| Proclamations | ||
| | Child Care Provider Appreciation Day May 15, 2006 and May 2006 as Child Care Month | |
| | Drinking Water Week May 7 to 13, 2006 | |
| | Elizabeth Fry Week May 8-12, 2006 | |
| | Emergency Preparedness Week May 7 to 13, 2006 | |
| | Family Caregiver Week May 13 to 19, 2006 | |
| | Hypertension Awareness Day May 13, 2006 and May 8 to 13, 2006 as Hypertension Awareness Week | |
| | MS Awareness Month May 2006 | |
| | Portuguese Heritage Month June 2006 | |
| | Retail Week May 1 to 5, 2006 | |
| | St. John Ambulance Week June 18 to 24, 2006 | |
| | Stroke Month June 2006 | |
| | Vancouver Aquarium Day June 15, 2006 | |
| ORDER IN COUNCIL 268 Statutory Authority: Public Service |
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| (a) | the appointment of Athana Mentzelopoulos as a Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Office of the Premier, order in council, 451/2005, is rescinded, and she is declared to have the status of a Deputy Minister and the terms and conditions of her employment continue to be those that applied to her immediately before the recission of her appointment as a Deputy Minister Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Office of the Premier. |
| (b) | the appointment of Andrew Wilkinson as a Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, order in council 451/2005, is rescinded. |
| (c) | the appointment of Virginia Greene as a Deputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Sport and. the Arts, order in council 486/2005, is rescinded, and she is appointed a Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, Office of the Premier. |
| (d) | Don Fast is appointed as a Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, effective May 15, 2006, and, |
| (e) | Annette Antoniak is named President and CEO of the British Columbia 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat. |
ORDER IN COUNCIL 269
Ministry Responsible: ENVIRONMENT
Statutory Authority: Wildlife
Effective July 1, 2006: B.C. Reg. 134/93 - the Limited Entry Hunting Regulation is amended.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 270
Statutory Authority: Public Service
Effective May 8, 2006: John Bones is appointed as an Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 271
Statutory Authority: Oil and Gas Commission
Effective May 8, 2006: Alex Ferguson is appointed a Deputy Commissioner, Oil and Gas Commission.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 272
Ministry Responsible: ADVANCED EDUCATION
Statutory Authority: College and Institute
Ron Toyota be appointed to the Board of the College of the Rockies for a term ending July 31, 2007.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 273
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May, 1, 2006: Grant Huffmann is appointed a member and vice-chair of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a four year term.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 274
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Land
Reserve established by OIC 208/36 be cancelled insofar as it relates to unsurveyed crown land, Kootenay District as described.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 275
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Land
Administration of portion indicated, Coast District be transferred to the Ministry of Forests and Range for a fire suppression facility for so long as required.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 276
Ministry Responsible: ATTORNEY GENERAL
Statutory Authority: Court Rules
Effective May 1, 2006: B.C. Reg. 417/98 - the Provincial Court (Family) Rules is amended in Rule 21 and Form 31.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 277
Ministry Responsible: ATTORNEY GENERAL
Statutory Authority: Offence
Schedule 3 of B.C. Reg. 89/97 - the Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation is amended under the heading "Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58" by striking out and substituting the item for section 6.02(2)(b).
ORDER IN COUNCIL 278
Ministry Responsible: ATTORNEY GENERAL
Statutory Authority: Offence
Schedule 2 of B.C. Reg. 89/97 - the Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation is amended by striking out and substituting the items for the Commercial Transport Regulations.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 279
Ministry Responsible: COMMUNITY SERVICES
Statutory Authority: Local Government
Effective May 1, 2006: the Letters Patent dated December 29, 1960 incorporating the Garden Bay Waterworks District be revoked and the Garden Bay Waterworks District be dissolved. Assets, liabilities and bylaws transferred to the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 280
Ministry Responsible: COMMUNITY SERVICES
Statutory Authority: Local Government
Supplementary Letters Patent issued for the District of Sooke.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 281
Ministry Responsible: EDUCATION AND DEPUTY PREMIER
Statutory Authority: Independent School
B.C. Reg. 263/89 - the Authority Designation Regulation is amended in section 1 by adding the following paragraph:
(q) the Chief and Councillors of the Westbank First Nation, British Columbia.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 282
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Business Number
B.C. Reg. 388/2003 - the Business Number Regulation is amended in section 3 and 4 as described.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 283
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Financial Institutions
Effective May 27, 2006:
J. Stewart Cunningham is appointed as the chair of the Financial Institutions Commission for a one year term.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 284
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Home Owner Grant
Effective January 1, 2006:
B.C. Reg. 100/2002 - the Home Owner Grant Regulation is amended RE to prescribe the threshold for the grant and to expand the criteria for eligibility for the enhanced grant for the disabled.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 285
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Income Tax
Effective February 21, 2006:
section 1 (2) of B.C. Reg. 4/99 - the Film and Television Tax Credit Regulation is amended RE in the definition of "designated Vancouver area" by adding described clauses to paragraph (c)(ii).
ORDER IN COUNCIL 286
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Motor Fuel Tax
Effective February 22, 2006: B.C. Reg. 414/85 - the Motor Fuel Tax Regulation is amended in section 51.1 in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Category 1
alternative motor fuel" by striking out "or 15.1".
ORDER IN COUNCIL 287
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Property Transfer Tax
B.C. Reg. 474/2003 - the McLeod Lake Indian Band Treaty No. 8 Adhesion and Settlement Agreement Exemption Regulation is amended by adding the following section: Exemption
- transfer from legal representative to member.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 288
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: School
2006 Residential School Tax Rates Order is made.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 289
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: School
2006 Non-Residential School property Tax Rates.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 290
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Social Service Tax ; Budget Measures Implementation
B.C. Reg. 84/58 - the Social Service Tax Act Regulations are amended by adding the following section: 2.55 Definition: short term rental vehicles.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 291
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Social Service Tax ; Budget Measures Implementation
B.C. Reg. 84/58 - the Social Service Tax Act Regulations are amended to provide a retroactive tax exemption on the purchase of heat in British Columbia for residential use or by a bona fide farmer for a farm purpose.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 292
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Social Service Tax ; Budget Measures Implementation
B.C. Reg. 84/58 - the Social Service Tax Act Regulations are amended to exclude "office equipment" from the production machinery and equipment exemption as of July 31, 2001 and to provide partial refund on parts and labour to convert shuttle buses and passenger buses to operate as a hybrid electric vehicle as of February 22, 2006.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 293
Ministry Responsible: FINANCE
Statutory Authority: Taxation (Rural Area)
B.C. Reg. 387/82 - the Taxation (Rural Area) Act Regulation are amended re rural area property tax rates.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 294
Ministry Responsible: HEALTH
Statutory Authority: Health
B.C. Reg. 357/2004 - the West Nile Virus Control Regulation is amended to recognize pesticide use authorities issued under the
Integrated Pest Management Act.
| ORDER IN COUNCIL 295 Ministry Responsible: HEALTH Statutory Authority: Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) B.C. Reg. 20/2000 - the Health Care Consent Regulation is amended |
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| (a) | in section (2)(j) by removing the name "Kelowna General Hospital Research Committee" and |
| (b) | in section 2 (m) by replacing the name "Interior Health Research Ethics Review Committee" with the name "Interior Health Research Ethics Board". |
ORDER IN COUNCIL 296
Ministry Responsible: LABOUR AND CITIZENS SERVICES
Statutory Authority: Employment Standards (Compassionate Care Leave) Amendment Act, 2006
The ACT is brought into force.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 297
Ministry Responsible: PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL
Statutory Authority: Police
The following are appointed/reappointed to the Port Moody Police Board for terms as listed: Reappointed, Daniel Brown, for a term to expire July 22, 2007 Appointed, Gerald Nuttall for a term to expire June 30, 2007.
| ORDER IN COUNCIL 298 Ministry Responsible: PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL Statutory Authority: Police |
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| (a) | The following are reappointed as members to the Victoria Police Board for a term to expire June 30, 2008:Walter Donald, Bruce Gibson, Kenneth Macleod and Catherine Holt. |
| (b) | Maureen Meikle is reappointed as a municipal council representative on the Victoria Police Board for a term to expire December 31, 2008. |
| (c) | Effective June 30, 2006, Kathleen Mick is appointed as municipal council representative on the Victoria Police Board for a term to expire December 31, 2008. |
| ORDER IN COUNCIL 299 Ministry Responsible: PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL Statutory Authority: Police |
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| (a) | William (CEC) Brown and Mark Reder are reappointed as members of the West Vancouver Police Board for a term to expire June 30, 2008. |
| (b) | Patricia Gallivan is reappointed as a member of the West Vancouver Police Board for a term to expire June 4, 2008. |
ORDER IN COUNCIL 300
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: British Columbia Railway
The listed plans are approved:
Ambleside Reference Plan
Porteau Reference Plan
Squamish
- Cleveland Avenue Reference Plan
Squamish North Yard Reference Plan
Squamish Lot N Reference Plan
Lillooet Reference Plan
Fort St James Reference Plan.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 301
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: British Columbia Railway
The Subdividable Property Designation Regulation No. 2 is made.
| ORDER IN COUNCIL 302 Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION Statutory Authority: British Columbia Railway |
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| (a) | the Railway Property Designation and Form of Transfer Regulation No. 3, B.C. Reg. 311/2004 is amended according to Appendix 1. |
| (b) | the Subdividable Property Designation Regulation No. 3 is amended according to Appendix 2. |
ORDER IN COUNCIL 303
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: Commercial Transport
B.C. Reg. 30/78 - the Commercial Transport Regulations are amended as described.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 304
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: Commercial Transport
B.C. Reg. 26/58 - the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations are amended as described.
ORDER IN COUNCIL 305
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: British Columbia Railway
Reference plan approved for the purposes of section 47(3) of the ACT.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 80
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing
Disposition in fee simple of described crown land, Coast District, to Peter Cramer.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 81
Ministry Responsible: ABORIGINAL RELATIONS AND RECONCILIATION
Statutory Authority: First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture
Tyrone McNeil is reappointed to the First Peoples' Advisory Committee for a two year term, effective December 18, 2005.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 83
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: William Jones is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a two year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 84
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: John Tomlinson is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a two year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 85
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: Donald Rugg is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a two year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 86
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: Holly Campbell is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a three year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 87
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: David Craven is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a three year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 88
Ministry Responsible: AGRICULTURE AND LANDS
Statutory Authority: Agricultural Land Commission
Effective May 1, 2006: Carmen Purdy is appointed a member of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for a three year term.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 89
Ministry Responsible: HEALTH
Statutory Authority: Health Professions
Effective June 20, 2006 and expiring on June 20, 2009, the following are reappointed to the Board of the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia: Janet McGregor, Richard Meyer, Gregg Turner, Ken Wiesner.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 90
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: Prerogative
The following are designated as Regional District Representatives for a Regional Transportation Advisory Committee: Vancouver Island, Brenda Swanson and Joe Stanhope.
MINISTERIAL ORDER 91
Ministry Responsible: TRANSPORTATION
Statutory Authority: Prerogative
Scott Pass is designated as a member of the South Coast/Mountain Regional Transportation Advisory Committee.