1600-1610
Wharves See Docks under Boats and boating
Whistler, B.C.

Bid to host triathlon event (Sieben, B.) 13:1045
Whitemarsh, M.J.

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Common Ground Alliance 14:1655-1700
B.C. Common Ground Alliance
funding and role 14:1655-1700
recommendations on government budget 14:1700
Communities, community gaming grants 14:1700
Infrastructure, underground infrastructure, digging awareness and safety 14:1655-1700
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre, Lumby, B.C. See also Jewitt, Gay

Presentation to committee 21:1155-1205
Budget (Jewitt, G.) 21:1205
Operations (Jewitt, G.) 21:1155
Staffing and wages (Jewitt, G.) 21:1200-1205 (Shumay, J.) 21:1200
Wier, Josette

Presentation to committee 19:0915-0925
Climate change, costs 19:0915
Economy, balance with environmental values 19:0915
Fuel, fossil fuels, prices 19:0915
Hawken, Paul, comments on natural resource development 19:0915
Oil and gas
industry, impact on environment 19:0915-0920
liquefied natural gas development
plants 19:0920-0925
royalties and application 19:0920
taxation 19:0920-0925
Oxford Energy Group, comments on natural resource development 19:0920
Resources and resource industries, development, impact on environment 19:0915-0920
Stern, Nicholas, comments on climate change 19:0915
Wildlife

Deer, urban deer management, funding (Stetski, W.) 10:1415
Hunting See Hunting
Wildlife management, funding (Martin, A.) 9:1250
Wildlife management, inventories (Martin, A.) 9:1300 (Popham) 9:1300
Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce See also Ryll, Jason

Presentation to committee 18:1730-1740
Members, issues (Ryll, J.) 18:1730-1740
Williams Lake, B.C.

Government permitting process, cases (Ryll, J.) 18:1730-1735
Mill operations See Tolko Industries Ltd.
Wilson, Chris

Presentation to committee on behalf of KidSport B.C. 5:1235-1245
As subject
involvement in sports 5:1235-1240
Sports
benefits and role in communities 5:1235-1245
children's sports, KidSport B.C. program 5:1240
government funding and support 5:1240
role models, ESTEEM Team initiative 5:1235
Tri-Cities area, KidSport B.C. program
First Nations involvement 5:1245
funding 5:1240
relationship with ViaSport 5:1245
Wilson, Elizabeth

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Coast Literacy Now 20:1515-1530
Arts and culture, cultural and historical literacy 20:1530
B.C., north coast
conditions and community resources 20:1520
literacy programs 20:1515-1530
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 20:1515, 20:1525
Literacy
benefits, transition to further education 20:1530
programs and funding 20:1515-1525
Nass Valley News, funding, community literacy funding 20:1520
North Coast Literacy Now
community literacy programs, scope 20:1530
funding 20:1525
service area and programs 20:1515-1520
vision 20:1525
work with First Nations and community partnerships 20:1515-1530
WINBC See Wellness in Northern B.C. Task Force
Wine

Cellared in Canada wine and Vintners Quality Alliance wine (Hunt) 12:1610 (Westcott, J.) 12:1610
Industry, invasive plant control (Elmore) 12:1735 (Scott, L.) 12:1730-1735
Industry, regulation and reporting requirements (Denesiuk, C.) 12:1720
Markup rates, policy (Westcott, J.) 12:1605, 12:1615
Winter, Alan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Genome B.C. 3:1350-1410
Bees, research on population health, funding 3:1410
Economy, bioeconomy 3:1350
Genome B.C.
activities and funding 3:1350-1355
partnerships and projects 3:1355-1410
partnerships with post-secondary institutions 3:1400-1405
staffing 3:1405
Genome Canada, funding 3:1355, 3:1405
Health research, role of genomics 3:1355-1400
Oil and gas, oil spills, research 3:1405
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, projections for bioeconomy 3:1350
Science and technology
biotechnology industry 3:1350
genomic research and applications 3:1350-1410
Waste management, contaminated sites, research into cleanup 3:1400-1405
Winter, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Chamber of Commerce 3:1550-1600
B.C. Chamber of Commerce
policy and positions manual 3:1550, 3:1600
recommendations on government budget 3:1550-1600
B.C. Liberal Party government, action on stated goals 3:1550
Budgets, balanced budgets 3:1555-1600
Business costs 3:1555
Economy, conditions 3:1550
Government
local government revenues, review of financial sustainability 3:1555
spending, review and reductions 3:1550, 3:1600
Oil and gas, liquefied natural gas development, prosperity fund proposal 3:1555-1600
Public debt, paydown of debt 3:1550
Sales tax
exemptions, production machinery and equipment 3:1555
reinstatement of sales tax system, loss of input tax credits 3:1555
Value-added taxes, B.C. value-added tax proposal 3:1555
Wolf, Lauren

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Library Trustees Association 5:1000-1010
B.C. Library Trustees Association
recommendations on government budget 5:1005-1010
work of trustees 5:1000
Employment and unemployment, job searches and preparation, role of libraries 5:1010
Libraries
funding and ministry budget allocation 5:1000-1010
role in communities 5:1000-1010
visits by public 5:1010
Women

Participation in workforce (Gregson, S.) 3:1645-1700
Wood Corners

Invasive plant control in area See Meadowbrook, B.C.
Wood, Josiah

Review of police complaint process See Police complaint process, review and report under Police and policing
Woolsey, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver 5:1030
Property transfer tax 5:1030
Work B.C.

Funding (Holman) 5:1230 (Santiago, R.) 5:1225-1230
Workers

Competitiveness of B.C. workers (Reed, J.) 9:1045
Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Supply, skilled workers See Skills training
Workforce participation See Labour force participation under Labour
Working Together for Students document See Government plan under Education
Workplace safety See Occupational health and safety
A World of Looks See Film locations under Film industry
Wu, Jingwei (Javid)

Presentation to committee on behalf of Okanagan College Students Union 13:0900-0915
Okanagan College
funding and tuition fees 13:0905-0910
programs and services 13:0910
Okanagan College Students Union
recommendations on government budget 13:0905
role 13:0900
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 13:0900-0915
funding 13:0905-0910
international students 13:0915
role in economy 13:0905-0910
student debt and financial assistance 13:0905-0910
student services 13:0910-0915
tuition fees 13:0905
Wyant, Martin

Presentation to committee on behalf of SHARE Family and Community Services 5:1030-1045
Government programs and services, service delivery, changes 5:1035
SHARE Family and Community Services
contracts with Children and Family Development Ministry 5:1040
funding and service delivery, alternative approach proposal 5:1035-1045
programs and services, Better at Home program 5:1035
programs and services, services for seniors 5:1045
Welfare, social programs and services
bidding process for contracted services, local bids 5:1045
service delivery models 5:1035-1040

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