Hansard Subject Index - 28th Legislature

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Wadena
- See
  - Communities – Main Street Saskatchewan program
Wages and salaries
- Average weekly earnings
  - Budget debate, 1871, 1894, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2014, 3903, 5629
  - Throne Speech, 2585
  - Throne Speech response, 2618, 2638, 2660, 2691, 2736, 2761, 2768, 4513, 4631
- Basic income/living wage projects
  - See
    - Poverty – Basic income/living wage projects
- COVID-19 pandemic, temporary wage supplement, 7052, 7073, C934, U1088
  - Budget debate, 6935
  - Cost and utilization, C945
  - Funding, C933
- Gender wage gap, eliminate, petition
  - Forbes, 1538, 1562–63, 1614, 1640, 1663–64, 1689, 1720, 1744–45, 1806, 1853–54, 1878, 1942, 2002–3, 2035, 2092–93, 2127, 2156, 2183, 2214, 2234, 2250, 2275, 2291, 2308, 2323–24, 2351, 2363, 2380, 2399, 2421–22, 2436, 2450, 2492, 2523, 2538, 2559
  - Sproule, 1585
- Gender wage gap, public service and private industry, U852
- Minimum wage
  - See
    - Minimum wage
- Piecework, point systems, and alternate payment arrangements, U1119
- Public service
  - See
    - Public service – Compensation
Wakamow Valley Authority Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 25)
- First reading
  - Docherty, 300
- Second reading
  - Docherty, 498
  - Forbes, 535–36
  - Rancourt, 565–66
  - Sproule, 498–501
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee
  - Cheveldayoff, 567
- Committee discussion
  - Docherty, N49–54
  - McCall, N49–54
  - Committee, report without amendment, moved (Carr), N54
- Report without amendment
  - Ross, 616
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
  - Docherty, 616
- Third reading
  - Docherty, 617
- Royal Assent, 727
Wakamow Valley Park, Moose Jaw
- See also
  - Parks – Urban
- Budget debate, 374
- Funding, statutory, reinstate, petition
  - Forbes, 734, 767, 793, 853, 904, 938, 963–64, 1022, 1089, 1118, 1144, 1203, 1232–33, 1292, 1325, 1355, 1389, 1514, 1831
  - Sproule, 1470
- Funding elimination
  - See also
    - Parks – Urban – Funding – Elimination for 5 urban parks
- Funding elimination and job losses in Wakamow Valley Authority
  - Docherty, 690
  - McCall, 690
  - Wall, 690
- Governance and board structure, government member and conflict of interest, N39–40
- Land acquisition, Valley View Centre, C962
Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon
- See
  - Historic sites – Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon
Wascana Park and Wascana Centre Authority
- See also
  - Provincial Capital Commission – Wascana Centre Authority
- Note: Integrated into the Provincial Capital Commission (2017)
- Board, government members, N40
- Budget debate, 403, 458
- Commercial developments in park
  - Cheveldayoff, 4069–70, 4703–4, 4762–63
  - McCall, 4069–70
  - Sarauer, 4703, 4762
- Commercial developments in park, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, partnership with Brandt Developments, C466–67
  - Carr, 7021
  - Cheveldayoff, 5050–51, 5162, 5222, 5251–52
  - Meili, 5161–62, 5190–91
  - Moe, 5161–62, 5191
  - Sarauer, 5050, 5222, 5251, 7020–21
  - Auditor review, findings, P653
    - Carr, 6710–11, 6749–50
    - Meili, 6711
    - Sarauer, 6710–11, 6749–50
    - Restart the building proposal process from the beginning, moved (Mowat)
      - D'Autremont, P653–54
      - Mowat, P653–54
  - Auditor review, project on hold pending
    - Cheveldayoff, 5276, 5299–5300
    - Moe, 5299
    - Sarauer, 5276, 5299–5300
  - Budget debate, 5446
  - Design status and tenant information, N771
  - Lease agreement (2016), C745
  - Public consultation, N770–71, P649
  - Tender process and timeline, C744–45, N771
- Commercial developments in park, Conexus Credit Union, cultivator
  - See
    - Technology industry – Conexus cultivator
- COVID-19 pandemic
  - Cancelled events, financial impact, N769
  - Vehicle traffic and pedestrian improvements, N771–72
- Funding
  - See also
    - Meewasin Valley Authority – Funding, statutory – Review
  - Budget debate, 435–36
- Governance structure, restore, and end commercialization of park, petition
  - Beck, 4780–81, 5343–44, 5368, 5396, 5421–22, 5438, 6837
  - McCall, 4984–85
  - Pedersen, 4814, 4929
  - Sarauer, 4621, 4756, 4870, 4900, 5015, 5074, 5128, 5296–97, 5327, 6744, 6765–66, 6788, 6813, 6858–59, 6877–78
  - Wotherspoon, 4843
- Governance structure, restore, and ensure an appropriate building for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, moved (Sarauer), 5352–62
  - Beck, 5358–59
  - Fiaz, 5354–55
  - Forbes, 5355–57
  - McMorris, 5359–61
  - Olauson, 5357–58
  - Sarauer, 5352–54
  - Questions and comments
    - Beck, 5362
    - Dennis, 5361
    - Fiaz, 5362
    - Forbes, 5361–62
    - Francis, 5361
    - Nerlien, 5362
    - Olauson, 5361
    - Sarauer, 5361–62
    - Steele, 5362
    - Wotherspoon, 5361–62
- Governance structure and commercial developments
  - Cheveldayoff, 5022, 5134
  - Sarauer, 5021–22, 5134
- Governance structure and commercial developments, Throne Speech response, 4551
- Government involvement, review, N40–42
  - Public consultation and timeline, N42–43
- Maintenance responsibilities, C959
- Partners, board representation and responsibilities, C465–66
- Protest camp in Wascana Park
  - See
    - Demonstrations – First Nations child welfare and justice reform, protest camp in Wascana Park
- Revenue generation
  - See
    - Provincial Capital Commission – Revenue generation for Wascana Park
- Waskimo Winter Festival
  - See
    - Winter festivals
Waskesiu
- See
  - Tourism – Emma Lake and Waskesiu
  - Tourism – Unforgettable North
Waste management
- See
  - Refuse and refuse disposal
  - Sewage
Waste water
- See
  - Sewage
Water
- Agricultural water management
  - See
    - Drainage
- Drinking water
  - Quality
    - See
      - Water – Water quality
  - Supply systems
    - See
      - Water – Supply systems
- Groundwater monitoring, landfills
  - See
    - Landfills – Groundwater monitoring
- Infrastructure
  - Asset management software
    - See
      - Saskatchewan Water Corporation – Information technology, asset management system
  - Canals
    - See
      - Canals and channels
  - Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, N150, N375, N388, N561
    - See also
      - Infrastructure – Federal funding
    - Budget debate, 3753, 3782
    - Eligibility, C497–98
    - Funding for rural municipalities, budget debate, 1983
    - Provincial contribution, N149
    - Provincial contribution, budget debate, 3728
    - Recommendation of projects
      - See
        Infrastructure – Federal-provincial agreements – Recommendation of projects
    - Technical assistance, Water Security Agency, E828
  - Critical infrastructure, public, inventory, E714
  - Dams
    - See
      - Dams
  - Innovation through private sector engagement, C849
  - Irrigation
    - See
      - Irrigation
  - Maintenance, requirements and prioritization, C611–12
  - Maintenance processes, C238
  - Northern Saskatchewan, P236
    - Federal jurisdiction, communication and consultation, P238
    - Improvements, Throne Speech response, 4610
    - System maintenance and upgrades, P237, P664–65
  - Reservoir, Grayson, Throne Speech response, 4608
- Saskatchewan Ground Water Association, John Soloninko, award recipient, member's statement
  - Doke, 2525
- Security
  - See
    - University of Saskatchewan – Global Institute for Water Security
- Security plan, 25-year
  - Budget debate, 1988
  - Progress update, E59–60, E541
- Supply, impact of climate change
  - Duncan, 5806
  - Pedersen, 5806
- Supply, long-term needs, C242
  - See also
    - Potash industry – Yancoal mine, proposed – Long-term water supply needs
  - Budget debate, 3827–28
- Supply systems
  - Buffalo Pound, non-potable, funding, C339
  - Carrot River Valley area, Throne Speech response, 6117
  - Elbow and Melville, completion, C787
  - Elbow regional, reversal of contract provisions and completion of new long-term supply agreement, C495
  - Hepburn, Throne Speech response, 4484
  - Melville, agreement with SaskWater, C240–41, C751
  - Melville, budget debate, 3869
  - Melville, funding, C339–40, C495–96, C497–98
  - Melville, progress, funding sources, and affordability, C847–48
  - Melville, progress update, C613–14, C849
  - Moose Jaw, water main replacements, Throne Speech response, 37
  - Mosaic Belle Plaine, funding, C753
  - Northern Saskatchewan, community responsibilities, P237
  - Projects, C617, C850
  - Saskatoon non-potable water supply system east and west, ongoing precautionary drinking water advisories issues, C132–33
  - Saskatoon water supply systems, maintenance and upgrades, C495–96, C611, C617
  - Weyburn, reservoir expansion, Throne Speech response, 6111
- Treatment plants
  - Battleford, expansion, budget debate, 425
  - Buffalo Pound, expansion, C496
  - Melville, Throne Speech response, 4608
  - Rosthern-Shellbrook constituency, budget debate, 372, 1988
  - Testing and quality issues, C132, C341–42
  - Use of solar power, C848
- Usage, industrial, by sector, C241–42
- Waste water
  - See
    - Sewage
- Water and wastewater projects, Throne Speech, 6065
- Water and wastewater projects, Throne Speech response, 6225, 6264
- Water management strategy, need for
  - Budget debate, 460
  - Throne Speech response, 31, 172, 2759
- Water quality
  - 2015 report, C132
  - 2016 report, C341–42
  - 2018 report, C847
  - 2018 report, release schedule, C752
  - And safety of municipal infrastructure
    - Ottenbreit, 6274–75
    - Wotherspoon, 6274–75
  - Asbestos
    - See
      - Asbestos – In drinking water
  - Controls, intensive livestock operations
    - See
      - Livestock industry – Intensive livestock operations – Waste, water protection
  - Cryptosporidium contamination, North Battleford, E550, E819
  - Hydrostatic testing of oil and gas pipelines, water usage conditions, E561
  - Landfills, groundwater monitoring
    - See
      - Landfills – Groundwater monitoring
  - Monitoring, E828
  - Monitoring, automated system, C244–45, C247
  - Northern Saskatchewan, testing, P664–65
    - Annual public notification, P237
    - Frequency, P238
    - Requirements for water system permits, P236–37
    - Transportation of samples, difficulty, P666
  - Potable water, private providers, C496
    - Regulatory oversight
      - See
        Water Security Agency – Regulatory oversight
    - Safety responsibilities, C616–17
  - Risk assessments and monitoring, C247
  - Risks, communication to the public, P116, P120–21
  - River Street water reservoir project, Prince Albert, completion, member's statement
    - Hargrave, 6473
  - Trihalomethane, Brabant Lake and Missinipe, P665–66
  - Uranium City, long-standing issues, P237–38, P665–66
Water polo
- Regina Water Polo Armada, national championship results, budget debate, 402
Water power
- See
  - Renewable energy – Water power
Water Security Agency
- Business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan, P542–43
- Common ground drainage diversion project
  - See
    - Drainage – Quill Lakes, common ground drainage diversion project
- Consultants, use of and costs, E61
- Dam safety unit, P551–52
- Delays in handling drainage disputes
  - Cox, 578–79
  - Sproule, 578
  - And enforcement of court decision, E830–32
    - Duncan, 5750–51
    - Sproule, 5750–51
- Drought response plans and drought forecasting, E827–28
- Estimates
  - (2016-17), main, E51–61, E171
    - Cox, E51–61
    - Sproule, E51–61
  - (2017-18), main, E223–34, E377–78
    - Moe, E224–34
    - Sproule, E225–33
  - (2018-19), main, E541–48, E617
    - Duncan, E541–48
    - Sproule, E542–48
  - (2019-20), main, E827–33, E840
    - Duncan, E827–33
    - Sproule, E828–33
  - (2020-21), main, E966
- Fines issued, illegal drainage
  - See
    - Drainage, illegal – Enforcement
- Flood damage prevention
  - See
    - Floods – Damage prevention
- Flow forecasting tools, E542, P117
- Funding
  - Budget debate, 426
  - Operational and capital, E542–43
  - Significant increases, E51–52
  - Strategic investments, E541
- Infrastructure, E827
  - Funding, E51, E224
    - Budget debate, 426
    - Dams
      - See
        Dams
    - M1 Canal
      - See
        Canals and channels – M1 canal
- Key actions
  - Agricultural water management strategy, implementation
    - See
      - Drainage – Agricultural water management strategy
  - Reduction of damage from flooding
    - See
      - Floods – Anti-flood strategy for Quill Lakes area – Identification and closure
- Legislation, new, impact assessment and consultation
  - Moe, 1697
  - Sproule, 1697
- Provincial Auditor's reports
  - (2016) v.1, ch.37, P116, P121
    - Cox, P121
  - (2016) v.2, ch.22, P542–43
    - Mowat, P543
  - (2016) v.2, ch.47, P116–19, P121
    - Cox, P121
    - Sarauer, P118–20
  - (2016) v.2, ch.48, P116–17, P120–21
    - Cox, P121
    - Sarauer, P120
  - (2016) v.2, ch.49, P116, P120–21
    - Cox, P121
    - Doke, P121
    - Sarauer, P120–21
  - (2017) v.2, ch.18, P542–43
    - Mowat, P543
  - (2018) v.1, ch.12, P543–49
    - Lambert, P549
    - McMorris, P548–49
    - Mowat, P546–48
    - Wotherspoon, P549
    - Recommendations, P549
  - (2018) v.2, ch.19, P542–43
    - Mowat, P543
  - (2019) v.1, ch.43, P549–51
    - Mowat, P550–51
  - (2019) v.1, ch.44, P551–52
    - Mowat, P551–52
    - Wotherspoon, P552
- Qualified persons
  - See
    - Drainage – Agricultural water management strategy – Approval process – Use of qualified persons
- Regulatory oversight for private providers, C496, C616–17
- Regulatory processes, sewage systems, P116
- Relationship with Saskatchewan Water Corporation, C243–44
  - Data-mining collaboration
    - See
      - Saskatchewan Water Corporation – Relationship with Water Security Agency – Data-mining collaboration
- Reserve fund, E58–59, E542–43
- Staff
  - Additional, E51–52, E541
  - Drainage inspectors, E544
    - See also
      - Drainage – Compliance and enforcement – Responsibility
  - Training, incident command, P551
  - Training, specialized, P546
- Transformational change, E59
Water Security Agency Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 44)
- First reading
  - Moe, 1522
- Second reading
  - Beck, 1609–12
  - Belanger, 1549–52
  - Chartier, 1579–80
  - Forbes, 1657–60
  - McCall, 1827–28
  - Meili, 1700–1702
  - Moe, 1546–49
  - Rancourt, 1755–58
  - Sarauer, 1681–84
  - Sproule, 2088–90
- Referred to Economy Committee
  - Merriman, 2090
- Committee discussion
  - Belanger, E383–85
  - Moe, E379–87
  - Sproule, E380–83, E386–87
  - Committee, report without amendment, moved (Bonk), E387
- Report without amendment
  - Makowsky, 2548
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
  - Moe, 2548
- Third reading
  - Moe, 2548
- Royal Assent, 2567
Water treatment plants
- See
  - Water – Treatment plants
- Waste water
  - See
    - Sewage
Watersheds
- See also
  - Drainage
- Boreal watershed monitoring project, P338–39
  - Completion, E50
  - Throne Speech response, 4648
- Caring for our Watersheds competition, member's statement
  - Sproule, 2451–52
- Conservation and development area authorities, E53
  - Formation and powers, E57, E229–30
- Regina area, application of local farmers, E545–46
  - See also
    - Drainage – Global Transportation Hub and City of Regina, unapproved ditch
- Smith Creek Regional Watershed Association
  - Blackbird creek drainage network, E828, E830–32
- State of the watershed report
  - See
    - Water – Water quality – Risks
- Vulnerability map, periodic review, P543–45, P548
- Wascana Upper Qu'Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility Inc., education and awareness, Growing Forward 2 funding, E98
- Watershed associations, accountability and freedom of information requests, E828–29
  - Marit, 5872
  - Morgan, 5883–84
  - Sproule, 5872, 5883–84
- Watershed authorities, input into drainage strategy
  - See
    - Drainage – Strategy, 10-year compliance project – Watershed authorities and stakeholders, consultation
WBDC (Western Beef Development Centre)
- See
  - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
WCB (Workers' Compensation Board)
- See
  - Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
Wedding anniversaries
- Gordon and Myrtle Weiss, 70th anniversary, member's statement
  - Lambert, 1235
Weightlifting
- Tammie-Lee Ballinger, participation in Western Canadian Powerlifting Championships 2018, Edmonton, and upcoming national finals, Ottawa, and records and awards, member's statement
  - Marit, 4623
Weiman, Duane
- See
  - Condolences
Western alienation
- See
  - National unity
Western Beef Development Centre
- See
  - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
Western Economic Diversification Canada
- Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Program, funding
  - See
    - Entrepreneurs – Women Entrepreneurs Week – (May 20-26, 2018)
- Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence, funding
  - See
    - Livestock industry – Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence, University of Saskatchewan – Project update and funding
Western livestock price insurance program
- See
  - Agriculture, programs – Business risk management programs – Western livestock price insurance program
Western separation movement
- See
  - National unity
  - Trade – Development, government initiatives and impact of western separation movement
Wetlands
- Advisory group, E833
  - Creation and membership, E232
- Agricultural water management strategy, implications for wetlands
  - See
    - Drainage – Agricultural water management strategy – Wetlands
- Conservation and restoration, E230–31
  - See also
    - Water – Water management strategy, need for
  - Lack of initiatives, budget debate, 275
- Environmental benefits, carbon sequestration
  - See
    - Carbon sequestration – Carbon sinks
- Environmental benefits of and penalties for damage to, E555
- Illegal drainage, impact on
  - See
    - Drainage, illegal – And loss of wetlands
- Inventory, P120
- Inventory and evaluation, funding for, petition
  - Belanger, 216
  - Sproule, 540, 596, 609–10, 621, 660, 670–71, 683, 718, 734, 766–67, 937–38, 963, 1022, 1088–89, 1118, 1203, 1232, 1292, 1325, 1355
- Loss
  - Mitigation guidelines, Environment Ministry, E232–33
  - Throne Speech response, 95
- Northeast swale, Saskatoon, protection
  - See
    - Environmental protection – Northeast swale, Saskatoon, suspend development and update legislation protecting species at risk and important ecological habitat
Wexit
- See
  - National unity – Western alienation
  - Trade – Development, government initiatives and impact of western separation movement
White, Nicole
- Crown Corporations Public Ownership Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 1), public hearing presentation, C27–28
  - See also
    - Crown Corporations Public Ownership Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 1) – Committee discussion – Public hearing, presentations
WHPA (Wildlife Habitat Protection Act)
- See
  - Wildlife – Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
Wildfire management
- Asset management, risk assessments and inventory, P342–43
  - Five-year rotational plan, P344
- Aviation operations
  - Air tanker, new, funding, E808
  - Air tanker, new, budget debate, 5561, 5563
  - Equipment rentals, E32
  - Fleet renewal, E33–34, E559
    - Aircraft purchase and La Ronge hangar and apron upgrades, E29, E33, E209, E211
      - Budget debate, 427
    - La Ronge hangar and apron upgrades, E548
  - Single-engine air tanker program, N398
  - Single-engine air tanker program, recognition of value and use in fighting Biggar-area wildfire, member's statement
    - Bradshaw, 5890
- Budget process, accounting for climate change
  - See
    - Climate change – Impact on government spending and mitigation efforts
- Contract tender process, E32
- Cooperation and responsiveness, N399
- Cost per fire, E411–12
- Costs, operations and supplies, E663
- Costs, responsibility for operations and equipment, N400
- Field equipment, funding, E34, E50
- Fire bases, capital renewal plan, E34
- Firefighters, transfer to Public Safety Agency, status of benefits
  - See
    - Public Safety – Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
- First Nations, engagement with, E211–12
- First Nations contractors, increase, budget debate, 3868
- Funding, E209, E211, E409, E411, E661, E807, P342
  - And training and resources for northern First Nations communities
    - Duncan, 4264–65
    - Rancourt, 4264
    - Vermette, 4264
  - Budget debate, 275, 394, 3783
  - Core services and emergency operations, funding model, N400
  - Federal, C84, C274, C532, E30–31
  - Throne Speech response, 122
  - Variable budget, E211, E412, E661–63
  - Variable budget and contingency fund, E410
- Industrial operators, prevention and preparedness plans, requirements, P343–44
- Monitoring and detection, P342–43
  - Cameras, use of, P343
  - Tower program, installation of cameras, E560, E824
- National parks, mutual support agreement with federal government, E31
- Preparedness, E212
- Recoverable fire revenue, other provinces, E30, E661
- On reserves
  - See
    - Wildfire management – Funding – Federal
- Role of Government Relations Ministry, N397–98
- Staff, E32, E50, P342
  - Additional wildfire crew funding, budget debate, 433
  - Costs due to extended fire season, E410–11
- Task force, E560–61, N400
- Task force, interim report and recommendations, member's statement
  - Wilson, 4154
- Wildfire management plan
  - Wall, 13–14, 45
  - Wotherspoon, 13, 45
- Wildfire tower program
  - See
    - Wildfire management – Monitoring and detection – Tower program, installation of cameras
Wildfires
- See also
  - Wildfire management
- Assistance to and from other jurisdictions
  - See
    - Wildfires – Other jurisdictions
- Biggar area (April 2019), community response, member's statement
  - See also
    - Livestock industry – Argo wildfire benefit concert
  - Weekes, 5855
- Causes, weather conditions and human error, N399–400
- Costs, responsibility for damages, N399
  - Outstanding bills, E560
- Emergencies, communication of
  - See
    - Public safety – Emergencies, communication protocols
- Evacuation of communities, E411–12, U599
  - Emergency social services, U598, U790
  - Health assessment factor, U599
- Fire awareness campaign, funding, E211
- Fire prevention and mitigation, E548, E562
- Fire prevention awareness, public education, N170
- Fire season, extension into October, costs accrued, E410
- Fort McMurray, Alberta
  - Donation to Red Cross, N89–90
  - Filipino-Canadian Association of Saskatoon and Service Employees' International Union West, steak night fundraiser in Saskatoon (June 26, 2016), member's statement
    - Buckingham, 661
  - Regina's support, member's statement
    - Sarauer, 183
  - Support for and Lloydminster's response, member's statement
    - Young, 11–12
  - Throne Speech, 3
  - Throne Speech response, 126
- Insurance
  - See
    - Wildfires – Trappers, Cabins destroyed in fires
- Insurance, catastrophic claims increase
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Government Insurance – Claims, increase of catastrophic events
- Municipal buffer zone
  - See
    - Forests and forestry – Wildland-urban interface
- Northern Ontario (July 2019), evacuated residents hosted at University of Regina, Throne speech response, 6179
- Northern Saskatchewan
  - Emergency services officer, La Ronge, N170
  - Northern forest protection worker program, E212
    - Transfer to Economy Ministry, E211, E372
  - Prince Albert Grand Council, wildfire task force
    - See
      - Wildfire management – Task force
  - (Summer 2015)
    - See also
      - Central Vehicle Agency – Contributions to wildfire efforts
    - And funding for wildfire management, Throne Speech response, 156
    - Costs, reimbursement for First Nations, responsible level of government, N579–80
    - Impact, budget debate, 365, 378
    - Recognition of fire responders, volunteers and community leaders, budget debate, 427
- Number and size, E409, E412
- Online interactive map, E823
- Other jurisdictions
  - Assistance from, costs and reimbursement, E410
  - Assistance to, costs and reimbursement, E409–10
    - See also
      - Wildfire management – Recoverable fire revenue, other provinces
- Reforestation, natural regeneration, E210
- Remediation costs
  - See
    - Parks, provincial – Fire remediation, funding and risk management
- Risk management and contingency fund, N35–36
- Role of Environment Ministry and Government Relations Ministry, E560, N170–71
- Seasonal projections, E559
- Southwestern Saskatchewan (October 2017)
  - Damage to land and livestock, support for producers
    - Beck, 2798, 2827–28, 2956, 3186, 3330
    - Doke, 2956
    - Stewart, 2798, 2828, 3186, 3330
    - Wall, 2956
    - Throne Speech response, 2702
  - Deployment, staff and equipment, E411
  - Fundraiser in Fox Valley
    - See also
      - Communities – Fox Valley
    - Throne Speech response, 2690, 2763
  - Government response, critique, Throne Speech response, 2757
  - Recognition of tragic death and injured people, member's statement
    - Steele, 2597
  - Victims and community response, Throne Speech response, 2762–63
  - Volunteer efforts, recognition, budget debate, 3912
- Structures lost in fire, compensation, E411
- Trappers, cabins destroyed in fires, E412
- Trappers, cumulative impacts and government efforts, N57–59
Wildlife
- Chronic wasting disease, testing
  - See
    - Environment Ministry – Chronic wasting disease initiative
- Endangered species
  - See
    - Wildlife – Species at risk
- Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
  - See
    - Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
- Game farms
  - See
    - Livestock industry
- Habitat protection
  - Budget debate, 3828
  - Great Sand Hills, designation, E564
  - Northeast swale, Saskatoon, protection
    - See
      - Environmental protection – Northeast swale, Saskatoon, suspend development and update legislation protecting species at risk and important ecological habitat
  - Protected lands, damages from illegal drainage and flooding, E557
  - Representative area networks
    - See
      - Environmental protection – Representative area networks
  - Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
    - See
      - Wildlife – Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
  - Wildlife sanctuary, Gordon family land donation, member's statement
    - Forbes, 4250
- Highway collisions
  - See
    - Highways and roads, safety – Integrated safety strategy
- Integrated information network, funding, E211
- National Wildlife Week (April 9-15, 2017), member's statement
  - Sproule, 2216
- Saskatchewan Co-operative Wildlife Management Survey
  - See
    - Wildlife – Sightings, tracking app, budget debate
- Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
  - Acknowledgment, budget debate, 3784
  - Camo day initiative
    - See
      - Hunting – Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Heritage Day (November 15)
  - Swift Current branch annual fundraiser
    - See
      - Communities – Swift Current, community events, member's statement
- Sightings, tracking app, budget debate, 3783
- Species at risk
  - Designation, federal and provincial collaboration, E822–23
  - Landscape and risk-based approach, E558–59
  - Pollinators, E919
  - Projects, funding, E807, E918
- Species planning and management, landscape-based approach, funding, E29
- Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
  - Charges and complaints, E818
  - Enforcement, E557
  - Removal of designation, E242
    - Acres added and removed, E46–47, E818–19
    - Assessment process, E47, E49
    - Land sales, E48–49, E242
  - Violation by former MLA Bill Boyd
    - See
      - Irrigation – Permit approval process, application of former MLA Bill Boyd
- Woodland caribou, habitat and population research project, University of Saskatchewan, member's statement
  - Olauson, 1515–16
- Woodland caribou range assessment and planning
  - Consultation with First Nations, E213
  - Contractors, E33
  - Funding, E29, E812, E822
  - Project, funding, budget debate, 427
Williams, Charles "Red"
- See
  - Tributes
Wind power
- See
  - Renewable energy – Wind power
Winter festivals
- Eastview Community Association Winter Carnival
  - See
    - Communities – Regina – Eastview Community Association, events
- Prince Albert Winter Festival, member's statement
  - Wilson, 6861
- Prince Albert Winter Festival King Trapper event, Gerald McKenzie, winner, member's statement
  - Vermette, 2540
- Waskimo Winter Festival, Regina (February 20, 2017), member's statement
  - Docherty, 1540
Winter storms
- Emergency response crews, SaskPower, actions to restore power during blizzard, commendation, member's statement
  - Bonk, 1616–17
Wireless Saskatchewan initiative
- See
  - Telecommunications – Rural Saskatchewan, cellular coverage and internet service, four-phase initiative
Wolseley
- See
  - Communities – Main Street Saskatchewan program
Women
- 2017 Canada's Most Powerful Women, Top 100, Women's Executive Network, Alana Koch, recipient, member's statement
  - McMorris, 3066
- Abortion
  - See
    - Abortion
- In business and politics, positive impacts, budget debate, 5547
- Charitable donations
  - See
    - Fundraising – 100 Women Who Care
- Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Canadian region
  - 56th conference, attendance, Throne Speech response, 4548
  - Member from Regina Rochdale [Ross] appointment to chair, member's statement
    - Weekes, 2792
  - Outreach efforts, recognition, member's statement
    - Ross, 4962
  - Throne Speech response, 6175
- COVID-19 pandemic, economic impacts, U1127
- Daughters of the Vote summit (March 8, 2017), Ottawa, Ontario
  - Jacey Funk, participant, member's statement
    - Young, 2005
  - Member's statement
    - Ross, 1666
- Discrimination in politics
  - See
    - Discrimination – Women in politics
- Domestic violence
  - See
    - Domestic violence
- Elected, underrepresentation, Throne Speech response, 148
- Engineering professions
  - See
    - Science – 30 by 30 initiative
- Entrepreneurs
  - See
    - Entrepreneurs – Women
- Executive Women International, Saskatoon Chapter, chartering ceremony (May 4, 2018), member's statement
  - Mowat, 4211
- Federal politicians, Catherine McKenna
  - See
    - Discrimination – Women in politics
- Federation of University Women, 100th anniversary
  - See
    - Post-secondary education – Federation of University Women, 100th anniversary, and Prince Albert chapter centennial scholarship, member's statement
- Feminine hygiene products, Northern Saskatchewan, access, member's statement
  - Beck, 1722
- First Nations, Freda Ahenakew
  - See
    - Libraries, public – Freda Ahenakew branch
- First Nations, scholarships
  - See
    - Scholarships and bursaries – Prince Albert Grand Council Women's Commission
- First Nations, Strength of our Women Awards Gala in Saskatoon (September 8, 2016), recipients, member's statement
  - Forbes, 1205
- Frances Olson, recognition
  - See
    - Realtors
- Gender-based analysis, government legislation and policy
  - See
    - Government – Policy development, gender-based analysis
- Girls
  - See
    - Children
- Immigrants
  - See
    - Immigration – Empowering Immigrant Women workshop
- International Women's Day (March 8)
  - (2017), member's statement
    - Beck, 1586
    - Campeau, 1586
  - (2018), member's statement
    - Mowat, 3359
    - Ross, 3370
  - (2019), member's statement
    - Eyre, 5246
    - Lambert, 5247
    - Mowat, 5247
    - Ross, 5247
  - (2020), member's statement
    - Eyre, 6788–89
    - Sarauer, 6789
- Management and executive positions, representation, C232
- Missing
  - See
    - Missing persons – Women and girls, indigenous, missing and murdered
- Moon Time Sisters
  - See
    - Women – Feminine hygiene products, Northern Saskatchewan, access, member's statement
- National Council of Women annual general meeting, member's statement
  - Wilson, 662
- Northern Saskatchewan, recognition, member's statement
  - Belanger, 1642
- Offenders
  - See
    - Offenders – Women
- Poverty
  - See
    - Poverty – Women, Dress for Success, Regina
- Prince Albert Council of Women Hall of Fame
  - (2017), Lynda Monahan (March 12, 2017), inductee, member's statement
    - Wilson, 1643–44
  - (2018) Jeannette Eddolls (March 11, 2018), inductee, member's statement
    - Wilson, 3360
  - (2019) Shelley Storey, inductee (March 10, 2019) and Irma Brunsdon, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, member's statement
    - Rancourt, 5398
- Ramsland, Sarah
  - See
    - Legislative Assembly members – Historical, Sarah Ramsland
- Rural Women Month
  - (March 2017), member's statement
    - Ross, 2038
  - (March 2018), member's statement
    - Wilson, 3371
- Science, technology, engineering and math fields, participation in, U1123, U1127–28
- ScienceTrek program, inclusion of female scientists
  - See
    - Students – Asia Southichack-Rattana, ScienceTrek program
- Status of Women Office, U665–66, U1123
  - Domestic violence death review panel, role in implementation
    - See
      - Domestic violence – Death review panel
  - Policy development
    - See
      - Government – Policy development, gender-based analysis
  - Staffing, U849–50
  - Staffing, and government support for women
    - Beaudry-Mellor, 2443, 2544
    - Sarauer, 2443, 2544
    - Wyant, 2544
  - Staffing, director, U848
  - Staffing, executive director, competition process, U668
  - Staffing and role, U847, U850
  - Staffing increase, budget debate, 5534
- Suffrage, Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case
  - See
    - Honours and Awards – Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case
- Suffrage in Saskatchewan
  - 100th anniversary (2016), Throne Speech response, 147
  - 101st anniversary (March 14, 2017), member's statement
    - Ross, 1691
- Technological industries
  - Development, E915–16, U851–52
  - Participation, budget debate, 3841
  - Participation, Throne Speech response, 6182
- Tradespeople, non-traditional
  - See
    - Skills training – Women in non-traditional trades, number
- United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (March 12-23, 2018), Saskatchewan participants, member's statement
  - Wotherspoon, 4002
- Violence against
  - See
    - Violence
- Wage gap
  - See
    - Wages and salaries – Gender wage gap
- Women in Leadership luncheon (November 5, 2018), Prince Albert Council of Women, member's statement
  - Rancourt, 4844
- Women in the Legislature, University of Saskatchewan program, member's statement
  - Ross, 5747
- Women's History Month
  - (October 2017), member's statement
    - Mowat, 2623
    - Wilson, 2678
  - (October 2019), member's statement
    - Mowat, 6097
- Women's March at the United States Capitol (January 21, 2017), member's statement
  - Sarauer, 1586–87
- Your Voice (November 15, 2018), Warman and area, inaugural event to encourage women into leadership roles, member's statement
  - Heppner, 5017
Women's shelters
- And domestic and sexual violence services, staff supports, inadequate, budget debate, 5622
- And transition houses, funding
  - Budget debate, 3807
  - Increase, N734
- Capacity issues and funding support for second-stage housing
  - Beaudry-Mellor, 6292
  - Merriman, 6293, 6866–67
  - Sarauer, 6292–93, 6866
- La Ronge, Piwapan Women's Centre and Sapohtewin House, member's statement
  - Wilson, 6006
- Lloydminster Interval Home, funding, budget debate, 2015
- Melfort
  - House of Hope fundraising telethon (June 5, 2016), member's statement
    - Phillips, 574
  - North East Outreach domestic violence shelter
    - (October 13, 2016), official opening, member's statement
      - Phillips, 737
    - Throne Speech response, 4493
    - Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser
      - See
        Domestic violence – And sexual assault – Awareness, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
  - Throne Speech response, 104, 111
- Prince Albert, funding increase, Throne Speech response, 98
- Second-stage shelters, government review, N731
- Sofia House, Regina, Throne Speech response, 111
- Southwest Safe Shelter, completion of renovations and federal-provincial funding contributions, member's statement
  - Hindley, 4561
- Southwest Safe Shelter, renovations, Throne Speech response, 4578, 4593
- Sweet Dreams, Saskatoon, U110, U941
  - See also
    - Bonds – Social impact
  - Governor General's Award for Innovation
    - See
      - Honours and awards – Governor General's Award for Innovation, Sweet Dreams program
  - Member's statement
    - Merriman, 611
  - Project goals and success measures, U161–62
- Transition houses
  - Funding, N186, N353–54
  - Maria Hendrika, Regina Transition House, recognition of contributions and recipient of Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal, member's statement,
    - Beck, 5075
  - Melfort transition house, funding, N4, N7
    - See also
      - Women's shelters – Melfort
  - Regina Transition House, 40th annual general meeting (2016), member's statement
    - Beck, 660
  - Sacred Wolf Lodge, Cowessess First Nation
    - See
      - Child welfare, First Nations children in care – Sacred Wolf Lodge, Cowessess First Nation, transition residence project to reconnect girls with their culture, member's statement
  - Supports for victims of domestic violence, three-year project, member's statement
    - Sarauer, 1691
Workers
- See
  - Labour force
Workers' Advocate
- See
  - Office of the Workers' Advocate
Workers' compensation
- Benefit recipients, recreational travel restrictions, U726
- Cancers, work-related, presumptive coverage for firefighters, U726–27
  - Chartier, 1521, 3271–72
  - Morgan, 1521, 3272
  - Throne Speech response, 6210
- Claim forms, redesign to capture psychological injuries, U553–54
- Claims, U1106
  - Compounding injuries, inclusion of, U725
  - COVID-19, due to, U1107, U1108
  - Duration, P432
  - Impact of comorbidities and pre-existing conditions, U725
  - Reduction, P430–31
  - Time-loss rate and targets, P444–45, U1105
- Coverage
  - Agricultural industries, U723–24
  - Asbestos-related illnesses, U720
  - COVID-19, application of communicable disease policy, U1107–8
  - Foreign workers
    - See
      - Foreign workers – Workplace injuries, income protection
  - Presumptive, cancers, U874
  - Self-employed and contractors, U722–23
    - See also
      - Workers' compensation – Taxi drivers, coverage
  - Workers from other jurisdictions, U718
- Legislation, review, U94
- Motor vehicle-related accidents, overlapping coverage with SGI, U723, U867
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
  - Coverage, extend to include as a presumptive illness
    - Budget debate, 349, 1867
    - Implementation, U552–53
    - Legislation, proclaimed, U548
    - Legislation, support for proposed, 712
    - Petition
      - Chartier, 10–11, 42, 131, 161, 182–83, 241, 261, 292, 352, 414, 448–49, 470, 505, 540, 572, 596, 609, 621, 633, 659–60, 683, 733–34, 766, 793, 852
    - Throne Speech response, 53, 80, 2780, 4595, 4610
  - Coverage, presumptive, U99–100
  - Coverage for volunteers, budget debate, 3764, 3790
  - Proactive identification, U549–51
- Premiums
  - Calculation, U722–23
  - Dependent contractors, U551–52
  - Self-employed people, U723
- Psychological trauma, U724
  - Mental health assessments, wait times, U555
  - Mental health assessments, wait times and access to services, U724–25
  - Outreach activities, U553–54
  - Presumptive coverage, U716, U718
  - Staff training, trauma-informed practice, U725
- Return-to-work plans
  - Pain management, impact on opioid crisis, U1117–18
  - Support and coordination
    - See
      - Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board – Return to Work program
- Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
- Taxi drivers, coverage, U723
  - Morgan, 3949–50, 3972–73
  - Rancourt, 3949, 3972–73
- Violent incidents, coverage
  - See
    - Workplaces – Violent incidents, government action and support
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 39)
- First reading
  - Morgan, 860–61
- Second reading
  - Chartier, 861–62
  - Morgan, 861
- Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills
  - Morgan, 862
- Committee of the Whole on Bills, 863
  - Committee, report without amendment, moved (Morgan)
    - Morgan, 863
- Report without amendment
  - Hart, 863
- Third reading
  - Morgan, 863
- Royal Assent, 1533
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 601)
- First reading
  - Chartier, 640
- Withdrawn
  - Chartier, 863
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 165)
- First reading
  - Morgan, 5120
- Second reading
  - Beck, 5406–7
  - Belanger, 5142–43
  - Chartier, 5282–83
  - Forbes, 5308–9
  - McCall, 5740–41
  - Morgan, 5142
  - Mowat, 5654
  - Pedersen, 5227
  - Rancourt, 5197–98
  - Sarauer, 5702
  - Sproule, 5336–37
  - Vermette, 5167–68
  - Wotherspoon, 5681–82
- Referred to Human Services Committee
  - Brkich, 5741
- Committee discussion
  - Doke, U883
  - McCall, U881–83
  - Morgan, U880–83
  - Committee, report with amendment, moved (Steinley), U883
- Report with amendment
  - D'Autremont, 5848
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
  - Morgan, 5848
- Amendments, first and second readings
  - Morgan, 5848
- Third reading
  - Morgan, 5848
- Royal Assent, 6040
Workers' Compensation Board
- See
  - Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
Workers' Compensation (COVID-19) Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 621)
- First reading
  - Forbes, 6956
Workplaces
- Committee report on safety, forthcoming, Throne Speech response, 53
- Fatalities, U865–67
  - See also
    - WorkSafe Saskatchewan – Mission: Zero – Fatalities and serious injuries
- Fatalities, increasing, budget debate, 5542, 5567
- Harassment
  - See
    - Occupational health and safety – Harassment complaints
- Hours of labour, permits and tracking, U105–6
- Injuries, physical, and psychological impacts of, U725
- Injuries and fatalities, reduction efforts, U93
  - McCall, 5105, 5444–45
  - Morgan, 5105–6, 5444–45
- Injuries rate, U715–17
  - Health regions
    - See
      - Health regions – Injuries
  - National rankings, U93, U547
  - Reduction, budget debate, 3807
  - Reduction, strategies
    - See
      - Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ministry – Injury reduction strategies
  - SaskEnergy Inc.
    - See
      - SaskEnergy Inc. – Staff
  - Types of injuries and reduction efforts, U717
- Inspections, U716, U718
- Inspections, government approach, U1116
- Inspections, targeted intervention strategy, P431–32, U547–48, U716–17, U861–62, U864–65, U1105, U1114
  - High-risk employers and industries, determination, P432
- Inspections and compliance actions, U1105
- Mines
  - See
    - Mining industry – Regulations, worker safety
- Safety programs
  - Mission: Zero
    - See
      - WorkSafe Saskatchewan – Mission: Zero
  - Promotion of, U867
- Safety violations, employer penalties and liability
  - Forbes, 3215–16
  - Morgan, 3215–16
- Violent incidents, government action and support, U718
- Violent incidents, psychological injury, obligation to investigate, U549–51
WorkSafe Saskatchewan
- See also
  - Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
- 2018 Safe Employer Award, Rural municipality of Wilton, recipient, member's statement
  - Doke, 3944
- Mission: Zero, C217–18, C1009, E396, U93, U547, U716
  - Budget debate, 3807
  - Fatalities and serious injuries strategy, U1105
    - Impact of COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures, U1120
    - Member's statement
      - Young, 6627–28
    - Throne Speech response, 6210
- Traffic fatalities, reduction efforts, C784
World War I, 1914-1918
- See
  - Military history
  - Remembrance Day
World War II 1939-1945
- See
  - Military history
Wrestling
- Sylvester, Bree, Saskatchewan Wrestling Freshie-Bantam provincial champion, member's statement
  - Belanger, 5865–66
Wright, Janet
- See
  - Tributes