Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2014
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
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100 Mile House, B.C.

2014 Brain Injury Alliance Society

Abbotsford, B.C.

Abbotsford-Mission constituency and area

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Abbotsford, B.C.

Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association

Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia

Aboriginals

See First Nations


Absorbent Products Ltd

See also Aylen, Peter


Abuse

See Violence


Accessibility 2024 report

See Disability assistance, reports under Income assistance


Accountants

Ackland, Shirley

Addiction

See Mental health and addiction under Mental health


Adult basic education

See Education


Advanced Education, Ministry of

Affordable Housing Agency

Agriculture

Ainsley, Darryl

Air

Airline industry

Alberni school district

See School district 70 (Alberni)


Alcohol

Aldous, Sue

Alien species

See Pest control


Alliance for Arts and Culture

Alliance for B.C. Students

See also Lar-Son, Jessica


Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver

See also Bokor, Tanner


Animals

Animation industry

See Film industry


Apple farming

See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry


Apprenticeship

See Skills training


Aquaculture

Archdekin, Robin

Archer, Keith

Arts and culture

Ashton, Dan (Penticton)

Asia

Asia-Pacific gateway

Assessment of property

See Property tax


Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia

See also Wonders, Glen


Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, British Columbia

See also Fritter, Catherine; Sashaw, Keith


Athletes

See Sports and recreation


Athletics Canada

Auditor General

Auditor General for Local Government

Augmentative and alternative communication systems

Austin, Rick

Australia

Authentic Indigenous Arts initiative

See Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia


Automobiles

Avendano, Christian

Aylen, Peter

Bacchus, Patti

Baker, Arthur

Barbosa, Patrick

Barnett, Donna (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Barrable, Bill

Barrett, Andrew

BCACDI

See British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention


BCLDB

See Liquor distribution branch under Justice, Ministry of


BCSPCA

See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


BCUC

See British Columbia Utilities Commission


BCWI

See British Columbia Wine Institute


Bealing, Rod

Bears

See Wildlife


Beaupre, Jaimee

Beers, Steve

Bell, Gregory

Bella Coola, B.C.

Belleville ferry terminal

See Victoria, B.C.


Bennett, Tim

Berg, Pamela

Bettauer, Robert

Bioenergy

See Energy


Blood and bone marrow

Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training plan

See Government skills and training plan under Skills training


Bodnar, Faith

Bokor, Tanner

Bomben, Corinne

Bone marrow

See Blood and bone marrow


Boomer, Carolynn

Boor, Susanne

Booth, William

Botterell, Rob

Bottles, Nicole

Bowman, John

Boyd, Anne

Boyd, Doug

Brain health

Brisdon, Merina

British Columbia

British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association

See Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association


British Columbia Arts Council

British Columbia Association for Community Living

See Inclusion British Columbia


British Columbia Association of Child Development and Intervention

See also Gordon, Jason


B.C. Bioenergy Network Association

See also Plant, Marnie; Weedon, Michael


British Columbia Cancer Agency

British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

B.C. Check-Up report

See Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia


B.C. Colleges

British Columbia Construction Association

See also McLachlan, Manley


British Columbia Ferry Services Inc

See also Ferries and ferry services


B.C. Film and Media

See Creative B.C.


B.C. Film Commission

See Creative B.C.


British Columbia Fruit Growers Association

See also Lucas, Glen; Steele, Fred


B.C. Games

British Columbia HR Task Force: Exploration, Mining, Stone, Sand and Gravel

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts Society

B.C. knowledge development fund

See Research infrastructure under Research and development


British Columbia Liberal Party – Government

British Columbia Lung Association

See also McDonald, Scott


British Columbia Medical Association

British Columbia Rail

British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association

See also Dunn, Jeremy


British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

See also Daniell, Craig


British Columbia Summer Games

British Columbia Technology Industry Association

See also Tam, Bill


British Columbia Tree Fruits

See also Austin, Rick; Daley, Michael


British Columbia Utilities Commission

British Columbia Wine Institute

British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training

See Government skills and training plan under Skills training


Broadway corridor transit services

See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)


Budgets

Bumstead, Dale

Buses and bus service

See School bus service under Education – Schools


Business

Business Council of British Columbia

Business – Small business

Caesarean delivery rate

See Maternity and pregnancy under Health


California

Camosun College Faculty Association

See also Ainsley, Darryl


Camosun College Student Society

See also Grant, Rachael


Camosun College, Victoria, B.C.

See also Lockie, Peter


Campbell, Chris M

Campbell River, B.C.

Campbell River Community Literacy Association

Campbell River Family Services Society

See also Jackson, Gloria


Campbell River Literacy Now

See also Boyd, Anne; Eddy, Kat


Campbell River school district

See School district 72 (Campbell River)


Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

Canada Winter Games

Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens

Canadian Diabetes Association

See also Corbeil, Serge; Stensholt, Ellen


Canadian Federation of Independent Business

See also Truscott, Richard


Canadian Federation of Students

Canadian Medical Association

Canadian Men's Health Foundation

See also Hartrick, Wayne


Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Canadian Sport for Life initiative

See Sports and recreation


Canadian Sport Institute Pacific

See also Pattenden, Wendy


Capital region

See South Island under Vancouver Island


Capital regional district

See also South Island under Vancouver Island


Carbon

Carbon tax

Carbon taxes

CARFAC

See Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens


Cariboo Action Team

See also Fedor, Glenn


Cariboo area

See Cariboo-Chilcotin area


Cariboo-Chilcotin area

Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners for Literacy

See also Mack, Bruce; Moller, Janette


Cariboo-Chilcotin school district

See School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)


Cariboo Chilcotin Tourism Association

See also Thacker, Amy


Carmichael, Ken

Caron, Denis

Carrusca, Ken

Carruthers, Bill

Carter, Bruce

CAYA

See Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults program under Augmentative and alternative communication systems


CCDP

See Complex chronic diseases program under British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.


Cellared in Canada designation

See Labelling of wine sold in B.C. under Wine


Cellulosic ethanol

See Ethanol under Fuel


Cement Association of Canada

See also Carrusca, Ken


Cement industry

Central 1 Credit Union

See also Pastrick, Helmut; Wright, Donald


Central coast

See British Columbia


Central Island

See Vancouver Island


Centre4Growth program

See High-technology industry under Science and technology


Chartered Accountants of British Columbia

See Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia


Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

Chief Electoral Officer

See Archer, Keith; Elections B.C.


Chilcotin area

See Cariboo-Chilcotin area


Chilcotin area grizzly bear populations

See Southwest B.C. under British Columbia


Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative

See also Tregillus, Valerie


Child Development Centre of Prince George and District Association

See also Roze, Darrell; Smith, Les


Children and Family Development, Ministry of

Children and youth

Children and youth – Child care

Children and youth – Early childhood development

Children and Youth, Select Standing Committee on

Christian Labour Association of Canada

Chronic disease management

See Health – Health care system


CIC designation

See Labelling of wine sold in B.C., Cellared in Canada designation under Wine


Ciceri, Robin

Cider

Cigarettes

See Tobacco


Cities and towns

See Communities


Civil service

See Public service


CLAC

See Christian Labour Association of Canada


Clare, Fiona

Clark, Zinnia

Clarkson, David

CLBC

See Community Living British Columbia


Clean energy

See Energy


Clean Energy B.C.

Climate change

Coaches and coaching

See Sports and recreation


Coal

Coast to Cascades area grizzly bear populations

See Southwest B.C. under British Columbia


Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative

See also Mikes, Johnny


Coastal Community Credit Union

Collective agreements, bargaining

See Labour; agreements under particular groups


College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C.

See also Playfair, Keith; Reiser, Henry


College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, B.C.

See also Teslak, Dianne; Walls, David


College of the Rockies Faculty Association

See also Molnar, Leslie


Collins, Jim

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

See also Hough, Katherine


Columbia River Treaty

Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults program

See Augmentative and alternative communication systems


Communications

Communications technology

See Information and communications technology


Communities

Community Living British Columbia

See also Community living services under Disabled and handicapped persons


Comox, B.C.

Comox Valley

Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce

See also Gower, Andrew; Hawkins, Dianne


Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Association

See also Hoogland, Danielle; Petter, Martin


Comox Valley school district

See School district 71 (Comox Valley)


Complex chronic diseases program

See British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.


Computer technology

See Information and communications technology


Concerned Citizens for Health Care

See also Isenbecker, Lorraine; Soule, Twila


Connolly, Vanessa

Construction industry

Consulting Engineers of British Columbia

See Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, British Columbia


Consumers

Controlled alien species

See Pest control


Cooper, Drew

Corbeil, Serge

Corbett, Patrick

Core review

See Government


Corporations

Corrections system

Cowan, Bonnie

Cowichan Woman Against Violence Society

See also Sterk, Jane; Welch, Cathy


CPABC

See Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia


Cranbrook, B.C.

Creative B.C.

Creative economy

See Role in economy under Arts and culture


Creative sector

See Arts and culture


Credit rating

Credit unions

See Financial services industry


Crime and criminals

Crispin, Zachary

Crothall Services Canada Inc

Crown corporations

Cruise ship industry

Culture

See Arts and culture

Daley, Michael

Daniell, Craig

Danskin, Beth

DAVE tax credit

See Tax credits, digital animation or visual effects tax credit under Film industry


Davidson, Pennie-Lynn

Davies, Jenelle

de Jong, Hon. Michael (Abbotsford West)

Debt

Declining Futures report

See Report under Post-secondary education


Decoda Literacy Solutions Society

See also Clark, Zinnia; Jenkins-Thompson, Sharnelle; Kehler, Maureen; Le Clair, Brenda; Taylor, Jacquie


Deer

See Wildlife


Delaplace, Annette

Delaronde, Lindsay

Deputy ministers industry infrastructure forum

See Procurement practices and system under Government


Destination B.C.

See also Tourism


Diabetes

Digital animation or visual effects tax credit

See Tax credits under Film industry


Digital infrastructure

See Information and communications technology


Disability benefits

See Income assistance


Disability Without Poverty Network

Disabled and handicapped persons

Discovery Coast route

See Routes and services under Ferries and ferry services; Discovery Coast circle route under Tourism


Disease

Doc Zone

Doctors

See Physicians


Domestic violence

See Violence


Domshy, Helen

Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C.

Douglas Street corridor

See Transit services under Victoria, B.C.


Douglas Students Union

See also Ho, Tracy; Waraich, Ruab


Douglass, Leif

Downtown Eastside

See Vancouver, B.C.


Downtown Eastside Adult Literacy Roundtable

See also Booth, William; Clark, Zinnia; Jenkins-Thompson, Sharnelle


DPP-4

See Prescription drugs, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 under Drugs


Drug Benefit Council

Drugs

Dual credit programs

See Education


Dunn, Jeremy

E-cigarettes

See Tobacco


Early childhood development

See Children and youth – Early childhood development


Early learning and literacy

See Early learning and literacy under Children and youth – Early childhood development


Earth science

See Geoscience under Science and technology


Eby, David

Economic Forecast Council

Economy

Ecosystems

See Environment


Eddy, Kat

Education

See also Education – Funding; Post-secondary education; Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training


Education – Funding

Education – School districts and boards of education

Education – Schools

Effa, Myson

Elections

See also Elections B.C.


Elections B.C.

Electoral Boundaries Commission

Electricity

See Energy


Elmore, Mable (Vancouver-Kensington)

Emily Carr Students Union

See also Han, Gloria; Kiernan, Salguero; MacDonald, Lori


Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.

Employment and unemployment

Encore Vancouver

See also Thompson, Suzanne


Ending Violence Association of British Columbia

See also Porteous, Tracy


Energy

Energy and Mines, Ministry of, and Minister Responsible for Core Review

Engineers

English-as-a-second-language programs

See English language learning programs under Education; Post-secondary education


English language learning programs

See Post-secondary education


Environment

Environment, Ministry of

Equalization payments

See Transfer payments from federal government under Government


ESL

See English language learning program under Education; Post-secondary education


Ethanol

See Fuel


Europe

Everything Wine Inc

Exports

See Trade

Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia

See also Mastromatteo, Jan


Families

Family Literacy Day

Farmers, farming, farms, etc

See Agriculture


Farnworth, Mike (Port Coquitlam)

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia

See also Oliver, Cindy


Fedor, Glenn

Ferries and ferry services

See also British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.


Film industry

Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on

Finance, Ministry of

Financial literacy

See Literacy


Financial services industry

FIOSA-MIOSA Safety Alliance of British Columbia

See also McGuire, Lisa


Fires and firefighters

First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

See also Montani, Adrienne


First Nations

First Nations Forestry Council

Fish

See also Aquaculture; Fishing industry


Fishing industry

Flaherty, Jim

Floods and floodplains

Food and food industry

Foreign workers

See Immigration


Forests and forest industry

Fort St. John, B.C.

Fort St. John Hospital, Fort St. John, B.C.

Fort St. John Medical Clinic, Fort St. John, B.C.

FortisBC Inc

See also Connolly, Vanessa; Graham, Brent


Foster, Eric (Vernon-Monashee)

Fraser, Lisa

Friedman, Thomas

Fritter, Catherine

Fruit industry

See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry


Fuel

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be

See Demographic trends, study under Transportation

Gabriel, Jim

Gambling

Gaming

See Video games


Gaming grants

See Community organizations, gaming grants under Communities


Gas industry

See Oil and gas


Gateway to Asia Pacific

See Asia-Pacific gateway


General elections

See Elections


George, Anne

Geoscience

See Science and technology


Geoscience British Columbia Society

See also Archdekin, Robin; Salas, Carlos


Ghosh, Lahana

Gibson, Simon (Abbotsford-Mission)

Gill, Ranjit

Giroux-Schmidt, Colleen

Global warming

See Climate change


Gold Rush Trail

Gordon, Jason

Gould, Gary

Government

See also Government – Local government


Government – Local government

Gower, Andrew

Grad, Curtis

Graduate studies

See Post-secondary education


Graff, Anndra

Graham, Brent

Grant, Rachael

Grasslands

See Environment


Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

See also Carter, Bruce


Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

See also Grad, Curtis


Greater Westside Board of Trade

See also Plante, Holly


Greenhouse gas emissions

See Air


Griffin, Jillian

Griffith, Colin

Grisch, Chelsea

Grizzly bears

See Wildlife


Groffen, Diana

Guenther, Tania

Gupta, Arvind

Hagreen, Alison

Hamilton, Wm. Scott (Delta North)

Han, Gloria

Handicapped persons

See Disabled and handicapped persons


Harmonized sales tax

Hartley Bay, B.C.

Hartrick, Wayne

Hawkins, Dianne

Hayes, Kelly

Head and brain injuries

See Brain health


Health

Health – Health care funding

Health – Health care system

Health, Ministry of

Health – Public health

Healthy relationship programs

See Education


Heighton, Jeremy

HELP

See Human early learning partnership


Hendsbee, Sky

Heslop, Cynthia

Heyman, George (Vancouver-Fairview)

High-technology industry

See Science and technology


High-technology startup companies

See Startup companies under Business


Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)

Highway 3

Highway 3 Coalition

Highways and roads

Hills Health and Guest Ranch, 108 Mile Ranch, B.C.

See also Corbett, Patrick


Hillsborough Resources Ltd

See also Gould, Gary


Ho, Tracy

Hoffman, Tom

Holden, Robert (Bob)

Holler, Tony

Holman, Gary (Saanich North and the Islands)

Home ownership

Homelessness

Hong Kong

Hoogland, Danielle

Hope Island First Nation

Horn River Basin

Hornby Island

Horne, Matt

Hough, Katherine

Housing

HST

See Harmonized sales tax


Human early learning partnership

Humphreys, Ian

Hunt, Marvin (Surrey-Panorama)

Hunter, Dianne

Hydro rates

See Electricity rates under Energy


Hydroelectricity

See Hydroelectric power under Energy

ICATS

See Violence against women, prevention, interagency case assessment teams under Violence


ICE fund

See Innovative clean energy fund under Energy


ICET

See Island Coastal Economic Trust


IGeneX Inc

IGNITE athlete development program

See Athletes under Sports and recreation


Immigration

Imperial Metals Corp

In-SHUCK-ch First Nation

Inclusion British Columbia

See also Bodnar, Faith; Delaplace, Annette; Hendsbee, Sky


Income

Income assistance

Income tax

Independent schools

See Education


India

Industry

Industry Training Authority

See also Skills training


Inequality

See Income disparity under Income


Infant development program

See Children and youth


Infectious Disease Society of America

Information and communications technology

Infrastructure

Initiatives Prince George Development Corp

See also Oland, Heather


Innergex Renewable Energy Inc

See also Giroux-Schmidt, Colleen


Innovative clean energy fund

See Energy


Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia

See also Philp, Simon


Interagency case assessment teams

See Violence against women, prevention under Violence


Interest rates

Interior Health Authority

International Clubhouse

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

International students

See Post-secondary education


Internet

See Information and communications technology


Intrepid Theatre Club Society

Invasive species

Investment

Ionita, Simona

ISAAC Canada

See Canadian chapter under International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication


Isenbecker, Lorraine

Island Coastal Economic Trust

See also Kent, Phil; Robert, Line


Island Health

See Vancouver Island Health Authority


Islands Trust

ITA

See Industry Training Authority


iTendr

See also Malone, Patrick

Jackson, Gloria

Jagger, Lucinda

James, Carole (Victoria–Beacon Hill)

James, Cassie

Jarvis, Doug

Jenkins-Thompson, Sharnelle

Jensen, Mikael

Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation

See Penticton campus under Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.


Jobs

See Employment and unemployment


Johnstone, Bob

Jones, Doug

Jonview Canada Inc

Junk food

See Food and food industry


Justice, Ministry of

Justice system

Kaien Anti-Poverty Society

See also Ionita, Simona; Luciow, Tammy


Kalb, Rosolyn

Kamloops, B.C.

Kamloops Brain Injury Association

See also Olynick, John


Kamloops Chamber of Commerce

See also Heighton, Jeremy


Kanaka Bar Indian band

Kehler, Angela

Kehler, Maureen

Kelowna, B.C.

Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

See also Carmichael, Ken


Kensington-Cedar Cottage

See Vancouver, B.C.


Kent, Phil

Kettle Valley Dried Fruit Ltd

Key City Theatre, Cranbrook, B.C.

Key Resource Centre, Fort St. James, B.C.

Kiernan, Salguero

Kitimat, B.C.

Klassen, Paul

Klukas, Andrew

Knowledge development fund

See Research infrastructure under Research and development


Knowlton, Bill

Koehler, Albert

Kootenay area

KPMG

Krusel, Don

Kuterra LP

See also Ullstrom, Garry


Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C.

Kwoiek Creek

Labour

Land use

Langara College, Vancouver, B.C.

See also Humphreys, Ian


Lar-Son, Jessica

Latvonen, May

Lavery, Sandi

Lawyers and legal services

Le Clair, Brenda

Leahy, Jean

Learning improvement fund

See Education – Funding


LECFA

See Local Elections Campaign Financing Act


Lee family

Legal aid

See Justice system


Leitch, Peter

Lelu Island

Leslie, Patricia

Liberal Party government

See British Columbia Liberal Party – Government


Libraries

Likely, B.C.

Lindsay, Heather

Liquefied natural gas development

See Oil and gas


Liquor

See Alcohol


Liquor distribution branch

See Justice, Ministry of


Literacy

Literacy in Kamloops

See also Clare, Fiona


Literacy Prince George

Literacy Victoria

LiveSmart B.C. program

See Energy


LNG

See Liquefied natural gas under Oil and gas


Local Elections Campaign Financing Act

Local government

See Government – Local government


Local Government Elections Task Force

Lockie, Peter

Loewen, Sandra

Logan Lake, B.C.

London, England

Lower Mainland

Lucas, Glen

Luciow, Tammy

Lung health

Lyme disease

MacCallum, Anne

McCarthy, Sherry

McColl, Ron

MacDonald, Lori

McDonald, Scott

McGuire, Lisa

Mack, Bruce

McKenna, Frank

McLachlan, Manley

MakerLab program

See Partnerships and programs under Prince George Regional Art Gallery Association


Mallett, Jerry

Malone, Patrick

Managed open-site labour relations model

See Framework agreements under Labour


Mandziuk, Glenn

Manufacturing industry

MaPP

See Marine planning partnership initiative under Oceans


Marginal effective tax rates

See Taxation


Marijuana

Marine energy

See Wave, river and tidal power under Energy


Marine Harvest Canada Inc

Marine Renewables Canada

See also Campbell, Chris M.


Marine use planning

See Oceans


Marpole

See Vancouver, B.C.


Marren, Janet

Mastromatteo, Jan

May, Elizabeth

Meadowbrook Community Association

See also Johnstone, Bob; Loewen, Sandra


MediaNet

Medical Services Plan of British Columbia

Men

Men's Health Initiative of British Columbia

See also Hartrick, Wayne


Men's Health Week

Mental health

Metchosin, B.C.

Metro Theatre

See Intrepid Theatre Club Society


Metro Vancouver

METRs

See Marginal effective tax rates under Taxation


Midwives

See also Maternity and pregnancy under Health care


Midwives Association of British Columbia

See also Hayes, Kelly


Mikes, Johnny

Miller, Bill

Miller, Tina

Mineral Exploration Roundup

Mines and mining industry

MMBC

See Multi-Material B.C.


Moliere, Emily

Moller, Janette

Molnar, Leslie

Moms Like Us

Montani, Adrienne

Montney, B.C.

Morris, Mike (Prince George–Mackenzie)

Motion picture industry

See Film industry


Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia

See also Klassen, Paul; Leitch, Peter


Motions and resolutions

See also minutes of particular committee issues


Mount Baker Secondary School, Cranbrook, B.C.

Mount Polley mine

See Imperial Metals Corp.


Movie industry

See Film industry


Multi-Material B.C.

Municipal elections

See Elections


Municipalities

See Government – Local government


Muzin, Fred

'Namgis First Nation

Nanaimo, B.C.

Natural gas

See Oil and gas


NEBC Resource Municipalities Coalition

See also Bumstead, Dale; Griffith, Colin


Neel, Lou-ann

Nemiah Valley

New west partnership trade agreement

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nicholas, Doug

Nimpkish ferry

See Vessels under Ferries and ferry services


Nobels, Des

Non-profit sector

North coast

See British Columbia


North Coast Literacy Now

See also Wilson, Elizabeth


North Island College, Courtenay, B.C.

See also Bowman, John


North Island College Faculty Association

See also Ackland, Shirley


North West Watch

See also Boor, Susanne; Latvonen, May; Wesley, Brenda


Northern and rural B.C.

See British Columbia


Northern B.C.

See British Columbia


Northern Brain Injury Association

See also Heslop, Cynthia


Northern British Columbia Graduate Student Society

See also Partyka, Matt


Northern Health Authority

Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek, B.C.

See also Graff, Anndra


Northern Opportunities program

See Northern B.C., skills training, Northern Opportunities program under British Columbia


Northern Post-Secondary Council

Northern Undergraduate Student Society

Northwest Community College Students Union

See also Jensen, Mikael


Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.

See also Caron, Denis; Sousa, Cathay


Nova Scotia

Nurses

Nuxalk Nation

Occupational health and safety

Oceans

Ogden Point

See Victoria, B.C.


Oil and gas

Okanagan area

Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.

Okanagan College Students Union

See also Grisch, Chelsea


Okanagan Nation Alliance

Oland, Heather

Oliver, Cindy

Olympic Games

Olynick, John

Once Upon a Time

O'Neill, Tim

Ontario

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

Oostenbrink, Jim

Open Space Arts Society

Oregon

Organ donations and transplants

See Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.


Own the Podium

P3s

See Public-private partnerships under Business


Pacific Coast Collaborative

Pacific gateway

See Asia-Pacific gateway


Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Victoria, B.C.

See also Bettauer, Robert


Pacific north coast integrated management area

Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd

PacificSport Interior B.C.

See also Boomer, Carolynn; McColl, Ron


PacificSport Regional Sport Centre Okanagan Society

See also Gabriel, Jim; Nicholas, Doug


PacificSport Vancouver Island

See also Cooper, Drew


Parents, parenting, etc

See Families


Park, Sunny

Parkinson, Tara

Parks

Parksville-Qualicum Lyme Disease Support Group

Partyka, Matt

Pastrick, Helmut

Pattenden, Wendy

Peace Lutheran Apartment, Fort St. John, B.C.

Peace River area

Peace River North school district

See School district 60 (Peace River North)


Peace River North Teachers Association

See also Tremain, Mary; Wiebe, Michele


Peace Villa, Fort St. John, B.C.

Pediatrics

Pemberton, B.C.

Pembina Institute

See also Horne, Matt


Perkins, Clarice

Persons with disabilities

See Disabled and handicapped persons


Pest control

Petroliam Nasional Berhad

Petronas

See Petroliam Nasional Berhad


Pets

See Animals


Petter, Martin

PharmaCare program

Philp, Simon

Physicians

Pimm, Pat (Peace River North)

Pipelines

See Oil and gas


PISE

See Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, Victoria, B.C.


Plain language

See Communications


Plant, Marnie

Plante, Holly

Plants

Playfair, Keith

PNCIMA

See Pacific north coast integrated management area


Podium Search program

See Sports and recreation


Pohl, Cindi

Polak, Hon. Mary (Langley)

Police and policing

Pollon, Shy

Pollution

See Air; Environment


Port Alberni, B.C.

Port Alberni school district

See School district 70 (Alberni)


Port Edward, B.C.

Port Hardy, B.C.

Port of Prince Rupert

Porteous, Tracy

Ports

See also particular ports


Post-secondary education

See also Post-secondary education – Funding; Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes; Skills training


Post-secondary education – Funding

Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Pouce Coupe, B.C.

Poverty

Powell, Christine

Powell, Jackie

Prescription drugs

See Drugs


Prince George, B.C.

Prince George Brain Injured Group Society

See also Hagreen, Alison; Jones, Doug


Prince George Chamber of Commerce

See also Gill, Ranjit; Pohl, Cindi; Ray, Christie


Prince George Mental Health Consumer Council

See also Davidson, Pennie-Lynn; Moliere, Emily; Ramsay, Sandy


Prince George Public Library, Prince George, B.C.

See also George, Anne; Marren, Janet


Prince George Regional Art Gallery Association

See also Thompson, Peter


Prince George school district

See School district 57 (Prince George)


Prince Rupert Airport

Prince Rupert, B.C.

Prince Rupert Port Authority

See also Veldman, Ken


Private Forest Landowners Association

See also Bealing, Rod


Private forest lands

See Private lands under Forests and forest industry


Private schools

See Independent schools under Education


ProArt Alliance

See Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria


Product stewardship programs

See Recycling


Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria

See also Jarvis, Doug; Lindsay, Heather


Project Literacy Kelowna Society

See also Groffen, Diana


Property

Property tax

Property transfer tax

Provincial Health Services Authority

Provincial sales tax

See Sales tax


PST

See Sales tax


Psychiatrists

Public debt

Public-private partnerships

See Business


Public sector

Public service

Public welfare

See Social welfare


Pullen, Kim

PWD rate

See Disability benefits under Income assistance

Quesnel, Breanne

Quesnel Lake

Quinsam mine

See Hillsborough Resources Ltd.

Radon

Railways and rail services

Raine, Al

Raise-a-Reader campaign

See Literacy


Ralston, Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

Ramsay, Sandy

Ray, Christie

RCC

See Retail Council of Canada


Reading

See Literacy


Real estate industry

Recreation

See Sports and recreation


Recycling

Red tape

See Regulations under Government


Reed, Allan

Regional districts

Reiser, Henry

Renewable energy

See Clean energy under Energy


Renewable resources

See Resources and resource industries


Replant program

See Tree fruit industry under Food and food industry


Representative for Children and Youth

Research and development

Research Universities Council of British Columbia

See also Ciceri, Robin


Residential housing market

See Real estate industry


Resorts

Resources and resource industries

See also particular industries


Retail Council of Canada

See also Wilson, Greg


Retail industry

See Sales


Revelstoke, B.C.

Richmond Pathways Clubhouse, Richmond, B.C.

Rick Hansen Foundation

See also Barrable, Bill; Berg, Pamela


Rick Hansen Institute

See Blusson Spinal Cord Centre under Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.


Riley, Jeffrey

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc

River power

See Wave, river and tidal power under Energy


Rivers and streams

RMI program

See Resort municipality initiatives program under Resorts


Roads

See Highways and roads


Robert, Line

Robinson, Jancis

Rockefeller family

Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C.

Roze, Darrell

Run-of-the-river power projects

See Hydroelectric power under Energy


Rural B.C.

See British Columbia; Northern and rural B.C. under British Columbia


Ryan-Lloyd, Kate

Rykes, Petrus

Ryll, Jason

Saanich Peninsula

Saanich school district

See School district 63 (Saanich)


Salas, Carlos

Sales

Sales tax

Salmon

See Fish; Fishing industry


SAR

See Species at risk under Wildlife


SARA

See Species at Risk Act (federal)


Sashaw, Keith

Save Our Northern Seniors Society

See also Collins, Jim; Leahy, Jean


Sayward, B.C.

Schmidt, Brian

School buses

See Education – Schools


School district 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

See also Guenther, Tania


School district 39 (Vancouver)

See also Bacchus, Patti


School district 48 (Sea to Sky)

School district 57 (Prince George)

See also Bennett, Tim; Reed, Allan; Warrington, Sharel


School district 60 (Peace River North)

See also Boyd, Doug; Thompson, Jaret


School district 63 (Saanich)

School district 70 (Alberni)

School district 71 (Comox Valley)

School district 72 (Campbell River)

School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)

Science and technology

Sea to Sky land and resource management plan

Sea to Sky school district

See School district 48 (Sea to Sky)


Seafood

See Food and food industry


Seattle, Washington

Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth

See Children and Youth, Select Standing Committee on


Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

See Finance and Government Services, Select Standing Committee on


Seniors

SET-BC

See Special Education Technology British Columbia


Shaver, Alan

Shin, Jane Jae Kyung (Burnaby-Lougheed)

Shortt, Karen

Sicamous, B.C.

Similkameen area

Site C power project

See Peace River area


Skate Canada International

Skeena River

Skeena–Queen Charlotte regional district

See also Nobels, Des


Skills training

See also Industry Training Authority


Skinner, John

Slither

Small Business Saturday

Small business venture capital program

See Venture capital under Business


Smith, Les

Smoking

See Tobacco


Sochi, Russia

Social policy, problems, safety net, etc

See Social welfare


Social services

See Social welfare


Social welfare

Society

Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of BC Ferries report

See Service reductions and changes, impact on economy, UBCM report under Ferries and ferry services


Softwood lumber

See Forests and forest industry


Solar power

See Energy


Someno Transition House, Duncan, B.C.

Soule, Twila

Sourial, Susan

Sousa, Cathay

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Southwest B.C.

See British Columbia


SPCA

See British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


Special Education Technology British Columbia

Special needs children

See Children and youth; Special education and special needs under Education


Specialist teachers

See Teachers


Species at risk

See Wildlife


Species at Risk Act (federal)

Speech-generating devices

See Augmentative and alternative communication systems


Spinal cord conditions and injuries

SportHost Victoria

Sports and recreation

Startup companies

See Business


Statistics Canada

Steele, Fred

Stensholt, Ellen

Sterk, Jane

Stetski, Wayne

Steveston, B.C.

Stewart, Byron

Stopping the Violence program

See Violence against women under Violence


"Storybrooke" television series

See Once Upon a Time


Stovel, Susan

Students

See Education; Post-secondary education


Students Union of Vancouver Community College

See also Avendano, Christian


Sugar in food

See Food and food industry


Summerland, B.C.

Summit Community Services Society

See also James, Cassie


Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality

See also Raine, Al


Supported child development program

See Children and youth


Supreme Court of Canada

Swartz Bay, B.C.

Tam, Bill

Taxation

See also particular products and sectors


Taylor, Jacquie

TD Bank

See Toronto-Dominion Bank


Teachers

Tech startup companies

See Startup companies under Business


Technology

See Information and communications technology; Science and technology


Technology industry

See High-technology industry under Science and technology


Tegart, Jackie (Fraser-Nicola)

Telecommunications

See Information and communications technology


Television industry

See Film industry


Temporary foreign workers

See Foreign and immigrant workers under Immigration


Terrace, B.C.

Terroir B.C. Wineries Association

See also Holler, Tony; Pullen, Kim; Skinner, John


Teslak, Dianne

Thacker, Amy

Thompson, Jaret

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association

See also Mandziuk, Glenn


Thompson, Peter

Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association

See also Friedman, Thomas


Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C.

See also Holden, Robert (Bob); Shaver, Alan


Thompson Rivers University Students Union

See also Douglass, Leif; Ghosh, Lahana; Griffin, Jillian


Thompson, Suzanne

Thornthwaite, Jane (North Vancouver–Seymour)

Ticks

Tidal power

See Wave, river and tidal power under Energy


Tlatlasikwala people

Tobacco

Tolko Industries Ltd

See also Hoffman, Tom


Toronto-Dominion Bank

Tourism

See also Destination B.C.


Tourism Pemberton

Tourism Sun Peaks

Tourist Accommodation (Assessment Relief) Act

Trade

Trades

Trans-Canada Highway

See Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)


Transfer payments to provinces

See Transfer payments from federal government under Government


Transit services

See also South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)


TransLink

See South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)


Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

Transportation

Tree fruit industry

See Food and food industry


Tregillus, Valerie

Tremain, Mary

Trevena, Claire (North Island)

Truscott, Richard

Tsawwassen, B.C.

Tsilhquot'in Nation

Tuberculosis

Tuition fees

See Post-secondary education


Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, B.C.

See Prince George Regional Art Gallery Association


Type 1, type 2 diabetes

See Diabetes

U-pass program

See Student passes under Transit services


Ulkatcho First Nation

Ullstrom, Garry

Unemployment

See Employment and unemployment


UNESCO

See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization


UNICEF

See United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund


Union of British Columbia Municipalities

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

United States

University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.

University of British Columbia – Okanagan campus (Kelowna)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.

See also Weeks, Daniel

Value-added taxes

Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver, B.C.

See also Lower Mainland


Vancouver, Coast and Mountains tourism region

Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

See also Shortt, Karen


Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Vancouver Island North school district

See School district 85 (Vancouver Island North)


Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.

Vancouver Island University Students Union

See also Barbosa, Patrick; McCarthy, Sherry


Vancouver school district

See School district 39 (Vancouver)


VATs

See Value-added taxes


Veldman, Ken

Venture capital

See Business


VIA Rail Canada Inc

ViaSport British Columbia

Victim assistance

Victoria, B.C.

See also Capital regional district; South Island under Vancouver Island


Victoria Lyme Disease Awareness and Support Group

See also Brisdon, Merina


Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Video games

Vintners' Quality Alliance

See VQA products under Wine


Violence

See also Crime and criminals


VQA wine products

See Wine

Wages and salaries

Walls, David

Waraich, Ruab

Warrington, Sharel

Washington State

Waste management

Water

Wave, river and tidal power

See Energy


Weed control

See Invasive species control under Plants


Weedon, Michael

Weeks, Daniel

Welch, Cathy

Welfare

See Income assistance; Social welfare


Wesley, Brenda

West Chilcotin Tourism Association

See also Rykes, Petrus


West Shore

See South Island under Vancouver Island


Western Convenience Stores Association

See also Klukas, Andrew


Western, Nola

Weyer, Paul

Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society

See also Jagger, Lucinda; Leslie, Patricia


Whistler Athlete's Centre, Whistler, B.C.

Whistler, B.C.

Whistler Olympic Park

Whistler Sport Legacies

See Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society


"Wicked" problems

See Society


Wiebe, Michele

Wild Pacific Trail

Wilderness Tourism Association of British Columbia

See also Quesnel, Breanne


Wildlife

Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce

See also Ryll, Jason


Williams Lake, B.C.

Wilson, Elizabeth

Wilson, Greg

Wine

Women

Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

See British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.


Wonders, Glen

Wood Innovation and Design Centre, Prince George, B.C.

Wood, Peter

Wood stoves

Wood waste

Workers

Workers compensation

World Heritage Sites

See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization


Wright, Donald

Wright, Romola

XploreSportZ camps

See Children's sports under Sports and recreation

Yap, John (Richmond-Steveston)

Youth

See Children and youth

Zo, Andrew

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