Hansard Subject Index - 25th Legislature, Committees

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Names, geographic
- See
  - Geographic Names Board Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 16) [Session 1]
Natural gas
- See also
- Conversion factor, SaskEnergy formula, C714–15
- Delivery, CEG customers, rebate issue, C544–45
- Delivery and supply
  - La Ronge area, SaskEnergy, C977, C987–89
  - Lloydminster, C998
  - Lloydminster, SaskEnergy, C546, C996
  - Lloydminster, service to Saskatchewan residents, C714
  - Rural areas, C996–97
- Delivery capacity, P32
- Drilling, E4, E766
- Employment, salaries, E265–66
- Energy Share plan
  - See
    - Energy – Home heating – Saskatchewan Energy Share plan
- Energy Star loan program, high-efficient furnace purchases, C977
- Flare gas, burning, permits, P261
- Gas fields, Eyebrow-Brownlee area, E766
- Gas fields, Shackleton reserve, C320
- Growth, E5, E763
- Heritage Gas
  - See
    - Heritage Gas
- Infrastructure, age, P29–30
- Mineral rights, First Nations reserves, P475–76
- Pipeline integrity program, SaskEnergy, P29
- Pipelines
  - Fatigue, P30
  - Installation and maintenance, private property, compensation, C990–91
  - Integrity, monitoring and management, C985–86
  - La Ronge and Weyakwin, SaskEnergy expansion, C707–13
  - Municipal property, compensation, C991–92
- Prices
  - See also
    - SaskEnergy Inc. – Gas price management program
  - Forecasting, budget estimates, P106
  - Volatility, C691
- Rates, C319–20, C737, C977
  - Customer assistance programs, C520–21, C525–26, C545–46, C977
  - Increase, government assistance to customers, C490
  - Lloydminster case, C523
  - Market deregulation, effect, C521–23
  - Recreational facilities, C524, C545
  - Thermostats, programmable, rebates, C538–39
- Regulations, E372
- Revenue, E43, E535, E678–79
- Revenue, federal government equalization formula, effect, E44–47
- Risk assessment, long-term future, P476–77
- Royalties
  - See also
    - Energy and Mines Department – Royalties and taxes due
  - Gas and oil, E503–4, P105
  - Structure, changes, incentives, E5
- Sask 1st Call, toll-free pipeline location service, C320
- Services, First Nations reserves, east central Saskatchewan, C995–96
- Storage capacity, TransGas, P396–97
- Storage caverns, C345–47
  - Capacity, C993
  - Decommissioning, west of Meadow Lake, C993
  - Life expectancy, C993–94
  - Project, TransGas, Asquith-Grandora-Vanscoy area, effect on water quality, C346–47, E201–2, E222–23, E298, P395–96
  - Project, TransGas, Asquith-Grandora-Vanscoy area, status, C344–45, C992–93, E191, E298–99
  - TransGas, C977
- Suppliers, customer bases, C343–44
- Swan Valley Gas Corporation
  - See
    - Swan Valley Gas Corporation
- Transmission, TransGas-ATCO interconnections, C335–39
- Wells and facilities, liability management program, Industry and Resources Dept., P470–71
Navigata Communications C301–2, C313–14, C423–26, C676–77
- See also
  - Internet – Voice over Internet protocol – Navigata Communications
- Integration with SaskTel, C683
- Investment evaluation, C681
- Job creation, Saskatchewan, C300–301
- Losses, C298–300, C306, C677–80
- Provincial Auditor recommendations, C675
- Restructuring, C302–3, C679–80
Neighbourhoods
- See
  - Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (No. 43) [Session 1]
- Development
  - See
    - Cities and towns – Neighbourhood development organizations, funding
NEIS (northern economic infrastructure strategy)
- See
  - Highways and roads – Northern Saskatchewan
  - Northern economic infrastructure strategy
New Deal for Cities and Communities
- See also
  - Municipalities – Infrastructure – New Deal for Cities and Communities
- Estimates (2007-8), main, N771
NewGrade Energy Inc.
- Dividends, C127, C131–32, C184, C511–12
- Payments, Energy and Mines Dept., P106–7
Next generation access infrastructure (NGAI)
- See
  - Infrastructure – Next generation access infrastructure program (NGAI)
Non-profit corporations
- See
  - Corporations – Non-profit
Non-profit Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 113) [Session 1]
- Morgan, U276–77
- Quennell, U276
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Crofford)
  - Crofford, U277
Northern administration district
- See
  - Crown lands – Northern administration district, disposition, Environment Dept. role
Northern Affairs Department
- See also
  - Northern Affairs Office
- Auditors, external, P914
- Budget, N355–57, N406, N647
- Cash receipts, control, P671–72, P674–75
- Conflict of interest guidelines, P913–14, P916
- Departmental committees, compensation, P671, P673–74
- Estimates (2005-6), lending and investing activities, N271
- Estimates (2005-6), main, N142–51, N171–79, N270–71
  - Allchurch, N144–49, N172–79
  - Belanger, N143–50, N171–79
  - Draude, N149–51
- Estimates (2005-6), supplementary, lending and investing activities, N471
- Estimates (2006-7), lending and investing activities, N471
- Estimates (2006-7), main, N354–60, N405–17, N470
  - Allchurch, N355–60, N405–17
  - Beatty, N354–60, N405–17
- Estimates (2007-8), lending and investing activities, N806
- Estimates (2007-8), main, N647–54, N725–33, N806
  - Allchurch, N648–54, N725–30
  - Beatty, N647–54, N725–33
  - Draude, N730–33
- Fraud or theft, P674
- Freedom of information requests, N728
- Grants, northern economic development, N174–75
- Information technology, new system, implementation, P913
- Loans programs, N175–79, N649–51, P914–16
- Mail log, procedures, N173–74
- Mandate, N143, N354, N647
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2005) v.3, ch.15, P671–75
    - Allchurch, P674
    - Cheveldayoff, P674
    - Chisholm, P671–74
    - Crofford, P675
    - Hermanson, P673–74
  - (2005) v.3, ch.15, recommendation, P675
  - (2006) v.3, ch.18, P913–17
    - Allchurch, P914–16
    - Borgerson, P915–16, P917
    - Chisholm, P916
    - Hermanson, P914, P916
  - (2006) v.3, ch.18, recommendation, P916–17
- Reorganization, N172
- Responsibilities, N143
- Role, coordination, N145–46, N356
- Staff, increase, N144–45, N354, N647–49, P914–15
- Staff, salaries, increase, N648
- Strategic plan, N150–51
Northern Affairs Office
- See also
  - Northern Affairs Department
- Advocacy, northern residents, N119
- Departmental status, P385, P418
- Estimates (2004-5), main, N79–87
  - Allchurch, N80–86
  - Belanger, N79–86
- Estimates (2004-5), supplementary, N118–26
  - Allchurch, N119–24
  - Belanger, N118–25
  - Hermanson, N124–25
- Financial management, P385–86
- Information sources, communications, N83–84
- Loans program, P386
  - See also
    - Northern Development Fund
- Mandate, N79
- Payments, signing authority, P385–86
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2003) recommendations, N83
  - (2004) v.3, ch.8, P384–88
    - Bakken Lackey, P384–87
    - Cheveldayoff, P387–88
    - Hermanson, P387
  - (2004) v.3, ch.8, recommendations, P418–19
- Responsibilities, N79
- Staff, N80, N84–85
- Vision, N79
- Website, update, N86
Northern Development Accord
- See
  - Saskatchewan Northern Development Accord
Northern Development Agreement
- See
  - Economic development – Canada-Saskatchewan Northern Development Agreement
Northern Development Board Corporation N172
Northern Development Fund N79, N81, N86, N144, N171, N174, N354, N647
- Accounting practices, P386–87
- Budget, N172–73
- Grant program, P672–73
- Issues, Provincial Auditor, resolutions, N649–51
- Loan loss provision, N357–60, P672
- Loans, P387–88, P414–17, P672, P674
- Loans, commercial, N725–26
- Loans, monitoring, P671, P913
Northern economic infrastructure strategy
- See also
  - Highways and roads – Northern Saskatchewan
- Federal program, funding for provincial roads, N438
- Funding, N648
Northern Municipalities Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 46) [Session 1]
- Heppner, B., N71–72
- Hermanson, N72
- Taylor, N71–72
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Trew)
  - Trew, N73
Northern revenue sharing trust account N82–83, P85, P91–92
- See also
  - Environment Department – Lease and land sales for northern revenue sharing trust account
- Accounting records, transactions, P292
- Advisory board, P529–30
- Board, accountability, P86–87
- Board, structure, role, P293
- Budget preparation, P528
- Environment Dept., agreement, lease fees and land sales, P289, P295, P528
- Exclusion, infrastructure on First Nations reserves, N517
- Financial information, reports, P528–29
- Financial statements, P93, P291–92
- Financial statements, quarterly, do not follow generally accepted accounting principles, P721–24
- Fraud, illegal activities, P529
- Funding, P291–92
- Information technology policies, P521, P528
- Internal audits, P92–93
- Losses, P291
- Mandate, P292–93
- Oversight, Government Relations Dept., P521, P530–31
- Performance evaluation, P93
- Policy and procedures manual, P528
- Product suppliers, authorized officials, notification of, P528
- Programs, P293–94
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2003), P76–77
  - (2003) recommendations, P97–100
  - (2003) recommendations, progress report, P91–93
  - (2004) recommendations, P289
  - (2004) recommendations, progress report, P290–91
  - (2005) recommendations, P531–32
  - (2006), P721–25
  - (2006) recommendation, P725
  - Recommendations, progress report, P527–28
- Relationship with Environment Dept. and Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs Dept., P293–94
- Staff, P530–31
- Strategic plan, P528, P531
Northern Review Board N171–72, N174
Northern Saskatchewan
- See also
- Athabasca seasonal road
  - See
    - Highways and roads – Northern Saskatchewan
- Cost of living, N81–82
- Definition, north of 54th parallel, N406
- Federal taxation, N149
- Full participation in economy/society, N171–72
- Funding, federal, N146–48, P530
- Funding, provincial, N405–6
- Infrastructure, funding, northern revenue sharing trust account
  - See
    - Northern revenue sharing trust account
Northlands College
- See
  - Regional colleges – Northlands College
NorthPoint Energy
- Wholesale marketers, C801–3
Northwest Communities Wood Products Ltd.
- Acquisitions, N728–30
- Establishment, funding, accountability, N406–16
- Loans, grants, P414–15
Notukeu Creek
- See
  - Floods – Notukeu Creek
NRSTA (northern revenue sharing trust account)
- See
  - Northern revenue sharing trust account
Nuclear power C227–30, E697, P260–61
Nurses
- 80/20 project, P712
- Attrition rate, P715–16
- Immigrants, requirements for employment, U1025–26
- Licensed practical
  - Interprofessional simulation learning centre, Wascana Campus, Regina, funding, U697
  - Kawacatoose training program, P712
  - Program, Prairie West Regional College, Biggar, U996–97
  - Program expansion, U697–99
  - Student financial support, specific case, U999
  - Training and clinical practice in Alberta, P715–16
  - Training capacity, U732
- Mentorship initiatives, P711
- Number required, modelling and forecasting, P712
- Nurse practitioners, P718, U921–22
- Nurse practitioners, Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, U1021, U1023–24
- Ottawa Hospital nursing model, implementation, Swift Current Regional Hospital, P713
- Recruitment and retention committee, U729–30
- Retention, graduates, P713–14
- Retention rate, U731–32
- Shortage, P713–14, P715, U730–31
- Training seats, P714–15, U698–700