Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2014
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
INDEX

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Wages and salaries

Living wage (Montani, A.) 37:1225
Walls, David

Presentation to committee on behalf of College of the Rockies 39:1305, 39:1315-1320
College of the Rockies
enrolment 39:1315
funding and operations 39:1315-1320
programs, flexible scheduling and on-line learning 39:1315
programs for students without prerequisites 39:1315
role 39:1305
Post-secondary education, funding 39:1305
funding for colleges 39:1315-1320
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of post-secondary education 39:1305
Waraich, Ruab

Presentation to committee on behalf of Douglas Students Union 37:1025-1040
As subject
experience as international student 37:1040
Douglas College, international students 37:1025-1040
Douglas Students Union
international student survey 37:1030
membership and role 37:1025
recommendations on post-secondary education 37:1030
Immigration, immigrants to B.C., international students 37:1030
Post-secondary education
accessibility and affordability 37:1025-1040
benefits, personal and societal benefits 37:1025
funding 37:1030, 37:1040
international students
family support 37:1040
fees 37:1030, 37:1040
graduates remaining in B.C. 37:1035
issues 37:1025-1030, 37:1040
role in economy 37:1025
Warrington, Sharel

Presentation to committee on behalf of school district 57 (Prince George) 36:1645-1650, 36:1700-1705
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
education and teacher supply 36:1700-1705
Education
funding 36:1700-1705
government goals 36:1650
school bus service 36:1700
schools, capital planning 36:1700
School district 57 (Prince George)
description 36:1645
enrolment 36:1700
funding and issues 36:1645-1650, 36:1700-1705
student completion rate 36:1705
Teachers
specialist teachers 36:1700
supply and retention 36:1700-1705
University of Northern B.C.
education department, relationship with school districts 36:1705
Washington State

Partnership with Alaska, B.C., California and Oregon See Pacific Coast Collaborative
Waste management

Incineration, Lower Mainland proposal See Waste management under Metro Vancouver
Recycling See Recycling
Sewage treatment, Victoria proposal See Capital regional district
Water

Resources, mapping (Archdekin, R.) 37:1115
Wave, river and tidal power See Energy
Weed control See Invasive species control under Plants
Weedon, Michael

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Bioenergy Network 38:1450-1510
B.C. Bioenergy Network Association
First Nations involvement 38:1505
funding and programs, projects 38:1450-1505
recommendations on government budget 38:1450, 38:1500
Carbon offsets 38:1505
Energy, bioenergy, use of wood waste for power generation 38:1450-1505
Fuel, cellulosic ethanol 38:1455
Resources and resource industries, resource roads, accessibility 38:1505
Weeks, Daniel

Presentation to committee on behalf of University of Northern B.C. 36:1840-1855
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
challenges and capacity 36:1855
University of Northern B.C.
co-op program and employment preparation 36:1855
graduates 36:1840-1845
mandate and role 36:1840
programs 36:1840-1855
research and sustainable communities demonstration project 36:1845-1850
student demographics and program flexibility 36:1855
student recruitment 36:1850
students, cost of living and tuition costs 36:1850
Welch, Cathy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Cowichan Woman Against Violence Society 32:1355-1400, 32:1410
Children and youth, Children Who Witness Abuse program 32:1355
Cowichan Woman Against Violence Society
funding 32:1400
programs and services 32:1355-1400, 32:1410
Crime and criminals, victim services, community-based victim services 32:1355
Education, healthy relationship program 32:1400
Someno Transition House, operations 32:1355
Violence against women
horizons pre-employment program 32:1400
prevention services funding 32:1400
programs and services 32:1355-1400
Stopping the Violence program 32:1355
Welfare See Income assistance; Social welfare
Wesley, Brenda

Presentation to committee on behalf of North West Watch 34:1720-1730
Environmental protection and monitoring, funding 34:1725-1730
Fishing industry, recreational fishing 34:1725
Resources and resource industries, development, environmental impact and damage deposit proposal 34:1720-1730
Rivers and streams, protection 34:1725
Skeena River estuary, protection 34:1725
West Chilcotin Tourism Association See also Rykes, Petrus

Presentation to committee 42:0950-1005
West Shore See South Island under Vancouver Island
Western Convenience Stores Association See also Klukas, Andrew

Presentation to committee 41:1910-1920
Recommendation on government legislation (Klukas, A.) 41:1915
Study on contraband tobacco use (Ashton) 41:1915 (James) 41:1920 (Klukas, A.) 41:1910-1920
Work of organization (Klukas, A.) 41:1910
Western, Nola

Elections
municipal elections
preparations 31:1010-1020
municipal elections, legislation 29:0900
Elections B.C.
budget and operations
advertising and public education component 31:1015
event component 31:1035
information technology component 31:1015
office costs 31:1035
office costs and travel component 31:1010-1015
supplementary funding request 31:1010-1035
mandate, inclusion of oversight of municipal election campaign financing and advertising 29:0900, 31:1010-1030
staffing 31:1010-1030
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
implementation 31:1010-1020
Local Government Elections Task Force
report recommendations and government action 31:1010, 31:1020
Weyer, Paul

Presentation to committee 32:1520-1530
As subject
experience with and recommendations on Lyme disease treatment 32:1520-1525
Disease, tick-borne diseases, incidence and treatment 32:1520
Health care system, chronic disease management program 32:1525
Lyme disease
diagnosis and treatment 32:1520-1525
vaccines for animals and humans 32:1530
Provincial Health Services Authority, report on Lyme disease and recommendations 32:1520
Seattle, Washington, Lyme disease treatment services 32:1520-1525
Vancouver Island, south Island, disease-carrying ticks and proposed deer cull 32:1520
Wildlife, deer, culling in areas of high tick incidence 32:1520
Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society See also Jagger, Lucinda; Leslie, Patricia

Presentation to committee 38:1415-1430
Funding, partnerships and programs (Jagger, L.) 38:1420-1430 (James) 38:1430 (Leslie, P.) 38:1415-1430 (Morris) 38:1425 (Shin) 38:1425-1430
Whistler Athlete's Centre, Whistler, B.C.

Facility (Leslie, P.) 38:1415, 38:1425
Whistler, B.C.

Municipal tax revenues (Raine, A.) 41:2020
Resort municipality initiatives funding (Raine, A.) 41:2025
Whistler Olympic Park

Activities and programs (Jagger, L.) 38:1420-1430 (Leslie, P.) 38:1425
Whistler Sport Legacies See Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society
"Wicked" problems See Society
Wiebe, Michele

Presentation to committee on behalf of Peace River North Teachers Association 35:1055-1115
As subject
family experience with public education system 35:1100
B.C., northeast B.C., teacher supply 35:1055-1115
Education
class size and composition 35:1055
funding 35:1055
learning improvement fund 35:1055
school bus service 35:1055
Fort St. John
affordable housing and cost of living 35:1055, 35:1110
new schools 35:1055
teacher supply 35:1055-1115
Peace River North Teachers Association, recommendations on education funding 35:1055
School district 60 (Peace River North)
bus service and costs 35:1055
funding 35:1055-1110
schools, new and replacement facilities 35:1055
Teachers, supply and retention 35:1055-1115
Wild Pacific Trail

Partnerships (Robert, L.) 43:1710-1715
Wilderness Tourism Association of British Columbia See also Quesnel, Breanne

Presentation to committee 43:1650-1700
Relationship with Destination B.C. See Destination B.C.
Wildlife

Alien species See Controlled alien species under Pest control
Deer, culling in areas of high tick incidence (Weyer, P.) 32:1520
Deer, urban deer management, funding (Stetski, W.) 39:1325
First Nations involvement in wildlife conservation (Mikes, J.) 38:1340
Grizzly bears
funding for recovery initiatives (Mikes, J.) 38:1340-1350
habitat range for individuals (Gibson) 38:1345 (Mikes, J.) 38:1345
numbers and scientific debate (James) 38:1345 (Mikes, J.) 38:1340-1345
protection and recovery (Gibson) 38:1345 (Mikes, J.) 38:1335-1350
Programs and studies, funding (Giroux-Schmidt, C.) 38:1305
Rehabilitation (Daniell, C.) 40:1010-1015 (Gibson) 40:1010
Species at risk, legislation and role of provincial government (Bealing, R.) 44:0950, 44:1000 (Holman) 44:0955
Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce See also Ryll, Jason

Presentation to committee 42:0845-0900
Williams Lake, B.C.

City government, goals (Mack, B.) 42:0830
Literacy services (Mack, B.) 42:0830-0835
Literacy services, community needs (James) 42:0845 (Mack, B.) 42:0845 (Moller, J.) 42:0845
Local support for mining industry (Wonders, G.) 42:0920
Mental health and addiction services See Cariboo-Chilcotin area
Wilson, Elizabeth

Presentation to committee on behalf of North Coast Literacy Now 33:0830-0850
B.C.
north coast, literacy programs and services 33:0840-0850
northwest B.C., worker supply and skills training 33:0845
Budgets, budget process 33:0835-0840
Decoda Literacy Solutions Society, funding and role 33:0835-0840
Education
education of First Nations people 33:0845
government support 33:0840
Finance and Government Services Committee, recommendation on literacy funding 33:0835
Hartley Bay, literacy and skills training initiative 33:0845
Literacy
programs and funding 33:0840-0850
programs, outreach 33:0850
role in economy and society 33:0835-0845
role of education system 33:0845
North Coast Literacy Now
programs and services 33:0840-0850
recommendations on literacy funding and policies 33:0840
Skills training, supply of skilled workers, role of literacy programs 33:0845
Society, "wicked" problems and "tame" problems 33:0835
Wilson, Greg

Presentation to committee on behalf of Retail Council of Canada 37:1040-1050
Business training programs 37:1050
Energy, electricity rates 37:1045
Environment Ministry, study proposal on product stewardship programs 37:1045
Recycling, product stewardship programs
impact on retail industry 37:1045
regulation and review 37:1045
Retail Council of Canada
membership 37:1040
recommendations on government budget 37:1045
surveys 37:1050
Sales, retail industry, conditions and issues 37:1040-1050
Sales tax
exemptions and rebates, children's clothing and footwear 37:1040-1050
revenues to government 37:1050
Trade, barriers to interprovincial trade 37:1045
Wine

Industry (Daley, M.) 40:1220-1225 (Holler, T.) 40:1250
Labelling of wine sold in B.C. (Gibson) 40:1300 (Holler, T.) 40:1300 (Pullen, K.) 40:1300 (Skinner, J.) 40:1255
Labelling of wine sold in B.C., Cellared in Canada designation (Heyman) 40:1300 (Pullen, K.) 40:1300 (Skinner, J.) 40:1300
Promotion of wine made from B.C.-grown grapes (Ashton) 40:1305 (Gibson) 40:1300 (Hamilton) 40:1305 (Heyman) 40:1300 (Holman) 40:1305 (Pullen, K.) 40:1255-1305 (Skinner, J.) 40:1250-1305
VQA products (Holler, T.) 40:1250 (Skinner, J.) 40:1250
Women

Trades training for women See Trades training under Skills training
Violence against women See Violence
Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C. See British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
Wonders, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. 42:0900-0920
Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association, funding and role 42:0910
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.
role and recommendations on government budget and policies 42:0905-0910
B.C. HR Task Force, funding and role 42:0910
Energy and Mines Ministry, funding 42:0910-0915
Environmental assessment process 42:0910, 42:0920
Geoscience B.C. Society, funding 42:0910
Land use policies on mining industry access 42:0910-0915
Mineral Exploration Roundup, 2015 conference 42:0905, 42:0920
Mines and mining industry
exploration activities and investment 42:0905
exploration, geological survey database and funding 42:0910
First Nations involvement in industry 42:0910-0915
government support 42:0910-0920
permitting process 42:0910-0915
role in economy 42:0905
supply of skilled workers 42:0910-0915
tax credits 42:0910
Williams Lake, local support for mining industry 42:0920
Wood Innovation and Design Centre, Prince George, B.C.

Facility (Koehler, A.) 36:1940
Wood, Peter

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, B.C. branch 37:1205-1220
Environment
grasslands ecosystem protection 37:1210-1215
Okanagan area
establishment of national park in South Okanagan area 37:1210-1220
Okanagan Nation Alliance
position on proposed national park 37:1210
Parks
system and role in economy 37:1210-1215
Wood stoves

Use of stoves and stove exchange program (McDonald, S.) 37:1435, 37:1445
Wood waste

Use in production of electricity See Bioenergy under Energy
Workers

Foreign and immigrant workers See Immigration
Health and safety See Occupational health and safety
Skilled workers See Skills training
Temporary foreign workers See Foreign and immigrant workers under Immigration
Temporary housing in northeast B.C. See Northeast B.C., worker camps under British Columbia
Workers compensation

System (Heyman) 38:1400 (Truscott, R.) 38:1400
World Heritage Sites See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Wright, Donald

Presentation to committee on behalf of Central 1 Credit Union 37:1410-1430
Coastal Community Credit Union, loan support to Vancouver Island business 37:1410
Communities, projects, role of credit union financing 37:1425
Financial services industry, credit unions
deposit insurance 37:1420
federal or provincial regulation 37:1420
legislation review 37:1420
role and benefits 37:1410-1415, 37:1425
taxation 37:1430
Wright, Romola

Presentation to committee 32:1530-1545
As subject
experience as integration support teacher for special needs students 32:1530-1545
Children and youth, special needs children and youth, parents of special needs children 32:1530, 32:1540
Education, funding for special education and special needs 32:1530-1535
Education, special education and special needs 32:1530-1545
complex cases 32:1540
education assistants 32:1535
integration support teachers 32:1530-1545
Flaherty, Jim, advocacy for persons with disabilities 32:1530
Literacy services 32:1540-1545
Saanich Peninsula, First Nations, conditions 32:1535
School district 63 (Saanich), funding for special education and special needs 32:1535
Teachers, "parenting" role 32:1540

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